Uorfi Javed interview: Men follow me, women stalk me

Uorfi Javed interview: Men follow me, women stalk me

Uorfi Javed is a mischief maker. And she is not apologetic about it. This is her new role in the current edition of MTV Splitsvilla X5: ExSqueeze Me Please, a dating reality show. Unlike last season, she is not pretending to be a contestant this time. “I just create mischief in the life of contestants,” … Read more

Dubai’s Michelin starred Avatara, an Indian vegetarian restaurant launches in Mumbai

Dubai’s Michelin starred Avatara, an Indian vegetarian restaurant launches in Mumbai

There is no paneer on this vegetarian menu. Mumbai’s recently opened Avatara won a Michelin award in Dubai last year for a good reason. Now the world’s first and only vegetarian, Indian and one-Michelin-star restaurant, it finds imaginative ways to use local vegetables that people dislike, overlook or take for granted. Bitter gourd, for instance, … Read more

Global influencer Diipa Büller Khosla on what it takes to be popular in a world of algorithms

Global influencer Diipa Büller Khosla on what it takes to be popular in a world of algorithms

Diipa Büller Khosla is busy deciding where to lunch. She loves a good South Indian meal. And, filter coffee. Savya Rasa, Manjal, Junior Kuppanna… she lists out her options. The Mumbai/Amsterdam-based influencer — with an Instagram following of 2.1 million — has strong ties with Chennai. Her mother grew up here. Diipa lived here for a year … Read more

Police deny permission for Jarange-Patil’s protest in Mumbai; activist insists on protesting at Azad Maidan

Police deny permission for Jarange-Patil’s protest in Mumbai; activist insists on protesting at Azad Maidan

As pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his thousands of supporters headed towards the State capital, the Mumbai police issued a notice on Thursday, directing him to relocate his agitation from the city to Navi Mumbai due to the impracticality of accommodating such a large gathering in Mumbai. “No ground in the city can accommodate … Read more

TV, internet, radio, OTT consumption rises for 22% of families despite a 1% dip from previous month: Axis My India Survey

TV, internet, radio, OTT consumption rises for 22% of families despite a 1% dip from previous month: Axis My India Survey

There has been a significant increase in content consumption, per a new survey by Axis My India. Besides, a majority of respondents to the survey indicated that household spending had increased. Overall, Axis My India’s latest India Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) paints an optimistic picture of consumer spending trends at the dawn of the New … Read more

Maharashtra man, on the run for 31 years, arrested in murder case

Maharashtra man, on the run for 31 years, arrested in murder case

The Mumbai Police has arrested a man wanted in a murder case after 31 years from Nalasopara in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Saturday. The man, Deepak Bhise, who is now 62 years old, is accused of killing one Raju Chikna in 1989 and attempting to murder one Dharmendra Saroj, news agency PTI … Read more

Mumbai police arrest four in gangster Sumit Yerunkar murder case

Mumbai police arrest four in gangster Sumit Yerunkar murder case

The Mumbai police on Monday arrested four men accused in the Chunabhatti firing that happened on Sunday afternoon. They are on the lookout for the fifth accused. Local gangster Sumit Yerunkar a.k.a. Pappu from Mumbai’s Chunabhatti area was shot dead after he was fired at 21 times. Four others, including an eight-year-old girl, were injured … Read more

A sofa with a secret

A sofa with a secret

A Mumbai professional walks in for a Caffé Americano and walks out with a Chanterelle table made in solid walnut and chrome. This is a scene from the recently-opened Ligne Roset store in the country’s financial capital, where spur-of-the-moment purchases are not unusual, and a cafe adds just the right welcoming touch. The Chanterelle table … Read more