Foodie Trail: Now, savour Kashmiri delicacies in Chennai
Chennai: It’s a cuisine that has its roots more than 3,000 km away in salubrious Himalayan climes. Now, denizens of this Tamil Nadu capital, where temperatures can soar to the mid-40s, can savour...
View ArticleBaking baguettes in India: Taking bread beyond borders
New Delhi: Little do we realize while buying a baguette or croissant from a corner bakery in the city about the journey these breads had to take – leaving their French lands to reach the Indian...
View ArticleAmarnath Yatra resumes via Baltal route
Jammu: After three days Amarnath Yatra resumed via Kashmir’s Baltal route as a fresh batch of 1,514 pilgrims left Jammu for the valley. “A convoy carrying 1,514 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas...
View ArticleA five-star resort offers farm dining experience in Mussoorie
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand): When a team of star hotel chefs started ploughing the land adjacent to their property in Mussoorie, around nine months back in this popular Uttarakhand tourist destination in...
View ArticleBeaches, hot-springs, duty-free shopping make Sanya attractive
Sanya (China): Beach resorts are always an attraction for holiday-loving people. But if you get hot springs and duty-free shopping too in the package, the attraction becomes much larger. The Sanya...
View ArticleGovernment to launch road safety policy: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government will soon implement the National Road Safety Policy and cashless treatment for road accident victims. “The statistics on road...
View ArticleLa Vie: Hidden gem in one of Delhi’s most posh markets
New Delhi: Amidst the rush to get into one of the regular eateries for a meal, there is this one quaint little place which invites you for an altogether different experience. La Vie, meaning “street”...
View ArticleVietnam diary: ‘Bat Trang’ – the bowl factory
Hanoi (Vietnam): China from Vietnam? Well, that is if you are talking about porcelain pottery of the finest quality with unusual features which has found a huge market for export to New Zealand, Japan,...
View ArticleMelbourne most liveable city: Survey
Canberra: Australian city Melbourne has once again held on to its crown as the most liveable city in the world, according to a global survey. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Survey looked at...
View ArticleCoal price rationalisation needed: Piyush Goyal
Kolkata: The central government is considering rationalising the prices of coal for certain grades based on their calorific value to remove any anomaly in the pricing structure, union Coal and Power...
View ArticleThese women mountain bikers are on a roll
Shimla: These women bikers are literally on a role as they prepare for the world’s toughest off-road cycling event – the Hero MTB (mountain biking) Himalaya – a seven-day, 630-km journey through the...
View ArticleModi receives rousing welcome in New York
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a rousing welcome by the members of the Indian community here. He is in the US to participate in the United Nations summit on development and...
View ArticleOracle CEO charts cloud market roadmap for 2025
San Francisco: At a time when the millennial generation is forcing a technology shift towards a dynamically changing workplace across the globe, the global software major and the leading cloud services...
View ArticleTaj Mahal more stunning than I expected: Zuckerberg
Agra: Social networking giant Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday visited the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra city and said: “It is even more stunning than I expected.” “I’m in India for...
View ArticleWith new menu, Ayna at Hilton Chennai goes pan-Indian
Chennai: With an all-new expanded menu Ayna restaurant at the Hilton Chennai will now cater to the varied Indian palate and is the first in the chain in this country to offer pan-Indian cuisine, a...
View ArticleAir India launches ‘Diwali Dhamaka’ promotional
New Delhi: To attract more passengers during the festive season, flag carrier Air India on Tuesday launched a new low fare promotional scheme starting at Rs.1,777 all inclusive on its domestic network....
View ArticleUDF legislator George resigns from Kerala assembly
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s ruling United Democratic Front’s estranged legislator P.C. George on Thursday submitted his resignation from the assembly to Speaker N. Sakthan. George, 65, a six-time...
View ArticleWhile flying now, pay for luggage only if you have any
New Delhi: In a bid to give air fliers more options to pay for only those services they require, the civil aviation watchdog has unbundled a host of such offerings — like zero baggage, preferential...
View ArticleAndhra-born woman minister Dipika Damerla blazes a trail in Canada
Dipika Damerla (right) with her Premier Kathleen Wynne at the Diwali celebrations at the state assembly in Toronto Toronto: Andhra-born Dipika Damerla, who is the first Indian-origin woman minister in...
View ArticleRajasthan signs 37 MOUs in tourism worth Rs.2,349 crore
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Monday signed 37 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) worth Rs.2,349 crore with private companies in the tourism sector, officials said. These projects once operational...
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