Warning labels for samosas, jalebis, laddos? Health Ministry clarifies

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday termed reports claiming it has directed vendors to put warning labels on food items such as samosas, jalebis and laddos as "misleading, incorrect, and......

Govt's obesity combat plan: Display oil and sugar in snacks

The Union health ministry has urged all ministries, departments and autonomous bodies to display "oil and sugar board" mentioning the sugar and oil content in snacks such as samosa, kachori, pizza,......

Drones Are What India Needs For Future Wars

The foremost lesson for India today is to beef up its air defence to cater for multiple drone attacks.As seen in Operation Sindoor, we have come a long way, but there's room for getting better.We......

KFC apologises, Pizza Hut says don't condone posts on Kashmir

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain KFC on Monday apologised following an outrage on social media over a post from its Pakistan-based franchise supporting separatists in Kashmir. Photograph:......

Bollywood & the pizza war

The latest Pizza Hut advertisement has the sensuous Malaika Arora scoffing at the comic duo -- Satish Shah and Boman Irani -- out to impress her by ordering a quick delivery pizza. She orders the......

Zepto Grabs #2 Spot in Global Food Apps

Zomato is at 5, Swiggy at 9, Blinkit at 10. IMAGE: A Zepto delivery agent at work. Photograph: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com   Zepto, the Indian quick commerce startup, last year became the......

Domino's Pizza renamed Jubilant FoodWorks

Domino's Pizza India Ltd, which runs fast food chain Domino's Pizza in the country, on Wednesday said it has changed its corporate name to Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. The change of name comes in effect......

20-min pizza promise by Domino's gets stuck in traffic, kitchen

As promised, Domino’s 20-minute delivery started across 170 stores in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters But, as the day progressed, some teething issues came to......

'An Actor At The Top Of His Game'

'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao with Hansal Mehta on the sets of......

Review: Pizza is the spook-fest that delivers

There is more to this inventive Pizza than meets the eye, says Nishi TiwariThe horror genre in Hindi films has had quite the patchy past. So when I first heard that the rights of Pizza -- one of......

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   PriscillaWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Sofia Coppola's......

'This National Award is yours'

'I hope this win inspires boys and girls who watch thousands of dreams and want to make them come true.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Film folk celebrated the big wins of the......

SEE: Rishabh Pant's Pizza-Making Masterclass

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant becomes a pizza chef. Photograph and video: Rishabh Pant/Instagram From smashing sixes to spinning pizza dough, Rishabh Pant is serving up a whole new kind of heat during his......

Superfans And Cricketers' Secret Passions

Every summer, Sudhir Gautam makes a pilgrimage to Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai home, carrying a box of Muzaffarpur litchis from his home town in Bihar, a gesture sweeter than the fruit itself. IMAGE:......

Fans Stumped as Tendulkar Jokes About Aadhaar

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, Reddit's brand ambassador, struck a balance between insight and humour, giving candid responses about both cricket and life. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/X Batting great......

Marcus Stoinis' New York Pizza Tour

Photographs: Kind courtesy Marcus Stoinis/Instagram   Marcus Stoinis, who has been shortlisted in Australia's probables for the ODI World Cup in India in October, took a well-deserved break......

Firm & focused! Vaibhav reaps rewards of sowing early

IMAGE: Vaibhav's brisk 34 against Lucknow Super Giants came off just 20 deliveries, punctuated by three fours and two towering sixes. Photograph: BCCI It takes a village to raise a champion is an......