With American burger chain Wendy's foray into the Indian QSR (quick service restaurants) segment last year, fast food lovers in the NCR region have reason to rejoice. In an already clogged market, Wendy's is making its presence felt in Noida, with a new outlet that combines taste, innovation and hygiene.


At Wendy's, taste and hygiene go hand in hand (Foodie Trail-Noida)


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My entry point to India was Mumbai and, aptly enough, it began with a magnificent view of the Gateway of India and the Arabian Sea from the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. The Taj, of course, is a fairy tale, opulent abode, full of old world charm. The historic hotel reminded me of home, and our own enchanting places to stay in Vienna, especially the suite in Schönbrunn Palace overlooking the splendid baroque park with the Gloriette.


India: Journey of discovery, from culinary to monumental (Travelogue) 


On a hot summer day 11 years ago, 16-year-old Laxmi was passing by the Khan Market bus stand in central Delhi when a spurned lover threw acid on her - leaving her in excruciating pain. After seven surgeries - last one being the most critical - she is a self-reliant woman who took on the pain and social enigma with much grit in all those years.


I lived on but many women can't; so help me stop this: Acid attack survivor (Human Interest Feature)


Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to bridge the "digital divide" in the country, a young Indian-American student has begun on her journey to empower rural youth in learning computer programming technology in a small yet picturesque town in Himachal Pradesh.


Indian-American student empowering rural youth as India goes digital (Diaspora Feature)


If you are bored of the same rain dance, chilled thandai and stuffed gujiyas year after year on the festival of colours, how about some out-of-the-world EDM (electronic dance music) tracks coupled with mouth-watering cuisine this Holi?


Just surrender to the EDM madness this Holi (Festival Feature)


The surge in foreign patients seeking Indian health facilities for specialised and cost-effective medical care has resulted in the mushrooming of online start-ups that help foreign nationals find the best treatment in the country.

Online start-ups helping foreign patients get best deals in India (Health Feature)

A novel product developed by Nualgi Nano Biotech (NNB), a low-profile biotech company here, is helping clean up sewage-polluted Ulsoor Lake where thousands of fish were found dead last week owing to depletion of dissolved oxygen.

Nualgi: A wonder product to save polluted Bengaluru lake

Once the virtual reality (VR) phenomenon explodes, India, with its huge smartphone base, will be a key market -- but VR players will have to come up with low-cost options to entice the country's "digital" consumers.


All eyes will be on India when virtual reality phenomenon gets real (Tech Trend Feature)


Extensive groundwater extraction in the Indo-Gangetic Plain over the last five decades has "significantly" contributed to the killer April 25, 2015, Nepal temblor and "probably all earthquakes" in the region beneath the Himalayan arc, Indian scientists claim.


Groundwater depletion linked to Nepal earthquake?


The charming looks of Sidharth Malhotra and Fawad Khan can't be ignored while watching the ups and downs of the Kapoor family in the recently unveiled trailer of "Kapoor & Sons". But it's also the upbeat 2014 hit party track "Chull" that keeps the viewers hooked to it. Not just this track alone, Bollywood has been successfully giving a twist to popular rock or pop singles and album songs for decades.


Non-film music gets a Bollywood spin


Butterflies in my stomach and a great thrill - exactly what I felt when I buckled up to take a paramotor ride here. It wasn't that someone who is scared of adventurous activities chose to indulge in an air sport that surprised people. But the fact that I did it in Guwahati - considered to be the gateway to the relatively less explored northeast India - raised many eyebrows.


Guwahati: Two decades ago and now (Travelogue)


At a time when the Indian government has launched several promising initiatives to improve health care facilities in the country especially in the hinterlands, experts feel that it is high time that policymakers learn from past failures and step up efforts to give every citizen affordable, accessible and accountable quality health care.


High time India rescues its health care from ICU: Experts


In Rajasthan's stark desert hinterland, Jolpa, a small village inhabited by a poor farming community, has been the home to a uniquely architectured historic temple for more than 800 years. It was only when their iconic temple began to deteriorate that the Jolpa people came together to value its history.


The story of Jolpa: A village which saved its history


If you are jealous of young Indian men sporting that perfectly-styled beard and wish to wear a perfect one to not only woo your lady but also join the latest "shapely beard" fad to impress friends on the social media, the time is just ripe for you.


Young Indian men making beeline to get beard in shape (Lifestyle Feature)


Want to purchase that smartphone with sleek features or want to replace the old washing machine at home but cannot afford to because of high price tags? Welcome to the world of refurbished branded products at GreenDust - one of India's largest and most trusted online store to sell open-box, refurbished, factory seconds and surplus products.


Now shop for refurbished, discounted branded electronics at GreenDust (Tech Feature)


Frame one: a pretty designer dress sits in the closet for ages, having outlived its owner's fancy. Frame two: a young girl desires a designer outfit, but her salary won't just let her splurge in the store. Now bring the two together; if the second girl could buy the first girl's little-worn dress at half the price, it's a happy scene for both. This is precisely what an increasing number of websites reselling second-hand luxury brands are doing - and are finding eager queues of customers.


Websites selling second-hand branded apparel mushroom (Business Feature)


The commercially vibrant Bargarh town in western Odisha is agog with excitement ahead of the 11-day-long reign of demon king Kansa as Makar Sankranti festival ushers in the world's biggest open air theatre 'Dhanu Yatra'.


Odisha town turns into Mathura for world's biggest open air theatre


The traditional 40-day period of extreme cold, known as 'chillai kalan', starts here Monday as locals brace up to face the bitter cold and expectantly look forward to heavy snowfall that would replenish rivers, streams, springs and lakes in Kashmir.


Locals brace for 'chillai kalan', king of cold in Kashmir (Environment Feature)


It can be sheer co-incidence. But the elected heads of India's all three major industry chambers are chiefs of companies based out of Kolkata, raising some hope that they can nudge West Bengal, not particularly seen as an investment-friendly state, to pursue reforms and regain its past glory.


Leadership at India Inc's apex chambers now a Kolkata 'adda'


Every day, over 100 women in colourful attire are seen selling forest products, fresh vegetables, fruits and flowers in Jeypore town, the sub-divisional headquarters and nerve-centre of Koraput district, around 600 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.


Odisha's tribal women uphold age-old self-reliance (Spotlight)


Electric power woes in winter have become endemic in Jammu and Kashmir and, for the moment, there is no light at the end of the tunnel. People of the state have become cynical enough to say that the problem would be solved only after India and Pakistan resolve the Kashmir issue.

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