Good God! Thou ate beef?

'If policy-makers hold the lives of animals to be more significant than the welfare of a human populace, I can't believe that they're likely to do anything progressive for India.' Almost 17 years......

Rogan josh, galauti kebabs for Obamas @ presidential banquet

  Rich culinary traditions from ashmir to West Bengal were spread out in the lavish banquet in honour visiting US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday night. Famous......

Whither the warmth?

Last year, during a conversation about her film The Namesake at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Mira Nair told me that she found Christmas cold and very alienating. "We had so......

Delicious Ramzan dinners

A few special recipes to try this Ramzan: HaleemServes 6Ingredients1/2 kg mutton, cubed and washed1 1/2 cups daliya or coarsely ground or cracked wheat, (available in Indian grocery stores)1-inch......

Wanted: Indian chefs

Indian restaurants have become a prominent feature of the British culinary landscape over the past 50 years. Most small towns boast a curry or balti house, with a menu adapted for a western palate......

4 NRI firms in Britain's top 250 mid-level cos

A private company owned by a husband-wife team and three other non-resident Indian firms are among Britain's 250 top middle-market companies that are helping to keep the economy vibrant, a survey......

'Garlic naan out': It's a gluten-free diet for Stoinis

The Aussie all-rounder 'invests' in himself with help of Mumbai-born chef Velton Saldanha. IMAGE: Australian all-rounder Marcus Stonis says, I've always been strict with my diet. Photograph: ICC/X......

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......

Has the BCCI taken our cricketers for a ride?

Why does the richest cricket board in the world pay its players peanuts for official matches, thus paving the way for making IPL their real cash bonanza, asks Sanjay Jha For cricket aficionados,......