PM Modi serves up delicacies for Obama

A mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies, from Jammu and Kashmir's Nadru Ke Goolar to West Bengal's Mahi Sarson were on Sunday served at the lunch hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in......

SAARC leaders treated to all vegetarian fare at retreat

From traditional Nepali thali to Gujarati basundi with jalebi, it was a lavish vegetarian spread of cuisines laid out for the SAARC leaders as they met in the cooler climes of exotic Dhulikhel......

Much awaited getaway from the lockdown

'Hope your weekend is less strenuous than ours,' says Kishore Singh. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com About this time, three months ago, a kink that had been acting up in the solar system at......

More colourful the sweet, more harmful it is

Rampant use of poor quality oil, banned toxic food colours and flavours, boiled potatoes in 'gulab jamuns,' and peas in 'pista burfis' and synthetic milk products could cheat consumers of wealth as......

'Odisha Rasagola' bags much-awaited GI tag

Since 2015, Odisha has been embroiled in a bitter battle over the origin of the delicacy with West Bengal, which had in 2017 secured the GI tag for 'Banglar Rasogolla'. Odisha on Monday bagged the......

How the rasogolla became a global name!

The rasogolla is to the Bengalis what pao bhaji is to the Maharashtrians. It is an intrinsic part of any Bengali's life. In West Bengal, almost every event, big or small, is rounded up with this......

GST: Promise and reality

The shift from 'one country, one tax' to four tax rates could dilute possible gains on GDP, warns T N Ninan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The introduction of the Goods and Services......

GST in current form unacceptable, says Amit Mitra

According to Mitra, items such as foodgrain, vegetables, leather goods, footwear, cottage cheese, puffed and flattened rice, books and entertainment tax, among several others, should be in the......

EPL PIX: Ten-man Liverpool script comeback win; Brighton go top

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah shoots at goal during their match against AFC Bournemouth at Anfield. Photograph: David......