By Kishori Sud Gurgaon If you’re willing to open up to a palate other than typical north Indian dishes, try stopping over at Asia Seven in this suburb of the national capital to sample piping hot crystal clear dumplings, tempura rolls, sushi and more. My feast began with a pomegranate and ginger-infused chilled drink that […]
By Nivedita New Delhi They faced opposition from the community when they started wrestling and yet went on to win gold medals for the country. Now, with “Dangal” bringing alive their journey to success, Geeta and Babita Phogat hope that such movies will motivate many Indians to push their daughters into sports. Even though the […]
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi Actor and former model Arjun Rampal agrees that modelling did get him noticed, but for his success in Hindi filmdom he credits those with whom he has worked in his over a decade long career. Asked if he credits modelling for his Bollywood career, Arjun said : “Yeah, because I […]
By Nivedita New Delhi For her parents she was an “unwanted” child, who rebelled during her formative years and chose a career against her father’s wish. But after a successful film career that transformed the rebellious youngster, Actress Kangana Ranaut is now thinking of the comforts of motherhood. “I think I have been fairly independent, […]
By Natalia Ningthoujam Hong Kong A skyscraper-studded skyline and Disneyland are the two things that people most often associate with Hong Kong. Termed the Pearl of the Orient, Hong Kong turned out to be the place where some of my dreams were realised. Accompanied by a few journalists, I took a train from the Hong […]
New Delhi Superstar Aamir Khan says he isn’t strict but instead an indulgent father in real life, unlike his character in the film “Dangal”. Aamir, who has three children named Ira, Junaid and Azad, is seen playing a strict father in the upcoming film “Dangal”. Asked what kind of a parent he is in real […]
New Delhi In an emotional speech to parliament members from his ruling BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi vehemently defended the demonetisation move, saying it was done for the benefit of the people. Addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, Modi urged the members to counter what he called was “misinformation” being spread by the opposition parties […]
By Nivedita Auckland What if you could get a punch of spicy Indian flavours of pani puri and samosa in your sweet, creamy and frozen ice cream? Giapo, located at the Queen Street here, is serving all this and more inspired by India. “Some of our specialties are jacket potato ice cream, pani puri ice […]