Their feet are washed, a tilak is applied, and they are offered a special meal consisting of halwa (semolina pudding), puri (fried flatbread), and kala chana (black chickpeas). But have you ever ...

My colleague Mahipal, who -- like all folks at Rediff editorial, a team that has worked together for aeons -- is also a friend, well-wisher, desk buddy etc, was looking for Black Carrot Halwa.

Milk and ground cashew nut powder give this sweet a more gooey texture. It's not quite a halwa and yet it's not quite a burfi. It's somewhere in between and that's the interesting part. Each year ...

Guyana has every right to defend its sovereignty and economic growth against the moribund, socialist autocracy next door. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent visit to Guyana sent a powerful ...

The Digha temple, built by the West Bengal government, is a replica of the shrine in Puri, located around 350 km away. It has been built on a 24-acre plot at a cost of nearly ₹250 crore.

Bhubaneswar: Puri police conducted a mock drill at Jagannath temple on Wednesday to evaluate emergency medical response readiness, following multiple incidents of health-related issues affecting ...

Professor Dr Ivelaw Griffith, expert in Caribbean and international security and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, has just written an important book on the Guyanese gamble of ...

The family that owns the famous ‘Iruttukadai Halwa’ shop in Tirunelveli has submitted a complaint to Tirunelveli City Commissioner of Police Santosh Hadimani, alleging that their daughter ...

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) President Seepaul Narine says that workers must not be left behind while Guyana rises and he called for an urgent and meaningful increase ...

Stepping inside Jaatra, the specialty restaurant of the newly-inaugurated Taj Puri Resort and Spa, feels like being transported into a beautifully-crafted time capsule. One that narrates the story ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — President of Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering support for workers across Guyana, pledging continued investment in their ...