A season of prayer and penance in the Christian church, and a period of preparation for the Easter season, here is all that you need to know about Lent.
Thayil, the author of 'Narcopolis' and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, will join his fellow judges to look for the best works of translated fiction, selected from entries published in the UK and Ireland between May 2019 and April 2020.
Basil increases sexual desire in men if they simply smell it.
Christine Valmy Salon in Mumbai offers special Valentine's week packages.
Again would offer two variants of double-toned milk with almonds, cashews, dates; and strawberry, chocolate, jaggery - and two variants of double-toned yoghurt - alphonso mango; and carrot, orange, banana.
We present some of the most extreme foods from across the globe. Bon app?tit!
All of the halls, from the East Room to the Red Room, were decked by over 125 volunteers.
Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the world.
'I have worked every day of my life for the last 62 years and suddenly there is a cap on doctors over 55, who are not allowed to practice.' Dr Dolly Gurbaxani shares her lockdown experience.
And what it is doing to your body, asks nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered after being kidnapped by a man suspected to be a habitual offender in Bollarum areain Hyderabad.
An essential ingredient in chocolate is cocoa which is rich in flavonoids. By eating chocolate, catechin and epicatechin can reach the bloodstream where they can be transported around the body, helping to prevent oxidation so the body can stay healthier.
Let's take a look at people, and even animals, enjoying the ever-delicious ice cream.
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, was at her disarming, candid and eloquent best.
The 55-year-old executive takes over on August 1.
Sonal Gupta shares with us this spicy, yet healthy, recipe for this Diwali
US-based food blogger Smruti Shah shares this easy-to-make recipe for Diwali
Pullela Gopichand called P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal -- his two most successful pupils -- as 'precious diamonds'.
It's impossible to have healthy teeth without a balanced diet!
Snakes on a subway to polar bears breaking into homes, our world is a truly weird place.
The prosecution's pursuit of this tiny detail was because they believed the charge from Google, on Indrani's account, was to restore Sheena's Gmail account, via the Google account recovery toolkit, since Indrani did not have the password.
The deposit has been made on account of the rate reductions approved by the GST Council in its November. The rate was reduced on items including shampoo, detergents, chocolates, beauty products, sanitary ware, leather clothing, cookers, stoves, after-shave, deodorant, detergent and washing power. Companies found it difficult to pass on the benefits to consumers immediately at the time of GST rate reduction owing to logistical issues.
They have everything they wanted as a teenager - only they seem to have got it all 50 years later, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
Wine is the only beverage that continues to change after bottling, and which after 20 or even 50 years can surprise, amaze and delight, says Alok Chandra.
Companies from Unilever to Proctor & Gamble, Nestl, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have all alluded to lockdown challenges in India and the globe as well as the impact it will have on April-June as well as full-year numbers.
From 0% to 28%, here's the breakup of what attracts how much GST.
'Maggi issue gave us room for introspection.'
We bring you some unusual Ganesha themes from Mumbai's Khetwadi.
The home-chef put Indian cuisine on the world map with her cooking experiments on MasterChef Australia.
'Wine bars there are, in plenty, in Karnataka,' notes Alok Chandra.
Here's looking at the newest batch of hot guys who are quickly consolidating their positions as heartthrobs.
Rita Rodricks from Mumbai shares her special Christmas cake recipe.
One of the most attractive things in a movie romance is to watch two people fall in love over a date or two.
The Maggi controversy is likely to be a stepping stone in the evolution of country's packaged and processed food industry.
Leading chefs from across the country share their journeys to find exotic ingredients and techniques.
The food pics posted by these chefs on Instagram are nothing short of pure ecstasy.
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