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Six wonderful Khichdi recipes!

Six wonderful Khichdi recipes!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Six unique khichdi recipes will tantalise your taste buds this rainy season, says Mini Ribeiro.

Heard of these bizarre Indian village myths?

Heard of these bizarre Indian village myths?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

A country as diverse as India has some of the strangest rituals and traditions. From bizarre ways to cure illnesses to an unusual matrimony to please the rain gods...the things people do here must be seen to be believed.

'Awards are not important at all'

'Awards are not important at all'

Rediff.com4 May 2016

'Awards in India are not important because Indian awards don't increase or decrease your money nor do they have any influence in the kind of films you are offered.'

Kolkata's rickshaw pullers stare at a bleak future

Kolkata's rickshaw pullers stare at a bleak future

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

The West Bengal government wants to replace hand-pulled rickshaws with battery-operated ones. But the rickshaw pullers are apprehensive that they will lose their livelihood

This 24-yr old is empowering rural Bihar and how!

This 24-yr old is empowering rural Bihar and how!

Rediff.com3 Oct 2014

This 24-yr old is empowering rural Bihar and how!

Monsoon getaways are cheaper on your pocket

Monsoon getaways are cheaper on your pocket

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

A monsoon holiday can be cheaper because of discounts.

'It was called the George Clooney look. Now, it will be the Anil Kapoor look'

'It was called the George Clooney look. Now, it will be the Anil Kapoor look'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

'You take so much advantage of your body. You eat, drink, sleep, smile, travel, talk, have sex -- you use this body for everything. Then why not look after it so that you can use longer?' 'You owe it to your body to treat it well. This is what I believe in.' Anil Kapoor reveals his youthful secret.

'Many cancers are sheer accidents'

'Many cancers are sheer accidents'

Rediff.com12 May 2017

'The best way to face cancer is to get it diagnosed, staged and identify the best which line of management.'

I Am Bihar: A midday meal with Kareena

I Am Bihar: A midday meal with Kareena

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

Two years after a midday meal took the lives of 23 children in Gandaman, Archana Masih sits down to have lunch at the same government school and discovers that much has changed and much remains the same.

How a ship container solved the toilet problem in a TN village

How a ship container solved the toilet problem in a TN village

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

A used shipping container transforms the lives of women in a remote Tamil Nadu village.

Why a trip to Landour and Dhanaulti is a must!

Why a trip to Landour and Dhanaulti is a must!

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

While Mussoorie is the nerve point with all the hustle bustle of the tourist activities, Landour lies quietly reminiscent of a 19th century British suburb.

'If we fished only in Indian waters, we would starve to death'

'If we fished only in Indian waters, we would starve to death'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

When over a hundred fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy and their boats seized last month, fishermen in coastal Tamil Nadu went on strike. Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar visits the coastal towns of Nagapattinam and Rameswaram to discover that the fishermen do not have many choices.

Why do the Chinese want a train to Sikkim?

Why do the Chinese want a train to Sikkim?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

China is spending billions of dollars to improve infrastructure in Tibet and other parts of its border with India. Claude Arpi explains why New Delhi can't afford to ignore Beijing's plans.

Rains will batter TN for 7 days more: IMD

Rains will batter TN for 7 days more: IMD

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Rains will continue to batter Tamil Nadu for the next seven days and the next 48 hours are "very crucial", the IMD has said.

How three women travelled 5000 km across 14 states

How three women travelled 5000 km across 14 states

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Sunita Dugar, Parneet Sandhu and Neetha Jegan set out on a dream trip that changed their life. This is their story.

Mumbai's 'Bhendi Bazaar' ready for a multi-million makeover

Mumbai's 'Bhendi Bazaar' ready for a multi-million makeover

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar is all set for a much-needed transformation.

Will this daughter salvage her father's political honour?

Will this daughter salvage her father's political honour?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Misa Bharati is fighting to win back Patliputra, the seat her father lost in 2009, in a contest that is a do-or-die battle for Lalu Yadav and the RJD.

The Telugu civil servant who is taking on Speaker Meira Kumar in Bihar

The Telugu civil servant who is taking on Speaker Meira Kumar in Bihar

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

'Fighting Meira Kumar is not a daunting task at all. I hope to give her a very tough fight... Bihar is one state where my Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has challenged Narendra Modi's candidature. As a challenge he should have contested from Bihar and proved Nitish Kumar wrong,' says Dr K P Ramaiah, an IAS officer till a few months ago, now fighting his first election from Sasaram, Bihar.

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