Forest offices, KFC outlet attacked by Maoists in Kerala

Two weeks after Maoists and police exchanged fire in Wayanad, a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet and two offices of the Forest department were on Monday attacked by suspected Maoists in Palakkad and......

Vietnam's Bengal connection

When Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyentan Dung begins his maiden to India on July 4 with a trip to Kolkata, it will underline the "special relationship" between his country and West Bengal and Hanoi's......

KFC attack: 8 Shiites held in Pak

The Pakistan police have arrested eight Shiite Muslims in connection with last month's attack on a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that killed six employees, official sources said on Thursday.On......

Money, money, money

Dad finally decided to become ATM-savvy. He pulled out his card, which delivered him months ago, and came and sat beside me."So," he asked, "how do you use this thing?" It was mom's birthday and he......

Brokerages eye Sapphire amid muted QSR outlook

Even as the near-term outlook for the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry remains muted, brokerages are positive about the prospects of Sapphire Foods India.   Their preference for the QSR......

Worms in served chicken could batter KFC brand

Ghosts of the past came to haunt Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) when officials from the food safety department in Kerala raided a Thiruvananthapuram outlet following complaints of worms in the......

A QSR full course serves up weak demand, margin pressures as sides

Except for Westlife Foodworld (Westlife), a weak 2022-23 (FY23) January-March (fourth quarter, or Q4) quarter performance and a muted near-term outlook led to a downward revision of earnings......

Move over KFC... Tunday's kababs are here

Inspired by the world famous McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Pizza Hut, Lucknow's 105-year old Tunday kababs has turned corporate. Having acquired a trade mark that was launched in Lucknow......

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"''I sorely miss that care and concern.' IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with her......

Hollywood releases this Friday

There is plenty of variety for movie fans in the US this week including a sweet but old fashioned story about a bored man trying to ignite his lost passion through dance (Shall We Dance?); a......

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League, reports Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Season 1 final of the Poker Sports......