Specials

Aalok Wadhwa -May 17, 2018

Punjabi posh

Punjabi posh

If you are one of those who relishes typical Punjabi food, then you must give Khan Market’s Punjabi Grill a try Unlike the typical loud, opulent décor that one would expect, the one in Khan Market is younger and fresher. The décor is silver themed, a departure from the regular, which appeals to the working […]

TS Sudhir -May 17, 2018

Siddaramaiah: a poor strategist

Siddaramaiah: a poor strategist

A father’s love for his son proved to be Siddaramaiah’s undoing Chamundeshwari did not allow Sidda-ramaiah a last hurrah. The chief minister lost the election to his former poll manager, GT Deve Gowda. It showed up Siddaramaiah as a poor strategist, giving up his safe Varuna seat for his son, Yathindra, to test his luck […]

PTI -May 17, 2018

The heart has its needs

The heart has its needs

Walk your way out of cardiac problems right from middle age Over 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week, such as brisk walking or biking in middle age may significantly decrease the risk of heart failure, according to a study. By analysing reported physical activity levels over time in 11,000 American adults, researchers […]

Patriot Bureau -May 10, 2018

2 FB OR NOT 2 FB

2 FB OR NOT 2 FB

Once realisation dawns that this is not just a harmless shiny toy we are playing with. Give up these platforms. All of them. Also, give up the good, positive uses of the same. No platform or service is worth using if it is going to affect the wiring of your mind (against Facebook by Cosmo […]

Shaunak Ghosh -May 10, 2018

Pied Piper of CP

Pied Piper of CP

Alim Khan sits every day in A Block of Delhi’s iconic Connaught Place playing his heart out on his flute, hiding his sorrows behind those tunes and dreaming of making it big in Bollywood Connaught Place, the capital’s favourite hangout spot, will greet you with its maze of white buildings, the buzz of the crowd […]

Mihir Srivastava -May 10, 2018

Woeful flows the Yamuna

Woeful flows the Yamuna

For long, we have known that the Yamuna during its flow through Delhi is highly polluted. What comes as a surprise is that electronic waste is now at least partially responsible Delhi has found new ways of contaminating the Yamuna river: electronic waste. As also the subsoil and ground water: A United Nations-backed study pointed […]

Sarah Berry -May 10, 2018

From Peru with flavour

From Peru with flavour

The country has been declared the world’s best food destination six years in a row. No better reason was needed for the embassy to release four cookbooks of the cuisine “Cooking is like painting or writing a song; just as there are many colours or notes, there are many flavours; it’s how you combine them […]

PTI -May 10, 2018

Bacteria can be good

Bacteria can be good

Exposure to pets and rural environments during childhood helps Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and may be at lower risk of mental illness than pet-free city dwellers, according to a study. The study published in the journal Proceedings of the National […]