The crypto industry saw Donald Trump as a champion. Some now fear he's putting personal profits firstDonald Trump's embrace of cryptocurrency, marked by a dinner with top investors in his $TRUMP meme coin, raises ethical questions about con...
22 May, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
How India's 5,000-year-old 'kadali phalam' became the banana we know todayBananas, originating from ancient India over 5,000 years ago, spread globally thanks to figures like Alexander the Great and Arab traders. ...
26 Mar, 2025, 02.11 PM IST
The strawberry’s unstoppable rise should worry usThis expansion, driven by innovations in plastics and jet fuel, has led to significant plastic pollution and pesticide use, challenging sus...
24 Mar, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
Cancer-stricken King Charles unable to control his son Prince William and brother Prince Andrew; here's what reports sayKing Charles, who is reportedly battling cancer, faces challenges as Prince William publicly criticises royal leadership and Prince Andrew ...
18 Nov, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 millionA banana taped to a wall, considered art, will be auctioned. The artwork, 'Comedian', is by Maurizio Cattelan. Sotheby's estimates its valu...
17 Nov, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
Can the world's loneliest plant get its perfect match?E. woodii is a member of the cycad family, heavy plants with thick trunks and large stiff leaves that form a majestic crown. These resilien...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
How sugar shaped Portugal’s history and cuisineChristopher Columbus may have become known for discovering the Americas for Spain, but his journey started in Madeira, Portugal, where he w...
20 Aug, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Chez Hamdani is buzzing: How Yemeni fish became multicultural country's national dishThe fish is cut lengthwise and salted, before a paste made from mild red peppers, imported from Ethiopia, is applied.
13 Aug, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
Boris Johnson: From Brexit hero to 'vacuum of integrity'While Johnson looks to political heroes such as Winston Churchill, portraying himself as a man of destiny who "got Brexit done", former Con...
29 Apr, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
Assam’s story: Making Geography History by acting EastTo make the establishment and operation of MSMEs easier, Assam has enacted the Assam MSME (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Act...
21 Apr, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
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Culinary unity: Ideas and recipes behind many Indian dishes, are in essence the sameThe vada today is all pervasive from the Assamese boras to dahi bada to medu vada and more.
12 Aug, 2019, 09.50 AM IST
From potatoes to apples, one third of what we eat today is foreignYou may be surprised to know that profusion of foreign veggies & fruits in local market is not a recent phenomenon.
26 Jun, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Sri Lankan food, a spell-binding mishmash of the island’s historyIf anything, Colombo reminds you just a bit of what Goa used to be — cleaner, greener, small-townish, with less of the dystopian developmen...
31 Jan, 2016, 03.02 PM IST
Switzerland's Rapperswil: Why a tour of the town is truly captivatingThe castle itself was built in the early 13th century by the Rapperswil counts, powerful nobles who moved from across the river to settle h...
11 Jan, 2015, 06.23 AM IST
Canadian PM Stephen Harper praises IndiaCanadian PM hails India-Canada bilateral relations mentioning Indo-Canadian community's contribution;calls India as one of major trade part...
16 Aug, 2014, 11.05 AM IST
Quick getaway holiday destinations: Landour, Pandulena & HubliNashik is popular for vineyards. If you have the time, take a detour to see the setting sun in the lush vineyards and sip on some local bub...
06 Mar, 2014, 04.40 AM IST