At an online book release event, former vice president Hamid Ansari lays to rest the controversies surrounding his tenure.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
Kung Fu Yoga actress Disha Patani is on the brink of international stardom.
'In the initial days of re-opening, both consumers as well as business owners will take a while to adjust to the new normal.'
Take this simple quiz and find out how the clothes you wear can lead to skin rashes, acidity, urinary tract infection, etc!
Rediff.com is republishing this column (June 7, 2011) which is relevant even today, by Shehla Masood, the Bhopal-based Right to Information activist who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday.
'The game which I loved the most, it was taken away.'
Mirabai Chanu talks about training in lockdown and her plans to return to her old fitness regime.
'If you are a performer, it's easier to sustain.' 'The day you think you are a star, it becomes difficult.'
Despite their six-year age gap, Kareena and Karisma have a lot more in common in the fashion department than you think.
These exercises should be done thrice a day for 20 minutes, says Dr Shreyas Katharani.
Rediff.com gives you a peek into Team India's fun-filled bonding session around St Kitts.
'It has caused our cook no little mirth that the sahib next door -- who heads a factory with several hundred, or thousand, workers -- can be spotted doing jharoo-pocha,' observes Kishore Singh.
Rediff readers take the 10 year challenge and tell us how their lives have changed.
Yoga acharya Shameem Akthar takes at a look at what you can do to avoid the pitfall of obesity.
In an interview with rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says that even though he supports the cause, he would never support anybody who resorts to violence.
Just like with millions of Indian Muslims, even the vice president of India has been forced to undergo the covert loyalty test: 'you are presumed to be pro-Pakistan until you demonstrably prove you are a nationalist', says Shehzad Poonawalla.
Was Baba Ramdev's arrest justified or an over-reaction on the government's part? A Ganesh Nadar spoke to experts to find out their views on the development
It was a battle of wits between the Delhi police and Baba Ramdev in the crackdown on protestors and the yoga guru on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Sahim Salim reports
All seems set for yoga guru Baba Ramdev's hunger strike against corruption in New Delhi from June 4. While this may seem as a follow-up to social activist Anna Hazare's fast against corruption last month, a cross-section of sociey rediff.com spoke to seemed divided on his appeal, and the outcome of his fast
'Why not knock off a few more kilos and a couple of inches now that the desire for an amble has replaced that for cheesecake?' wonders Kishore Singh.
Hemant Kadam tells us how he sacrificed his love for unhealthy junk food and changed his lifestyle to be fitter and lighter.
'What I'm really worried about is that the day this lockdown ends, we will all rush to work and we'll kill the lovely environment we are seeing now.'
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
'I was not really aware that this movement was slyly being propped up by the BJP and RSS.'
'I think the fact that there's nothing to look forward to, there's no future you can see...'
Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.
Work-life balance is not just spending time with your family or at work, it is also about taking out time for yourself.
The Baby actor reveals her fitness and style secrets to Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani.
Get set to have your mind blown!
Garima Bharucha, 39, from Mumbai shares her inspiring fitness journey and the lessons she learned along the way.
'Virtual is the new Ritual and my mind often wonders: Did it have to take a microscopic inert organism to bring families closer?'
Dates like 9/11 should never be allowed to pass by forgotten because terrorism is not to be borne, inhumanity is not to borne.
'COVID-19 and diabetes have a very intricate relationship.' 'People with diabetes tend to get the most severe forms of COVID-19.'
'His last journey was like putting out the lamps one by one in a temple at night.' 'It was like the soul slowly walking away from the body; it was so pure and peaceful...'
Chapati in addition provides fibre from whole grain cereal whereas rice is a refined cereal, without fibre content, says Komal Jethmalani.
'I have worked every day of my life for the last 62 years and suddenly there is a cap on doctors over 55, who are not allowed to practice.' Dr Dolly Gurbaxani shares her lockdown experience.
His 7-day long trip to the United States starts on June 17.
Rediff.com presents some of the oddest Guinness world records held by Indians.
Schoolteacher Nandini Anandkumar didn't let the lockdown get her down.
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