For foreign dignitaries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often chosen gifts that showcase India's rich cultural and artistic traditions, and it was no different this time as he picked a variety of......
Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks Claude Arpi. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On June 8, China's Core Leader Xi Jinping visited the......
With the felling of the mango tree at his home, Bijoy Venugopal lost more than just a tree. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh 'The mango trees are in flower,' my father said two weeks ago with an ache in......
India has secured approval of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the export of domestic mangoes to America in the new season, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. The export......
The ravines, which are sharp, steep mud hillocks, stretch over three states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, once home to several dreaded dacoits have long been the subject of......
Normally, kharif sowing of vegetable seeds starts during the first week of May across the country. Farmers start preparing their fields to make them suitable for kharif sowing during the second......
Modi's visit to dwell on water conservation, Israel's expertise in desalination may also be tapped India and Israel have been engaged in setting up centres of excellence since 2008 as part of the......
India's southwest monsoon, which accounts for almost 80 per cent of the country's total precipitation, is expected to be normal this year, predicts a joint study by the Associated Chambers of......
Sharmaji Namkeen is Rishi Kapoor's swansong and show. His cinematic memories are coloured in liveliest hues of celebration and happiness, observes Sukanya Verma. Everybody knows the Kapoors love......
When Twinkle Khanna asked her celebrity friends what was in their dabba, everyone wrote in and sent their recipes as well. While Akshay's dabba had avocado on toast and chia pudding, Malaika Arora......
Ever wondered what Akshay Kumar eats to look like the way he does? The actor has always maintained a healthy lifestyle and his diet reflects that. He recently shared a post of what was in his......