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Modi rejuvenates 'samosa diplomacy' with Australian PM

Modi rejuvenates 'samosa diplomacy' with Australian PM

Rediff.com31 May 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday shared pictures of samosas, saying he would have liked to share the popular snack with the Indian leader.

Amazon, Flipkart HQs get battle-ready: Draw up sales strategy in war rooms

Amazon, Flipkart HQs get battle-ready: Draw up sales strategy in war rooms

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

E-commerce companies managed to beat the odds by adopting a flexible approach in terms of transforming their business models and leveraging emerging technologies. They had to constantly align their objectives with evolving customer needs. With companies hiring thousands of temporary workers, expanding to smaller cities, and launching new products, e-commerce giants gird up to celebrate the peak festival season without Covid restrictions after a three-year time-out.

Recipe: Curd Idiyappam

Recipe: Curd Idiyappam

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Enjoy it on its own or with some pickle and papad.

5 Curries That Don't Need Tomatoes

5 Curries That Don't Need Tomatoes

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.

French Open PIX: Swiatek, Ruud, Rybakina advance into 3rd Round

French Open PIX: Swiatek, Ruud, Rybakina advance into 3rd Round

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.

Ambanis Bring A Wow! Centre To Mumbai

Ambanis Bring A Wow! Centre To Mumbai

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Move over Sydney Opera House, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mumbai has a new entertainment venue that will rival many a global address.

It's official, Fryums won't attract any GST

It's official, Fryums won't attract any GST

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

The Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings (AAAR) of Gujarat has held that papad fryums would not attract any goods and services tax (GST) as they are similar to traditional round papads in all respects. In this connection, the appellate authority modified the ruling of the authority for advance rulings (AAR), which had ruled that Fryums would attract 18 per cent GST. The AAAR held that Fryums is a brand and not a generic name of the product, Harpreet Singh, partner, indirect taxes at KPMG in India said while explaining the order.

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.'

Raksha Bandhan Recipe: Dahi Vadas

Raksha Bandhan Recipe: Dahi Vadas

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

Dig into soft Chef Saby's soft Dahi Vadas for Raksha Bandhan.

Reliance Retail enters general trade with own FMCG brands

Reliance Retail enters general trade with own FMCG brands

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

Reliance Retail has entered the Indian fast-moving consumer goods space as it takes its private label brands, sold at its supermarkets and hypermarkets, Reliance Fresh and Reliance Smart, to general trade. The company had internally set a target of Rs 50,000 crore turnover from the FMCG business, which will fall under Reliance Retail's consumer brand division. Business Standard accessed a presentation which includes the brands it has taken to the general trade.

Recipe: Jaggery Gulgule

Recipe: Jaggery Gulgule

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

Made in several parts of India, Gulgule is a deep-fried sweet usually enjoyed on its own.

Everyone's Talking About Bhel Puri!

Everyone's Talking About Bhel Puri!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

Sarah Todd's bhel puri was a treat for the MasterChef judges's taste buds.

Coming Home: President's Patna Journey

Coming Home: President's Patna Journey

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

Four years after he left Bihar to move to Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Ram Nath Kovind returned to Patna to address the inaugural event at the centenary celebration of the Bihar legislative assembly building.

Airlines have to compensate if fliers are denied boarding, says DGCA

Airlines have to compensate if fliers are denied boarding, says DGCA

Rediff.com7 May 2022

The regulator has warned airlines and in an email on May 2 asked all Indian carriers to give compensation and facilities to passengers affected by such denial of boarding, failing which it would will impose financial penalties on them.

Alia-Ranbir Have Never Looked Happier!

Alia-Ranbir Have Never Looked Happier!

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

Bollywood A-listers Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor got married on Thursday, not in a big fat Indian wedding spangled with tinsel as many would have imagined but at their Bandra apartment with just family and close friends in attendance.

How brands are fighting it out on the breakfast table

How brands are fighting it out on the breakfast table

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

Clearly, Nestle has a fight on its hands. Whatever be the outcome of the ensuing battle, the conversation at the morning table is shaken and stirred.

Recipe: Turkish Potato Gozleme

Recipe: Turkish Potato Gozleme

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

Like a kulcha or a baida roti, this Turkish street food is made from maida and may have a variety of stuffings.

Jallikattu Verdict A Victory For Tamil Youth Power

Jallikattu Verdict A Victory For Tamil Youth Power

Rediff.com22 May 2023

They just wanted their angst noticed, and as a symbol of recognition, Jallikattu, restored without the annual ritual of court cases and adjournments, explains N Sathya Moorthy.

How Amul bucked Covid blues to launch 100 products during lockdown

How Amul bucked Covid blues to launch 100 products during lockdown

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

The dairy major is transforming into a full-fledged F&B and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) player, reports Vinay Umarji.

Reliance Retail to run 7-Eleven convenience stores in India

Reliance Retail to run 7-Eleven convenience stores in India

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) on Thursday said it has entered into a Master Franchise agreement with 7-Eleven to run convenience stores in India. The first 7-Eleven store is set to open on Saturday, in Andheri East, Mumbai, RRVL, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, said. "RRVL, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, 7-India Convenience Retail Limited, has entered into a master franchise agreement with 7-Eleven, Inc (SEI) for the launch of 7-Eleven convenience stores in India," said a joint statement.

Indian coffee has 4 new brand ambassadors

Indian coffee has 4 new brand ambassadors

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

Coffee Board of India has signed on P V Sindhu, P Gopichand and Prabhas and Rana Daggubatti from the Baahubali star cast as brand ambassadors

Recipe: Karnataka's Channa Dal Vada

Recipe: Karnataka's Channa Dal Vada

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

These crispy masala vadas are called Chattambade in Karnataka.

RCP Singh quits JD-U amid rift with Nitish Kumar

RCP Singh quits JD-U amid rift with Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com7 Aug 2022

His resignation came hours after reports surfaced that the party has sought an explanation from him over allegations of corruption levelled by some unidentified workers.

How a 'cricket nomad' is coping in war-torn Ukraine

How a 'cricket nomad' is coping in war-torn Ukraine

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

As Russian forces closed in on Kyiv, the chief executive of the Ukraine Cricket Federation (UCF) locked himself in his seventh-floor apartment in the capital.

Recipe: How to make Tangy Potatoes

Recipe: How to make Tangy Potatoes

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Kokum Aloo or Tangy Potato can be munched with your evening tea.

MasterChef Winner Justin Narayan's Chicken Tacos

MasterChef Winner Justin Narayan's Chicken Tacos

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

This Indian-style green curry chicken taco goes well with pickled radish.

The final hours before Shane Warne died...

The final hours before Shane Warne died...

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Shane Warne offered gifts of his old cricket clothing and ate the traditional Australian snack of Vegemite on toast in the final hours before his death on Friday, an associate of the cricketing great said.

Why Didn't #BoycottBrahmastra Work?

Why Didn't #BoycottBrahmastra Work?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot.

SoftBank warns its portfolio firms of cost cutting

SoftBank warns its portfolio firms of cost cutting

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

After a recent fall in profit, Masayoshi Son of SoftBank announced that the Japanese tech investor will look at dramatic cost-cutting. Before he does that, investments in India for calendar year 2022 (CY22) will fall radically, observed sources in the know. Last year, the company had invested around $3.2-3.5 billion in the Indian start-up ecosystem - almost 10 per cent of the total investment the sector received. For CY22, the investments may not even touch $1 billion.

British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

British-Indian professor knighted in New Year's honours

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

Balasubramanian, 50, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge University, has been recognised for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation DNA sequencing, described as the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.

Nepal quake was a nightmare, say Indian tourists

Nepal quake was a nightmare, say Indian tourists

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

A 15-member group of tourists from Indore returned home safely after experiencing a "nightmare" in the quake-hit Nepal.

Why so many Indian food product exports get rejected

Why so many Indian food product exports get rejected

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

India consistently ranked among the top three countries whose products were rejected for import by the regulator.

How to get that Miss World body in 15 days

How to get that Miss World body in 15 days

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

The nutritionist behind Manushi Chhillar's fitness reveals the trick.

9 reasons why young Indians have unhealthy teeth

9 reasons why young Indians have unhealthy teeth

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Poor dietary habits combined with incomplete brushing and ignorance is causing early harm, warns Dr Ambereen Ali.

ASK KOMAL: Is drinking too much water a problem?

ASK KOMAL: Is drinking too much water a problem?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.

Share your favourite Navratri recipes

Share your favourite Navratri recipes

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

Share your recipes with us and we'll publish it for you.

From layoffs to cost-cutting, start-ups brace for long funding winter

From layoffs to cost-cutting, start-ups brace for long funding winter

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

On a cloudy Monday this month, Mohammed Irshad flew from Kochi to Gurugram to attend an exclusive investor networking event. Among a handful of founders selected for the event, Irshad was to pitch his peer-to-peer learning start-up Notespaedia for funding in front of top venture capital investors such as AngelBay, Elevation Capital, and Inflection Point Ventures. He failed to woo them, but the feisty entrepreneur was determined to continue his hunt.

11 Foods To Improve Your Gut Health

11 Foods To Improve Your Gut Health

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

Some of the easily digestible spices during monsoon are garlic, asafetida, pepper, ginger, turmeric, cumin and coriander. They also provide excellent nutrition.

FritoLay goes Indian to up its market share

FritoLay goes Indian to up its market share

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

Multinational snack maker FritoLay has Indianised its potato chips brand Lay's in the wake of competition by new entrants like ITC's Bingo. As part of its rebranding exercise, FritoLay has introduced Lay's Chaat street, India's Mint Mischief and Wafer Style based on consumer insights.

Vadam recipes: How to make rice crispies at home

Vadam recipes: How to make rice crispies at home

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Vadams or vatthals are popular South Indian crispies that go perfectly with almost all varieties of rice.