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Spreading Love With Irani Chai

'Only a fool would put his life savings into a restaurant at 59... but I did.' IMAGE: Mansoor Showghi Yezdi. Photographs: Rediff Life begins at 59. It may sound unbelievable, but for Mansoor......

December Is The Rockstar Of Months

As the year winds down, no matter what it may have been, our belief is that the next one will be better, and that is what gives December its edge. It is a month that wraps you in a hug, cradling......

Macron may stop for roadside chai in Jaipur, pay through UPI

French president Emmanuel Macron arrived on Thursday in a decked-up Jaipur city, where he will spend several hours savouring the sites -- and perhaps some roadside chai -- before engaging in talks......

Bon appetit! 9-yr-old Shreya wows Obamas with 'garam masala' burger

A 9-year-old Indian-American girl floored the Obamas by serving them a Quinoa burger with raita, enhanced with ‘garam masala’, cumin and ginger. Shreya is pleasantly surprised......

Modi's Water Man

Water is going to be a central part of the government's 2024 election campaign.And Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's work will be crucial for it. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It's been......

The Jet brand that Naresh Goyal built

Even in ruin, Jet retained its one essential brand quality: Dignity, says brand guru Sandeep Goyal.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Jet Airways may be gone, but I remain a loyal fan of the......

Tata Cha brews some nostalgia along with tea

Tata Cha cafes hope to create a feel of a roadside tea cart, casual college canteens, old Irani cafés and even the chai joints encountered on journeys through the Indian countryside. A......

'Like any great leader, Modi demands performance'

'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.''The speed of execution is picking up,' Union Minister Jayant Sinha tells Arindam Majumder and Nivedita Mookerji.Illustration: Dominic......

Amazon adds 180,000 items for India every day!

'We are an Indian global company.' Amit Agarwal tells Suveen Sinha about how he implements an American entrepreneur's vision in a very Indian way. Interesting things the Amazon chief said about......

Taxi dreams: A tale of two IIT friends who won and lost!

Two IIT-B grads cracked the cab aggregator code, tasted success & failure. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder, Ola. Photograph, courtesy: Ola Cabs ......

Ang Lee: Masala chai is so wonderful!

"Indian culture is very inspiring," says Academy Award winning filmmaker Ang Lee, with a warm smile. The Taiwanese-born American director is in India to kick-start the promotions of his forthcoming......

'This Guy Is Nothing Like Aamir'

'Vivek Vaswani came over to discuss Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman which he was producing with Aziz Mirza as the director.''When I asked who was playing the lead, Raju, he said it was an actor called Shah......

Vote: Bollywood's top rain songs

Contradiction thy name is rains. On one hand they conjure an image of cozy indoors, poetic reflections or a meal of piping-hot bhajjiyas and masala chai. The other end of the spectrum is not so......

'Hollywood dips into Bollywood'

Hollywood paparazzi should try getting used to curries and Masala Chai. For they could be following such A-list stars like Brad Pitt, Adrien Brody and Owen Wilson to India in the next 12 months.The......

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: Gripping!!

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......