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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Topic: Indian restaurants

18,000 people in UK are rushing to save Veeraswamy—100-year-old Indian restaurant

In the petition, the campaigners are focusing on “protecting a historic institution” and saving a “symbol of Indo-British cultural connections”.

Chef Manish Mehrotra names top five food destinations in India. This city tops the list

Manish Mehrotra also has a shortlist of restaurants that have left a lasting impression on him. Topping the list is Naar in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.

Indian Accent chef Manish Mehrotra is back with Nisaba—Hathras hing to chestnut chakri

Regionality is the star at Nisaba. From a samosa with dal Moradabadi, hing from Hathras, jawla butter from Maharashtra, to bukunu masala from UP.

Delhi-NCR restaurants are caught in a cut-copy-paste mode, and a monopoly of consultants

“I’ve had clients who were more concerned with their Instagram grid than with flavour or guest experience,” said consultant chef Suvir Saran, who is among those defying the cookie-cutter colour palettes.

South Indian chefs are finally taking over US fine dining. Going beyond naan and dal

From New York’s Michelin-starred Semma to Thattu in Chicago, high-end restaurants in the US are now celebrating South Indian cuisine and not just giving it a passing nod.

Tomato tango! — Restaurants get saucy with alternatives as prices soar over 500%

Many restaurants are reducing tomato usage in their dishes, while companies are increasing the production of cheaper purees, which are selling rapidly due to recent price hikes.

Zomato report says 10% restaurants have closed down, 30% more could shut due to Covid impact

Food delivery industry has largely recovered but the dining industry is only operating at 8-10% of pre-Covid levels, says the Zomato report.

Saunf bowls at restaurants, prasad at temples: Indian traditions in a post-Covid world

In India, physical contact with others is practically a given — be it a quick stop for gol gappas or prasad at a temple. But post-Covid, this could change.

India returns to action in Unlock 1.0 — with fever guns, new habits and longing for the old

With malls, restaurants and religious places reopening, India is uneasily but surely coming back to life, but in the shadow of the coronavirus.

Open kitchens, hygiene perception & plexiglass: How restaurants might remodel post-Covid

With many restaurants eyeing 8 June to reopen, proprietors are coming up with innovative ways to remodel and adapt to Covid.

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Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.