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Salute The First Lady Army Officer Serving At Siachen!

Salute The First Lady Army Officer Serving At Siachen!

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

Deployed at 15,632 feet, Captain Shiva Chauhan, 25, highlights the calibre of the Indian Army's women officers.

Aus PM Morrison cooks 'khichdi' to celebrate trade deal with India

Aus PM Morrison cooks 'khichdi' to celebrate trade deal with India

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

To celebrate the new trade deal with India, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday took to Instagram to post a picture showing him preparing khichdi, his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's favourite dish.

Here's the new social network for the couch potato

Here's the new social network for the couch potato

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Makers of iDubba, an application that gives a television schedule for all channels in the country, and sets alerts to your favourite programmes, cater to this real-time engagement with TV shows.

3 recipes you simply can't resist!

3 recipes you simply can't resist!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

These special recipes will keep you warm and your belly full and happy.

When Irfan's Ammi Bowled Sachin Over With Biryani

When Irfan's Ammi Bowled Sachin Over With Biryani

Rediff.com5 May 2022

Sachin Tendulkar loved the biryani so much that he wanted to have it the next day as well.

Indian airlines revamp their in-flight menus amid intense competition

Indian airlines revamp their in-flight menus amid intense competition

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

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.

Prices of food items continue to rise in May, says RBI report

Prices of food items continue to rise in May, says RBI report

Rediff.com18 May 2022

Prices of food items like cereals, pulses, and edible oils rose or remained steady in May, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report said, indicating there could be another higher inflation print. However, it observed that the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC's) surprise move to increase interest rates bodes well for its credibility. The RBI's monthly State of the Economy report, released on Tuesday, citing high frequency food price data from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs for the period May 1-12, said the increase in the prices of cereals was primarily because of the surge in wheat prices.

7 Foods Bad for Your Teeth

7 Foods Bad for Your Teeth

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Dr Karishma Jaradi explains how excessive consumption of tea, coffee and lemon can be detrimental to healthy teeth.

Recipe: How to make a charcoal activated waffle

Recipe: How to make a charcoal activated waffle

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

As the world celebrates Waffle Day on March 25, we bring you fluffy yet crispy waffle recipes to try at home.

SEE! How to make a Chicken Pie at home

SEE! How to make a Chicken Pie at home

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

Sarada Krishna shares her special recipe.

No onion recipe: How to make Punjabi Aloo Samosa

No onion recipe: How to make Punjabi Aloo Samosa

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Rediff reader Annapoorni, 51 from Polibetta, Karnataka shared this interesting recipe.

Recipe: Airline Mediterranean Lentil Salad

Recipe: Airline Mediterranean Lentil Salad

Rediff.com25 May 2022

This versatile lentil salad can be a whole meal by itself or an accompaniment to a light evening repast.

Quick breakfast recipes you will love

Quick breakfast recipes you will love

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

Presenting two simple yet delicious recipes for you.

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Utkal Tubers is selling potato seeds in new areas and seizing the opportunity to create a Rs 100-crore firm.

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Sowing seeds for fries and profits

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Utkal Tubers is selling potato seeds in new areas and seizing the opportunity to create a Rs 100-crore firm.

Don't Cut Out Ghee From Your Diet!

Don't Cut Out Ghee From Your Diet!

Rediff.com26 May 2022

'Have ghee with rice, roti or dal, and remember to enjoy and cherish its impact on your life and the life of your child.'

Summer recipes: Ratlam Ke Samose, Dahi Gujiya

Summer recipes: Ratlam Ke Samose, Dahi Gujiya

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Delicious summer recipes that are impossible to resist.

'He Is The Coolest Dad On Earth'

'He Is The Coolest Dad On Earth'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

'Don't we all want someone to share our feelings and thoughts? There's my Dad. Always.'

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.' 'My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.' 'My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,' Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi wrote of his capture during the 1962 War.

ASK ROOPASHREE: I cry too easily... please help!

ASK ROOPASHREE: I cry too easily... please help!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

6 delicious food pics for the hungry soul

6 delicious food pics for the hungry soul

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

The best of food pics this week. You can share yours too here #RediffFoodies.

Crucial fertiliser shortage may pinch farmers

Crucial fertiliser shortage may pinch farmers

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

Enthused by rising potato prices after a prolonged slump, Pradeep Sharma was planning to sow the crop on his 15-acre farm near Agra slightly earlier than usual. The delayed departure of the southwest monsoon also prompted his decision, since the good soil moisture would have saved at least one initial irrigation. But the acute shortage of diammonium phosphate (DAP), a crucial nutrient ahead of the sowing season for potatoes, nipped those hopes in the bud. DAP is the second-most used fertiliser in the country after urea.

Ramzan Recipe: Ever made Murg Kasuri Kebab?

Ramzan Recipe: Ever made Murg Kasuri Kebab?

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Kasuri methi is a delicate, signature spice that adds special zest to these two kebab recipes that will jazz up your lockdown iftaar.

4 vegetarian Bengali recipes you must try

4 vegetarian Bengali recipes you must try

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

A fabulous vegetarian spread and an amazing range of sweets are also hallmarks of Bengali cuisine.

Tomato prices may soften from Dec

Tomato prices may soften from Dec

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

All India average retail tomato price, which has shot up by 63 per cent to Rs 67 per kg over the last year due to unseasonal rains, are likely to soften from December with the arrival of fresh crop from northern states, the government said on Friday. In the case of onions, retail prices have substantially subsided below to the level that prevailed in 2020 and also 2019, it said. "Tomato arrivals from north Indian states will start from the beginning of December itself, which will add to availability and lead to fall in prices.

Sale of pulses, cereals deregulated to benefit farmers

Sale of pulses, cereals deregulated to benefit farmers

Rediff.com15 May 2020

The government will amend the six-and-a-half-decade old Essential Commodities Act to deregulate food items, including cereals, edible oil, oilseeds, pulses, onion and potato, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. The amendment, besides deregulating production and sale of food products, will provide for no stock limit to be imposed on any produce.

Bon appetit: French chef serves insects as meals

Bon appetit: French chef serves insects as meals

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

Pasta made with mealworm flour, sweet potato, and sauteed insect larvae -- are just some of the dishes you will be served at Parisian chef Laurent Veyet's restaurant -- Inoveat. Laurent Veyet's tasting menu is not for the faint-hearted, but may point to the future of feeding a booming world population -- there is a prawn salad with yellow mealworm, crunchy insects on a bed of vegetables, and chocolate-coated grasshoppers.

'Kalnirnay belongs to the people of India'

'Kalnirnay belongs to the people of India'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.'

Iceland Changes You Forever

Iceland Changes You Forever

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

The story of Iceland is the story of life, notes Payal Singh Mohanka after a recent journey to that fascinating land.

Recipe: 3 Nourishing Winter Soups

Recipe: 3 Nourishing Winter Soups

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

These soups are filling, healthy and different.

Recipe: How to make undhiyu

Recipe: How to make undhiyu

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Chef Paras Menariya shares his special recipe.

WPI inflation rises to 2.03% in Jan on costlier manufactured items

WPI inflation rises to 2.03% in Jan on costlier manufactured items

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

The wholesale price-based inflation rose to 2.03 per cent in January, 2021, even as food prices cooled. The WPI inflation was 1.22 per cent in December, 2020 and 3.52 per cent in January last year. While food articles saw softening in inflation in January, manufactured items witnessed hardening of prices, as per data released by the Commerce and Industry ministry.

Why the world is talking about 18th century scientist Eva Ekeblad

Why the world is talking about 18th century scientist Eva Ekeblad

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

She paved the way for potato vodka and gluten-free baking. 300 years ago! And that's only two of the many cool things about this Swedish scientist the world is talking about.

Against all odds: From potato fields to IIT

Against all odds: From potato fields to IIT

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

A farmer's son discovers a burning passion for mathematics and makes it to IIT

KWK 7: 10 REVELATIONS from Katrina-Ishaan-Siddhant

KWK 7: 10 REVELATIONS from Katrina-Ishaan-Siddhant

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Katrina Kaif arrived on Koffee With Karan 7 with Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chaturvedi, her co-stars from the upcoming film Phone Bhoot.

Wholesale price inflation touches 3.1%

Wholesale price inflation touches 3.1%

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

The rate of price rise for food articles stood at 11.51 per cent during January as against 2.41 per cent a month earlier, while for non-food articles it rose nearly three-fold to 7.8 per cent from 2.32 per cent in December, the data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Friday showed.

How to make authentic Sindhi curry

How to make authentic Sindhi curry

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

Rediff reader Manasi Sadarangani sent us this traditional Sindhi recipe!

Growing crops in space, reaping the benefits on Earth

Growing crops in space, reaping the benefits on Earth

Rediff.com3 Feb 2019

The ongoing experiments on Moon, Mars and elsewhere could translate into better crop yields and hardier plants that could thrive in inhospitable parts of the world, says Devangshu Datta.

Recipe: Maqluba

Recipe: Maqluba

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Wonderful and comforting, this savoury cake can be the highlight of your weekend.

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 10 international films that mattered to him, stories that he connected with and characters that gave him a better understanding of the human condition.