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On McDonald India's menu: Winning back customers' trust after shutdown

After a short hiatus, the fast food chain is opening its stores in a phased manner. Here are a few things it should keep in mind

Razzle, dazzle: Young Indian magicians pull up new tricks to break cliche

Comparisons with the West may be odious, but the benchmarks for inventiveness have been set astoundingly high

Honor 20i review: Impressive design, performance make it no-nonsense phone

The Honor 20i is a complete package in the budget smartphone segment, thanks to an impressive design, potent cameras, sleek performance, optimised operating system and capable battery

Reimagining the wild

There is an element of deification in Mrinalini Mukherjee's work, but rather than symbols of religiosity her sculptures acknowledge folkloric forces outside the realm of our understanding

How people keep their cool during summer in Churu, India's hottest place

Advisories ask people to stay indoors between noon and 3 pm, and warn against making beasts of burden toil in these hours

Sony GTK-PG10 Bluetooth speaker: Life of the party with compact design

The top panel has built-in tweeters that help in spreading the sound wider

How a Delhi cafe is trying to change how the city views minority ghettos

K-Cafe can host up to 50 people and regularly conducts workshops and talks

CHESS #1356

The Diagram, White to play (White: Sasikiran Vs Black: Artemiev, Karpov Poikovsky 2019) is a classic attack

With DevBot 2.0, Formula racing speeds towards a driverless future

DevBot 2.0 is an electrically powered vehicle with all sorts of smart sensory equipment and an integrated computer

Dolce & Gabbana's comeback

Now Dolce & Gabbana's China debacle is starting to look like another fashion fall-and-redemption narrative

Finding her voice

For years women's voices in art and culture that challenged social mores and moral codes were silenced. A few artistes are making them mainstream again

Away from the spotlight, playback theatre gains popularity in private

This form of theatre helps develop a deeper sense of community, and allows people to share things they may not have addressed before

Sailor, soldier, spiceman, saint: Origin of Christianity in South Asia

An innovative mapping of the origins of Christianity in South Asia comes at a critical juncture of the Indian political discourse

Karnad stayed idealistic as Karnataka politics became toxic: Shyam Benegal

Filmmaker Shyam Benegal collaborated with the polyglot playwright and actor through the 1970s and remained his friend for more than five decades

Shah Jahan-era manuscript enables people try shahi style in modern kitchens

A handwritten Persian manuscript with recipes by Shah Jahan's cooks, preserved in the British Library, has been translated by scholar Salma Yusuf Husain and published by Roli Books recently

When off-field India vs Pakistan cricket rivalry took an ugly turn

The ad spoofs a video with an Indian fan talking like the captive pilot Abhinandan Varthaman

Urban eyes

According to Census 2011, India has 413,670 beggars and vagrants. Many of them are homeless and, therefore, fall outside of the government's welfare umbrella

Can Yuvraj Singh remain relevant for brand endorsements post-retirement?

As Yuvraj retires from the game and brands swoop in around the fading aura of the superstar, is there a chance to reclaim his influence off the pitch?

From disruptor to defender, Zomato looks to redefine the brand narrative

Zomato is in the news, not for the efficiency of its delivery platform or discovery features that its rivals are being judged on, but as an ideal employer

Parle, Amul most frequently bought labels across India in 2018: Report

Home-grown labels in biscuits and dairy top the charts, but global giants find their way into more categories and regions: Kantar