A couple whom my wife Prita and I know well came visiting one Tuesday evening last month. Since we enjoy their company, we thought we’d welcome them with a grand dinner. So we spent most of Tuesday afternoon preparing something we knew they’d savour, a creamy baked chicken dish. The way Prita makes it is … Read more
All the far-right rallies and counter-protests reported so far today The Sunderland protest on Friday evening was among several planned across the UK this weekend after the knife attack in Southport on Monday, fuelled by misinformation on social media about the background and religion of the 17-year-old suspect. Anti-racism group Hope Not Hate said up … Read more
There is endless speculation in the Capital’s political circles these days about who will take over as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s next president as the term of the present incumbent J.P. Nadda is over. The list of probable contenders is long but former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and current agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and … Read more
Coal Supper Thank Goodness You’re Here! is a quirky comedy video game set in a fictional northern town “Dead reyt”, “faff” and “keep gu’in” are words you don’t often see in video games. But two pals from Yorkshire have changed all that. God’s Own Country, as the locals call it, is the inspiration for Thank … Read more
Politics is never really fun and games. But if Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has his way, many legislators could well find themselves fighting different kinds of battles. Revanth the other day announced plans to revive the old tradition of sports and cultural competitions for legislators from the Assembly and the Council, an annual fixture … Read more
Sarah Mead Photography More people are turning to ‘ink therapy’ to overcome body image issues Tattoos have been a staple in human culture for thousands of years, but their popularity has soared in recent decades. Stereotypes of tattoos being only for “inked criminals” and “the unemployed” have gradually become obsolete as body art becomes more … Read more
Paris: Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Minutes after the American gymnastics star won the seventh Olympic gold of her career on Saturday in a vault final that left little doubt that even at 27 she remains in a class by herself, she … Read more
Getty Images The staircase in the New York State Capitol was built with Scottish sandstone As sets of steps go, they don’t come much grander than those in the New York State Capitol in Albany. Constructed in the second half of the 19th Century, the “million-dollar staircase” remains an impressive sight. Part of the reason … Read more
The death of three young IAS aspirants on July 27 due to drowning in the flooded basement of a coaching institute in Delhi is heart rendering. The basement was being used for purposes other than for what it was sanctioned for. It had, contrary to existing building laws, no provision to drain out water. The … Read more
Reuters The home secretary has warned that anyone engaging in “unacceptable disorder” will pay the price, following unrest in several cities across England. Yvette Cooper said she would work with police forces to help ensure “consequences, arrests and prosecutions” for those responsible. A wave of demonstrations took place on Saturday, some of which saw bottles … Read more