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Kashmir embraced a Turkish TV show. Wazwan still set the limits for food

A Turkish wave reshaped the Valley's cultural image as Diriliş: Ertuğrul influenced eateries and wardrobe. But Kashmiris drew the line at food.

Chef Kunal Kapur’s top food picks celebrate India—dishes from Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Kerala, Goa

Kapur has never been to Saudi Arabia. But his top restaurants to relish Saudi dishes are Souk by Cafe Arabia in Mumbai, the Saudi Embassy in New Delhi and One8 Commune in Gurugram.

Sunny Leone and Delhi’s dal makhani are inseparable

Sunny Leone was in Delhi to launch her new cocktail bar, Potions: Cocktail Theatre. It's her second F&B venture after Chica Loca in Noida.

174-yr-old Munshi Naan demolished for Hyderabad metro. Breading bad with history

As per one of the owners, what has kept them true to their roots is the family’s refusal to adopt modern baking techniques. Apparently, the 174-year-old establishment does not use yeast while making naan.

Food security & wider safety net—TN planning body says govt’s financial aid is making women self-reliant

Under Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, 1.15 crore women heads of families receive monthly cash assistance of Rs 1,000. Report says 43% spend it on rice, vegetables & other essentials.

Middle East and Asia are leading food-water innovation—a blueprint for the world

Emerging economies are turning resource scarcity into a catalyst for ingenuity. Asia Pacific and the Middle East are key growth markets for green food and water technology.

Israeli fire kills 23 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say

Israeli fire kills 23 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say

KFC fried chicken toothpaste is edible marketing gone wild

KFC teamed up with Australian dental care brand Hismile to launch a limited-edition $13 fried chicken-flavoured toothpaste. It sold out within 48 hours.

ICMR-led consortium seeks health tax on fat, sugar & salt-rich foods to cut adolescent obesity burden

The consortium, Let’s Fix Our Food, has come out with suggestions to control intake of high-fat, salt & sugar foods. Over 17 mn children & adolescents in India are affected by obesity.  

Hyderabad haleem hit by Instagram epidemic, poor campaigns, and paid reviews

Dear ‘food reviewers’, please leave haleem alone. It doesn’t need your loud Instagram Reels.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.