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Culture for one, taboo for another—MasterChef is now more Indian with Northeast on its plate

In Australia or US, food choices don't have political undertones, but in India, they're often associated with notions of ‘purity’. MasterChef India 7 is changing that.

Row over Mumbai Police’s 1st special commissioner — ‘Fadnavis’s blue-eyed boy’

Opposition says by creating new post & appointing Deven Bharti, BJP wants to create 'dual power structure' within police force. Deputy CM, however, says it's like 'adding missing link'.

Spread of railways, WWII demands—How USHA sewing machine came to dominate Indian markets

USHA sewing machine was considered an ultimate enabler for women of the 1950s and one of the most popular parts of wedding trousseau.

Congress’ embrace of Antony’s ‘pro-Hindu’ call will be a failure for Bharat Jodo Yatra

AK Antony’s advice for Congress to have a visibly ‘Hindu gesture,’ highlights the party's unease to deal with Muslims as legitimate political stakeholders.

Indians tried new-age Keto, Atkins, Paleo, low-carb. Now they’re going back to Ayurvedic diet

New and growing breed of Ayurvedic dieticians go beyond calorie count. They take on a more ‘holistic approach’, and use Instagram, WhatsApp to hand-hold clients.

Al-Qaeda vows to demolish Ayodhya Ram temple — ‘Babri Masjid will be rebuilt over place of idols’

Language of threats in latest issue of al-Qaeda magazine Ghazwa-e-Hind suggests it was written by jihadist familiar with Indian milieu, according to a senior intelligence officer.

Has Bharat Jodo Yatra lowered communal tempers or is it naive optimism? My take

I ask this question with some trepidation. But wherever the message of the yatra has reached, it has led to a de-escalation of local communal tensions.

India’s strategic paralysis with China must end. It is time to call out Xi’s border bluff

By Chinese design or by default, our strategy has now been reduced to tactical engagements by the militaries.

Darjeeling’s identi-tea is losing its steam. Nepal isn’t the only problem

A two-cup pot of Darjeeling tea costs Rs 500 at cafes in Kurseong and elsewhere. An eight-hour-long grinding shift at tea gardens earns the workers Rs 230 as daily wage.

Pakistani militants bringing communal war back to J&K. Hindu killings in Rajouri are proof

The New Year morning slaughter of six Rajouri residents by jihadists has raised fears that the murderous communal war in the Jammu region will reignite.

On Camera

We’re deeply pained by scientists describing Surya Tilak project as ‘trivial, criminal waste’

Former Director General of CSIR and a retired professor at IIA, Bengaluru, respond to the statement issued by more than 300 scientists criticising the Surya Tilak project for Ram temple in Ayodhya.

These 5 digital inclusion projects are bridging gender gap in financial literacy

While approximately 1.4 billion adults globally remain 'unbanked', according to the OECD, these people are more likely to be 'women, poorer, less educated and living in rural areas'.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.