By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Malaysian cuisine can be termed the closest cousin of South Indian cuisine. Nevertheless, Malaysian dishes taste different, said a top chef at The Raintree, St.Mary’s Road, a star…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Stagnating user-growth and nosediving revenues have sparked a spate of obituaries for the 10-year-old micro-blogging site Twitter. Yet, all is not lost, say social media analysts who…
By Jaideep Sarin Bangkok, May 4 (IANS) A ‘Spice Library’ with traditional condiments from all corners of India, Mumbai’s famous ‘Dabbawalas’, an Indian mixology concept at the bar to fire up your drinks and a…
By Nury Vittachi A woman was sacked for having short hair and wearing trousers to work. They said I was gay, she complained to an unsympathetic labour tribunal in the city of Guiyang, southwest China….
By Isha Sharma New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) If you are a coffee lover, here is another reason to go for an extra cup. According to health experts, two-three cups of black, caffeinated coffee without…
By Prashant Kumar New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The national capital has now got a new “stock market”. Yes, you read it right. But, if you think you will be able to trade your hard-earned…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Gone are the days when laptops were marketed as fastest, smartest, biggest or best on the list. Being skinny is the new buzzword and the global computer…
By Somrita Ghosh Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) What comes to your mind when in Kolkata? Sweets and fish? Well, the City of Joy is also home to many dishes which have gained their own identity…
By Venkatachari Jagannath Chennai, April 24 (IANS) With its festival of Indian curries and breads – Indian Curry Trail – Hilton Chennai’s Ayna restaurant is currying favour of its guests with varied taste buds. “After…
By Nury Vittachi It’s 2055. Phones are painted ono our palms. Being transgender is compulsory, except for Popes, who have to be female. All countries have combined into one big nation, North Zuckerberg. No, wait….
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The heat is slowly picking up in the burgeoning VR gaming market and Indian VR players are set to jump on the bandwagon. The $599 Oculus Rift…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) Here is a restaurant with a mission to bring back authentic Telugu dishes becoming extinct, to connect people to their roots and relieve the magic of their ancestral…
By Karishma Saurabh Kalita New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The authentic and uber- sophisticated En – The Japanese Restaurant, brings to the capital the Japanese traditional cherry-blossom flower festival, Hanami, with a special menu in…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Indian concept of “jugaad” (improvisation) is slowly making its way into eateries and here’s one that replicates an automobile garage, complete with all the odds and…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Fifty-nine-year-old celebrity chef R.C. Willson, alias Chef Willi, currently hosting a festival of his signature dishes at The Residency Towers, agrees to the description that he is a…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) With a barrage of smartphone health apps being launched globally — claiming to go beyond fitness or calorie checkers and spot mental illnesses or respiratory diseases –…
By Porisma Pompi Gogoi New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) At a time when residents of Delhi are hoping for a workable solution for the next phase of “odd-even” car rule from April 15, the newly…
By Karishma Saurabh Kalita New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) “Mexican food is just not a plate of nachos with a heap of toppings; it is so much more than that,” says Neeti Goel, owner of…
Gurgaon, April 12 (IANS) To mark the onset of spring and the beginning of the Malayalam new year, Zambar Restaurant is celebrating Vishu, the first day of the year by serving an authentic “Sadya” festive…
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Be it physical or emotional, taking unnecessary stress can not only give you headache or neck pain but, if left unattended for long, can also trigger…