(Left)The One from The Patisserie and (right) Gyan Ranjan Barik and Biki | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement What if you could sample Kolkata’s Nahoum bakery’s heavenly fruit cake in Chennai…but in the form of a cocktail?  On Saturday, Chennai will play host to a small piece of Kolkata’s cocktail culture, with a bar takeover by... Read More

“Why did I always think that mangroves had something to do with mangoes?” grinned Taran, looking at the mangrove roots growing out above the ground. He was floating down the Ariyankuppam river, near Puducherry, in a fishing boat. It was early evening but the air was still muggy. “Haha! You thought it was a mango... Read More

New Mangalore Port Authority Chairman A.V. Ramana speaks at a stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the Port Authority’s participation in India Maritime Week 2025 (October 27 to 31) in Mumbai on Thursday, October 23, in Mangaluru. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH The New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) bets big in the forthcoming India Maritime Week (IMW)... Read More

The last time U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea in 2019, he made a surprise trip to the border with North Korea for an impromptu meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to revive faltering nuclear talks. Now, as Mr. Trump is set to make his first trip to Asia since his return... Read More

President Droupadi Murmu greets the audience during the centenary celebrations of St. Teresa’s College in Kochi, Kerala, on Friday. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu President Droupadi Murmu has urged women to make life choices with clarity and courage. Speaking at the centenary celebrations of St Teresa’s College in Kochi, Kerala, on Friday (October 24, 2025),... Read More

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan A man has been fined ₹10,000 by the Forest Department for feeding wild monkeys along the roadside near the S-bend area of Varattupallam Dam beat in Anthiyur forest range here on Thursday (October 23, 2025). According to Forest Department officials, a video showing the man feeding... Read More

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj A 70-year-old woman is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Vadapalani after being bitten by stray dogs near her house in Saidapet on Thursday (October 23, 2025) evening. She also suffered injuries while trying to escape the dogs. A senior official of the city... Read More

A visual from the teaser of ‘Spirit’. | Photo Credit: T-Series Telugu/YouTube The makers of Spirit have released an audio teaser for the upcoming movie, marking the 46th birthday of actor Prabhas. The Telugu star will be seen playing a cop in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s movie. The audio hints at Prabhas’ character being a cop... Read More

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala government’s decision to join the PM-SHRI scheme to access substantial Central grants for school education has roiled ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) coalition politics. The Communist Party of India (CPI) has taken strong exception to the move, which it has deemed as an implicit... Read More

Bollywood singer-composer Sachin Sanghvi  | Photo Credit: X The complainant claimed Sanghvi proposed marriage to her, and she was sexually assaulted multiple times on the pretext of giving chance in his music album Bollywood singer and music composer Sachin Sanghvi has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a woman by promising her a chance... Read More