Indians waiting patiently in serpentine queues outside Mumbai banks tell Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf they are ready to suffer for the larger good of the country.
Brushing your teeth more than twice a day can actually do more harm than good, say experts. The guidance is contrary to years of advice, which encouraged children to brush teeth after every meal.
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is set to launch his famous Italian restaurant chain in Delhi, the first in the country with plans to expand to cities across India.
This is Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's birthday gift to the people of the state. He turned 85 today. Restaurants across the state have reduced prices of the popular delicacies on the occasion.
Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.
If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the courts, the answer lies in how the state has been evolving and changing these past few years, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Food is one of the biggest incentives for travellers to start a vegan tour.
Reliance has around 100 Delight stores in the country.
These yummy recipes can satisfy your cravings between meals.
'Like public smoking, like the decriminalisation of homosexuality, like the acceptance of medical marijuana, veganism awaits its generational change,' says Aakar Patel.
The celebrity chef has been inspiring people to go vegan.
How can anyone say No to this fancy potato roast dish?
Members of the International Space Station Expedition 44 crew are undertaking a first for humanity: tucking into greens grown right there on the space station, in zero-gravity.
You might be unintentionally harming yourself.
Chef Yogesh Amin shares simple recipes you can try at home.
Reshma Aslam tells us how to cook a healthy, relishing breakfast.
Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shares some appetizing vegetarian soup recipes for the season.
'The bonhomie that once characterised the Shiv Sena and BJP was clearly missing this time. Is there a deeper divide than what was apparent?'
Close friend Tarun Vijay pays tribute to the four-time Goa chief minister and former defence minister who passed into the ages on Sunday.
'In the end, investing is about people.' 'If you get the right people, they make things happen,' Mengistu Alemayehu tells Shyamal Majumdar.
Early Cricket Club chairman Gary Shacklady, himself a vegan, realised that many of the meals, especially at away grounds, were inaccessible to many of the players. This included the team's Hindu and Muslim players, who do not eat beef and pork for religious reasons.
A delicious Parsi-style cottage cheese preparation. Do you have a recipe to share? Email it to us!
Reshma Aslam tells us how to give a twist to the traditional poha.
According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.
Experts tell you where to find the finest crusts with the most savoury toppings in these Indian cities
'At home, being vegan is no real problem, and other than dairy (dahi, chhaas, ghee and kadhi) I can eat normally.' 'There is, of course, the eschewing of meat and as someone who likes (should I say liked?) Naga pork and beef steaks, and has eaten snake and dog, going vegan is unusual,' says Aakar Patel.
He may have been in the news for all the wrong reasons but the greater irony is that Muslim stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui's best jokes ridicule Muslims, and are wolfed down by Muslims, who form the majority of his 177,000 Instagram followers, notes Jyoti Punwani.
Readers reminisce their bitter sweet experiences of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.
'Give cash assistance of Rs 75 per person per day and an android phone and you will see the economy reviving.'
Himanshu Sehgal is traveling across India, armed with a plate and a camera.
The revision in food tariff, which is included in the total fare in premier trains, also comes with a revised menu.
'Today, everybody is on the computer, everybody on the mobile.' 'There is very less physical activity.' 'The treatment most effective in reducing heart disease is exercise.' 'It is very, very, important.'
Jammu and Kashmir MLA Ramesh Arora wants momos banned, but are they really unhygienic and harmful?
Reshma Aslam tells us how to whip up a popular South Indian dish for breakfast.
Rediff reader Sidharth Jain tells us how he lost weight.
How would you like to have it? S Saraswathi helps us with a few recipes.
Japanese cuisine gets a vegetarian twist in India.
Zomato's Users Choice Awards features the best restaurants in Mumbai.
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