New Delhi – It’s still spring, but hundreds of millions of people in South and Southeast Asia have already had to deal with scorching heat. The summer heat has arrived early, setting records and even costing lives, and is expected to get much worse in May and June when summer actually begins. By early May, … Read more
Sitting under the ceiling fans at Koshy’s Restaurant, a fixture in this city since 1952, it felt like nothing had changed. Waiters in white uniforms with silver buttons on their tunics attended to elderly customers in pressed shirts. Even the items on the menu seemed like artifacts from another era: vegetable soup, pineapple steak and … Read more
Barry Hulse -Credit:notension_bazhulse/Instagram When Barry Hulse walked into barracks number eight of the maximum security Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, his thoughts wavered. While awaiting trial for drug smuggling, he was locked up with hardcore addicts, terrorists and some of India’s most ruthless gangsters. It was a far cry from his life as a father … Read more
Competition has increased dramatically since Myntra, one of India’s first focused fashion e-commerce players, which was first launched in 2007, then acquired by e-tail giant Flipkart in 2014, which in turn received a majority investment by Walmart two years later saw. In an exclusive interview with WWD, Nandita Sinha, CEO of Myntra, was quick to … Read more
GUNTUR, India (AP) — There is a pungent odor on Ratna Raju’s farm that he says protects his crops from the unpredictable and extreme weather that is becoming more common due to human-induced climate change. The smell comes from a mixture of cow urine, an unrefined sugar known as jaggery, and other organic materials that … Read more
England stalwarts Jonny Bairstow (left) and Joe Root disappointed in the subcontinent – Getty Images/Sajjad Hussain England’s tour of India ended in a crushing 4-1 defeat, despite a promising start from Ben Stokes’ side. A number of players had great individual moments, but few were able to string together consistent performances throughout the series. Telegraph … Read more
Pope was stunned when he was just 11 on the first day of his 11th birthday in Dharamsala – Getty Images/Sajjad Hussain Kuldeep Yadav has revealed how India took advantage of Ollie Pope’s impatience to lure him into an impetuous dismissal just before lunch. Wrist spinner Kuldeep, who claimed a brilliant five-wicket haul on the … Read more
The Spanish-Brazilian woman allegedly raped by seven men during a motorcycle trip through India remains “mentally strong” despite suffering lasting trauma, says a social worker who spoke to the victim. The 28-year-old tourist was on a motorcycle trip with her 64-year-old husband when they were attacked by a group of men in the Dumka district … Read more