Does Mumbai's Masala Library live up to its reputation? Harnoor Channi Tiwary finds out!
Rediff readers share their bitter sweet memories of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.
Your choice of food could be a better option than popping anti-depressants.
'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.' 'They may be well-intended, but often go awry.' 'Although Pooh and his friends agree that he 'has very little brain', he is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.' 'This Budget at a first glance does not appear to belong to that latter category,' says economist Shreekant Sambrani.
The attacks that killed 130 people in Paris last November and 32 in Brussels in March forced a reassessment by Brazil's security forces. An anti-terrorism effort is now at the heart of their planning for the Olympics.
The man sought after by parents when they want to admit their children to Ivy League colleges tells Anjuli Bhargava how a hobby became a source of livelihood.
The truth about six pack abs is this: You have them too; they've just been shy, under the layer of fat. Remove that belly fat with this simple exercise and diet routine and start flaunting your six packs.
Companies use journalists as conduits.
Did you know that mushrooms can help control your sugar level?
In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Nikhil Rathi tells Rajesh Bhayani that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story
Its quiet, whitewashed elegance and colourful vibrancy make the erstwhile colonial town of Puducherry an ambler's delight.
Thirty minutes of physical activity a day, five times a week is an easy goal to remember. Don't you think so?
Be a fox by temperament and a hedgehog by conviction, Gaurav Dalmia tells Bhupesh Bhandari. Then, he explains why.
P Rajendran looks back on the 11 plus years he worked with Arthur J Pais, the India Abroad and Rediff.com editor, who passed into the ages on January 8.
If you live in Delhi you can quit smoking, give up alcohol, go to bed early, exercise every day and eat right, but unless you also give up breathing, you can still get very sick, says Mitali Saran
The 'Missing link in India's Act East Policy', as India's former foreign secretary Shyam Saran calls it, needs to be filled sooner rather than later, says Dr Rahul Mishra.
Amit Jain tells Shyamal Majumdar about his dream to make Uber the 'safest place in the city'
Nobody makes denial look this fabulous, says Raja Sen after watching Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.
'The biggest myth is that one can achieve six packs by working out for six months and taking supplements and steroids.'
'When the Brexit bomb goes off, the shrapnel will wound us.' 'We will in the time-honoured tradition apply band-aids all over.' 'Those who shout the loudest will get economic relief like interest rate reduction and debt restructuring.' 'Others will go on living lives of quiet despair,' says S Muralidharan.
"A Meryl Streep or Jimmy Kimmel can speak their mind, and stay assured that they won't be harmed. That does not happen in India," say Manavi Kapur & Ranjita Ganesan.
While some companies used that to become world leaders, others squandered it by over-borrowing.
Follow these tips and you can have a ball without missing out on fun.
Here's this week's collection of wacky and funny stories from around the world.
The Election Commission has taken action against Narendra Modi for flashing the Bharatiya Janata Party symbol while addressing a presser after he cast his vote in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
'It is nauseating to hear jingoists shout that this is a country that worships women as Goddesses. Leave Goddesses aside, do you treat women as human beings here?'
'I want to leave behind the bank stronger and better than when I took over.'
Salman Khan of Khan Academy explains how he is pioneering the cause of free online education.
If you are not happy with the price offered at buybacks, you could be in for a long haul.
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
'To expect that he has a magic wand to resolve all differences and announce breakthroughs in all issues during his first visit to the US is to be unrealistic,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The call to make brand ambassadors accountable has rattled filmstars and sports stars.
VJ turned chef and author Maria Goretti talks about how she got interested in food.
Deep down, Katragadda is still that boy who makes as well as sells soap
A food consultant tries to channel her healthier side, and here's what she discovers.
Several high profile companies are burdened with losses, mounting debt and have a huge load of operational costs.
Talented, rebellious, obsessive: Ranjita Ganesan and Dhruv Munjal find traces of the actor's different streaks in Mandi, Chandigarh and Mumbai.
Uncooked, fresh and unprocessed -- that's the diet a number of people are swearing by
