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Salman Khan's mom shares her special recipe

Salman Khan's mom shares her special recipe

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Bariatric surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala shares interesting recipes in his new book.

Baisakhi recipes: Pindi chana, Makhane ki kheer...

Baisakhi recipes: Pindi chana, Makhane ki kheer...

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

Enjoy these sumptuous traditional delicacies, courtesy chef Ranveer Brar.

BJP workers attack one another in armed rallies, blame us: Mamata

BJP workers attack one another in armed rallies, blame us: Mamata

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Banerjee, also the TMC supremo, said in a sarcastic way that personnel of security forces such as the CRPF, BSF, CISF and the Army are present at convoys of every BJP leader visiting West Bengal.

The Magic of Khichdi

The Magic of Khichdi

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

Every home across India makes khichdi and it still isn't as celebrated as it should be.

4 JeM terrorists killed in 3-hr-long gunbattle in J-K

4 JeM terrorists killed in 3-hr-long gunbattle in J-K

Rediff.com19 Nov 2020

Central Reserve Police Force and police personnel moved to search the vehicle and came under fire of the terrorists hiding in the truck. They retaliated resulting in an encounter.

Paati Veedu: Grandma's handpicked recipes on a platter

Paati Veedu: Grandma's handpicked recipes on a platter

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

Bang in the middle of Chennai, A Ganesh Nadar experiences a culinary delight that brings back fond memories of his childhood.

Food inflation rises to 9.46%

Food inflation rises to 9.46%

Rediff.com16 Dec 2010

Food inflation rose to 9.46 per cent for the week ended December 4 on account of higher prices of rice, vegetables, milk and fruits. Food inflation stood at 8.60 per cent in the previous week.

SEE: How to make Chicken Ala Poos

SEE: How to make Chicken Ala Poos

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Saptama Pawar's wonderful dish!

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Organisers warn participants against eating out over COVID-19 risks.

Good monsoon to bring cheer to economy

Good monsoon to bring cheer to economy

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Monsoon is critical for the country's 263 million farmers and their rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops because nearly half of its farmland lacks irrigation.

NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'I am an auto driver, and I am doing my best.'

Will Bengal give Didi a third term?

Will Bengal give Didi a third term?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

Will appeasement, rising unemployment and her dictatorial style become major obstacles in her path? asks Payal Singh Mohanka.

Monsoon delay not to affect crop sowing: IMD

Monsoon delay not to affect crop sowing: IMD

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Millions of farmers plant rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops in the rainy months of June and July. Harvesting starts from October

Exports up 17.57% in June; trade deficit widens to 43-month high

Exports up 17.57% in June; trade deficit widens to 43-month high

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

Exports of petroleum products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, gems and jewellery, and engineering goods registered a positive growth.

Area under kharif crops at all-time high of 108 mn ha

Area under kharif crops at all-time high of 108 mn ha

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Though agriculture ministry officials are confident of a bumper harvest due to record increase in kharif acreage, experts and farmers said the on-ground situation in some crops is not that encouraging as incessant rains since the last few weeks and pest attack could impact the final yield.

Are Modi's speech-writers getting Tamil Nadu wrong?

Are Modi's speech-writers getting Tamil Nadu wrong?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

For Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dig up the perceived past of the DMK rival, now under a new leader in M K Stalin, may not gel with the voters, both old and new. If they are still going to vote for the AIADMK-BJP combine, it will be for entirely different reasons, and despite Modi's poll speeches, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

India likely to stage sharp V-shaped recovery in 2021-22: RBI's Das

India likely to stage sharp V-shaped recovery in 2021-22: RBI's Das

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Softening inflation, Das said would make available more policy space to the central bank to address risks to the growth going forward.

The fury of farmers

The fury of farmers

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

Loan waivers will never be enough. Reforming the agricultural marketing system is essential to addressing the concerns of farmers in a sustainable manner, says Nitin Desai.

'Futures trading benefits farmers'

'Futures trading benefits farmers'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2007

The beneficiaries of future trading in agriculture commodities are the farmers in India. Any ban on futures trading is not a realistic measure to prevent inflation, because the price movement of a commodity is based on the demand and supply system.

Inflation: What the RBI, government need to do

Inflation: What the RBI, government need to do

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Inflation moderates, but a rate cut is unlikely.

'The tea tasted like ink'

'The tea tasted like ink'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Rediff reader Ramesh Menon shares his experience of eating on Indian Railways.

RBI likely to cut policy rate by 25 basis points in Aug: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

RBI likely to cut policy rate by 25 basis points in Aug: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Better supply management and check on hoarding should be able to prevent food price spikes

Chennai Connect doesn't improve India-China trade ties

Chennai Connect doesn't improve India-China trade ties

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

China had been trying hard to enter the Indian market, without opening its own to Indian products. There is an economic crisis in India-China relations that the Chennai Connect barely scratched the surface, points out Srikanth Kondapalli.

May inflation in negative zone for 7th month

May inflation in negative zone for 7th month

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Wholesale fuel prices in May fell 10.51 per cent year-on-year.

New GDP data: IMF comes to India's aid

New GDP data: IMF comes to India's aid

Rediff.com12 May 2015

the GDP estimates incorporate new source data and modified compilation techniques

Why inflation targeting alone will not help India

Why inflation targeting alone will not help India

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

M V Subramanian says there is an imperative need for collective responsibility to tackle inflation, prices and availability of essential commodities, and not rely on inflation targeting alone.

Meet The Sari Angels

Meet The Sari Angels

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

'When I least expect it, I start to find traces of India in foreign lands.'

CCEA nod to maintain higher buffer stock of foodgrains

CCEA nod to maintain higher buffer stock of foodgrains

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

A marginally lower stock of 21.04 million tonnes is to be maintained in the first quarter as on April 1 as against 21.2 million tonnes.

Sitharaman's Rs 1.7 lakh cr package focuses on poor, women

Sitharaman's Rs 1.7 lakh cr package focuses on poor, women

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama on Thursday stated the government is planning to provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers affected by the lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme has been named the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Scheme.

Naveen Patnaik: Calm visage masks nerves of steel

Naveen Patnaik: Calm visage masks nerves of steel

Rediff.com29 May 2019

Patnaik's image of a "clean and honest" politician is widely regarded as the reason why he was able to withstand a spirited challenge thrown by the Bharatiya Janata Party, analysts say of perhaps the lone regional satrap who cannot even properly speak the language of his native state.

Concerns over poor monsoon 'misplaced': Jaitley

Concerns over poor monsoon 'misplaced': Jaitley

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

He assured fears of food shortages were far-fetched.

At 273.4m tonnes, foodgrain output maybe highest-ever

At 273.4m tonnes, foodgrain output maybe highest-ever

Rediff.com10 May 2017

For many farmers, though, a bumper harvest isn't good news, as they have been forced to sell their produce, particularly pulses, dirt cheap.

India Inc cheers dip in June inflation

India Inc cheers dip in June inflation

Rediff.com14 Jul 2014

Industry bodies called for implementation of measures announced in the Budget to arrest inflation, saying these would pave the way for a stable inflation regime.

Holi Recipes: Jalebi, Kulfi and Pomegranate Ice Cream

Holi Recipes: Jalebi, Kulfi and Pomegranate Ice Cream

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Try them at home and impress your guests on the festival of colours.

Kerala, TN, Assam, WB, Puducherry to vote on Tuesday

Kerala, TN, Assam, WB, Puducherry to vote on Tuesday

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

More than 750 constituencies spread across four states and one union territory will go to the polls on Tuesday

Budget effect: Museum, zoo tickets cheaper, air travel dearer from tomorrow

Budget effect: Museum, zoo tickets cheaper, air travel dearer from tomorrow

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had came out with a host of proposals last month.

In spite of abundant agri products why are farmers unhappy?

In spite of abundant agri products why are farmers unhappy?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

The irony of this scheme to benefit farmers is that it could add to the problems for the government because the mechanism to procure and store crops like pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds barely exists.

Why meeting Budget's commitment on MSP is not easy

Why meeting Budget's commitment on MSP is not easy

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

From NITI Aayog to industry leaders to the Reserve Bank of India, all are apprehensive that any major increase in MSP, following the 2018-19 Budget announcements, would push up prices, if not immediately, in the next six to eight months after the decision is taken.

After Telangana, demand grows for Gorkhaland; Darjeeling tense

After Telangana, demand grows for Gorkhaland; Darjeeling tense

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

A home guard was set on fire in Darjeeling town on Friday where incidents of arson were reported on the eve of the indefinite bandh called in the hills to demand a separate state of Gorkhaland on the lines of Telangana.

The man who presides over the world's richest shrine

The man who presides over the world's richest shrine

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

The new TTD chairman's Venkateswara pendant seems like a simple yet effective tool to silence his critics and to unburden the baggage of his family's religion.