Join the world in going ‘Ooh la la’

In Delhi, you can savour a lavish French dinner at select restaurants as part of the Good France/Goût de France  weekend, March 21-24. The fifth edition of this global event will see over 5,000 chefs offering French cuisine, which finds a place in Unesco’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2015. With most […]

A taste of France

A platter of pastries, baguette, cookies and more, Salon de Thé by L’Opera serves some authentic French savouries Imagine devouring a breakfast plate laden with buttery croissants and ham sandwiches, and a steaming cup of tea in green environs. This and more finds its way on your table at the Salon de Thé by Chor […]

Number-crunching at its best

The Indian voter is always ahead of politicians, ‘teaching them a lesson or two when necessary’, says this timely book by Prannoy Roy and Dorab R Sopariwala The timing is impeccable. The Verdict is out just two months before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Away from the din of campaign rallies and the cacophony of […]

Horizons of the mind

Created over the past four years, the artworks of Paris-based artist Akshay Raj Singh Rathore have resonance with the societal turmoil in France as well as in India Taking a look at Paris-based artist Akshay Raj Singh Rathore’s artworks, one thing is certain – all of them have such diverse connotations, you will be hooked […]

Acupuncture may get legal status

The central government proposes to include acupuncture, the ancient Chinese system of curing disease by piercing the body with needles, as a full-fledged medical system. Though some doctors admitted this system promoted by Mao provides limited relief but so far there was no scientific evidence to back this claim. An order to this effect was […]

Be kind to your kidneys

Adequate water intake is just one of the ways in which you can protect yourself from kidney disease. Diabetic and hypertension patients are more at risk Here is what Alonzo Mourning, American basketball pro said, “If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because […]

Balakot: A TRP blessing for Hindi news channels

This is likely the first time when news beat general entertainment channels in terms of TRP. But there’s a catch between march 2 and 8, two Hindi news channels beat the most-watched general entertainment channel (GEC) in the weekly viewership numbers game. These two were Aaj Tak and ABP News. While the most-watched GEC of […]

WHODUNNIT?

The 14-hour blackout on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on March 14 spelt trauma for addictive users. Most of them think there was some mischief afoot “At first I was confused. But then I went straight into panic mode,” confesses 18-year-old Batul, who’s gearing up for college. As she was scrolling through her Facebook feed on […]