Madras High Court solicits views of Bar on doing away with summer, Dussehra and Christmas vacations for judges

Madras High Court solicits views of Bar on doing away with summer, Dussehra and Christmas vacations for judges

A view of the Madras High Court. File photograph The Madras High Court has solicited the views of all Bar associations on a Parliamentary Standing Committee’s recommendation that High Court judges in the country could go on vacation at different times in a year, rather than declaring a month-long summer vacation for the courts during … Read more

Grim Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as war rages in Gaza

Grim Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as war rages in Gaza

Gaza‘s deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiralled and Israel shifted its efforts against Hamas to the besieged territory’s south. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Strip said an Israeli strike late Sunday killed at least 70 people in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in … Read more

How homes in Thiruvananthapuram get a makeover for Christmas

How homes in Thiruvananthapuram get a makeover for  Christmas

Maya Gomez likes decorating her Christmas tree with Indian handmade ornaments. | Photo Credit: Maya Gomez It feels like Christmas again. With silver bells, Christmas trees, stars and glitter on every street corner, it is the time of the year when homes get a makoever in Christmas colours of red, green, white, gold and silver. … Read more

Bottled cocktails and coffee liquor: what’s trending this holiday season in India

Bottled cocktails and coffee liquor: what’s trending this holiday season in India

As you plan Christmas themed brunches or a New Year soiree, look towards India’s vibrant crafts spirits to stock your bar for a change. For those of you cutting back on your annual tequila shots, there are a host of low alcohol ready-to-drink beverages now available. Bengaluru-based Salud Beverages has launched Salud Fiesta, an invigorating … Read more

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Come Christmas, home cook and culinary expert Marina Charles is busy baking her signature Orappam, a dessert that is must at homes in St. Andrews, a serene, beachside village, 14 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with sugar and ghee till it achieves a thick paste-like consistency. A little fennel is … Read more