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Kolkata biryani wars get 2 new challengers in Dada Boudi, Hanglaatherium

While much of India debates whether Lucknowi, Hyderabadi or Kolkata biryani is superior, Bengal’s argument has turned inward: which local biryani deserves loyalty now as the new contenders challenge old guards Arsalan and Aminia.

‘Shrikhand crème brûlée’ doesn’t reflect ‘Naya Bharat’. Stop complicating state banquet menus

When regional dishes are aerated, skewered, and brûléed into abstraction, they begin to read like thesis statements.

How basic Bengali food became a premium experience at Sienna

At this Kolkata restaurant, home flavours, forgotten traditions and hyperlocal sourcing meet a new, paying audience.

A tiffin, a lie & an ageing marriage—Thursday Special builds conflict around food

Presented by Shoojit Sircar and Vikramaditya Motwane, Thursday Special has won 25 awards in global film festivals, including Best Narrative Short at New York Indian Film Festival.

Palak paneer prejudice and the food racism Indians face abroad

This is a case of conflict within a multicultural society. The question is, how can minority practices that offend majority sensibility coexist in the same place and be reconciled?

A new dosa, idli experience is making Delhi line up for two hours

Bollywood’s favourite, authentic Bengaluru-style South Indian restaurant, Benne, finally opened its doors in Delhi NCR on 31 December 2025.

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.

On Camera

This isn’t an energy crisis— at least not yet

Current oil & gas prices, compared to previous crises, are within ranges that, in the past, had been considered normal.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.