Rediff reader Baishali Ghosh sent us this winter dessert recipe.
Journalists who engage in influence peddling should be listed as lobbyists, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Put into bat in a stop-start, rain-hit match, India posted a commanding 336-5, with Rohit Sharma (140) smashing his second century of the tournament.
Confirming rediff.com's scoop of October 15 on how United States officials wanted US President Barack Obama to endorse India's bid for permanent membership in the United States Security Council, advising him it could make his India visit truly historic, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Robert Blake said Monday, that even though the President's announcement of support for India's candidacy during his address to Parliament came as a surprise to many people,
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Pakistan beat England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday as the World Cup's first centuries from Joe Root and Jos Buttler were not enough to help the hosts and pre-tournament favourites overhaul the huge target of 349 set for them.
Journalist Shakti Bhatt located former Union Carbide Chairman Warren Anderson's luxury home in New York, declared unknown by the American and Indian governments, in India Abroad, the newspaper owned by Rediff.com, back in September 2002. As a Bhopal court convicted eight people on Monday, June 7, for the worst-ever industrial disaster, we reproduce the global scoop
A brilliant diving catch by Tamim Iqbal and a four-wicket blast by paceman Shafiul Islam helped Bangladesh to a pulsating 27-run win over Ireland in their World Cup Group B match in Dhaka on Friday.
Bobbing on Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay in a blue and white fishing boat, American sailor Brad Funk uses a plastic bin to scoop rubbish from the waters where Olympic sailing races will take place next month.
Atwood's The Testaments and Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other earned each author an equal share of the 50,000 prize.
'The more the news media weakens, especially at this juncture of economic ruin with lay-offs and wage cuts, the more the owners and journalists weigh their value in terms who they are close to, the more they depend on the State to bail them out of trouble, slow-fry their rival, the faster it pushes us towards institutional destruction,' warns Shekhar Gupta.
Belgian Kim Clijsters sealed a glittering comeback with the Women's Tennis Association award for player of the year and swiftly paid tribute to her fellow competitors, the WTA announced on Wednesday.
Rediff reader Ashok Paskalraj writes about the steaming hot uppuma served at Villupuram railway station.
Aleksandar Kolarov produced a moment of captain's inspiration, curling home a superb free kick as Serbia got their World Cup Group E campaign up and running with a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica on Sunday.
Cheteshwar Pujara's masterful 193 and Rishabh Pant's magnificent unbeaten 159 extinguished Australia's hopes of winning the SCG Test.
Photos from the Premier League matches played on Sunday
Against the backdrop of the opposition closing ranks on the CAA issue and the BJP faring poorly in several state elections recently, the 2022 electoral battle is unlikely to be a cakewalk for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.
Varun-Katrina or Saif-Sara?
Images from Sunday's World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, at Lord's.
Over 500 bodies, most of them burned beyond recognition, were lying at the scene of a fuel pipeline explosion in Nigeria's largest city Lagos, sources said on Tuesday.
Danny Boyle has decided to withhold the trust fund set up for the movie's child stars after reports emerged that they are not attending school regularly.
Former champion Caroline Wozniacki reached the semi-finals of the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 defeat of Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Thursday.
Stay fit and defend yourself. Ziauddin Khatib, head of the Indian Kick Boxing Association, shows you how.
A chance to catch up with great television.
How the xXx: The Return of the Xander Cage actress served up pure glamour during the movie promotions.
On Saturday, the young guns showed no signs of breaking the stranglehold of the three men who collectively own 50 Grand Slam titles and also split the season's first three majors.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
The flick starring Mariah Carey, bagged the People's Choice Award at the annual event
According to AFP, the local Gold Coast council is offering a service up to 10 times normal speed after laying new fibre cables to coincide with the multi-sport event next month, which is contested between nations that are members of the Commonwealth.
Debutant Anil Senior's Dil Kabaddi is pretty much a hand-me-down version of Woody Allen's much-admired take on infidelity, Husbands and Wives. A fun ride.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Turkey and Rumi: What a holiday for the Lipstick In A Burkha actress.
Bolstering its chances for the Oscars scheduled later this month, the film based on India's diplomat-turned author Vikas Swarup's novel went into the ceremony with 11 nominations and won prizes for best film, best director, original screenplay, music, cinematography, editing and sound.
These stunning pieces of art are created by British artist Kelvin Okafor, who only uses a set of pencils, a piece of paper.
Composer A R Rahman on the sounds of Slumdog Millionaire.
Niharika Singh lashes out at Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
An award-winning Indian chef, whose Kerala-style fish curry has wowed many food buffs in London, has won the overall winner title in the prestigious South Wales Echo Food and Drink Awards. Kerala-origin Anand George, whose Cardiff-based Mint and Mustard restaurant won the House of Commons Tiffin Cup for 2008, scooped the overall prize for the Best Indian Restaurant in South Wales.
At the heart of the bidding war is the firm's edible oil refining capacity
Arsenal's hopes of catching Manchester City for second place in the Premier League suffered a setback.