Kamala succeeded as she identified herself with the larger minority groups rather than narrow ethnicity, prodded by her mother who did not want to return to India, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, who has done multiple stints in India's embassy in Washington, DC.
Think beyond engineering and medicine.
'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'
Tonight is not about taking risks; keep it simple!
The BCCI's also recommends that teams use "empty stands" as extended dressing rooms for training and matches while strategy meetings can now be held outdoors in order to maintain social distancing.
Bigg Boss announces the task of choosing the first queen of this season. And we hand over the task to you!
'He must have had a gala time playing that part.' 'When I got a chance to do that in Toofaan, I absolutely relished it.'
Delivery will be made at 12 selected stations.
With vegetarianism being more of a cultural and religious choice in India, we do not pay heed to our diet and fall prey to many disorders associated with non-vegetarianism. Here's how to ensure that your meals are well-balanced, even if you abstain from meat.
Prior to the beginning of the nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 in India on January 16, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India has issued a factsheet to answer frequently asked questions that vaccine beneficiaries might have.
Have a keen interest in nightlife and the food and beverage industry? Try out bartending, a non-traditional yet lucrative career choice.
Food blogger Preeti Shridhar shares the step by step process to make footlong bread and crostinis at home.
Indian elections are won and lost on 'negative' imageries and campaigns - but not certainly on 'negativity' as a political trait and electoral creed, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
For both India and China, the most likely option -- and the most challenging -- appears to be a freezing of the status quo.
As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out, recommends Rahul Jacob.
Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions.
From using bio-fuels to revamping in-flight food and drinks services, eschewing mass-produced chicken/eggs in favour of local, farm-raised options to offering eco-friendly toys for children, airlines try out inventive measures to encourage carbon-neutral practices.
Anjuli Bhargava discovers how the Buddha Fellowship is attracting India's brightest minds to solve its problems.
'Children need milk. If there is no money, how can one buy it'
Russians win team Figure skating gold, Valieva first woman to land Games quads
Indian industry snubbed Google Play's decision to cut by half its commission for developers when they make $1 million in annual revenue for in-app purchases, saying the US tech giant may continue its "abrasive & monopolistic abuse" as it owns the Android system. Google Play said Tuesday that beginning July 1 it would slash its 30 per cent billing fee to 15 per cent for developers globally when they make the first $1 million of their annual revenue.
Chef Manish Kusumwal, Keys Hotels tells you how to have a cool Holi party.
Rediff reader and food blogger Aparna shares this healthy 'Appos' recipe. You can share yours too!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are engaged and their wedding is to take place next year.
IN PIX: Orange fighters beat one another to a pulp
"You see, I have been in Commerce for the last seven years and I am perhaps the only factor that provides continuity in this ministry," Khullar says with unconcealed pride.
Study finds how teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts.
Reader Sudhir Mohan takes us back to the 70s when the food served in the Indian Railways was top class.
Here's how to create a healthy relationship with your food.
'It should be considered one of the primary cuisines on Earth,' Zorawar Kalra tells Avantika Bhuyan.
The prayer, Sarvejana Sukhinobhavantu, or let the whole universe of living beings be well, helps. So do profound and relevant Ancient Wise Words and aphorisms: Vasudaiva Kutumbakam, or the whole world is one big family, interconnected, interdependent. And a sense of humour, jokes, pranks, writing, conversations. And, last but definitely not least, the rippling waves of inner realisation on the background mind-track -- about the insignificance of ego, the importance of humility, the wasted opportunities in life, the wrong moves, the strokes of luck, the past 'sins', the what-ifs.
Prachi Tehlan who gained weight for the film Mamangam tells us how she got back in shape.
The Michelin Star chef and host of MasterChef India, who penned his first work of fiction, shares stories from his life.
Touching upon a range of issues, the President also said women were entitled to a life of their choice and security to fulfil their potential, amid concerns over their privacy and safety.
Small gestures from Indira gave Sonia the confidence that she could be a daughter-in-law in the distinguished family.
Renowned green architect Vincent Callebaut has published his concept for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Titled Palingenesis, which means rebirth, Callebaut's Notre-Dame concept aims to unite spirituality, art, and science.
The company plans to overhaul business and rationalise costs in a bid to reach parent Unilever's new profit targets, reports Viveat Susan Pinto.
It was a many splendoured political career, which ended at the presidential palace. But the prime minister's post eluded him, even though it was a position he openly aspired for.
