Only vegetarian dishes were served at the official dinner held at a state-run five-star hotel.
'Instead of developing the capacity, capability and strength to fight our external enemies, we are turning our own people against each other.'
The union minister went to the residence of Sanatan Singh at Balijhuri and had lunch there, sitting on the floor of the thatched house.
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Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com shares his food pics from Darjeeling and Gangtok.
Every aspect of Navratri is associated with delectable dishes that are relished across the country during these divine nine days -- from lip-smacking savouries to wholesome sweets.
The turning point in his career was undoubtedly Nepal where he was sent as ambassador and acted with a cool head.
To avoid binge eating, you need to control your mind and focus on your goal, says Komal Jethmalani.
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'In a country like India, it is clear that respecting religions -- in politics or in the kitchen -- is disastrous,' says Amberish K Diwanji.
According to Dr Mickey Mehta, if you control what you eat for a month, you will be able to lose weight get back in shape.
India's cricket fraternity was in shock and disbelief as it mourned the death of 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma on Tuesday, paying glowing tributes to the former batsman with his teammates from that historic triumph breaking down while remembering him.
Treat your brother(s) to these delightful Indian desserts.
The US president stayed in the Grand Presidential Suite of the ITC Maurya Hotel.
His mother was so furious with him that she made him eat karela for lunch and dinner for an entire week.
Ajit Pal Singh tells us how and why he fell in love with Gujarati food.
A few basic ingredients are all you need to make this traditional dish.
'I am a vegetarian and nobody can force me to eat meat.' 'It is my personal right to decide what I eat.' 'Similarly, telling a person who eats non-vegetarian food not to eat beef is a human rights violation.'
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Kohli is highly admired around the world as one of the most disciplined athletes of his generation.
Kapoor told the ED that he was told by the then petroleum minister Murli Deora that the refusal to buy the MF Husain painting will not only prevent him from building a relationship with the Gandhi family but also prevent him from getting the Padma Bhushan award.
The PeTA activist and entrepreneur is promoting cruelty-free fashion.
'It would have been easy to play Danny like a bad guy, but then, at the end, the audience might well have said, "Why is Latika still stuck with this ass**** when he is giving her so much grief?"'
If you love India, you cannot weaponise religion to stay in power, asserts Ramesh Menon, author, Modi Demystified: The Making Of A Prime Minister.
Get transported to Bengal with this simple, yum meal.
'They are all the time asking people not to do this, not to do that.' 'Their version of society and Hinduism is very warped; not an inclusive one.'
Light, creamy Tricolour Panna Cotta to begin your Independence Day celebrations.
Add a fun, vibrant twist to your weekend with a vegetarian mezze platter.
Rediff reader Pandurang Mahadeo Kumbhar, 37, senior software consultant lead at Philips tells us how he lost 23 kg and reversed diabetes without going to the gym.
Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark.
Major American food chains, globally known for their chicken and beef offerings, overhaul their menus to go completely vegetarian to grab a larger pie of the predominantly non-meat eating customers in Gujarat.
Donald Trump, accompanied by US First Lady Melania Trump, was received by Kovind at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan along with his wife Savita.
Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without any discomfort, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'All the bride's beleaguered parents wanted, they said, was a simple wedding without any unnecessary problems.'
'The images of mass cremations and crowds of people at hospital doors brought me to tears.' 'I started this initiative because at the end of the day India is my home.'
When a Hindi film does well in Chennai, it's time to sit up and take notice, says A Ganesh Nadar.
The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Like public smoking, like the decriminalisation of homosexuality, like the acceptance of medical marijuana, veganism awaits its generational change,' says Aakar Patel.
