News for 'vegetarian food'

Why Neeraj Chopra switched to non-veg

Why Neeraj Chopra switched to non-veg

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

Neeraj Chopra's foreign training stints in the last few years forced him to include non-vegetarian diet as vegetarian food was not easily available abroad.

The Best Foods To Heal A Fatty Liver

The Best Foods To Heal A Fatty Liver

Rediff.com30 May 2025

To support liver health and potentially reverse fatty liver, it's essential to focus on a well-balanced diet, portion control, and active lifestyle habits, says rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani, a nutritionist and dietician.

Chettinad Recipes: Kozhi Thirakkal, Kavuni Arisi Sweet

Chettinad Recipes: Kozhi Thirakkal, Kavuni Arisi Sweet

Rediff.com21 Jan 2026

Let's venture to deeper Tamil Nadu and sample two dishes that showcase the famous Chettinad cuisine -- a chicken curry and a rice pudding.

Zomato, McDonald's fined Rs 1 lakh for delivering non-veg in place of veg

Zomato, McDonald's fined Rs 1 lakh for delivering non-veg in place of veg

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

The company is in the process of filing an appeal against the order, Zomato said in a regulatory filing.

'Denied sleep, veg food': 73-yr-old woman deported from US speaks

'Denied sleep, veg food': 73-yr-old woman deported from US speaks

Rediff.com27 Sep 2025

A 73-year-old woman, who was deported from the United States recently after spending more than three decades there, on Saturday said no one should go through the ordeal she went through, and expressed her desire to be reunited with her family in America.

Why Rishikesh Is Simply Glorious!

Why Rishikesh Is Simply Glorious!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2025

Why Rishikesh calls you again and again.

'The Greater Crisis -- That Of A Planet In Distress -- Is Still Gathering'

'The Greater Crisis -- That Of A Planet In Distress -- Is Still Gathering'

Rediff.com30 Jan 2026

'The pandemic has led to an immense disruption in the world's political, financial, military and geopolitical situation. The pandemic was a warning.'

2026: 10 Tips To Improve Heart Health

2026: 10 Tips To Improve Heart Health

Rediff.com6 Jan 2026

Dr Rahul Gupta, director-cardiologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai, shares simple habits that will help you prioritise your heart's health.

Kitchen Tips: Indian Foods That Freeze Well

Kitchen Tips: Indian Foods That Freeze Well

Rediff.com4 Jun 2025

Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.

Recipes in a jiffy: Shravan special vegetarian snacks

Recipes in a jiffy: Shravan special vegetarian snacks

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

Quick and easy snack recipes for Shravan.

Non-veg food stalls banned along public roads in Ahmedabad

Non-veg food stalls banned along public roads in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

"Stalls selling non-vegetarian items will not be allowed along public roads and in the 100-meter radius of schools, colleges and religious places, Town Planning Committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has decided. The execution will start tomorrow," AMC Town Planning Committee Chairman Devang Dani told ANI.

NHRC notice to Railways over serving only halal meat in trains

NHRC notice to Railways over serving only halal meat in trains

Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

According to the proceedings of the case, the complainant has alleged that the "Indian Railways serves only halal-processed meat in non-vegetarian meals, which creates unfair discrimination and causes human-rights violations".

Sunny wants you to go vegetarian. Will you?

Sunny wants you to go vegetarian. Will you?

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

Any takers for Sunny Leone's spicy new challenge?

TN temple town turns fortress over Hindu Munnani protest

TN temple town turns fortress over Hindu Munnani protest

Rediff.com4 Feb 2025

The Hindu Munnani staged a protest in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, against a group of people consuming non-vegetarian food on the sacred Thiruparankundram hill. The protest, which was initially banned, was allowed by the Madras High Court with some restrictions. Several thousands of devotees, Hindu Munnani functionaries, and BJP members participated in the protest, raising slogans hailing Murugan (Lord Subrahmanya). Hindu Munnani state president Kadeshwara Subramaniam and scores of activists were arrested.

6 injured as JNU students clash over non-veg food, Ram Navami puja

6 injured as JNU students clash over non-veg food, Ram Navami puja

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

While the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) alleged that the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members stopped students from eating non-vegetarian food in the hostel and 'created a violent atmosphere', the ABVP denied the charge and claimed that 'Leftists' obstructed a puja programme organised at the hostel on Ram Navami festival.

Virgin Atlantic flyers stuck in Turkey land in Mumbai after 40 hrs

Virgin Atlantic flyers stuck in Turkey land in Mumbai after 40 hrs

Rediff.com4 Apr 2025

Over 250 Virgin Atlantic passengers, including Indians, landed at the Mumbai airport late in the evening on Friday after being stranded for more than 40 hours at a Turkey airport. The passengers were stuck at the Diyarbakir Airport in Turkey after their Mumbai-bound aircraft from London was diverted to the airport on Wednesday. The flight landed at around 9 pm at the Mumbai airport. A spokesperson for Virgin Atlantic said the plane departed Diyarbakir Airport at 13:00 local time on Friday, April 4, operating as flight VS1358. The passengers were provided with overnight hotel accommodation on Thursday evening.

Rediff's Top 10 Recipes For 2025

Rediff's Top 10 Recipes For 2025

Rediff.com6 Jan 2026

We looked back at the 10 Recipes Rediff Readers Loved Most.

'Goa Beach Shacks Can't Sell Idli-Sambar'

'Goa Beach Shacks Can't Sell Idli-Sambar'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2025

'These beach shacks were meant to protect the employment of local Goans who in turn would showcase Goan cuisine and culture on the beaches of Goa.'

Ordering Food Online? Read This

Ordering Food Online? Read This

Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

There's an average aggregator premium of Rs 46 per dish (in hidden costs) compared to delivery orders placed on restaurants' own channels. Conservatively, this translates into an additional annual financial burden of at least Rs 12,000 for the average Indian household in major metro/Tier-I cities.

Modi slams Oppn as 'Mughals' for eating meat during Sawan month

Modi slams Oppn as 'Mughals' for eating meat during Sawan month

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

In a veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday accused opposition leaders of demonstrating a 'Mughal mindset' and "teasing" the people of the country by consuming non-vegetarian food in the holy month of Sawan and posting a video of it online.

Air India goes vegetarian from January 1, no tea or coffee either

Air India goes vegetarian from January 1, no tea or coffee either

Rediff.com26 Dec 2015

As of now, Air India serves sandwich (both vegetarian and non-vegetarian) and cake on its flights, which are up to 90 minutes of duration, which will be discontinued from January 1, 2016, replaced with "all vegetarian" hot meal, an airline circular said.

Kanwariya Order: Time For Rahul, Akhilesh To Step Up

Kanwariya Order: Time For Rahul, Akhilesh To Step Up

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

'There is one way to defeat the intention behind this directive: To patronise Muslim establishments that have been forced to identify themselves.' 'This is one opportunity for the Congress to show that the 'mohabbat ki dukaan' its leader talks about does exist.' 'Can Akhilesh Yadav, who has asked the court to take note of this directive, order his party members to do this?' asks Jyoti Punwani.

Restaurant owner held for delivering non-veg biryani to veg customer

Restaurant owner held for delivering non-veg biryani to veg customer

Rediff.com8 Apr 2025

A restaurant owner in Noida has been arrested for allegedly delivering non-vegetarian biryani to a vegetarian woman customer who ordered food though a delivery app, police said on Monday.

Have You Tasted Yummy Ambur Biryani?

Have You Tasted Yummy Ambur Biryani?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2025

The biryani, happily, was the very definition of simple. light-textured, with a subtle tomato-ey twang, it reminded me a lot of a North Indian pulao. The flavour whack came from the sweet-sour Khatta Baingan simmered in a gravy of tamarind, jaggery, fried mustard seeds, and spices, served with it.

Sadhvi alleges she is served non-veg food in jail

Sadhvi alleges she is served non-veg food in jail

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, on Tuesday approached the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court seeking home food alleging that she is being served non-vegetarian food in the prison.

Zomato backs down, 'pure veg' fleet to wear red too

Zomato backs down, 'pure veg' fleet to wear red too

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Popular food delivery and restaurant aggregator company Zomato has decided that its newly introduced 'Pure Vegetarian' delivery fleet will continue to wear Zomato's trademark red instead of green as originally conceived by the delivery start-up.

Rishi, What Will Ma-In-Law Sudha Murty Think?!

Rishi, What Will Ma-In-Law Sudha Murty Think?!

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

How would Sudhaji react to these photographs of her beloved son-in-law Rishi Sunak fishing?

Sri Lanka: Paradiso For Travellers

Sri Lanka: Paradiso For Travellers

Rediff.com25 Nov 2025

Sri Lanka stays with you not just in memory, but gently reminds you what a society can achieve when heart and heritage guide the way.

Traders oppose changing Mount Abu's name to Aburaj Teerth

Traders oppose changing Mount Abu's name to Aburaj Teerth

Rediff.com6 May 2025

A proposal to change the name of Mount Abu, Rajasthan's only hill station, to "Aburaj Teerth" and ban non-vegetarian food and alcohol consumption in public has sparked protests from local businesses, who fear severe economic consequences. They argue that the name change will cause confusion and the restrictions will drastically reduce tourist numbers, impacting livelihoods.

Changing food habits & yo-yo dieting

Changing food habits & yo-yo dieting

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

Even if our weight yo-yos, our overall health will keep getting better.

Some JNU students asked me not to supply chicken: Meat vendor

Some JNU students asked me not to supply chicken: Meat vendor

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

'I have been supplying meat to JNU for the last 25-30 years and never has it happened that I have been asked not to supply meat'

HC raps Ahmedabad civic body for curbs on non-veg food stalls

HC raps Ahmedabad civic body for curbs on non-veg food stalls

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

At one point, Justice Biren Vaishnav, who was hearing the petition, got agitated and asked the AMC 'What is your problem? How can you decide what I should eat outside my house? How can you stop people from eating what they want? Suddenly because someone in power thinks that this is what they want to do?'

This man wants separate train compartments for meat-eaters

This man wants separate train compartments for meat-eaters

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

'If it is not possible for the Indian Railways to have separate non-vegetarian and vegetarian compartments, then what is the harm in railways serving only vegetarian food?'

Lucknow turns vegetarian as meat sellers go on strike

Lucknow turns vegetarian as meat sellers go on strike

Rediff.com25 Mar 2017

The meat sellers are miffed over the crackdown on slaughter houses which has adversely hit the livelihood of lakhs of people, Qureshi said.

Pet puja: Modi enjoys simple vegetarian lunch of dal, chapati in Nepal

Pet puja: Modi enjoys simple vegetarian lunch of dal, chapati in Nepal

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday had simple vegetarian meal prepared by an Indian chef for lunch after his arrival on a two-day official visit.

Action against veg and non-veg food carts, claim Gujarat civic officials

Action against veg and non-veg food carts, claim Gujarat civic officials

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

After a controversy arose over some civic bodies' plans to act against handcarts selling non-veg foods on main thoroughfares, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday had said the state government has no problem with people's food choices.

The Battles Over Recipes

The Battles Over Recipes

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

Who owns a recipe, and should one fight over its origins?

Pawar took Ganpati darshan from outside as he ate non-veg: NCP

Pawar took Ganpati darshan from outside as he ate non-veg: NCP

Rediff.com28 May 2022

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, who was to visit the famous Dagdusheth Ganpati temple in Pune, took darshan of the deity from outside the complex as he had eaten non-vegetarian food, the party's Pune unit president Prashant Jagtap has said.

Full disclosure of veg/non-veg food a must, affects fundamental rights: HC

Full disclosure of veg/non-veg food a must, affects fundamental rights: HC

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

The high court directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to issue a fresh communication to all the authorities concerned stating the obligation to make clear disclosure as to whether the food article is vegetarian or non-vegetarian.