But this achievement has been balanced out by a spectacular growth in corruption among babus and cops. The Inspector Raj is not only alive and well, it is one of India’s fastest growing industries ...

“A truly great idli is a cloud, a whisper, a perfect dream of the perfectibility of human civilisation. It's a sublime ...

Among them were some Indian hotels. As the idea behind the keys is to recognise excellence at all price points there were some surprises but there was also widespread agreement over the two hotels ...

All the usual suspects have often been cited. The kulcha may be named after a Persian biscuit which has a similar name. It could have been brought to India from Central Asia by the Mughals. Or it may ...

Almost every single thing that Blumenthal has done has become a trend. So is his focus on mindful eating going to spell the ...

Sometimes food disappears. Tastes change. People move on. And snacks and dishes fall from favour. In Mumbai, in the 1970s, the most popular kind of popcorn was masala popcorn, flavoured with so much ...

Nothing tells you what a country is like as reliably as the state of its major airports. One reason why the world started looking more respectfully at East Asia was because so many of its airports ...

How will future generations remember our Prime Ministers? This is not a question about serious historical analysis but one about the rewriting and framing of history. It is no secret that for the last ...

And that you are as shocked as I was when I read about it. But in case you missed it, here is what happened. A lady passenger in her 70s, was sitting in an aisle seat in business class on an Air India ...

Here is a list of the best meals I have had this year. I recognise that it is only October so perhaps I will do another piece in January bringing the score up to date. But it’s a list that just keeps ...

And indeed, Newsweek, has already run an article explaining why “some people from Ireland, India are celebrating the Queen’s death.” In fact, the celebrations that Newsweek seems to have uncovered are ...

Did the Tatas make a mistake in buying Air India? Does the steady stream of criticism levelled at the airline, normally from angry passengers who have suffered at its hands, reflect badly on the ...