All of these explanations are plausible enough. But none fully explains the suddenness with which Allahbadia went from hero to Public Enemy Number One. The second important question we need to ask is: ...

That Kochi should be so full of Christian symbols despite being a largely Hindu city is one of the miracles of Kerala, the Indian state with the highest literacy rate (again, excluding the Northeast).

Now that both Vistara and Jet are gone, Air India has a monopoly in business class. So it could make profits by selling lots of high yield, profit making business class seats on metro sectors. Instead ...

I went to dinner in Delhi‘s Connaught Place a fortnight ago. There was a time when it was the city‘s restaurant hub. Then, as Delhi exploded in all directions, the Connaught Place restaurants began to ...

There are very few subjects on which we display as much ignorance and hypocrisy as cannabis. Yes, cannabis: the plant that gives us the Bhang we consume at Holi, regarding it as part of our tradition.

Have Indians suddenly started booking tables at restaurants? I read two articles in two different financial papers last weekend which declared that they had. The evidence for this claim was, ...

Have you been following the troubles of the Indian rupee which has crashed to historic lows over the last few days? Those of you with long memories will remember that the last time this happened, ...

So, immigration is back at the top of our minds. The Mumbai police say that the man who attacked Saif Ali Khan was not a local but had sneaked into the city from Bangladesh. And anyone watching Donald ...

I have been writing, for many months now, about how middle class disenchantment with the government is growing. The middle class does not have the numbers to be electorally significant, let alone ...

Let’s start the foodie component of your weekend with three quiz questions. One: name a popular dish that is usually much better at fast food places than at expensive restaurants? Two: which is the ...