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#unusualrecipes: Gajar ka halwa with a twist

#unusualrecipes: Gajar ka halwa with a twist

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

Chef Sandeep Rane from Hitchki shares his special winter dessert recipe made with gajar ka halwa, motichoor ice cream and ghevar.

US lawmakers batter Big Tech CEOs on issue of competition

US lawmakers batter Big Tech CEOs on issue of competition

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

The CEOs of four tech giants -- Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google -- appeared before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law on Wednesday to address concerns that their businesses may be harming competition.

We are products of the makers of designer food

We are products of the makers of designer food

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

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.

'I never felt I was sitting in front of such a big celebrity'

'I never felt I was sitting in front of such a big celebrity'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

'I had always told my children that if I got through the fastest finger round, the hot seat was not going to be tough for me.'

The couple who travel the world recreating movie scenes

The couple who travel the world recreating movie scenes

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Some couples like to cook together while others like to work out. Robin Lachhein, 31, and Judith Schneider, 30, from Hofheim, Germany, have a slightly more involved hobby: They travel the world together re-creating famous movie and television serial scenes. They post images of their amazing recreations to their Instagram page, Secret Famous Places, which has amassed a following of more than 20,000 people. Among the scenes they have recreated are the dancing scene from La La Land in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, a scene from romantic comedy P.S I Love You and from the blockbuster hit Game of Thrones. Keep scrolling to see some of their favourite shots so far.

Modi's twin test: Vodafone and Bihar

Modi's twin test: Vodafone and Bihar

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

If Modi's truly a reformer and a believer in minimum government, he would bury the Vodafone ghosts now. He would also then go to Bihar, campaigning on his politically controversial reforms. Both will need him to dip deep into his accumulated political capital and risk it, suggests Shekhar Gupta.

I am 79 and this is how I stayed healthy in the lockdown

I am 79 and this is how I stayed healthy in the lockdown

Rediff.com30 May 2020

Vijai Kumar Sharma from Jaipur shares his lovely story.

Indra Nooyi: 'Female leaders have it much tougher'

Indra Nooyi: 'Female leaders have it much tougher'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

'Women's voices are too high or too low, or they are seen as too short or too tall, or too fat or too thin, to be great leaders.' 'These judgments wear us down.'

Climate deal emerges at COP26, India intervenes on fossil fuel

Climate deal emerges at COP26, India intervenes on fossil fuel

Rediff.com14 Nov 2021

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have accepted a new climate agreement after the COP26 summit in Glasgow concluded its extra time plenary on Saturday with a deal, which recognises India's intervention for the world to 'phase down' rather than "phase out" fossil fuels.

Jagame Thandhiram is an Important Failure

Jagame Thandhiram is an Important Failure

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Jagame Thandhiram is a failure alright, but it is certainly an interesting one, given that both the ideas that it was borne out (twin seeds, if you may) were sure-shot movie ideas on their own, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.

'I could see the hunger in Priyanka's belly'

'I could see the hunger in Priyanka's belly'

Rediff.com21 May 2021

'She was going through a low time and didn't know where her career was going.'

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.

Is Modi going the Manmohan way?

Is Modi going the Manmohan way?

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

'The Modi government, like the Singh one, has run into what is called a perfect storm, where everything that can go wrong does so at the same time,' points out T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

'She harassed me, my family members and wants a divorce'

'She harassed me, my family members and wants a divorce'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Dadri Lynching: Time for a Mann Ki Baat, Mr Prime Minister!

Dadri Lynching: Time for a Mann Ki Baat, Mr Prime Minister!

Rediff.com3 Oct 2015

'Mohammad Akhlaq's death isn't only about a Muslim being killed out of sheer communal bigotry, but also the denial of the Constitutional guarantees of "due process" under Article 21 and the freedom of choice,' says Shehzad Poonawalla, who has moved the National Commission for Minorities over the murder.

Why the current slowdown is more serious

Why the current slowdown is more serious

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

'What is unusual about the current period of slow growth is that it has come without an external driver -- high oil prices and/or successive monsoon failures -- as was the case with all previous periods of slowdown, going back 50 years, notes T N Ninan.

'People hated me!'

'People hated me!'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'

Only Modi can do this

Only Modi can do this

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

Only a leader with sufficient moral authority with voters can pull off such experiments, notes T N Ninan.

'When people see me, their first reaction is to smile'

'When people see me, their first reaction is to smile'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

Jugal Hansraj on his children's novel The Coward and the Sword.

What's keeping Bollywood busy during lockdown?

What's keeping Bollywood busy during lockdown?

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

Bollywood is doing all it can to keep busy during the national lockdown.

Hollywood actor charged with faking racist attack

Hollywood actor charged with faking racist attack

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

The charges stem from a January 29 incident where Smollett had claimed that he was attacked by two men while leaving a restaurant in Chicago. The actor had alleged that the suspects shouted racial and homophobic slurs before they attacked him.

WATCH: What Kriti Kharbanda loves about PM Modi

WATCH: What Kriti Kharbanda loves about PM Modi

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

Kriti Kharbanda spills the beans on what she thinks of PM Modi style.

SEE: How Farokh Engineer saved Shashi Kapoor's career

SEE: How Farokh Engineer saved Shashi Kapoor's career

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

'My bench mate at school was Shashi Kapoor and we were together from KG right up to the 10th standard.'

Modi sells reforms to woo people

Modi sells reforms to woo people

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

If Mr Modi has to win, he must convince the people of this country how his reforms improved the quality of their lives.

Khakee: a rare Bollywood thriller

Khakee: a rare Bollywood thriller

Rediff.com27 Jan 2004

Meet the host of Kitchen Champion

Meet the host of Kitchen Champion

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Ronit Roy on his new role on television.

3 Exclusive Wedding Gifts That Make an Impression!

3 Exclusive Wedding Gifts That Make an Impression!

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Looking for right wedding gifts ideas that will make a wow-worthy impression on your mate and his beloved!Check out these 3 exclusive wedding gifts that make an impression.

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.

Modi Sarkar's strategic shift on reforms

Modi Sarkar's strategic shift on reforms

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Reforms under the Modi government will maintain a slow and tentative pace, constantly wary of political opposition. It may not be reform by stealth, but it is reform on the quiet, says A K Bhattacharya.

One desi replaces another at Ford's North American unit

One desi replaces another at Ford's North American unit

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

Indian-American Raj Nair, executive vice president and president of Ford North America, has been asked to leave the Detroit-based motor company following allegations of misconduct at work place, has been replaced by another Indian-American, Kumar Galhotra.

Why Modi needs to worry

Why Modi needs to worry

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

The winds of nationalism laden with religion will now yield to those of concern over the stalled economy, unemployment, and a general malaise and unhappiness, predicts Shekhar Gupta.

How credible are India's fiscal promises?

How credible are India's fiscal promises?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Credibility of fiscal promises is a virtue that no finance minister can afford to lose.

R N Kao, India's legendary Spymaster

R N Kao, India's legendary Spymaster

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

'Here was a man who played a major part in helping the Bengalis of East Pakistan create a new nation, secured the merger of Sikkim into the Indian dominion and built R&AW into a formidable outfit, comparable to the best in the world.' Rameshwar Nath Kao shunned the limelight, hated to be photographed and preferred to work behind the scenes. A revealing excerpt from Nitin A Gokhale's much awaited book, R N Kao: Gentleman Spymaster.

'Under very difficult circumstances, people are going above and beyond the call of duty'

'Under very difficult circumstances, people are going above and beyond the call of duty'

Rediff.com29 May 2020

'It has been a phenomenal effort at all levels of the government.' 'People were working 15-16 hour shifts in the central government, in the state governments, in the districts....'

'Despite being a superstar, Salman is so grounded'

'Despite being a superstar, Salman is so grounded'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

'Time is throwing something at you, one should grab such opportunities right away.'

I Am Bihar: 'No one in my family knows what IIT is'

I Am Bihar: 'No one in my family knows what IIT is'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Their families are poor and do not know what IIT is but their sons dream of IIT and working for ISRO and NASA one day. One man is helping them towards their dream. As Bihar goes to the polls, Archana Masih salutes its greatest success story.

'Indian cuisine is badly represented globally'

'Indian cuisine is badly represented globally'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Celebrated chef Gaggan Anand answered readers' queries on June 9. For those who missed the live chat, here is the unedited chat transcript.

'It would be foolish to write off Modi'

'It would be foolish to write off Modi'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

'In the Indian context it is not easy for rival parties to come together, especially pre-elections.' 'Having pulled it off, they should be taken seriously.'

When Saif almost did a scene naked

When Saif almost did a scene naked

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

'I would've been the first butt of Bollywood onscreen.'

They don't make the likes of M V Kamath anymore

They don't make the likes of M V Kamath anymore

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

'If you are a professional journalist, don't ever think that your work is going to bring in revolution or that you are going to change the world. That job is best left to the revolutionaries,' M V Kamath, the legendary journalist who passed away on October 9, told Nitin Gokhale.