BENGALURU: Online shopping is expanding beyond India’s biggest cities, but the value of those purchases remains concentrated in larger markets.Of more than 200 million orders processed in the last 12 months up to July this year, 57.2% originated outside the 96 largest cities, but these orders accounted for only 39.3% of total transaction value. Their…
Henri Matisse (Photo: Henrimatisse.com) Henri Matisse was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who is well regarded as one of the most important artists of the 20th century who defined modern art. He originally trained and worked as a law clerk, but everything changed in 1889, when appendicitis kept him bedridden for months; then his…
Veteran Tamil actor Radha has filed a police complaint against her sister and actor Ambika and their brother Mallikarjuna Kunjan Nair. Radha has alleged that signed blank cheques kept at her Chennai residence were taken without her knowledge and later used in an attempt to claim around Rs 46 crore. Radha files police complaint against…
NEW DELHI: India’s MMA fighter Varun Sanyal has broken his silence after being forced to withdraw from the Asian Games following a blackout during a sauna session, admitting that his attempt to cut weight on his own was “quite foolish” but saying he felt he had no choice.Sanyal, who was due to compete in the…
NEW DELHI: Microsoft’s new India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad is among its largest infrastructure investments in Asia, the company’s India and South Asia president Puneet Chandok said, as it expands capacity for cloud and AI services.The facility is part of Microsoft’s $20.5 billion investment commitment across Asia. Chandok did not disclose how much…
The Indian kitchen of the 1960s looked very different from today. There were no instant noodles, ready-to-eat meals or supermarket aisles packed with dozens of snack brands. Yet packaged food was slowly becoming part of urban life.Some products that once felt familiar have almost disappeared from everyday conversation. Others survive only as old tins, faded…
Taylor Swift will be the first recipient of the MTV Video Music Awards artist-director honours at this year’s awards ceremony, a newly created award recognizing musicians whose work behind the camera has contributed to music video production and visual storytelling, CBS and MTV said on Monday.The television networks said the honor for the 14-time Grammy…
Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil and Parth Mane win team silver in the men’s 10m air rifle; Suchika Tariyal claims MMA bronze. NEW DELHI: Gold continued to elude India, but medals kept coming on the second day of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya as the country added four more to its tally on Monday.Three came from…
Starbucks plans Chennai GCC with 800 new jobs CHENNAI: US-based coffee chain Starbucks will set up a global capability centre (GCC) in Chennai. It will likely create 800 high-value jobs in the first phase.The new centre will add to Chennai’s growing GCC ecosystem, with companies using the city to build technology, business and other global…
An idli stand can be used for more than just making idlis. The small moulds and stacked plates make it useful for steaming many other foods at home. You can use it to steam vegetables, momos, and dhokla, or prepare rice noodles and traditional sweets. It can also help you cook small portions without using…