Why drinkers are their own worst enemies
By Nury Vittachi Never drink alcohol before a job interview or you might do what my friend did and confuse the words “lecturing” and “lactating” in answer to the question: “How do you earn your…
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Itanagar: An understated tourist spot
By Natalia Ningthoujam Itanagar, Aug 30 (IANS) “Why Itanagar? Go to Tawang,” suggested my friends. But the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, that borders China, has a lot to offer — peaceful places, fun nightclubs and…
Childhood misbehavior finally understood, but too late for me
By Nury Vittachi Someone showed me a somewhat random video in which people put cucumbers near cats and the horrified cats leapt away in sheer terror, sometimes leaping out of windows. Watching it, I re-lived…
Savour prawn, tofu and more at The China Kitchen
By Kishori Sud New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) If your heart lies in seafood — prawn to be precise — The China Kitchen at the Hyatt Regency is the place to head for in the…
Embracing Cloud can help India master digital era: Oracle
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India is poised to become the world’s leading market for Cloud, and for US software major Oracle, Cloud is a force-multiplier that the country must embrace to…
Vampires got it right, say scientists studying youthful blood
By Nury Vittachi My daughters were not really listening to me so I told them that Justin Bieber had just been outed as an alien from the Helix Nebula here to kidnap Taylor Swift. Instant…
A quiet Mughlai outlet in chaotic Jamia Nagar
By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) If you are in love with the tandoor-fresh Mughlai cuisine of the local eateries in south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar but struggle to find a decent place to…
Torrent shutdown brings cheer for video-streaming players in India
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The sudden demise of the two biggest BitTorrent players — website Kickass Torrents (KAT) and search engine Torrentz — has left Torrent lovers in a limbo globally,…
On I-Day, time-warped Goa village also celebrates a unique delicacy
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Socorro, Aug 14 (IANS) On Independence Day, a tiny village in Goa will not only celebrate the country’s freedom with gusto but also honour the patolli, an unsung, delicious, time-warped local dessert,…
Carpenter crafts cyber content using ancient mobile
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) A youngster from a carpenter’s family might not seem a likely candidate to craft cyberspace. But this is exactly what Raju Suthar has been doing, one mobile keypad…
Will aspirational India bail out upcoming Apple iPhone?
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) At a time iPhone sales are dipping worldwide, young and aspirational India may hold out hope for Apple as it readies to launch the latest version of…
Muted response seen for India’s ‘largest’ telecom spectrum auction
By Aparajita Gupta New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The base price and the quantum of airwaves on offer make the next round of spectrum auctions the largest ever. But the high reserve price, notably for…
Sasha Obama takes summer job at seafood joint
Photo by Mesh News Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Sasha Obama, younger daughter of US President Barack Obama, is taking some time off from the comforts of the White House to work at a seafood joint…
India’s 23rd regional Wikipedia, in Tulu, goes live
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) The Tulu Wikipedia has just gone live, giving another boost to yet another ancient Indian language otherwise struggling to keep up with the times and speedily changing technology….
HP Spectre 13: A delightful week with world’s sleekest, thinnest laptop
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Thin is clearly in — not just in life but in the world of technology too. With the jaw-dropping Spectre 13, touted as the world’s thinnest laptop…
Taking Tamil ebooks to the world — for free
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) He publishes ebooks. He uploads millions of words to cyberspace — and he’s proud that he charges zilch for this, even though some of the have seen over…
At Tattlers, it’s a world of cuisine and tales
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) ‘Tasty Tales…’, the tag-line for Chandigarh’s newest gourmet eatery, is certainly not an iota out of place. Within two months of its opening, Tattlers is a sea of…
Revamped Rio embraces Olympic spirit
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Even before the Olympic flame is lit at the Maracana stadium on Friday, the legacy of the Rio 2016 Games has already been assured. The Rio de Janeiro that…
Of dishes not seen but tasted and banquet chefs at the Above the Sea Level
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) It will not be a cliche to say that the chefs at the Raintree Hotel on St.Mary’s Road are whipping up magic at their roof top restaurant Above…
Craft beer makes rapid inroads
By Vishnu Makhijani Gurgaon/New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) If the “Made for each other blend set the filter trend” for a popular cigarette brand in the 1960s and after, beer, and specifically craft beer, has…