Chef and author Rakhee Vaswani talks about her passion for cooking, her daily struggles as a mompreneur and how she's spreading smiles through her recipes.
Jasleen: 'It will come as a big surprise to my parents. No one is aware of my relationship with Anupji.' Anup: 'We have a guru-shishya rishta. We have a beautiful equation of music.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
'He kept instigating me and there came a point where I had to stop this nonsense.'
Celebrated chef Gaggan Anand answered readers' queries on June 9. For those who missed the live chat, here is the unedited chat transcript.
'Is Modi failing is the question which the BJP will begin to ask itself,' says Amulya Ganguli.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is not so much a homosexual romance as it is an exuberant appeal imploring conservative Indian parents to accept and respect their children's choices, gay or straight, notes Sukanya Verma.
'...are the deep ruts and fissures in the rotting fabric of our cities and the incompetence of elected leaders and administrators,' notes Sunil Sethi.
Endearing moments of family time, impromptu singing sessions, ping-pong games on dinner tables and a constant stream of online humour provide a much-needed salve of hope and sanity in this time of distress.
'People who were afraid to come out in the fear of losing their reputation will now do so fearlessly.'
Weekends can be fun without spending too much only if you could think a little creatively. It is indeed possible to have a killer weekend, even when on a budget!
Kolkata's Mithu Choudhary talks about her big win.
A new study shows that the bottom half of the population enjoyed only 15 per cent of national income in 2013-14, down sharply from 24 per cent in the early 1980s.
''When I walk out of a room or enter a gathering, everybody should notice me.' 'I always want to make a statement.' 'I flaunt myself and there is no stopping me,' Nia Sharma says as she gets ready for her new show, Naagin 4.
Russian-German actress Elena Kazan, who entered the Bigg Boss house last week as a challenger makes an early exit.
Alnoor Peermohamed reports on Apple's two-faced strategy to grow its base in India without compromising on premiumness.
A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus. Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius.
Basic Education Minister Anupama Jaiswal's remarks came even as the ruling party's Dalit, OBC outreach programme faces criticism from opposition Bahujan Samaj Party and some BJP leaders, including MP Udit Raj.
Sahil Anand, who was recently evicted from Bigg Boss, gives his verdict.
'The Modi government must create conditions to integrate millions into the rural economy as many migrants are certainly not going to return to live an undignified life,' notes Ramesh Menon.
Jigarthanda is an engrossing gangster film with a series of bizarre twists and turns that keeps you guessing, writes S Saraswathi.
On Monday, August 29, a court in Saran, Bihar, sentenced the headmistress of the school where 23 children died after eating a mid-day meal to 17 years in prison. Three years after that tragedy, discovers Satyavrat Mishra, the state government has failed to learn its lessons.
The finance ministry website that lists the total disinvestment revenues to be mobilised during the current year already shows that no receipts are expected from strategic sales in the current year.
'I don't want to be known just for my kissing,' Jay Bhanushali tells Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com
His mother was the first female engineer at Ford. His brother is a CNN icon. 'Do we want politicians or problem-solvers?' Suneel Gupta asks Pottayil Rajendran.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
Hard decisions have to be taken when a baby is on the way, says Geetanjali Krishna.
An alien monster to begin with, the Kochi art biennale has slowly wormed its way into citizens's hearts, says Anjuli Bhargava.
American media has taken a critical view of his accomplishments, saying his flagship 'Make in India' drive is "so far mostly hype."
The weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in between.
These models have inherited their celebrity parents' good looks and genes.
'A friend of mine was going through a midlife crisis with me, so we sat down and talked it out.' 'He said, you know, we are going through a midlife crisis. I asked him for how long it would last. He didn't know, so we tried to Google it but nobody had an answer.' Saurabh Shukla fields questions in his signature witty way.
The proposed ban on cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh may hit luxury goods, jewellery sales and real estate.
'I don't know how many people will watch Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. But even if five per cent can set up toilets, I will feel my film is successful. I am more concerned about the eye-balls the film will get.' This August, Akshay Kumar gives us Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
'Kohli is the kind of ethereal athlete who can not only help Elon Musk discover life on Mars, but also test out its gravitational parameters by stroking hundreds in the red dirt.' 'But when playing for India, he needs assistance,' says Dhruv Munjal.
It has built confidence in the possibility of change; now reality has to catch up with the image and the expectation, says T N Ninan.
Television actors tell us what the secret to a successful relationship is.
You know how, given the right lighting and the right positioning, you can project huge dramatic shadows onto a screen with nothing more than a couple of wiggling fingers? The India show we take around the world, and around India at election time, is a bit like that.
