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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.

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.

On Camera

How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.