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MTR’s ‘Sambar Anthem’ is going viral in Karnataka. Why it’s working better than a jingle

Is MTR’s Sambar Anthem brilliant marketing, or proof that Karnataka will drop everything for a decent sambar debate? It’s quite possibly both.

India’s filter coffee is now best in the world. Why is it absent from global menus?

Filter coffee has secured the top spot on TasteAtlas’ ‘Top 62 Coffees in the World’. It has even surpassed the beloved café Cubano. For some, the recognition comes too late.

MTR invented rava idlis when Japan invaded Burma. It caused a rice shortage in Bengaluru

In ‘India’s Most Legendary Restaurants’, editor Ruth Dsouza Prabhu compiles essays on the food and history of Paragon, Peter Cat, Karim’s and more.

Bisibele bath to rava idli: How Bengaluru’s MTR mixed tradition and innovation perfectly

MTR today does not want to change its core product – even though, ironically, its founders kept innovating in early 20th century to make it what it is today.

On Camera

The tank isn’t dead. It just needs a robotic army around it

Russia's 22 July mechanised assault southeast of Dobropillia deserves closer scrutiny than another declaration of the tank's death.

Dalit finance body beneficiaries nearly halve as House panel flags funding drought, board vacancies

NSFDC beneficiaries fell from 1.18 lakh to 61,394 in a year as a Parliamentary panel flagged no fresh equity, nine board vacancies and weak state agencies.

India seeks 60 new transport aircraft for IAF, invites bids for a $10 billion deal

It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.