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Tu Yaa Main Review: Adarsh Gourav-Shanaya Kapoor's Film Is Too Gimmicky

Tu Yaa Main Review: Adarsh Gourav-Shanaya Kapoor's Film Is Too Gimmicky

Rediff.com13 Feb 2026

Tu Yaa Main feels rather indulgent for a survival drama. You can see where it's headed, and it just grows tiresome after a point, observes Mayur Sanap.

Diwali Healthy Snack: Mixed Puffed Chivda

Diwali Healthy Snack: Mixed Puffed Chivda

Rediff.com30 Oct 2024

Healthy bhi, tasty bhi! This is a perfect Diwali snack for the calorie conscious.

Diwali Recipe: Divya's Poha Chivda

Diwali Recipe: Divya's Poha Chivda

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

A savoury snack for Diwali of fried rice flakes, roasted lentils, peanuts and spices.

Diwali snacks: How to make Shankarpali, Chivda and Chakli

Diwali snacks: How to make Shankarpali, Chivda and Chakli

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

Kumudini Shetty tells you how to dish up some traditional savouries.

Recipe: Oats Laddoos, Jowar Shakarparas

Recipe: Oats Laddoos, Jowar Shakarparas

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

Treats for health-conscious folks.

Diwali Recipe: Chirote

Diwali Recipe: Chirote

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

Make your Diwali lovelier with this flaky, sugary traditional snack.

Poha Recipes! Do Try Them, IndiGo

Poha Recipes! Do Try Them, IndiGo

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Prepare it fresh and serve it on the same day.

Memories Of Railway Puri and Alu Curry

Memories Of Railway Puri and Alu Curry

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.

Shobhaa De: Our Mother's Diwali

Shobhaa De: Our Mother's Diwali

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

Shobhaa De recalls the splendid glowing Diwalis of her childhood.

Share your Diwali recipes

Share your Diwali recipes

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Sweet or savoury, send us a recipe that's sure to lift people's spirits this Diwali.

Readers share their Diwali food pics

Readers share their Diwali food pics

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.

Recipe: Khare Shankarpalis

Recipe: Khare Shankarpalis

Rediff.com24 Oct 2022

Going down Diwali memory lane.

What are you cooking this Diwali? Tell us!

What are you cooking this Diwali? Tell us!

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Share your Diwali recipes with us and we'll publish it!

Sweet and Salty: Share your Diwali recipes with us

Sweet and Salty: Share your Diwali recipes with us

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

What are you cooking this Diwali? Tell us!

'I was imprisoned in the phansi yard'

'I was imprisoned in the phansi yard'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

'I was told to go to the next room and strip -- that's when it really hits you for the first time... that you are a criminal and you are being treated like one.' 'It comes as a shock when, instead of your name, you hear, "Yeh naya Maowadi aaya hai (A new Maoist has arrived)".'

Do you know what you are eating?

Do you know what you are eating?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

And what it is doing to your body, asks nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.

How to make Puneri misal

How to make Puneri misal

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Here's how you can make it at home!

Diwali recipes: Murmura laddoo, methi dhebra

Diwali recipes: Murmura laddoo, methi dhebra

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Chef Ranveer Brar shared these lip-smacking sweet and snack recipes.

Simple habits that will add more years to your heart

Simple habits that will add more years to your heart

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Never reheat fats and oils. Add less salt while cooking.

How this junk food lover lost 25 kg in less than 2 yrs

How this junk food lover lost 25 kg in less than 2 yrs

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

Hemant Kadam tells us how he sacrificed his love for unhealthy junk food and changed his lifestyle to be fitter and lighter.

#Nostalgia! 10 things we miss about Diwali now

#Nostalgia! 10 things we miss about Diwali now

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Disclaimer! If you were born post 2000, some of the things mentioned in this piece might seem ancient.

How to beat the Diwali bulge

How to beat the Diwali bulge

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Here's how to keep a check on your weight this party season.

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!

Prison diary: 38 days in Arthur Road jail

Prison diary: 38 days in Arthur Road jail

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

A young IT grad jailed for visa fraud committed by his agent, gives an insider's view of life in jail.