But that’s not true: Punjabis don’t actually eat much chicken. The average consumption of chicken in Punjab is 200 grams a ...

But despite these problems and the challenges, India works. The country has rarely been as politically polarised as it is today. But no matter how much we disagree we still agree on the need to make ...

The story of Garima Arora is remarkable by any standards, not just because of what she has achieved but because of how ...

It’s never been easier for Indians to go to the Maldives. A year ago, if you believed the hype, it was all over between Delhi and Male. A newly elected government had focused on an anti-India platform ...

The Mithi is one example. But in nearly every city where there is flooding you will find that part of the problem is that politicians have sanctioned construction in areas that affect the flow of ...

There are many international cuisines that are difficult to find in India. You will not be surprised to learn that it’s hard to come across a good Spanish restaurant. Or to eat Ethiopian food. But ...

Because this column is about the tragic Air India crash at Ahmedabad airport I want to begin with some qualifications before we go much further. I am, by no means, an aviation expert. But then, nor ...

What was your first reaction when you saw (or read about) the video of a school-teacher getting her students to assault one of their classmates. How did you react when you heard the audio and realised ...

Though we don’t often admit it, most Indians are always a little annoyed by the global tendency to treat our food as a cheap and cheerful ethnic cuisine. That characterisation is probably the legacy ...

Very rarely does a really crack team come together to open a new hotel. It happened in 1978 when the Taj group opened its first Delhi hotel on Man Singh Road, packing it with the best Taj employees ...

So there will be a Dalai Lama even after the incumbent dies. Ending years of speculation the Dalai Lama announced this week that heeding appeals from millions of Tibetans he has come around to the ...

How did you feel when you heard that Gen. Pervez Musharraf had died? Were you sad? Were you overjoyed? Did you feel a tinge of sorrow and regret? Or did you find it hard to control your jubilation?