A once-forgotten Mughal garden in the heart of New Delhi will reopen on Wednesday after years of painstaking conservation work, creating a new public park in India’s sprawling and smog-choked capital. The 90-acre (36-hectare) garden…
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India’s famous beef kebabs back on the menu
An Indian restaurant has resumed sales of the beef kebabs it has been making for more than a century, two months after being forced to take the famous dish off the menu under pressure from…
Coldplay to headline Global Citizen Festival in India
Coldplay have been announced as the headliners of the first Global Citizen Festival in India, alongside Jay Z and Demi Lovato. The ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ hitmakers – comprised of Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny…
#Travel: Heading to India? Here are 6 colorful celebrations in August
Are you planning a trip to India in August? Enjoy the colour and drama of India’s festive pageantry with these 6 celebrations in mind: Independence Day Commemorating the day India attained freedom (15 August), Independence…
Bollywood actress Sharma slams India’s online trolls
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has hit out at “misogynistic” online trolls after she received abusive social media messages over her reported on-off relationship with Indian Test cricket captain Virat Kohli. Star batsman Kohli pleaded with…
Prince William makes dosa, royal couple meet top Indian fan
Britain’s Prince William helped to cook a dosa in Mumbai on Monday after he and wife Kate met perhaps their biggest fan in India, making the 93-year-old’s dream come true. The Duke of Cambridge met entrepreneurs…
#FoodTrend: Mango lager? India’s thirst for craft beer grows
India’s version of craft brewing is seeing scores of thirsty tipplers sample everything from coconut stout to mango lager, as tastes mature in a country that has traditionally only downed strong liquor “to get a…
#CarNews: Giant car motors into Indian museum
After designing cars shaped like a hamburger, tennis ball, shoe, handbag and a toilet, quirky Indian artist Sudhakar Yadav decided to go big. The result is an eight-metre (26-foot) high car modelled on the 1922…
When a selfie is not enough, embrace the ‘velfie’
Move over selfie, India is embracing the “velfie” with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps. From lip-synching famous movie scenes…
Burger King goes beef-free in new restaurant in India
Burger King is famous as the home of the beefy Whopper hamburger, but not in India, where the American fast food empire opened its first franchise Sunday featuring chicken, lamb and vegetarian fare. The debut…