Cries of help were forwarded through the night, as Chennaiites, who waded through a similar nightmare in 2015, reconnected online again and formed citizen rescue groups to deal with emergencies.
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
Australia put themselves squarely in the hunt for an ICC Under-19 women's T20 World Cup semi-final spot, after they outclassed India by seven wickets in their Super Six clash.
The heat of the spices in the rasam will make you sweat out the cold.
'You can attack and conspire to weaken us, but you cannot destroy the Congress permanently.'
It's hard to believe that something as nutritious as Sai Bhaji can taste so good.
A daughter's ode to her mom's love for cooking.
Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus' second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League's early game on Saturday, as the Hammers briefly moved into the top six.
A recipe that works well for weekends and special occasions.
Of the 3,893,149 registered applicants on the MP Rojgar portal, only 21 individuals have been successfully placed in government and semi-government positions since April 2020.
An adaptation of one of the signature dishes of Himachal Pradesh.
A peanut stuffed snack invented for winter evenings with garam chai.
A Mangalorean dish, Prawns Sukka can be had as a starter or served with Neer Dosa and chapatti for main course.
A moderately spicy but finger-lickingly good recipe.
Check out good blogger Ramapriya Suresh's simple version of shahi chicken korma.
Everyone must sample these tiny pan-fried idlis stuffed with onions or vegetables once before they die.
Dig into soft Chef Saby's soft Dahi Vadas for Raksha Bandhan.
Hot weather calls for bringing on the salads, colder the better.
Ramanunni Nair's spicy chicken recipe can be served up with rice, rotis or Malabar parottas.
This recipe, handed down from my grandmother, marries a yoghurt gravy with okra or bhindi.
Fresh vegetables in a green coconut curry with basmati rice is a sumptuous meal.
The other half of the name, benne dosa literally means butter dosa in Kannada.
This chila-dosa hybrid pancake, stuffed with greens, will ensure you breakfast like a king.
Can a Mallu Christmas celebration ever be complete without mutton stew and appam for breakfast?
This mutton curry will win hearts at the dinner table.
rediffGURU Nidhi Gupta, a physiotherapist with 20 years of experience helps diagnose and manage chronic pain. She also prescribes exercises to deal with pain and heal faster.
Sangita Agrawal's paneer bhurji is a quick-fix dinner with hot rotis.
A flavourful, very simple Maharashtrian meal that's easy to make.
This wonderful-tasting gluten-free dosa is made with samo rice and sabudana.
It's a fusion dish with a South Indian touch.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
If you are fasting, you must steer clear of processed and packaged foods as they often contain additives, preservatives and excessive salt or sugar which can disrupt the purity and purpose of your diet, says dietician Ruchi Rai.
Bottle gourd is far more tasty than you realise especially when had in steamed dumplings along with Dahi Kadhi.
You can substitute the chicken with paneer for a vegetarian kebab.
'My God, we could win half the world over just by our food alone.'
Any vegetable, when stuffed in a wheat covering and fried crisp with ghee and served with a dab of white butter, becomes fit for a king's banquet.
Wrapped in banana leaves, this fish is usually fried in coconut oil and gains a heavenly aroma and taste.
A traditional recipe from Gujarat, this savoury cake makes a great breakfast or an addition to a light dinner.
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