Cities are new territory for Basix and other microfinance institutions, which first flourished in India 's rural villages
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
'For around five hours the storm, reportedly the strongest one ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, that mother of many a deathly vortex, shook Kolkata like a toddler playing with a rattling toy,' observes Debashish Chatterjee.
While hawkers are a necessity to the bribe-takers, it has to be understood that the vendors fulfil the needs of the citizens. Once they are pushed off the streets, everyone, the official fattened on bribes and the citizen deprived of a walk-through service are affected, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
'The lush green of Kashmir was exactly like the postcards and posters I had seen growing up.'
Restrictions continue to be imposed for the 66th consecutive day since the abrogation of the state's special status under Article 370 on August 5.
The good folks at National Geographic list out the most popular dishes that are as popular as the cities where they were invented.
The White House on Wednesday released its annual collection of some of the most interesting photographs of President Barack Obama and his family.
The second highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. The worst mortality rate among states. A none too impressive recovery rate. Surely this doesn't speak highly of the famed Gujarat model, so what went wrong?
Gavaskar said playing in home and overseas conditions form the essence of Test cricket.
What's worse than watching someone take a million selfies?
A new place forces you to get out and learn things on your own.
Taken a picture of Mumbai you absolutely love? Share it with us right here.
14-year-old Vinisha Umashankar has been creating a buzz with her solar-powered ironing cart. The youngest finalist of the Duke of Cambridge's The Earthshot Prize 2021, she is a shining example of why one is never too young to help the environment.
The days of a thousand cuts are over. These mini wars will remain under the threshold of undeniable war, but will escalate closer to that threshold when their big brother pushes in. Chinese aggression has changed the matrix, the strategies, and surely the objectives too, warns David Devadas.
Were you ever sexually abused? Stalked? Harassed? Touched inappropriately? Tell us, dear readers, what you did about it.
Many offered to help the couple financially and others announced plans for lunch at Baba Ka Dhaba.
Fascinating places with bad reputations: These places may have a bad rap -- but we think you'll have a great (and safe) vacation!
Joe Vessoakar's video will make you fall in love with the trumpet.
Joe Vessoakar's video will make you fall in love with the trumpet.
At least 13 people, including a police head constable, have died and over 200 were injured since Monday as mobs went on a rampage in Maujpur, Jaffrabad, Babarpur, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Chandbagh areas in northeast Delhi.
The underclass voted heavily in favour of AAP, which led to their victory
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.
While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.
Like the Vietnamese, maybe we too will survive bombs and disasters to see a better day.
Of the 1,075 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 432 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 197, Madhya Pradesh at 130, Delhi at 56, Rajasthan at 51, Uttar Pradesh at 39 and Andhra Pradesh at 31.
Rajasthan government ordered ban on sale of meat and fish on September 17, 18 and 27 on account of festivals, including that of Jains.
'I am an auto driver, and I am doing my best.'
The total number of people killed in flooding and landslides in the state this year has gone up to 76. While 50 people were killed in inundation, 26 died due to landslides.
'You peel one layer, then another layer, then another, but in the end, you will see that there is no onion inside.' 'This package has been packaged well, but there is nothing much inside the package!'
'The more you love yourself, the prettier you feel inside and the prettier you will be.'
The social impact of this could be worse as 300 million subscribers may face the annoyance of network shutdown and churn.
With scorcher days ahead, you must be looking for ways to avoid the heat. Here are few!
'I shot the video in January 2014 and I had no idea then that demonetisation will happen.' 'Narendra Modi mentioning my video is the ultimate (high).' 'Even beggars can go tech savvy. I believe technology can be a great leveller.' Kaur spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about the video which the whole country is talking about.
'I shot the video in January 2014 and I had no idea then that demonetisation will happen.' 'Narendra Modi mentioning my video is the ultimate (high).' 'Even beggars can go tech savvy. I believe technology can be a great leveller.' Kaur spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about the video which the whole country is talking about.
Jammu and Kashmir MLA Ramesh Arora wants momos banned, but are they really unhygienic and harmful?
In corporate India where family disputes have become far too common, the Miglanis work as a team.
Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 24 hours.
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