Year Ender 2024: Indian chefs and restaurants – not only in the country but across the world – are shining a global spotlight on Indian food in different ways. In 2024, many establishments won prestigious awards. Chefs also creatively showcased the diversity of Indian cuisines and the richness of homegrown ingredients in other ways on…
Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark cybersphere of tech systems in “The Rivals,” the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek. Pek, who introduced Claudia in her 2022 debut book, “The Verifiers,” has given the mystery genre fresh trappings —…
A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting a request made by the company to halt enforcement until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge of the statute. Attorneys for TikTok and its China-based…
When the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system was first implemented in 1990, it categorised cars based simply on their engine capacities. The logic back then was that bigger and more expensive cars needed large engines for more power, and so engine capacity was deemed a suitable metric to delineate between affordable and luxury cars. As…
Mumbai’s famous National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) has welcomed a new kind of artistic expression on its premises: a dining experience that promises to capture the expansive essence of Awadhi cuisine. This new restaurant is named Waarsa, meaning “inheritance”. Its menu is a passionate ode to Awadh’s lesser-known culinary heritage and celebrates flavours…
NEW YORK — Just over a month after Ernst & Young resigned as its public accounting firm, Super Micro Computer says a review committee has found no evidence of fraud or misconduct among the server maker’s leadership. Super Micro is also searching for a new chief financial officer and appointing other executives per recommendations from…
Is darts the best sport in the world? If it isn’t, it’s certainly a heavyweight contender and it’s bang in form, with the coming of the current golden age confirmed during the extraordinary 2024 PDC World Championship. Game of Throws, a three-part reminiscence about those three dramatic weeks in London a year ago, successfully bottles…
Dr Avin Thaliath’s A Baker’s Journey- Science in the Art of Baking is an eloquent blend of culinary science, historical anecdotes, and practical artistry. This book explores the intricate processes that define the craft of baking while celebrating the transformative power of bread-making as both an art and a science. Thaliath, a seasoned pastry chef…
If you’re under 40 years old, the idea of a Singapore-made car will seem like an alien concept to you. After all, we’re not exactly a car-friendly nation, what with our exorbitant taxes and restrictive policies that are designed to discourage car usage. And yet, there is an actual factory on our tiny island churning…
Lonavala comes alive in the monsoon. The landscape turns a lush green, fog descends, temperature drops and people flock to its hills, where rain (unlike the city) is a celebration rather than an inconvenience. This year, we had the chance to welcome the monsoon with a short trip to Lonavala. Any such rain-blessed outing would…
