A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

PM transfers Rs 19,500 cr to nearly 10 cr farmers under PM-KISAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday transferred about Rs 19,500 crore to over 9.75 crore beneficiary farmers under the flagship scheme PM-KISAN and said the government is taking several steps to......

Malls, hotels, religious places open as Unlock 1 begins

As the number of cases crossed 2,56,000 with more than 7,100 fatalities, and the country made a calibrated exit from the lockdown in non-containment zones, shop shutters in many malls went up for......

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus.Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius. Photograph: Kind courtesy Floyd......

Inflation soars to 14-month high of 6.2% in Oct

Retail inflation breached the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance level, soaring to a 14-month high of 6.21 per cent in October mainly on account of rising food prices. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

Retail inflation in Sep hits 9-month high of 5.49%

Soaring vegetable prices pushed the retail inflation rate to a nine-month high of 5.49 pr cent in September, according to government data released on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......

Retail inflation inches up marginally to 3.65% in Aug

Retail inflation in August inched up to 3.65 per cent, though vegetables and pulses witnessed price rise in double digits, according to official data released on Thursday. Photograph: Danish......

Retail inflation slips to 5-yr low of 3.54% in July

Retail inflation declined to a five-year low of 3.54 per cent in July mainly on account of subdued prices of food items, and base effect, according to official data released on Monday.......

At 40, hats off to David Beckham!

English football star David Beckham is 40. David Beckham's 40th birthday, wish him The world’s biggest male icon is busy celebrating his big day in exotic Morocco with his family and......