The government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is in deep waters on account of the inept handling of the flood situation. Her political obituary is being written even as she is struggling to keep the Bangkok flood under control, says TP Sreenivasan
A battle for a glass of red wine ends happily when an Air India traveller magnanimously accepts whiskey instead, reports B S Prakash.
In 18 months, there will be 50 million people using some of these apps.
'China is constantly probing India's weaknesses.' 'The challenge is to implement a strategy that will allow India to buy time, gather its strength, and eventually counter China,' recommends Harsh V Pant and Vinay Kaura.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra hit back at the Congress a day after it cited some audio clips to accuse some saffron party leaders, including Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, of conspiring to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in the state.
Check out the star attendees at the Fashion for Relief show at Cannes.
Take a look at what designer duo Gaurav and Ritika offered up at their show on Day Three of the WLIFW.
'The supernatural always trumps the natural,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
Delay in approvals and bureaucratic stonewalling create hurdles; experts fear return of licence raj.
The New York man, facing hate crime charges for attacking an Islamic centre and a Hindu temple, went about throwing molotov cocktails at the places as he "hated all Muslims and Arabs" for trying to take over his life and wanted to inflict the maximum damage to them.
The topic of hangover is associated with many myths. Let us explore the most common ones and find out what the true fact is. Here are 10 such popular myths.
From yoga to kickboxing and facials to pedicures, Hotels.com has scoured the globe to find the healthiest hotels that allow travellers to pamper their minds, bodies and souls.
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'And I'm back at work, where it's quieter than home is likely to be for a while', says Kishore Singh.
We bring you a round-up of showings by Pallavi Goenka, Amalraj Sengupta and more!
The cocktail of corruption and nepotism has sunk the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam coalition in Tamil Nadu, senior Rajya Sabha leader Dr V Maitreyan tells rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
The celebrity designer has revealed that actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Aditya Roy Kapoor are his new muses.
The five-six men, wearing saffron T-shirts and kurta, started the sloganeering when the train was about to halt at the metro station, according to a PTI reporter who was at the spot.
It's no secret why Washington, DC-based information technology entrepreneur Rajeev Sharma has been unanimously cajoled into serving as the chair of the Indian American Leadership Initiative's advisory board.
Why keep it simple when you can make your sari look refreshingly stylish?
There's little doubt that the actor made for the perfect showstopper in a stunning red benarasi dress at the India Couture Week 2017.
We bring you a round-up of showings by Babita M, Drashta and Rehane!
A dramatic and potentially deadly situation unfolded in which petrol bombs or Molotov cocktails were hurled by anti-Mubarak supporters from the edge of Tahrir Square in central Cairo, the epicentre of the nine-day protests against the President's 30-year-old rule.
The Tamil movie starts off well, but doesn't quite capitalise on its strengths.
'A poorly conceived reboot that's overlong, overdramatic and overdone, Love Aaj Kal simply cannot differentiate between pyaar and parody,' says Sukanya Verma.
Here's what designer Ashish Soni had to offer on Day One of the WLIFW.
Ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil was used as the explosive cocktail in the bombs that went off on in Mumbai on Wednesday. Detonators and timer devices were employed and mobile phones used to trigger the blasts. As terrorists continue to get more and more innovative with their 'explosive' choice, India seems to lag behind as it grapples to counter them with an Explosive Acts dating back to 1884. Vicky Nanjappa reports
'Till the foreseeable future, our evenings are chock-a-block with nuptial festivities and merrymaking,' sighs Kishore Singh.
What do you think of these famous folks' fashionable choices? Take our poll and let us know!
The Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, which is into its sixth edition, hit Mumbai over the weekend from September 3 to 5.
China's secondary cities are building infrastructure on a massive scale, but the factories that will generate jobs for the poor are still nowhere in sight.
This Budget is an interesting cocktail of growth orientation with inclusiveness and fiscal prudence. When one looks beyond the numbers, at the overall direction, there are distinct trends.
The actress cemented her 'cool girl status' looking resplendent in orange.
Wondering how you can add oomph to your style quotient this summer? Just wear a six yards of grace!
Which is a pity, because Robot's storyline -- which seems a bit like Bicenntenial Man, starring Robin Williams -- is all about a mechanical creation discovering human emotions.
Here's what Lina Tipnis had to offer on the final day of Fashion Week.
Luxury brand Chivas Regal organised The Chivas Studio, a 3-day event in Mumbai over the weekend, showcasing the latest in art, photography, sculpture, jewellery, music and fashion. Here's a look at a joint showing by designers Gauri and Nainika and JJ Valaya.
Her motto: Why blend when you were made to stand out!
With its cocktail of celebrities and cheerleaders, the Indian Premier League's dizzy rise to become cricket's richest tournament is under threat, illustrating how politics and business don't mix.
Distrust is on the rise and Asian nations are in the race for acquiring nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are the deadliest weapons created by man.
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