Rediff.com brings for you a fresh collection of offbeat, quirky stories from around the world. We start off this weird bit of news coming in from China. A quarter of the population in China......
Pasta made with mealworm flour, sweet potato, and sauteed insect larvae -- are just some of the dishes you will be served at Parisian chef Laurent Veyet's restaurant -- Inoveat. Laurent Veyet's......
For decades the outside world knew nothing about life in East Germany. After all, the country was the first sheet of the infamous iron curtain. But life has changed since the breakdown of the......
The average cost of a vegetarian thali became dearer by 10 per cent in June due to the jump in onion, potato, and tomato prices, a report said on Friday. Photograph: Courtesy Gonguura However, a......
The Centre recently released the first advance estimates of kharif crops that, barring tur dal, showed a dip in production due to uneven monsoon and other natural calamities including pest attacks......
From croissants to Galouti kebabs and Medu vada, Indian carriers, both low-cost and full-service, are revising their in-flight menus to offer passengers a differentiated fare as competition is......
'I knew there was a huge business opportunity, but it was Dr Kalam who made me jump into it as an entrepreneur.' IMAGE: James Joseph. Photographs: Kind courtesy James Joseph. From Microsoft......
'What exists instead is a clear gap between skilled people and the work at hand.' 'Employers on most occasions find it difficult to find a match between the two,' Adi Godrej tells Viveat Susan......
So what exactly does Dwayne The Rock Johnson eat to maintain those killer muscles? The WWE wrestler, who will be seen next in Brett Ratner's action adventure film Hercules, followed a very strict......
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......
Shilpa Shetty has an enviable figure and amazing food habits as well! Shilpa Shetty has one of the best figures in Bollywood. She's a fitness expert, who endorses yoga. She always makes sure to eat......
A voodoo doll with five pins and the national emblems of all your enemy teams. Toilet paper with World Cup trivia. Pork slices emblazoned with a soccer player dribbling down the pitch.These are......