Deepa Mehrotra's Diwalis in her hometown of Sitapur were full of rang.
Of those who were willing to pay, two-third said they can pay up to Rs 500 for two doses of the vaccine, whenever it is available.
'In a country like India, it is clear that respecting religions -- in politics or in the kitchen -- is disastrous,' says Amberish K Diwanji.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the controversy over ban on meat sale during Jain festival 'Paryushan' has ended as far as his party is concerned, but sought to know why it erupted this year.
'The BJP and RSS may realise it is much easier for the ICHR to rewrite textbooks and for the ICSSR to float its bizarre interpretations on social themes than to keep people away from their favourite dishes.'
The risk of cancer in vegetarians is about 50 per cent lower than among people who eat meat on a regular basis.
A look at the hottest male vegetarian celebs from across the globe.
Food blogger Preeti Alam shares a step by step procedure to making juicy kebabs at home.
Last year, Air India replaced veg and non-veg sandwiches with veg hot meals on flights
'She didn't eat beans, disliked spinach, abhorred peas, but mostly she wouldn't eat things the name of which she didn't know, which seemed to consist of the entire vegetable kingdom.' 'For some reason, she finds even dahi unpalatable,' sighs Kishore Singh.
The ministry cancelled the caterer's contract following tweets surfaced of the incident.
A passenger on Guwahati-bound Rajdhani train found that the vegetarian dish he ordered contained pieces of bones.
Traditionally thukpa is made with buckwheat noodles and flavoured with yak meat or dried fish.
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Bored of home-cooked food? Try out this interesting recipe by Priya Prabhu.
Reshma Aslam tells you how to make Chicken Yakhni, Chicken Corn Soup and Paya Soup.
Readers share their favourite rainy day recipes with us. You can too!
Ubadiu is a lesser-known cousin of the Gujarati specialty Undiyu. Abhishek Mande takes a trip down the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway to dig into this vegeterian wonder. Along the way, he checks out restaurants offering Maharashtrian, Gujarati and Parsi cuisine.
This is not the first time Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation that owns brand Amul has chosen an unconventional method to protect its brand.
Ananya's attacked by feathers... Mahesh, Fahadh and birthdays... Manushi can't stop smiling...
Hemangi and Prashant Nakwe's vegetarian thaali business is keeping them busy in the lockdown.
'In enacting the citizenship law, the BJP's focus has been so much on consolidating its Hindu vote bank all over the country to divert attention from the economic downturn that the party forgot that there are Hindus and Hindus and that one group of Hindus may not always be warmly embraced by another,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
You can make fruits appealing by serving them in fancy shapes, says Nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
Be prepared to bump into some special people at the pandal.
Genslin Vinodh shares some special recipes from her hometown.
Girgaum, once a thriving neighbourhood of Maharashtrians in south Mumbai, who loved their seafood and meat, has slowly been taken over by vegetarians, forcing eateries serving non-vegetarian food to shut down, says Neeta Kolhatkar
Though Moroccan food is rich with meat dishes, there are plenty of options for vegetarians.
Rediff reader Sudhir Pawar shares his diet plan, fitness strategy and more.
This could be the reason why Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned tomato, onion, and potato as his government's 'TOP' priority, in an election rally on February 5 in poll-bound Karnataka.
It is refreshing, fresh, summery and incredibly tasty.
Inspired by Mumbai's famed Mohammed Ali road fare, Chef Shadab Ahmed's Minara Masjid Wali Gali Ke Shami Kebabs are soft, flavourful and cooked to perfection.
The nutritional value and flavour of dry fruits increases when they are soaked for a few hours, says Nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
The most commonly asked questions relate to symptoms and prevention -- 'Will summer kill the coronavirus?', 'Should outside food and non-veg food be avoided?', 'Does smoking affect chances of recovery?', 'Are face masks useful?', 'Are hand sanitisers better than soap?', 'Are elders in my family more susceptible?'
This is not a train for the regular commuter, evident from the number of large sized bags in the overhead bin, observes IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe.
Mahalaya, though essentially about the goddess, wasn't religious for us. And it isn't for most Bengalis. Mahalaya is an emotion. It's gooseflesh for a memory. A welling up of happy tears. A celebration of what is to come.
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Here are four more tiffin preparations that you can pack for the office every day.
'Excess calories at dinner will get converted to fat and will result in weight gain,' warns Komal Jethmalani.
