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Can You Look Away From This Picture?

Can You Look Away From This Picture?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Ishaan is in London...Do the Prajakta pout... Sonam's day out with Vayu...

Yoga in America: A checkered history

Yoga in America: A checkered history

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

If you thought Swami Vivekananda was the first one to suggest yoga to Americans, think again, says Arthur J Pais.

4 easy steps to financial planning

4 easy steps to financial planning

Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

Planning your finances well on your own can lead to achieving your dreams in a hassle-free manner. Here's how to plan your finances to achieve your goals.

Fixing those castles in the air

Fixing those castles in the air

Rediff.com20 Jan 2009

Economists cautioned against squandering stimulus measures by providing fresh tax breaks for businesses. Instead, they pressed for more investments in infrastructure

US lawmaker compares Snowden with Mahatma Gandhi

US lawmaker compares Snowden with Mahatma Gandhi

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

A senior lawmaker from United States President Barack Obama's Democratic party has compared intelligence leaker Edward Snowden with Mahatma Gandhi, saying the controversial whistleblower was engaged in a "non-violent" act of "civil disobedience".

'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years ago.

6 things successful people do that others don't

6 things successful people do that others don't

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Dr Rekha Shetty, who consults several corporations on long-term innovation initiatives, draws up a list.

Indians give up cushy jobs abroad to come back to their homeland

Indians give up cushy jobs abroad to come back to their homeland

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Armed with pricey degrees from colleges overseas, young Indians are heading back home in search for greener pastures.

The midnight swoop and all that's wrong at FTII

The midnight swoop and all that's wrong at FTII

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

'There is a storm of unrest brewing as a younger, more educated and independent India grows up. The government needs to realise that force may give them temporary respite but force never is the answer,' says filmmaker Suparn Verma.