The Supreme Court on April 18 ordered the villagers be provided with basic forest rights in form of the land titles
When most nonagenarians are content to pass their time in their neighbourhood's gardens, Raj Kumar Vaishya, 96, has enrolled himself in the Patna-based Nalanda Open University to pursue his lifelong dream of earning a masters in economics, reports MI Khan.
Despite the language barrier, Beijing is a city where getting lost is not necessarily a bad idea
Straight talk from Femina Miss India Earth 2011 Hasleen Kaur.
To manage anxious crowds, as many as 3,400 personnel of paramilitary and Delhi Police along with 200 quick reaction teams have been deployed at ATMs and banks.
Mita Kapur has an irresistible love affair... and she's willing to do anything to keep it going.
A round up of all the health news from around the world.
With the marathon season around the corner, even couch potatoes can train for shorter runs at the Delhi Half Marathon in November
Have you heard of the Burning Man festival? Or the Monkey Buffet festival?
Sanjeeb Mukherjee, who was eight years old when the deadly gas leaked from Union Carbide's factory, gives his account of living in the city during that fateful period
Fashion graduate Natasha Ramachandran tells us how she became a model and why the industry is not meant for everyone.
Presenting the best of Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Awards 2015.
India's indigenous paper manufacturers are forced to use a variety of raw materials.
'One per cent of wealthy people have been handed over 99 per cent of our nation's resources. The rest are mute, helpless and very frightened spectators to this loot.'
A new logo can harm image than doing good, say experts.
'The corporate sector says by 2022 they will create 300 million jobs.' 'In the last 70 years we didn't do it, how will we do it in 5 years?' 'Only agriculture can bail out the economy. Unfortunately, it is not being looked into.'
Mihir S Sharma on the false opposition being created between 'governance' and 'vote bank politics'.
'The main ploy of the BJP's pre-poll proclamations on corruption was so cacophonous and resounding that it unexpectedly worked out to its greatest advantage. But there seems to be a lull after the sound and fury over corruption,' says Ram Ugrah.
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.
'Single life is pretty good. I like the attention. If I feel lonely, I just call my mom and she sleeps in my bed,' Kalki Koechlin tells Rediff.com contributor Paloma Sharma.
On the occasion of Chinese New Year, we bring you a look at what 2015, the Year of the Sheep has in store for you!
In the second part of a series, we bring you recipes from chef Vikas Khanna's latest book.
Indian economy about to take-off
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