By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Regular stress can not just hamper your peace of mind, affect sleep and weaken your immunity, but prolonged periods of high stress and anxiety can increase…
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) When pieces of succulent, juicy, spicy and smoked chicken inspired by a recipe from Mumbai’s popular Mohammad Ali Road, are served in cutting chai glasses, you know…
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Even as passengers looked forward to the government implementing its new proposals to regulate cancellation, refund and baggage norms of domestic airlines, aviation industry experts warned that…
By Gaurav Sharma Yiwu, June 12 (IANS) “That’s Ganesha! Sells the most. How many pieces do you want,” asks Chin, pointing at the miniature idol of Hindu God sitting on the shelf of his shop….
By Nury Vittachi Suddenly realized that when I wash food by holding it under the horrible yellow water that comes out of my tap I am really just adding an extra dose of carcinogens. Funny…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Ramadan is here and so is the lip-smacking haleem, the season’s flavour which during the holy month trumps even biryani, the signature dish of Hyderabad. Bhattis or brick-and-mud…
Nury Vittachi Asia contains literally four billion people. So it’s kind of weird that every time I visit the West, people say: “You’re from Asia? I met a guy from there once; I wonder if…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Swati Bisht, a mother of two girls – Sneha, 9, and Sakshi, 6 – was never a shopaholic until her two daughters pushed her to the local…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) At a time when security has become the foremost concern in browsing or sharing data online, people in India are progressively turning to virtual private network (VPN)…
By Karishma Saurabh Kalita New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A warm bowl of noodle soup in the cold days of December or a spicy cold noodle salad to beat the heat in the summer, noodles…
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Next time you munch on that mouth-watering pizza with extra cheese or enjoy a king-size burger with French fries and soft drink, remember that too much…
By Rajat Arora Gory pictures on cigarette packets depicting the dangers of smoking have helped people kick the butt. But despite all the images of the diseased lungs and heart, the number of girls taking…
By Aadil Mir Manzgam (Jammu and Kashmir), May 30 (IANS) A Hindu temple and a Muslim shrine in this lush green village of south Kashmir have stood close to each other for centuries as pillars…
By Ashish Mishra Raipur, May 29 (IANS) Arti Rawte, an 11-year-old tribal girl from Dhobni village of Maoist-hit Rajanandgaon district in Chhattisgarh, used to wake up at four every morning — not to study but…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, May 27 (IANS) FC Goa, the football team, may be in a hot soup with the Indian Super League (ISL) censuring its owners and the team for indiscipline, but in a…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) He’s raised fine dining to new levels with his Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra, Farzi Café, Pa Pa Ya and MasalaBar initiatives. It’s restaurateur Zorawar Kalra’s eye…
By Nury Vittachi My wife bought seedless grapes. I refused to eat them on moral grounds, but she didn’t even care that they were the last surviving members of that particular grape family line. (Women…
By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Heating up the race of thin, lightweight and high-performance laptops, HP Inc’s latest offering – ultrabook Envy 13 – may take Indian consumers by surprise with its…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, May 23 (IANS) Lai Haraoba is retracing its glory. This Manipuri festival of sylvan gods had somewhat lost its soul, influenced by modernism. But efforts are on to revive the ancient…
By Aroonim Bhuyan Ayutthaya (Thailand), May 23 (IANS) The sheer splendour of Ayutthaya makes one forget that it is a balmy May afternoon when on a visit to the Unesco World Heritage Site some 80…