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Ten foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in an Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing ‘I am so sorry’ – 500 times, officials said Sunday. The nationwide lockdown was imposed near the end of March, with residents permitted to leave their homes only for essential services such as … Read more
Indian couple name their newborn baby boy ‘Lockdown’ a week after another couple called their new twins ‘Covid’ and ‘Corona’ The boy’s parents chose the name to remember that he was born during a crisis India is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19 The couple, from the Sheopur … Read more
Rare snow leopard mother and 18-month-old cubs are spotted curling up on powder-covered ledge more than 13,000feet above sea level in the Indian Himalayas Young predators took it in turns to climb vertically down the rocks and stare at snow pigeons or photographer Small family stopped on a ledge below a road and with a … Read more
Pure, not prissy: Indian at its best By Tom Parker Bowles Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Opheem 65 Summer Row, Birmingham Rating: Birmingham’s finest Balti, Al Frash, closed a few months back. No one’s entirely sure why, but we’re all united … Read more
Amputee Shreya Siddanagowder’s new hands have been mystifying doctors after their appearance changed to better blend in with her body. Indian student Siddanagowder didn’t hesitate when she was offered the hands, even though they were big, dark and hairy, and once belonged to a man. Now though, not only have her new hands become more … Read more
Vigilante hacks into Indian criminal call centre’s CCTV to show fraudsters laughing as they fleece their weeping British victims out of thousands through fake messages placed on their computers by viruses Online vigilante ‘Jim Browning’ gained access to a fraudulent call centre in India Footage shows scammers laughing while one of them speaks with a … Read more
Written by Radhika Singh | Mumbai | Published: March 15, 2016 1:16:37 pm Cafe Cubano is neither a cafe; nor Cuban. Head Chef Rakesh Talwar says that he liked the ring of the name; it sounded like a place where people gathered and talked. The food is a melange of Indian food and old favourites … Read more
Written by Shantanu David | Updated: April 30, 2016 1:40:56 am The neon-lit interiors A flash of neon alerts us to the presence of a new establishment in our favoured haunt, Defence Colony. Past the pulsating lights at the doorway, we come to a three-tiered space, ablaze with lamps, chandeliers and the aforementioned neon. Avoiding … Read more
Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: September 26, 2019 7:13:41 am Farmers are the only businessmen today who cannot claim input tax credit (ITC) on the sales they make. Agriculture is a unique business that not only has high production as well as price risk, but also one where everything is bought … Read more
By: Editorial | Published: February 17, 2020 1:11:26 am Despite knowing that telcos are struggling, rather than reconsider the licence regime, and the statutory levies, the government now hopes to extract a staggering Rs 1.33 lakh crore from the sector in 2020-21. A series of unfortunate events threaten to derail what was once a sunrise … Read more