Can India Afford To Frown At The Chinese?

India would not be seen to be anything but rude with the Pakistanis.In the big picture, who is the bigger adversary right now?Who is the bigger pain in the neck?And who is it that is keeping more......

Couples refuse to be cowed down, celebrate Valentine's Day with gaiety

Couples -- young and old -- celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday with flowers and gifts even as a few right-wing outfits played spoilsport in some parts of the country. IMAGE: A man dressed as a......

Inside Sheroes Hangout: A cafe run by acid attack survivors

Following its success in Agra, 'Sheroes Hangout', a cafe for the rehabilitation of acid attack survivors has opened another chapter this time in the city of nawabs, Lucknow. Situated at Gomti......

Rahul to counter Modi's 'chai pe charcha' with Google Hangouts

Just like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘chai pe charcha’ where he connects with various sections while sipping tea over the internet, Congress vice president Rahul......

India's growing coffee culture

Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable......

When V G Siddhartha refused all trappings of reflected power

When word got around in the ministry of external affairs that Siddhartha and Malavika were going to New York and would be with SM Krishna, protocol officers went to Delhi airport to see off the......

By end 2017, Google to have its India Cloud Region in Mumbai

It will compete with rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After delayed entry into India’s fast-growing cloud services market, information......

Why can't you order online IN an Indian store?

The new-age tech-savvy buyer is seeking new shopping experiences. They need to be engaged. Indian retailers are still playing catch up with these customers. IMAGE: More and more brands are looking......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Rashmika Gives You A Kiss!

Shalini gives herself some self love... Chitrangda goes down memory lane... Harshvardhan's date diary... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram 'I don't know how to pout. so a......

Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt At A Prayer Meet

Quite a few film folk attended the prayer meet for restaurateur Kishor Bajaj on March 22. Bajaj, who passed away on March 17, launched the restaurant Hakkasan -- among Bollywood's favourite fine......

Why is Alia visiting Ranbir at his home?

Meet the stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar captured on his camera on Tuesday.   Alia Bhatt visits boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor at his home.   Kriti Sanon outside......

'Would burn my hands trying to flip roomali rotis': Birthday boy Siraj opens up on early struggles

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj opened up on his early struggles. Photograph: Mohammed Siraj/X Indian speedster Mohammed Siraj is celebrating his 30th birthday and marking the special day, the right-arm......

Why Pant apologised to Avesh Khan after IPL auction...

Photograph: Kind Courtesy IPL/Twitter Pacer Avesh Khan became the most expensive uncapped player. Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal revealed that their skipper Rishabh Pant wanted to have the......

Can India win an Olympic Medal in Climbing?

While sport climbing made its debut in the Olympics only this year, it has had a popular home in India for many years now, says Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Shauna Coxsey of Britain in action during the......

SEE: SRK's Knights enjoy team bonding session in UAE

'When we have such get-togethers, we get to keep our minds off the game a bit.' IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate a wicket during the IPL last year. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight......

Venus in dreamland as she twirls into family final

IMAGE: Venus Williams dances after winning the semi-final match against CoCo Vandeweghe. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Despite her poor recent track record against her sister Serena,......