Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
Southee, who with fellow stalwart Kane Williamson was playing his 100th Test, said he thought the contest had been a great advert for the longest form of the game.
Darjeeling has 87 tea gardens spread across roughly 19,000 hectares, employing about 52,000 permanent workers.
New Zealand took their time but eased to an emphatic victory over an inexperienced South Africa side by 281 runs
Kane Williamson hit an unbeaten century as New Zealand beat South Africa by seven wickets on the fourth day of the second Test
David Bedingham scored his maiden Test century as South Africa handed New Zealand a victory target of 267 on a tricky pitch on the third day of the second and final Test.
South Africa skittled New Zealand's tail to dismiss their hosts for 211 and take a shock first-innings lead of 31 runs on day two of the second Test at Seddon Park on Wednesday.
Williamson's 109 from 132 deliveries on another sun-kissed day at Mount Maunganui made him only the fifth New Zealander to score a hundred in each innings of a Test.
The demonstration was staged at the Alka Talkies Square in Pune where the women lit the earthen stove fire using wood and kerosene and offered the tea without milk to the bystanders, even as party workers raised anti-government slogans denouncing the fuel price hike.
Test your knowledge of Indian street food with this fun quiz!
This simple kind of upma, made from cracked wheat, is a great beginning to a day.
Looking for Treasures From Mizoram to embrace through 2024 and beyond.
Looking for Treasures From Mizoram to embrace through 2024 and beyond.
Anthrax, a potentially fatal human disease is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. A very serious and rapidly progressing form of the disease occurs when bacterial spores are inhaled making anthrax a potent threat when used as a biological warfare agent. The new study, conducted by an international team of researchers from Cardiff University and University of Maryland, has revealed how the humble cup of tea could well be an antidote to Anthrax.
Next time, when you drink your favourite black tea, it would come with a quality certification.
Bangladesh had resumed on their overnight score of 38-2 but lost wickets cheaply in the morning as spinners Patel (6-57) and Santner (3-51) took advantage of the turn on offer to heap pressure on the batsmen.
Treat yourself to two of Chef Satish Arora's signature five-star dishes.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
'If we can't celebrate life itself, it is not a festival anymore, but one's ignorance of what's happening around us.'
This hot beverage is a great substitute for tea.
'You can attack and conspire to weaken us, but you cannot destroy the Congress permanently.'
From moments that felt long time in the coming to swashbuckling statements that could be interpreted in more ways than one, there are some that fanned our nostalgia, some made our jaws drop (or stomachs churn), some hit too close home, still others left us with a lingering sense of guilt. Sukanya Verma picks cinematic imagery that stood out in 2023.
'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.' 'She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman: Unapologetically Prahlad by Prahlad Kakar with Rupangi Sharma.
Given a choice, she will always be a sari girl.
Two homemade treats that will transform your Christmas celebration into a glorious one.
Spicy, crunchy, crispy and tangy, this chaat hits all the right spots.
Deepa Mehrotra's Diwalis in her hometown of Sitapur were full of rang.
No glam, no problem for this Chandramukhi 2 actress.
Keisha Santwan, 16, and her travel-obsessed family love the joy of exploring new places.
Japan's Sumitomo Realty & Development Company will buy a 22-acre land parcel in central Mumbai from Bombay Dyeing for Rs 5,200 crore, the Wadias-run company said on Wednesday. The sale of the land parcel in Worli is one of the biggest land sale transactions in the history of the financial capital.
Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has read about or known, recalls Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Excerpted from Sahara: The Untold Story by Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
After Ben Stokes enforced a follow on, New Zealand left the England bowlers frustrated on Day 3 of the second Test in Wellington.
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'
Onam festivities have begun and you can join in the celebration with a traditional Kerala-style dish.
As we await the monsoon, here's a perfect recipe to welcome the rainy season.
"Arvind Kejriwal spoke directly to Rahul Gandhi (on the ordinance matter) and said if there is any issue, they can resolve it over tea. In the opposition meeting on Friday, Kejriwal said there is a need to forget the differences and move forward together," a party source said.
'I told my commander that they were not militants, but full-fledged soldiers with machine guns.'
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