Kaju Katli, Chum Chum, Puran Poli -- stars share their favourite Diwali recipes.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
'I swayed my arms in the air with strangers when George Michael sang Careless Whispers' 'I was in heaven.'
In the quarter ended September, the company's employee costs rose to an all-time high of Rs 1,580 crore (Rs 15.8 billion), even as company's margins took a beating.
'This is the year of the three Bs -- Budapest, Boyhood and Birdman -- and if you love the movies, one or all three of those will feature in your top bracket in English language cinema this year.' Raja Sen takes stock of the recently concluded Golden Globes.
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
AskMen.com has ranked Emma Watson as the most outstanding woman in the world. (Not that we needed them to tell us that!)
Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown
Sania Mirza savoured a historic 2015 as she became the first female player from India to win a women's doubles Grand Slam title on way to becoming World No 1 even as Yuki Bhambri presented himself in a new 'avtar', raising hopes on the otherwise barren singles circuit.
'When I was young, I used to look around the village we lived in.' 'There was a lack of resources -- no proper health centres and schools.' 'I felt that becoming an IAS officer would help solve those issues.'
The US dependent visa puts many restrictions on the spouses, mostly women, of the skilled workers who have an H1-B visa. Some even felt like they were thrown back into a model of the 'traditional family' where women are not valued at all outside of the home.
The 65th Emmys will be held on September 22 in Los Angeles.
Sofia Goggia carved up the Jeongseon slope 'like a Samurai' to win the women's downhill on Wednesday and leave American Lindsey Vonn with a bronze medal in her final run in the marquee event of Olympic Alpine skiing.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his Maharashtra counterpart Prithviraj Chavan held talks with Congress central leadership in New Delhi amid indications that decision on replacement of chief ministers will be made soon starting with Assam.
There is uncertainty in most investors' minds as to whether China is transitioning to a new growth model or simply collapsing.
The Chinese economy is not collapsing, it is shifting to different growth drivers which the old metrics used to judge China do not pick up.
Govinda returns with Aa Gaya Hero.
These fresh new faces, waiting in the wings for their big Bollywood debuts, will take your breath away!
Here's our weekly round-up that brings you the latest news on models, designers and celebs from the world of glamour and entertainment.
Son Suneil Anand talks about his famous father, and their life together.
The BBC documentary, depicting the aftermath of the brutal gang rape and murder of Nirbhaya in 2012, has premiered in the United States with Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, Frieda Pinto and actor-director Farhan Akhtar in attendance as a show of support for the film banned in India.
Let the grandeur do the talking instead of the gags, says Raja Sen.
Fashion pop-up stores are all the rage with emerging designers who don't have the resources for standalone showrooms
With faction bosses not seeming to control anyone any more, can the BJP count on the AIADMK for the presidential polls any more, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
'There are two things that will never go out of business in most countries around the world -- oil and sex.' Sunny Leone gives us her point of view.
Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.
Top leaders from India Inc may be busy throughout the year, but they too have a very strong social life beyond work.
Why the proposed United States rule change for H-4 (dependent) visa holders is not enough and what you should do about it
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
One of Indian TV's most famous faces tells Kanika Datta why and how she hopes to reinvent herself in the uncharted territories of multimedia and think tanks
A majority of India's billionaires gained wealth in the last one year in spite of the stock market decline.
'There was a time in my life when I looked for work because I didn't have any work,' Govinda tells Sonil Dedhia.
'We teach our kids the 3 R's -- reading, writing, and arithmetic -- so that they can be successful. It's time the fourth R joined that list: Programming. My vision is to expose every student to computer science and show them that coding IS fun and applicable to their daily lives.' Just 15, Swetha Prabakaran, founder and CEO of Everybody Code Now!, a non-profit working to empower the next generation of youth to become engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs, is already a White House Champion of Change for teaching hundreds of students how to code.
During his lifetime and after, Ambani aroused extreme responses in others.
How things have changed for Dev Patel!
Just in case the NDA is unable to reach 272 seats and is in the low range of 220 seats, then some novel ideas may spring up. Like a 'national government'. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports on the various scenarios that are being considered by the political parties, and by the President of India.
'The scenario today, whether in 'Everybody is concerned only with 100 crore films... If our starting point is going to be "How much money will it make? Will it go into the 100 crore club?" then I am not interested.'
Amit Shah is the man of the moment. The architect of the BJP's stunning transformation in the Hindi heartland during the Lok Sabha elections is all set to emerge as the CEO of Modi's political dreams and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's cultural passion, says Sheela Bhatt.
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