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India has a shiny new Parliament building, and good governance is now only slightly less important than getting the perfect Instagram angle with its golden spire. Since the Lok Sabha elections heated up, photoshoots outside the new Parliament building have outnumbered political debates inside it. Influencers, political interns, and at least one confused tourist looking … Read more
In an international plot twist worthy of a Netflix docuseries, Lionel Messi, world-famous football deity and purveyor of left-footed wizardry, almost missed his Major League Soccer (MLS) match this week because of—wait for it—passport problems. Yes, the man who has dribbled through the world’s toughest defenses was nearly stopped by paper pushing and border bureaucracy. … Read more
Thumbnail Description: PMs and dosas unite at G20 over chutney and world peace In what can only be described as the sauciest development at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, leaders who previously threw shade are now sharing sambar. Yes, folks, welcome to the dawn of *Dosa Diplomacy*. As India hosted the world’s most powerful … Read more
Description: Commuters in Delhi rage over the rising war of tea flasks in the Metro. As if navigating Delhi summer humidity, delayed monsoons, and relatives who ask, “Beta, job lag gayi?” weren’t enough, now commuters on the Delhi Metro are facing a newer, more boiling crisis—The Great Thermos War of 2024. It started innocently enough. … Read more
Thumbnail Description: Two food bloggers argue over paneer vs chicken outside a Delhi dhaba, forks raised. There comes a time every few months when the internet, having exhausted politics, cricket, and the planetary misadventures of billionaires, finds solace in its true, timeless passion: arguing over food. This week, Delhi social media has been melting like … Read more
Just when we thought Delhi’s food innovation had reached its peak with butter chicken momos and Maggi pakoras, the cultural chefs of Dilli have decided to hard-launch a new drink: Cough Syrup Chai. Yes, you heard that right. It’s soothing, it’s syrupy, and according to a viral video circulating like monsoon dengue, it’s becoming a … Read more
Thumbnail description: Virat Kohli cradles a fan’s toddler mid-match with legendary poise. Last week during an IPL nail-biter, while most of us were biting off what was left of our fingernails, Virat Kohli casually became both a batsman and a babysitter in the same over. Yes, after a small pitch invasion by an overly excited … Read more
Thumbnail: Crispy paneer tikka held aloft on a fork in front of Eiffel Tower In the latest cultural plot twist that no one saw coming (except maybe your NRI cousin), paneer tikka has strutted its smoky, coriander-dusted self right into the bourgeois bistros of Paris. That’s right — the same dish that’s been the reliable … Read more
Description: Ghost tour turns into golgappa crawl in Old Delhi’s eerie lanes. If you’ve ever been to Chandni Chowk after dark, congratulations—you’ve had a paranormal experience already. Maybe it wasn’t a ghost, maybe it was just the aggressive halwai uncle who believes calories don’t count when he’s emotionally manipulating you into buying kaju katli. But … Read more
