Swati Sodhi, 36, a mum of two, tells us how she went from 92 kg to 60 kg in a year.
The opposition party vowed to hit the streets against the "Modi-made inflation" and run a people's movement over price rise.
Living away from home can be tough, especially if you have to cook on your own or rely on takeaways. Simple solutions for you!
Light on the stomach and super tasty, this salad is perfect on a hot day.
'Children are curious by nature, so I thought of writing these books, which provide creative but convincing explanations and also teach values like sharing is caring,' Sudha Murty tells Chintan Girish Modi.
These deep-fried kebabs are best served with mint chutney and lachha pyaz.
The regular 'band, bajaa, baraat' were missing but the festivities seemed intact as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann turned groom for his wedding with a doctor from Kurukshetra at his home.
Homemaker turned celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani sends in two easy-to-make recipes for you to try this monsoon. You can share yours too.
This versatile lentil salad can be a whole meal by itself or an accompaniment to a light evening repast.
Biryani was the top dish on Zomato and Swiggy followed by dosa and samosa.
Instead of serving the mince and bread separately, Shumaila Chauhan gives the dish a makeover and serves the kheema inside the pav.
From croissants to Galouti kebabs and Medu vada, Indian carriers, both low-cost and full-service, are revising their in-flight menus to offer passengers a differentiated fare as competition is heating up amid the boom in air travel with the waning of Covid-19. On Monday, Air India, which was taken over by the Tata Group on January 27, unveiled its new domestic in-flight menu comprising gourmet meals, new appetizers, desserts, and local dishes. Air India's economy class passengers would now be served dishes such as Mushroom cheese omelette, Dry jeera aloo wedges, and Garlic tossed spinach and corn for breakfast, and Vegetable biryani, Malabar chicken curry, and mixed vegetable poriyal for lunch.
These dishes are perfect for either a fasting or a feasting menu.
The government intends to continue with the top GST slab of 28 per cent for luxury and sin goods, but is open to discuss narrowing down the three slabs of 5, 12 and 18 per cent into two, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Monday. Addressing the industry leaders, Bajaj said the rate rationalisation exercise of the GST Council is a result of introspection of GST, five years after its rollout, and the policymakers do not have a "fetish" to raise the tax rates to the revenue-neutral level of 15.5 per cent. On the industry demand for bringing petroleum products under GST net, he said since fuel constitutes a larger part of their revenues, both the Centre and states have some apprehension.
Celebrate Independence Day with tricolour delicacies.
Drinking plenty of water will help keep your blood clean and reduce the build-up of excessive toxins -- cholesterol being one of them.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
ITC will also launch paneer shortly and is also working on cheese and Tetra Pak milk
India is facing no risk of recession or stagflation as macroeconomic fundamentals of the economy are strong, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. Replying to a debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha, she said the GST collection and Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) are indicating that the Indian economy is getting more robust. The GST collection rose 28 per cent to touch the second-highest level of Rs 1.49 lakh crore in July. GST, introduced in July 2017, touched a record high of Rs 1.68 lakh crore in April 2022.
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You can make fruits appealing by serving them in fancy shapes, says Nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
The lip-smacking dessert isn't very difficult to make says Rediff reader Swayampurna Mishra.
A pinch of turmeric in a glass of milk or with honey in hot water would be ideal for the monsoon.
The best of food pics this week. You can share yours too here #RediffFoodies.
Opposition members in the Lok Sabha on Monday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government's policies for the price rise and accused it of ignoring the plight of common people, saying kitchens will soon "see a lockdown" if the Centre does not take corrective measures.
14-year-old Vinisha Umashankar has been creating a buzz with her solar-powered ironing cart. The youngest finalist of the Duke of Cambridge's The Earthshot Prize 2021, she is a shining example of why one is never too young to help the environment.
chef Vijesh Modi, The Deltin Daman shares an interesting recipe to start your day with.
The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank balance sheets, and opening the sector -- makes one believe that Rajan knew he had only three years to do his job. A fascinating excerpt from Tamal Bandyopadhyay's MUST-READ Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking.
A look at what these film folk are doing these days.
Twenty suspended Rajya Sabha members on Wednesday started a 50-hour relay protest inside the Parliament complex, with sources saying the Opposition declined the chairman's offer that they express regret over their members' behaviour in the House to get the suspension revoked.
So Swiggy offered 35,056 varieties of biryani to its users, says Peerzada Abrar.
Bottle gourd is far more tasty than you realise especially when had in steamed dumplings along with Dahi Kadhi.
Have a tricolour recipe? It's time you shared it with us.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
'Our recipes come from our real-life experiences and have a story behind them.'
The best of food pics this week. You can share yours too #RediffFoodies!
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