As a parent, there can be nothing worse than hearing your child diagnosed with cancer. When Emraan Hashmi's four-year-old bundle of joy, Ayaan, was diagnosed with cancer in early 2014, it shattered his universe and that of his wife, Parveen.
Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
Performance counts more than populist slogans when you are in power, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
It see modest improvements such as a fingerprint sensor.
'It is the journey of my father -- how he made it in this industry in no time, from a nobody to a music mogul.'
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
It is to keep labour unions away and make the employees feel important.
While the tax holiday for the factory coming to an end might be a factor, many say the business model of Microsoft (which acquired Nokia's handset division last year), as well as freebies offered by the Vietnamese government, might also have played a role.
The Bombay Hemp Company offers goods fashioned out of hemp, the lesser known cousin of ganja.
And no, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani!
Vistara needs to launch more aircraft into service.
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Wonderla is promoted by Kochouseph Chittilappilly, promoter of V-Guard Industries.
Adhuna Bhabani reveals that her love for hair styling began at a young age when her mother would take her to the hairstylist.
'When I saw Sridevi in Lamhe, I decided I wanted to be an actress.' Meet 3AM actress Anindita Nayar.
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'In one mansion we visited, I was told the doors in the back courtyard had to be kept closed because to have the front and back doors open at the same time would result in Chettiar wealth flowing away,' notes Rahul Jacob after a memorable visit to Karaikudi.
Lowering excise duty on petrol, diesel, and other fuels, branded fuels.
'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.' 'Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.' 'He will then be a weaker prime minister,' the author of The Billionaire Raj tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Intolerance toward the minority communities or attempts to humiliate them or the refusal to go the extra league to build an inclusive society -- these are all evident today in our society, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
A half-Indian Chandrika Darbari is creating waves in the international music industry.
Budget should be a platform for govt to take bold steps.
Experts say poor city planning and inefficient administration turned an unusually high rainfall into a disaster.
Amazon has seen its India sales growing four times this year.
'Gujarat should have been a breeze. But the Patidar agitation and economic uncertainty queered the pitch.' 'Yes, the BJP won and its rank-and-file will take great comfort in the assembly victory. But the leadership is taking stock for a very tricky set of elections coming up in 2018.'
For people like me, all these fast-moving gadgets are not only costly and confusing but emotionally barren as well notes Barun Roy.
'With enjoyable physical activity, stress release quality sleep and the right diet, we can reverse the metabolic damage which is wreaking havoc in the world and especially in India.'
VJ turned chef and author Maria Goretti talks about how she got interested in food.
Before finding their 'happily-ever-after', some Kapoors have endured and inflicted heartbreak.
This was good enough for Fernandes to hire Chandilya to lead his India business.
Rediff reader Subin Mohan from Dubai, talks about owning a Royal Enfield.
Sarvesh Agrawal tells Shobha Warrier about how he built a start-up "of the interns, by the interns and for the interns."
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
Stunning photos have revealed incredible secrets of the underwater world, with the winners of the 2018 Underwater Photographer of the Year award announced. German photographer Tobias Friedrich has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018. More than 5,000 images were submitted this year by photographers from around the world. UPY was once again kind enough to share some of this year's honourees with us below, with captions written by the photographers.
'I just lucked out.' 'I got good roles. I was in the right phase, selected at the right time.' 'But I had no great ambition.' Suchitra Krishnamoorthy gives us a glimpse into her career.
"We, Indians have forgotten what is good for us. Foreigners say oats are good so we say the same, arrey, we have oats since ages!" Meet Preeti Virkar, a believer of a different kind.
Princess Shivranjani of Jodhpur is breathing new life into dead forts and quietly changing the house of Marwar.
'The Maharashtra government diktat is another meddling example in an industry where politics or language has no role to play.' 'Cinema has a universal language. Filmmakers are divided across regions, but united in their passion for films,' says director Suparn Verma.
Ranjita Ganesan and Nikita Puri chronicle the journey of Abhishek Poddar, one of India's leading art patrons.
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