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Kanwar Yatra: SC refuses to stay QR code order for eateries

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the "QR" code directive for eateries along Kanwar Yatra route in UP, Uttarakhand and directed all hotel owners along the route to display their licences......

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.''The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati......

Life From A Hospital Room

Thanks to a close one's illness, I have seen quite a few hospital rooms in the past half a year or so.They have revived my respect for life reinterpreted via its essentials, notes Shyam G Menon.......

'Unapologetically Indian' In New York

'I always cook from my heart,' says New York Chef Vijaya Kumar who won his third Michelin Star recently. IMAGE: Chef Vijaya Kumar at his South Indian restaurant Semma in New York. All photographs:......

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

Brand Vistara Ends Its Journey

Starting November 12, Vistara aircraft will be operated under the Air India banner, to be identified by a special four-digit flight code beginning with '2'. IMAGE: A Vistara aircraft at Mumbai......

Air India-Vistara Merger: What You Must Know

From November 12, Vistara aircraft will be operated under Air India's banner, identifiable by a special four-digit flight code beginning with '2'. For example, flight UK 955 will become AI 2955,......

Cold coffee: Starbucks sacks CEO Laxman Narasimhan

In a surprise move, struggling multinational coffee chain Starbucks on Tuesday announced the appointment of Brian Niccol as chairman and chief executive officer replacing Indian-origin CEO Laxman......

Quick-service restaurants look to serve up new menus to deal with slump

In the first quarter (Q1) of the ongoing financial year ending June 30, Westlife Foodworld, which operates McDonald’s outlets in the South and West, reported an 88 per cent drop in net......

A fresh start: Microsoft's Windows 10 gets positive reviews

Microsoft Corp's launch of its first new operating system in almost three years, designed to work across laptops, desktop and smartphones, won mostly positive reviews for its user-friendly and......

Saiyaara Arrives On OTT In September

September has packed in quite a bit on OTT, with many series and movies seeing their digital premiere. Joginder Tuteja lists the OTT menu for the month. Inspector ZendeWhere to watch:......

Shreya Sings, Janhvi-Sid Dance!

IMAGE: Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor at the Param Sundari music launch in Mumbai, August 25, 2025. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Do you know what they say about food? It's......

The Aamir Khan You Don't Know

'Had anyone asked me if I was Aamir Khan, I would have admitted to it.'Senior movie journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya flips through the pages of her many interactions with Aamir Khan, who turned 60......

Is This The Future Of Television?

'If you are watching cricket and don't want to leave the screen, you could check the menu and order through Zomato (or any other app) from a small part of your screen. That is what we are working......

'I Welcome Pain. It Helps Me Grow'

'I don't know of any happy moment in my life which has helped me to grow, whereas pain has always been a means to evolve.' IMAGE: Rekha in Khoon Bhari Mang. Rekha remains an enigma even today. Her......

Fiery Perth Deck Promises Explosive Start to the Ashes

IMAGE: Australian captain Pat Cummins, who will miss the opening Test, surprisingly bowled in the nets on Thursday. Photograph: ausmencricket/Instagram Australia and England wrapped up their......

'A taste of home': Siraj starts new innings in Hyderabad

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj's restaurant Joharfa is now open in Hyderabad. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj has ventured into the culinary world......

Travel woes and halal food hunt plague Afghan cricketers

Afghanistan players turn chefs to overcome a ‘beefy' issue Photograph: Kind courtesy ACB/X For the Afghanistan cricketers, it was a meatball-sized problem to fork through! The......

Why pizzas are off the menu for Manchester City players...

Guardiola ticks pizza off City menu in weight crackdown IMAGE: The boss Pep Guardiola watching over his new charges. Photograph: Twitter. Pizzas are off the menu for Manchester City players......

BCCI in soup over 'halal meat' mandate for Team India

IMAGE: It emerged that only 'halal' meat has been recommended for the Indian cricketers during their stay in Kanpur for the first Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI A......