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Macron may stop for roadside chai in Jaipur, pay through UPI

French president Emmanuel Macron arrived on Thursday in a decked-up Jaipur city, where he will spend several hours savouring the sites -- and perhaps some roadside chai -- before engaging in talks......

Modi's Water Man

Water is going to be a central part of the government's 2024 election campaign.And Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's work will be crucial for it. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It's been......

From lava spewing to pink blossoms: Nat Geo kicks off travel photo contest

Travel photographers take note! The competition is already fierce in the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest 2018, now underway. National Geographic editors have pulled......

Bon appetit! 9-yr-old Shreya wows Obamas with 'garam masala' burger

A 9-year-old Indian-American girl floored the Obamas by serving them a Quinoa burger with raita, enhanced with ‘garam masala’, cumin and ginger. Shreya is pleasantly surprised......

An American election in Little India!

As I step off the train and on to the platform, a group of fast-striding Indians in business suits brush past me, conversing in Gujarati. In the nearby spiral staircase, I pass faded Om Shanti Om......

The Jet brand that Naresh Goyal built

Even in ruin, Jet retained its one essential brand quality: Dignity, says brand guru Sandeep Goyal.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Jet Airways may be gone, but I remain a loyal fan of the......

Tata Cha brews some nostalgia along with tea

Tata Cha cafes hope to create a feel of a roadside tea cart, casual college canteens, old Irani cafés and even the chai joints encountered on journeys through the Indian countryside. A......

'Like any great leader, Modi demands performance'

'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.''The speed of execution is picking up,' Union Minister Jayant Sinha tells Arindam Majumder and Nivedita Mookerji.Illustration: Dominic......

Amazon adds 180,000 items for India every day!

'We are an Indian global company.' Amit Agarwal tells Suveen Sinha about how he implements an American entrepreneur's vision in a very Indian way. Interesting things the Amazon chief said about......

Taxi dreams: A tale of two IIT friends who won and lost!

Two IIT-B grads cracked the cab aggregator code, tasted success & failure. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder, Ola. Photograph, courtesy: Ola Cabs ......

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: Gripping!!

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......

'There is no loyalty among the Bigg Boss housemates'

"Everyone inside the house is playing a game. It's hard not to..." Lucinda Nicholas, who got evicted from the popular reality show this Monday, tells Rediff.com contributor Rajul Hegde everything......

Why I am thankful to Hasan Minhaj

'You made me realise that it is great to be brown, even if we are currently living under Donald Trump's false definition of America.''In my 36 years in America there have been few instances where I......

Dancing the Munna Michael way!

A 1990s Bollywood album.Ranbir Kapoor as Balraj Sahni.Dimple Kapadia's Crowning Glory days.Agha-Mukri-Kesto's fun, fabulous, forgotten friendship.Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was a complete......

Ang Lee: Masala chai is so wonderful!

"Indian culture is very inspiring," says Academy Award winning filmmaker Ang Lee, with a warm smile. The Taiwanese-born American director is in India to kick-start the promotions of his forthcoming......

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