A chocolate that reminds us that taste and texture must combineDubai chocolate, a fusion of Middle Eastern flavors and chocolate, has become a global sensation. Originating with pistachio and knafeh, it...
21 Dec, 2025, 09.20 AM IST
The breathtaking hypocrisy of rich countries telling developing world to switch to renewablesA single person in the rich world uses more fossil fuel energy than all the energy available to 23 poor Africans. The rich world became wea...
29 Aug, 2022, 10.59 PM IST
Less is not always more: The politics of austerity and its shortcomingsEver since Sarojini Naidu — referring to Mohandas Gandhi’s insistence on travelling in third class on trains and so making it mandatory for...
12 Jun, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
Clinking glasses with a robotic bartender: Contactless cocktails to be the new normal in post-Covid worldFear of enclosed spaces and crowds may change drinking culture for a long time to come.
18 Aug, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
Goodbye to bartenders: Robots could soon make your drinkYour local bar probably doesn’t have the money right now to bring in a more-than-$100,000 robot, either. And big-ticket customers like crui...
14 Aug, 2020, 09.26 AM IST
Women investors don’t need gimmicksI assume that, in general, women use financial websites at a lower rate than men do.
07 Mar, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
The racism debate: Can India accept a foreign-origin cricketer?In the 86-year history of Indian cricket, no player of foreign origin has played for the country.
27 Nov, 2018, 09.42 AM IST
View: Argue for a privacy law, not against AadhaarThe problem is not with having a unique identity number but with the potential for misuse of the data on individuals it collects and stores.
07 May, 2017, 10.36 AM IST
'No doubt' Syria behind chemical attack: Pentagon chiefIf they use chemical weapons, they are going to pay a very, very stiff price, said US defence chief Jim Mattis.
12 Apr, 2017, 02.36 PM IST
Generation shift: As sharing becomes passe, brands now encouraging solo consumptionFragmenting families and changing consumer habits have prompted the market to tweak strategies to suit these individual consumers.
20 Feb, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
India's war on cash needs a very different approachIndia has erred in choosing a bank-led model over a telecoms-led one, says a study led by Tufts University researchers.
20 Dec, 2016, 07.40 PM IST
Will the global market rout spoil India's startup party?There is growing acknowledgement that public market turmoil will dampen the once gungho mood in startup investing.
28 Aug, 2015, 04.49 AM IST
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam narrowed distance between President and publicKalam was not a veteran politician like most of his predecessors, nor a man of letters in the manner of S Radhakrishnan or Zakir Husain.
29 Jul, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
- India’s turn to lead
India leading the world is no facile pretence - it is something that the world needs.
01 Jan, 2010, 03.22 AM IST
Just a thinking person's realityThe range of our knowledge of reality is limited by our pre-existing beliefs and expectations.
16 Dec, 2008, 02.34 AM IST
- Electronics makers go green, finally
A recent report by the US government estimated that the server farms that power the Internet in the US consume more than $3.3 billion in en...
09 Jan, 2008, 02.48 AM IST
- High prices unlikely to stay for long
It’s a plethora of local, seasonal and man-made factors contributing to the hike in key vegetable prices in metros in this part of the year...
28 Jun, 2006, 02.08 AM IST