IIT-Madras’s student is India’s youngest female Ironman. Who is Renee Noronha?Renee Noronha, a 19-year-old IIT Madras student, has achieved a remarkable feat. She is now India's youngest female Ironman. Renee complete...
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No longer 'poor but sexy?' Berlin's economic rise comes at a priceThe iconic Tacheles building, once a hub of alternative art in Berlin, has been transformed into commercial spaces, symbolizing the city's ...
29 Mar, 2025, 11.53 AM IST
How did shawarma become a sensation in India?Goa's culinary landscape has been evolving swiftly to accommodate the growing influx of domestic tourists. Yet, stumbling upon a roadside s...
18 Nov, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Sick of flights in India? Try German trains!The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 unites the east and west of Germany, but the state of its railways is a shared desperation. Deutsche Ba...
20 Jan, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
View: Berlin is a meat-loving city. Alas, it is turning vegetarianGood and affordable on the streets are the kiosks selling wurst and other varieties of food that you can stand and eat on the pavement and,...
29 Jul, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Fugitive pies & vegan Wellingtons! Has the Brit way of life vamoosed?Is this the thin edge of the veg? What next? The Beefeater Guards outside the Tower of London turned into Tofu Guards? Coronation chicken r...
22 Jul, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
No more kebabs for bitcoins as Turkey's crypto-payment ban loomsInterest in cryptocurrencies has boomed in Turkey, where double digit inflation and a tumbling lira make them an attractive alternative inv...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.31 PM IST
Spoils of the grill: How different cultures shaped the kebabThough it came from the kitchens of the Turks, the kebab has been shaped by various cultures.
28 Feb, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Food for thought: Cities where dishes from around the world come togetherTruly nowhere else in the world can one find such an eclectic array of food.
30 Nov, 2017, 12.31 PM IST
'Criminal' review: Different and interestingThere are flashes of Bill Pope in terms of memories, mannerisms, gestures, facial expressions, voice and more.
14 May, 2016, 12.02 PM IST
- Had they not clicked, sandwiches may well have been rubber flip-flops
The attribution to the 4th Earl of Sandwich, therefore, is probably one of the best examples of a happy confluence of utility.
15 May, 2012, 03.54 AM IST
- A lot to digest
A study commissioned to mark the launch of a multimedia campaign by the makers of a popular mint to get Britons to declare whether they suc...
20 Aug, 2010, 06.02 AM IST
- Lucca back: Cuisine of Trinidad
A Tuscan town’s clampdown highlights need for travellers to preserve diversity of cuisine.
26 Feb, 2009, 04.52 AM IST
- Gastronomic racism? Be open to other flavours
We should look into the ‘foreign’ influences in our own cuisines and be more open to other flavours when travelling.
26 Feb, 2009, 04.15 AM IST
- Greek cuisine has uncannily Indian counterparts
Greek cuisine has uncannily Indian counterparts, which means desis will plenty to munch on in that country!
26 Jun, 2008, 12.58 AM IST
- BröT wein
We tend to utterly disregard Germany’s culinary legacy in favour of countries like Italy, France and Spain. Time was ripe, I decided, to de...
08 Jun, 2006, 12.00 AM IST