Toxic colourings are being used as these are easily available, comparatively cheap and above all look attractive and fascinate buyers, especially children. But they could be carcinogenic. Toxic effects of these colours may include diseases like paralysis, brain damage, vomiting, diarrhoea, giddiness and food poisoning.
Plagued with constant tummy woes? Gastroenterologist Dr Jose Filipe Alvares advises how to tackle them in this informative chat.
Nothing is more sumptuous in its taste than fresh oranges added to a milky sweet pudding.
Time to start your preparation for Ganesh Chaturthi.
Strawberries, rum, whipped cream and more -- what better way to welcome Valentine's Day?
The RSS will also offer special prayers to protect cows.
Summer days are great for an indulgent sweet treat that can be topped with walnuts and rose petals.
Time to bring out your chef's hat and whip up a Christmas delicacy that's no-fuss, no-sweat and utterly deicious.
10 recipes our readers savoured this year.
With the mango season finally here, treat your kids to a dessert on skewers.
'Since childhood we've said 'tumhare mu mein ghee shakkar'.' 'That's why I am moving away from sweet sweet films and concentrating on films like Tiger.'
Dressed in traditional finery, Muslims across India offered prayers at mosques and eidgahs on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan.
Two homemade treats that will transform your Christmas celebration into a glorious one.
An interesting version of the classic puran poli.
Congress supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's interim order to stay Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case.
Sharjah-based food blogger Bethica Das shares her recipe for the classic Rajasthani rice-based dessert.
Make this dessert the hero of your Diwali menu.
The star ingredient of many a delicious preparation is, of course, cheese!
Chef par excellence Satish Arora recalls his days working as a chef to prime ministers to Chandrima Pal.
It's that time of year -- gajar halwa days!
Indian sweet, snack, and restaurant chain group Bikanervala, with revenues of over Rs 3,000 crore, is working towards an initial public offering (IPO) for its food company in the next three years. Before that, it could also bring in private equity (PE) investors. The low-profile Aggarwal family-owned group company, Bikanervala Foods (which also sells under the brand name Bikano), operates in the snack business.
Before you bid goodbye to the monsoon, try this super-crunchy, delicious recipe on a rainy day.
Can you refuse this wonderful after-dinner indulgence?
Get ready to rustle up a banquet for your sibling on Raksha Bandhan.
At Jolly Aikara's Mumbai home, Onam is as big a day as Christmas and Semiya Payasam is still a hot favourite.
Make track and field events more attractive and marketable, says Neeraj Chopra
The GST rates for all but six items were finalised at the first day of the two-day meeting of the GST Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state representatives.
Absolute indulgence in a glass and the last mango recipe you must try as this mango season peters to an end.
This simple kind of upma, made from cracked wheat, is a great beginning to a day.
Tuck into this luscious kulfi and chase away the summer.
Why should the festival add to your calories?
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
Now that the coconut has won its title back as a tree, you may want to try out some coconut recipes.
Laapataa Ladies is gentle yet firm in calling out the hypocrisies colouring everyday mindsets and prejudices without acquiring the high-handedness of a crusader, observes Sukanya Verma.
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