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Why pulses have become costlier

Why pulses have become costlier

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

According to government data, the prices have still not crossed the MSPs in some mandis.

India hits back at US, hikes import duty on 29 products

India hits back at US, hikes import duty on 29 products

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

With the United States adopting protectionist policies and hiking import duties, a trade war like situation has emerged.

Eid celebrations at Delhi's Jama Masjid

Eid celebrations at Delhi's Jama Masjid

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

It is about prayers and piety, but also about food and festivity.

30-minute breakfast recipes to kickstart your day

30-minute breakfast recipes to kickstart your day

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

Rediff reader Sangita Agrawal tells you how to make a healthy breakfast at home.

Families migrate from J&K border districts as Pak firing continues

Families migrate from J&K border districts as Pak firing continues

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

After a day-long lull, Pakistani rangers violated ceasefire again by targeting border posts in Kathua and Samba sectors, drawing retaliation from the Border Security Force.

The man who invested $2 bn in India

The man who invested $2 bn in India

Rediff.com2 Jun 2018

'In the end, investing is about people.' 'If you get the right people, they make things happen,' Mengistu Alemayehu tells Shyamal Majumdar.

Chilli Bhajji, Podi Idli and more tea-time recipes

Chilli Bhajji, Podi Idli and more tea-time recipes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Mini Ribeiro brings you recipes of ideal tea-time snacks.

How Tata Trusts uses big data to gauge consumption, production

How Tata Trusts uses big data to gauge consumption, production

Rediff.com2 May 2018

In keeping with the Trusts' objectives, the initiative was underpinned by an attempt to determine how over-nutrition was impacting citizens at a mass scale.

PIX: India's latest check-ins at the Rio Olympics village

PIX: India's latest check-ins at the Rio Olympics village

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Promising gymnast Dipa Karmakar, the women's hockey team and shooter Heena Sidhu on Sunday checked into the Olympic Village to further boost the Indian contingent at the Rio Games beginning on August 5.

10 yummy monsoon treats

10 yummy monsoon treats

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Mini Ribeiro lists down 10 of her favourite comfort monsoon foods.

SAARC leaders treated to all vegetarian fare at retreat

SAARC leaders treated to all vegetarian fare at retreat

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

From traditional Nepali thali to Gujarati basundi with jalebi, it was a lavish vegetarian spread of cuisines laid out for the SAARC leaders as they met in the cooler climes of exotic Dhulikhel resort for a retreat session.

Healthy recipe: How to make Cracked Wheat Rava Idli

Healthy recipe: How to make Cracked Wheat Rava Idli

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

Chennai-based food blogger Vidya Srinivasan shares an interesting recipe with us.

Why besan and lemon may not be good for your skin

Why besan and lemon may not be good for your skin

Rediff.com14 May 2019

Besan can be abrasive to your skin. Using lemon juice can cause severe irritation, says Dr Shital Poojary.

Why rise in MSP may be misleading

Why rise in MSP may be misleading

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

The minimum support price for the rabi season will not radically alter the falling trajectory of farm incomes

Importers seek stockholding exemption as pulses turn expensive

Importers seek stockholding exemption as pulses turn expensive

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

The Centre has taken several measures such as creating a buffer stock of 40,000 tonnes and sale of imported pulses at cheaper rates to give relief to the common man.

Have you been to a spa party?

Have you been to a spa party?

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

'It's cool in a decadent, Rome-is-burning kind of way,' says Kishore Singh.

What Vikas Khanna cooked for NaMo

What Vikas Khanna cooked for NaMo

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Master Chef Vikas Khanna conceived a seven-course, 26 dish, menu for Prime Minister Narendra Modi' Fortune 500 dinner in New York. His recipes, exclusively on Rediff.com

What does Justin want?

What does Justin want?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

Four Canadian ministers of Indian origin are traveling with Prime Minister Trudeau.

Is the much-touted Bhavantar project a disaster?

Is the much-touted Bhavantar project a disaster?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Allegations abound that traders milked the scheme to artificially keep prices down, while a significant amount of growers didn't even register owing to multiple difficulties in registration and were deprived of the payout.

'I have been able to convince GE to be more aggressive'

'I have been able to convince GE to be more aggressive'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

Over lunch with Jyoti Mukul, Banmali Agrawala, president and CEO, GE South Asia, discusses how GE is transforming itself into a digital industrial company.

India sends relief materials for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

India sends relief materials for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

The relief material consists of items required urgently by the affected people, namely rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready to eat noodles, biscuits, mosquito nets etc, it said.

How to fight the fat after 40

How to fight the fat after 40

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Speed up your metabolism, here's how...

Healthy eating: How to make Vegetable Stir Fry

Healthy eating: How to make Vegetable Stir Fry

Rediff.com7 Dec 2014

For those looking to follow a healthy diet, a combination of stir fried crunchy veggies makes for a delicious option.

Women, it's time you cut down your caffeine intake!

Women, it's time you cut down your caffeine intake!

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Read on to find out the benefit of replacing coffee with more alkaline foods.

Why diabetics should eat fatty fish

Why diabetics should eat fatty fish

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

Superfoods like low-carb veggies and fatty fish will help diabetics keep their sugar under check.

Recipe: How to make Brown Rice Kheer

Recipe: How to make Brown Rice Kheer

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

Food blogger and Rediff reader Charulatha Rao sent us this yummy dessert recipe.

Healthy recipe: How to make Oats Ladoo

Healthy recipe: How to make Oats Ladoo

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Mangalore-based Rediff reader Charulata Rao sent us this healthy dessert recipe.

Healthy recipe: How to make Couscous Salad

Healthy recipe: How to make Couscous Salad

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Tokyo based Rediff reader Lopamudra Tripathy sent us this recipe.

Diwali kitchen: Top Indian-American chefs share their fav recipes

Diwali kitchen: Top Indian-American chefs share their fav recipes

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Have you tasted Besan ke ladoo cookies?

Get back in shape in a month!

Get back in shape in a month!

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Here's an easy to follow post-binge fitness plan to detox and shed the fat in 4 weeks.

How the government plans to bring down high prices of pulses

How the government plans to bring down high prices of pulses

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

The committee would submit its report in the next two weeks.

Food for thought at Formula One's most glamorous team

Food for thought at Formula One's most glamorous team

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

The winds of change have swept through Ferrari and even Christmas has a different feel now.

Recipe: How to make Black Eyed Peas Patty

Recipe: How to make Black Eyed Peas Patty

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

Low on fat and high on fibre, this easy-to-make snack recipe is sure to delight you.

Healthy recipe: How to make Spicy Tofu Salad

Healthy recipe: How to make Spicy Tofu Salad

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

US-based Rediff reader and food blogger Sonal Gupta sent us this recipe.

Why Gambhir isn't friendly with Pakistan cricketers...

Why Gambhir isn't friendly with Pakistan cricketers...

Rediff.com4 May 2017

Shahid Afridi admits that veteran opener Gautam Gambhir is not someone with whom he would be found in a 'coffee shop'.

10 places that serve the yummiest salads in Mumbai

10 places that serve the yummiest salads in Mumbai

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Mini Ribeiro tells us where to go salad hopping.

How to get the body you want without starving

How to get the body you want without starving

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Eat what you love but remember to burn extra calories and fight fat.

Workouts for workaholics

Workouts for workaholics

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

If you, like so many of us, are a workaholic, you better start working out super quick. Fitness expert Brinda Sapat has these suggestions.

Workout tips for those who give up easily

Workout tips for those who give up easily

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Gave up exercising midway? Here's how to start again and keep going.