Protests Hit Retail Ahead of Durga Puja

West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver. IMAGE: People perform a street play during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee......

Lunch at the world's best restaurant

We had heard about it. We had read articles and reviews about it. We had received e-mails praising it. We had watched television shows about it. And finally, we were going to it.To the Fat Duck,......

US: Gunman kills 22 in Maine, still at large

At least 22 people were killed while 50 others were injured in a mass shooting incident at Lewiston, Maine in the United States, CNN reported on Thursday. Image only for representation. The......

'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

ITC's Bukhara among world's top 50 restaurants

The ITC Maurya Shereton-owned Bukhara has been voted among top 50 restaurants in the world and best in Asia by UK-based 'Restaurant' magazine. Each year the magazine nominates 50 finest restaurants......

High-end restaurants eye a fortune from India's rich

The branch of New York's venerable Le Cirque is the latest in a wave of overseas-based high-end eateries to enter India. Chef Matteo Boglione, at the newly opened Le Cirque Signature in Mumbai,......

Privatisation, India style

Over the years India’s governments have turned several public goods into private ones, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. A friend of mine is appalled that the Modi government has asked private......

Is Zomato's Deepinder Goyal up for a challenge?

With scrutiny that comes with a public listing, Deepinder Goyal's leadership could face its sternest test yet, report Peerzada Abrar and Neha Alawadhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters For......

The Lady In Aryan Khan's New Series

Kangana's new haircut... Ibrahim looks dashing... Diljit's fashion goals... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sahher Bambba /Instagram After making her debut in Sunny Deol's 2019 film Pal Pal Dil Ke Pass,......

Dress Like A Bollywood DIVA This NYE

It's time to welcome 2025 with a whole lot of style and sass. This New Year's Eve, don't forget make a grand entry by keeping your best fashion foot forward. Namrata Thakker gives you some tips.......

'It Helped To Have Shah Rukh Around'

'He is one of the most down-to-earth and hardworking guys I know, and that's true of all superstars, including Bachchan sahab.' IMAGE: Shreyas Talpade and Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om. Shreyas......

Lucky Baskhar Review: Enjoyable Scam Saga

After Sita Raman, this is a Dulquer Salmaan film that has won Divya Nair's heart. At a time when OTT and multiplexes are ridden with films on violence, action and horror, this Diwali has a special......

Virat Kohli throws lavish birthday bash for Anushka

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manu Chandra/Instagram Bollywood star Anushka Sharma turned 36 in style with a glamorous dinner party hosted by her husband Virat Kohli. The celebration, held at......

Pakistan team relish Kolkata biryani, kebabs ahead of B'desh match

IMAGE: Pakistan have had a disastrous tournament thus far with just 2 wins from 6 matches and they have to win big against Bangladesh on Tuesday to keep themselves in contention for a semis spot.......

PIX: Dhoni celebrates wife's birthday in style

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni with daughter Ziva and birthday girl Sakshi. Photograph: Sakshi Dhoni/Instagram Words don’t do any justice to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s stardom. But the......

PIX: Messi curls in magical free-kick winner on Inter Miami debut

IMAGE: Lionel Messi scores Inter Miami's second goal from a free-kick in the dying seconds of the Leagues Cup Group J match against Cruz Azul, at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on......