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There is hope for us non-vegetarians. At least some enlightened judges believe diet is a personal choice. Here's to Maansh Wapsi.
"Karnataka has always forged inclusive economic development and we must not allow such communal exclusion- If ITBT became communal it would destroy our global leadership. @BSBommai please resolve this growing religious divide," Mazumdar-Shaw said.
Get transported to Bengal with this simple, yum meal.
Reliance has around 100 Delight stores in the country.
Archana Pande gives us the lowdown on the best Maharashtrian eateries in Pune City.
'The Indian soldier will fight where he is asked to, and he always has.' 'It is up to us as a democratic society to see that his service and sacrifice is for the most useful causes, and that we do not needlessly ask him to die for us,' says Aakar Patel.
Culinarian and food blogger Vindhya Karwa shows us three fun ways to cook this nutritious green.
Some people are shining through India's gravest health emergency by offering to run errands and home kitchens delivering meals to organisations and individuals stepping in to supply oxygen cylinders, oximeters
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'
During the day, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting to review preparedness for COVID-19 management, through video conference with health ministers, chief secretaries of all states and UTs, central ministers and representatives from the related organisations and stressed on the need for keeping testing and quarantine facilities, isolation wards, and labs in active readiness.
When taken to the extreme, an obsession with clean eating can be a sign that the person is struggling to manage their mental health.
Narayanan, 33 from Chennai shares his story.
Vegetarian diets do not contain enough protein! Late night snacking makes you fat! Are these facts or just silly myths handed down to us?
So Swiggy offered 35,056 varieties of biryani to its users, says Peerzada Abrar.
Escape the heat with two refreshing recipes by food blogger Vindhya Karwa.
You don't need to visit a super-expensive restaurant for great food. The Bohri Kitchen is one such unique dining option says Harnoor Channi Tiwary
When a Hindi film does well in Chennai, it's time to sit up and take notice, says A Ganesh Nadar.
Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without any discomfort, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The celebrity chef has been inspiring people to go vegan.
Food blogger Preeti Alam shares a step by step procedure to making juicy kebabs at home.
In its latest campaign, Dalda is stressing that it's now a refined oil brand and no longer just a vanaspati offering.
Plum is -- in no particular order -- a high energy bar, a restaurant for a five-course meal and a delectable home decor store.
Great chefs are alchemists. They put ingredients and flavours together in ways that are sometimes unfathomable, says Rahul Jacob.
With India already having a huge population of meat eaters and about 70 per cent of the people being non-vegetarian, Indian entrepreneurs are hotting up the online meat market.
'Our prime minister has set a scorching pace. He's logged more airline miles than professional airline pilots... On his regular visits to Delhi, he has also signed files galore.' 'How much of this activity has translated into useful action on the ground,' asks Devangshu Datta.
T N Seshan believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
Rediff reader Shilpa Parasrampuria, 43, from Mumbai reveals how she lost 12 kilos in six months.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday surprised some members of Parliament having lunch in Parliament's canteen as he suddenly landed there to join them
The much talked about dinner with Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal at Bangalore on Saturday had around 200 people attending it. While the event, according to the AAP, was a fund raiser, many felt that it was an extended version of Kejriwal's speech which they have been hearing all these days.
The proposed SEZ will have various facilities including processing centers and cold storage and other critical infrastructure facilities required for marine food exports.
Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.
We need to clarify the rules for legal slaughterhouses and make sure that these can be enforced.
Effects of the pandemic were all too stark as the rituals were performed with face masks on.
Biju Menon tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com how he transformed himself to play a 73 year old character, one of his most challenging and satisfying roles as an actor.
Where the most popular camel fair in the world is on...
Because we mirror his beliefs, says Savera R Someshwar.
Every home across India makes khichdi and it still isn't as celebrated as it should be.
Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark.