Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

In the second phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 18, 97 seats, spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com tells us more. IMAGE: A CRPF......

Indian toddler found dead in Aus, police clueless

The Australian police are hunting the killer of a three-year-old Indian toddler who was found dead after he went missing from his Melbourne house. The Victorian state police said a toddler's body......

Peter Parker becomes an Indian

Can you imagine Spiderman clad in white dhoti, red kurta, cummerbund, and red jootis? Battling a rakshasa instead of the Green Goblin? Or spinning his web across the Taj Mahal or the Gateway of......

Amid wanna-'bees': It's a family affair

Sandip Roy visits a flock of wanna-'bees' at an all-Indian spelling bee in Milpitas, California and is transported back to India. Illustration by Uttam Ghosh. When I told my friend I was going to......

After Maggi, Top Ramen tests positive for high lead content

ITC says not got reports from any state on high lead content; internal tests not found excess metal After Nestle's Maggi noodles, Indo Nissin Food's Top Ramen instant noodles, Sunfeast noodles from......

Rival brands up the ante as Maggi relaunch nears

ITC, Chaudhary Group are among companies launching variants and stepping up ad campaigns. Rival brands are bracing up for the re-entry of Maggi after Nestlé announced it had resumed......

A month into Maggi fiasco, instant noodles sales crash by 90%

One month after the ban of Maggi, instant noodles sales in India have crashed by over 90 per cent to just about Rs 30 crore (Rs 300 million) from Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.5 billion) a month earlier,......

ITC pushes Yippee noodles to replace Maggi

ITC has provided retailers with leaflets to assure customers of Yippee noodle's quality and safety standards With Maggi off the shelves, rivals are eyeing to capture the space. ITC Limited, which......

Major League Eating: Quarantined Americans to compete for big prize

The qualifying round will consist of two pounds (907 grams) of sliced bologna while the quarter-finals will feature one family pack of Oreo cookies and a half gallon (1.9 liters) of milk,......

Life Lessons from soccer star Alex Morgan

IMAGE: Alex Morgan attends The 2018 ESPYS. Photograph: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Everyone has a dream of making it to the top, but what happens when you actually get there? Only a handful......