In its interim order, a Madurai bench directed the Centre to file counter in 4 weeks.
Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.
Cafe Irani Chaii is Mansoor Showghi Yezdi's attempt at preserving Irani culture in an age of globalisation, where old cultures are swiftly fading away.
'Maggi noodles belong to the consumers.'
Bangladeshis say it is easier in Portugal to get Residency papers, which give them access to all EU countries, reports Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Be a traveller, not a tourist.
Now we need to fight back to reclaim our food and our habits. The only way to do so is to rediscover food as pleasure and be thrilled, not just by its smells and tastes, but also by the knowledge it embodies, says Sunita Narain.
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In reel life, folks. Meet bubbly Ishita Dutta.
Technology can certainly gain India membership in the comity of modern nations in the 21st century.
R K Narayan's house has been preserved as a simple museum with his memorabilia, thanks to the imagination of a commissioner of Mysore, who stopped its sale by RKN's successors to a property developer and purchased it for the government.
The BJP sees investments, both foreign and domestic, as their pathways to political power and not the construction of the Ram temple or a nationwide ban on beef. It will have no option but to let commerce prevail over religious sentiments, says Amulya Ganguli.
VJ turned chef and author Maria Goretti talks about how she got interested in food.
Robbed of prey as people fled, Omar Perez came marching back and shot bullet after bullet into Prudhvi Raj Kandepi's head, thus ensuring that a man he had never met before, known nothing of, would never get up again.
In our special series re-visiting Hindi film classics, we look back at the Jeetendra and Neetu Singh starrer Priyatama (1977).
Visual appeal or taste, what attracts you to food?
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You'll be forgiven for salivating over these droolworthy pics that will give you a 'foodgasm'!
Zomato's Users Choice Awards features the best restaurants in Mumbai.
What it's like to be inside the USS Theodore Roosevelt
This Valentine's Day, celebrate love with an exotic meal at home, says celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani.
2017 is full of long weekends! You won't regret planning your next trip to these wonderful cities.
The Masterchef interacted with readers and judged the culinary talent of Rediff staffers.
Himanshu Sehgal is traveling across India, armed with a plate and a camera.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.
Pink co-stars Andrea Tariang and Kirti Kulhari reveal the qualities good roommates should have.
From Dudhwa to Veppathur and Havelock Island, the Indian tourism market is booming like never before.
Because from June 1, 2015, you will have to fork out 14 per cent service tax instead of 12.36 per cent
This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.
'In today's digitalised world, news about the prevalence of such intolerant groups with their pathological animosity towards the minorities cannot remain a secret.' 'Silicon Valley CEOs will undoubtedly factor in such disturbing inputs as they draw up their investment plans.'
'For a film like Haseena, which is made for Rs 11 crore, the publicity budget was Rs 8 crore. I think it's a waste because that could have gone into the film and I could have done something bigger and better.' Director Apoorva Lakhia looks back at his film Haseena Parker.
Mini Ribeiro picks five best places to dig into Goan cuisine.
'Degrees get you into the room, it is the attitude that counts,' says adman Madhukar Kamath.
As people get rich, they end up losing the health advantage of food availability.
Apart from Maggi noodles, many other products can be tested for health issues.
The Sangh Parivar forgets that not only is there no scriptural prohibition, venerable authorities in India held beef as both a desirable and an essential food, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray
This festive season, put on your apron and whip up exquisite, progressive desserts, MasterChef-style.
Beauty pageants involve diets and long rigorous workouts. Here are 4 recipes that were part of the diet that models participating in the Miss Diva Universe 2014 contest were following.
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Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Obama's daughters and Joshua Wong, the face of the Hong Kong protests against China have been named by Time magazine among its list of the 25 most influential teenagers of 2014.
