What's Salma Hayek Doing With Xi Jinping?

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are on a trip through Europe, his first in five years. First stop was Paris, following which China's first couple will, with French President......

Ram Lalla idol undergoes ceremonial bath with medicated water

While the country awaits for the grand pran pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's temple, on the sixth day of the ceremony, the Ram Lalla idol was bathed with water from 114 Kalash (vases),......

Jill Biden's personal touch behind menu and dcor for state dinner

First Lady Jill Biden said after years of strengthening ties, the US-India partnership is deep and expansive as the two countries jointly tackle global challenges. She also previewed to the media......

It's millet and risotto for Modi's state dinner, but non-vegetarians have a choice

Marinated millet, corn kernel salad and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for 400 guests invited to the White House dinner being hosted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Observing that the prime......

Will Pepperfry become another Amazon?

Pepperfry rethinks its user experience, increases its range of low-priced goods. It also positions itself as a home and décor solutions provider as it looks for buyer loyalty. In a market......

Like Facebook, she connects instantly

Apart from the chocolates, everything in the room -- the water bottles, flower vases, pens and name tags -- bore the company logo. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, was 10 minutes late. When she......

Public sector banks rule out rate cut

Ahead of the festive season, a sluggish credit growth, coupled with high cost of funds, has prompted public sector banks to look at selectively reducing interest rates on certain portfolios,......

Crafted with care

Out of strength, sometimes, comes sweetness. Nine years ago, when Ikea, the Swedish furniture company, was being challenged over the use of child labour, its executives decided that instead of......

'Govt wants to take away women's fundamental right'

'The government wants to ban surrogacy and take away women's fundamental right to do what she wants with her body.' IMAGE: Monika Panwar in Dukaan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Bigg Boss 16: Should MC Stan Be Evicted Next? VOTE

Photograph: Kind courtesy MC Stan/Instagram If there's one contestant who is invisible on Bigg Boss 16, it's rapper MC Stan. Over the past few weeks, he has left behind the other invisible......

'I want to break every slot, every typecast'

'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way. But things really changed with the Filmfare.''Now, people notice me.''It's a good space where you don't have to tell people who......

Why I love and hate Dil Se..

Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster...All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week. Monday When not......

PIX: Church in honor of Maradona opens in Mexico

IMAGE: A fan kneels at the entrance to the first Mexico's church in memory of soccer legend Diego Maradona. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters A pair of large vases bearing soccer balls stand at......

PIX: BCCI felicitates Gavaskar with special India cap

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar is presented a special India cap by BCCI to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his Test debut, in Motera, on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar......

Olympic champion Whitlock coming to a living room near you

IMAGE: Max Whitlock hopes his #Gymnastics with Max sessions starting next week can help fill the void. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Parents with captive children may wince at the......

Chennai Open: Wawrinka moves to quarters, Youzhny pulls out

Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka scored a clinical 6-3, 6-1 win over Benjamin Becker to progress to the quarter-finals of the ATP Chennai Open even as second seed Michael Youzhny conceded his singles......

History behind the design of Olympic Games medals

With less than a year to go for the London Olympics, the medals for the Games were revealed in Trafalgar Square on Wednesday. Rediff.com presents an insight into the designing of......