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Christmas recipe: How to make Classic Apple Pie

Christmas recipe: How to make Classic Apple Pie

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

Rediff readers share their favourite Christmas recipes. You can share yours too!

Where the elders never sleep hungry

Where the elders never sleep hungry

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

Mudiyor Kitchen serves food free of cost to the single, widowed and elderly who have no one to cook or care for them.

Paati Veedu: Grandma's handpicked recipes on a platter

Paati Veedu: Grandma's handpicked recipes on a platter

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

Bang in the middle of Chennai, A Ganesh Nadar experiences a culinary delight that brings back fond memories of his childhood.

Ramzan recipes: 3 delicious ways to break your fast

Ramzan recipes: 3 delicious ways to break your fast

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

Reshma Aslam lists out these really easy-to-make delicacies.

'Monsoon likely to be normal'

'Monsoon likely to be normal'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Assocham-Skymet report says untimely rain may reappear in north India.

Recipe: Brown Rice and Sprouts Pulao

Recipe: Brown Rice and Sprouts Pulao

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

When two seemingly boring ingredients -- brown rice and moong sprouts -- are spiced with veggies, the end result is surprisingly amazing, says food blogger Smruti Shah!

Is the much-touted Bhavantar project a disaster?

Is the much-touted Bhavantar project a disaster?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Allegations abound that traders milked the scheme to artificially keep prices down, while a significant amount of growers didn't even register owing to multiple difficulties in registration and were deprived of the payout.

Agri prices down as rain and sowing spread

Agri prices down as rain and sowing spread

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

Total area sown till last Friday was 16.56 mn hectares, up 23%.

New moms, this is the wrong way to lose weight

New moms, this is the wrong way to lose weight

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Avoid these five mistakes new moms make to lose post-pregnancy weight.

Why prices of pulses hit the roof in October

Why prices of pulses hit the roof in October

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

The Centre has decided to create a buffer stock of 350,000 tonnes.

What does Justin want?

What does Justin want?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

Four Canadian ministers of Indian origin are traveling with Prime Minister Trudeau.

Importers seek stockholding exemption as pulses turn expensive

Importers seek stockholding exemption as pulses turn expensive

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

The Centre has taken several measures such as creating a buffer stock of 40,000 tonnes and sale of imported pulses at cheaper rates to give relief to the common man.

Tur dal at Rs 205/kg, 35,000 tonnes of pulses seized

Tur dal at Rs 205/kg, 35,000 tonnes of pulses seized

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

A maximum quantity of 23,340 tonnes was seized in Maharashtra.

Recipe: How to make Soya Poha Cutlets

Recipe: How to make Soya Poha Cutlets

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Food blogger Vidya Subramanian tells you how to cook up an easy snack at home.

The politics of vegetarianism

The politics of vegetarianism

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

'The non-vegetarian share of the population fell from 75 to 71 per cent between 2004 and 2014, no doubt in anticipation of the lotus blooming.' 'Three years of saffron authoritarianism may have thinned the non-vegetarian ranks even more,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Women, it's time you cut down your caffeine intake!

Women, it's time you cut down your caffeine intake!

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Read on to find out the benefit of replacing coffee with more alkaline foods.

What led to the Tur dal crisis and its price hike

What led to the Tur dal crisis and its price hike

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

The agricultural supply system has to be able to respond to this increasing demand, which it is not able to do.

How a 'yogini' became an Internet sensation

How a 'yogini' became an Internet sensation

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Yoga trainer Natasha Noel's flexibility and amazing balance is going to make your jaws drop!

Government looks to speed up sale of pulses to beat price fall

Government looks to speed up sale of pulses to beat price fall

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

In the global markets, pulses prices have slumped because of a bumper harvest.

China's oldest auto company revs up for India entry

China's oldest auto company revs up for India entry

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

It manufactures cars ranging from entry-level hatchbacks to sedans to sport utility vehicles to vans to pick-up trucks. It also has a range of electric and hybrid vehicles

'Modi wants farmers to work for corporates'

'Modi wants farmers to work for corporates'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

'The policy is to consolidate farming into the hands of a few and to take away the food security of the country.' 'Once food is in the hands of 15 chosen corporate houses, you will get food, but at a price that they determine.'

Delhi to Manali: 17 hrs of driving, funny signs and a risky tunnel

Delhi to Manali: 17 hrs of driving, funny signs and a risky tunnel

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

'As the convoy crawled towards Manali, the night got darker with no street lights to guide us. The road ahead too got narrower and rocky.'

Ganesh Chaturthi Special: 5 different but easy modak recipes

Ganesh Chaturthi Special: 5 different but easy modak recipes

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Wow your guests with these delicious modak preparations.

Allowing farmers to buy seeds with old notes will have limited impact

Allowing farmers to buy seeds with old notes will have limited impact

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Experts claim impact of breather limited as most hybrid vegetable seeds are sold by private companies.

Shivraj Chouhan needs to get his act together fast

Shivraj Chouhan needs to get his act together fast

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

The Great Agriculture Story that propelled Shivraj Singh Chouhan to power just won't sell any longer.

Inflation's biggest, yet silent victims!

Inflation's biggest, yet silent victims!

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

No, they are not you or me, says Geetanjali Krishna.

Ramzan, variety of food and innovative Iftars

Ramzan, variety of food and innovative Iftars

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

The delectable fast-breaking meals or Iftars are becoming more innovative as ever and the spreads more lavish.

Party without piling on the kilos

Party without piling on the kilos

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Enjoy the booze, the sloth, the endless party nibbles and still keep your health and weight in check by following these simple tips from diet and nutrition expert Dr Varun Katyal.

Gujarat election: Rural belt may spring a nasty surprise for BJP

Gujarat election: Rural belt may spring a nasty surprise for BJP

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

Just before the elections, the government waived interest on loans up to Rs 300,000 for farmers. But this may not really help small and marginal farmers in the state, who make up for two-thirds of the total and are still dependent on informal channels of credit.

How Parle markets dal

How Parle markets dal

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Parle is taking one step at a time as it moves ahead in the pulse biz. Carpet bombing will not work. The company goes slow with Fresh Harvest dal rollout.

#FatToFit: How I lost 15 kilos in four months

#FatToFit: How I lost 15 kilos in four months

Rediff.com9 May 2016

A Mumbai-based commodity trader, Jezreel Pannikot shares his amazing weight loss story

Government in overdrive to rein in prices of pulses

Government in overdrive to rein in prices of pulses

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

Plans to enhance buffer stock to 500,000 tonnes; Gujarat exempts importers from stock limit

Salman Khan jailed for 5 years in blackbuck poaching case

Salman Khan jailed for 5 years in blackbuck poaching case

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

His co-accused actors -- Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam - were acquitted in the 20-year-old case.

How to prepare for a marathon

How to prepare for a marathon

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

A four-week plan for you to run like a champ.

Big monsoon picture masks agony on the small farm

Big monsoon picture masks agony on the small farm

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

Khajura Ram fears more the impact of an uneven monsoon on wheat, chana and mustard, sowing for which, he says, starts immediately after Diwali.

Diwali snacks: Super-tasty savoury recipes

Diwali snacks: Super-tasty savoury recipes

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Rediff reader Charu shares these quick and easy snacks recipes to enjoy this Diwali!

The Hindu seer who wants to take on Kashmiri stone-pelters

The Hindu seer who wants to take on Kashmiri stone-pelters

Rediff.com9 May 2017

'Violence is the only answer to violence.'

5 healthiest low calorie snacks

5 healthiest low calorie snacks

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

The right food choices make you lose those unnecessary calories. They also make your body fitter. Check out the list of the god-sent yummy snacks which will keep your calorie count in check and ward that hunger off.

'It is the politics of elections. Not the economic politics of farmers'

'It is the politics of elections. Not the economic politics of farmers'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

'I want to ask Modiji is the support price announced by him good enough to make a farmer's sons to start farming in their villages?' 'Can he swear by Bharat Mata and say that is true?'