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'Who does not want to compete in the Olympics?'

'Who does not want to compete in the Olympics?'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

With a specific aim on improving her fitness, Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak is hoping to garner success in four World Cup events and an Asian Championship to seal her berth in the Paris Olympics.

Recipe: For The Love Of Cheese

Recipe: For The Love Of Cheese

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

The star ingredient of many a delicious preparation is, of course, cheese!

Recipe: Zelda's Raspberry Strawberry Rum Trifle

Recipe: Zelda's Raspberry Strawberry Rum Trifle

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

Strawberries, rum, whipped cream and more -- what better way to welcome Valentine's Day?

RBI hikes inflation figs over high vegetable prices

RBI hikes inflation figs over high vegetable prices

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday raised its inflation projection to 5.1-4.7 per cent for the second half of the current fiscal on the back of spike in prices of vegetables such as onion and tomatoes.

Recipes: Anjeer Rolls, Gulkand Laddus

Recipes: Anjeer Rolls, Gulkand Laddus

Rediff.com22 Oct 2022

Don't be put off by the complexity of these mithais --they are worth the effort.

When Some Speak For All

When Some Speak For All

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.'

How else should one describe its election campaigns of the past years?
It was typically obsessive religion and personality cult with economic development for fig leaf, asserts Shyam G Menon.

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar to return after serving doping ban

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar to return after serving doping ban

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Her 21-,month ban period will end on July 10 this year as it was counted from the day (October 11, 2021) the sample was collected. Her results have been disqualified from October 11, 2021 onwards.

Recipe: Sugar-Free Ragi Modaks

Recipe: Sugar-Free Ragi Modaks

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

A mouth-watering recipe that won't make you feel guilty.

Recipes: Groovy Superfood Smoothies

Recipes: Groovy Superfood Smoothies

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

Delicious, healthy drinks to help you cool off.

What Lies Ahead For J&K

What Lies Ahead For J&K

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

For the last four years since abrogation of Article 370, Kashmir-based political parties have been struggling to forge an alternate narrative to the one forcibly snatched from them. The BJP is bound to go hammer and tongs at them now that their armoury is reinforced with the Supreme Court judgment, notes Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the veteran commentator on Kashmir affairs.

Recipe: Chef Sabyasachi's Special Mutton Gosht

Recipe: Chef Sabyasachi's Special Mutton Gosht

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

A wonderful addition to your weekend spread.

Recipe: Maple Cookies, Walnut Tea Loaf

Recipe: Maple Cookies, Walnut Tea Loaf

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

Sit back and enjoy chai and cookies/cake as you enjoy the weekend with family.

Tasty Modak Recipes

Tasty Modak Recipes

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

Welcome the Lord with his favourite dish.

Prez Murmu hosts gala dinner for G20 leaders

Prez Murmu hosts gala dinner for G20 leaders

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

They welcomed the guests before the start of the dinner from the reception dais, with its backdrop showcasing the ruins of the Nalanda University in Bihar besides India's G20 presidency theme -- 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - One Earth, One Family, One Future'.

Recipe: Anjeer Aur Palak Ka Kofta

Recipe: Anjeer Aur Palak Ka Kofta

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

A rich and mouth-watering palak kofta recipe from Chef Hari Ballabh Singh of Tradition Saffron, Ozen Reserve Bolifushi's Indian hotel in the Maldives.

Healthy Recipes: Halwa, Phirni, Laddoo

Healthy Recipes: Halwa, Phirni, Laddoo

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

Healthy recipes for the festive season.

Nature Like Never Before

Nature Like Never Before

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Extraordinary award-winning photographs from more than 20,000 images from all over the world.

Diwali recipes: Chhuhare Ke Laddoo, Anjeer Kaju Roll

Diwali recipes: Chhuhare Ke Laddoo, Anjeer Kaju Roll

Rediff.com27 Oct 2019

Two delicious Diwali recipes from Hotel Sahara Star and The Deltin, Daman.

SEE: How to make a healthy Banana Smoothie

SEE: How to make a healthy Banana Smoothie

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Rediff.com's Hitesh Haringhani shows you how to make a healthy smoothie in a jiffy.

Want to make a healthy modak?

Want to make a healthy modak?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2018

Sadhana Saxena from Noida shared this healthy recipe.

Tokyo organisers say fears of virus banished by success of test event

Tokyo organisers say fears of virus banished by success of test event

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

All athletes and staff took daily PCR tests during their time in Japan and their movements were heavily restricted.

COVID-19 fallout: Gymnastics test event for Tokyo Games cancelled

COVID-19 fallout: Gymnastics test event for Tokyo Games cancelled

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

In a separate statement, Tokyo 2020 organisers said they would hold an operational test event on May 4 with a national gymnastics event, adding that there was no change to the May 8 rhythmic gymnastics test event.

Gymnastics judges banned over flawed judgements

Gymnastics judges banned over flawed judgements

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

Three gymnastics judges have been banned and five more given warnings for biased or unsatisfactory scoring at recent events, the sport's world governing body announced on Wednesday.

Rubber Prices, The Church, BJP's Kerala Ambitions

Rubber Prices, The Church, BJP's Kerala Ambitions

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

With elections elsewhere in India showing that multi-pronged contests usually work to the BJP's favour, the party can gain if it hangs on stubbornly. In the meantime, any additional support helps. That is why the archbishop's comment attracted political traction in Kerala, observes Shyam G Menon.

Recipe: Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Walnut Oat Pudding

Recipe: Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Walnut Oat Pudding

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Here's a quick recipe for your mid-week cravings!

Is Sharad Pawar Buying Insurance?

Is Sharad Pawar Buying Insurance?

Rediff.com5 May 2023

Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani.

Starving One Ukraine to Defeat Another

Starving One Ukraine to Defeat Another

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

If they can sit together and hammer out 'Black Sea Initiative' deal for much needed food shipments, surely, they should be able to address the madness of the larger military conflict?

ILO pegs world jobless fig at record 180 mn

ILO pegs world jobless fig at record 180 mn

Rediff.com25 Jan 2003

Two years of economic slowdown has pushed the number of people without jobs worldwide to a record 180 million, with little prospect of any improvement in the global employment situation this year: ILO

Ban Loss-Making Companies' IPOs!

Ban Loss-Making Companies' IPOs!

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

The most important step is delivering what is needed -- a fairer IPO pricing, notes Debashis Basu.

Can Modi Halt The Brutal Ukraine War?

Can Modi Halt The Brutal Ukraine War?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

India has maintained communication with both Russia and Ukraine. It is time Narendra Modi steps up on the world stage and plays the role of peacemaker, suggests military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Sports Shorts: Semenya free to run without medication while appeal is heard

Sports Shorts: Semenya free to run without medication while appeal is heard

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

Char Dham Highway: 'Damage will be irreversible'

Char Dham Highway: 'Damage will be irreversible'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

'From environmental impact assessment to forest clearances, this has turned out to be an unscientific road-widening project with catastrophic consequences.'

Situation in Afghanistan to impact trade with India: Exporters

Situation in Afghanistan to impact trade with India: Exporters

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

With Kabul falling into the hands of the Taliban, bilateral trade between Afghanistan and India will get impacted significantly in these uncertain times, according to exporters. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) director general Ajay Sahai said domestic exporters should follow caution looking into the political development in Afghanistan, particularly with regard to payments, for which adequate credit insurance may be availed by them. "The trade will be impacted. It would reduce due to the growing uncertainty in Afghanistan," he said on Monday. Former FIEO president and country's leading exporter S K Saraf too said there will be a significant fall in the bilateral trade.

Sochi effect: Should Russian gymnasts be banned from Rio?

Sochi effect: Should Russian gymnasts be banned from Rio?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

Russian gymnasts must be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games and not tarred with the same brush as the country's banned track and field athletes, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said on Monday.

Makar Sankranti Special: Dryfruit ladoo and til chikki

Makar Sankranti Special: Dryfruit ladoo and til chikki

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

Home chef Siddhi Panchal shares two sugar-free recipes for the festival.

Diwali recipes: Tarts and Rasmalai

Diwali recipes: Tarts and Rasmalai

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

Chef Kunal Kapur shares two festive recipes.

Valentine's Day special recipes for your loved one

Valentine's Day special recipes for your loved one

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Spice up your romance with these recipes.

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Volatility may challenge over Rs 2-trn IPO pipeline in 2022

Volatility may challenge over Rs 2-trn IPO pipeline in 2022

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

The expected interest rate hike in the US and the resultant volatility in the domestic secondary market could play a dampener to the over Rs 2-trillion initial public offering (IPO) pipeline in 2022. IPOs in 2022 look promising, with as many as 35 companies holding the Securities and Exchange Board of India's approval to raise roughly Rs 50,000 crore. Another 33 companies are waiting for the regulator's nod to raise around Rs 60,000 crore next year.

Across Nongriat's double decker root-bridge

Across Nongriat's double decker root-bridge

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

UNESCO is looking at adding another Indian locale to its prestigious index of World Heritage Sites -- Meghalaya's Living Root-Bridges.