Food Fight
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Biryani is India’s most popular dish – so why does the BJP hate it so much?
Churlishness against biryani shows how Hindutva is a majority nationalism with a minority complex.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Ultra-processed foods have been villainised for years – but they’re not all bad
Processed foods allow consumers to save both time and money.
Sylvain Charlebois and Janet Music, The Conversation
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A vegetarian Durga Puja? Fortune Foods’ apology for ad showing Bengalis eating fish sparks anger
After a Hindutva group called the ad an ‘insult to Hindu faith’, Bengalis pointed out they don’t observe food taboos during the festival, unlike in North India.
Shoaib Daniyal
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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In France, vegetarian alternatives to meat can no longer have non-vegetarian names
With demand for meat alternatives growing, the meat industry is getting protective.
Malte B Rödl, The Conversation
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IIT-Bombay row: Is separate-plate rule for meat eaters caste discrimination – or not a big deal?
Debates rage on social media after Hostel 11 asked its residents to use separate plates for non-vegetarian food.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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IIT-Bombay students say they were asked to use separate plates for non-vegetarian food at the hostel
However, the hostel mess team has denied that it had issued any such direction.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Food feuds in India: Not just the rosogolla, the sambar also has dodgy origins
Food cultures predate modern identities, so get ready for a whole host of claims.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Video: West Bengal wins Geographical Indication tag battle over rosgulla with Odisha
The sweet’s origins have been disputed for years between the two neighbouring eastern states.
Reuters
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Causing a stir: When young chefs from 45 nations battled for the top title at a culinary Olympiad
Even though the contest was not televised, it held plenty of drama and nail-biting moments.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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French restaurateur welcomes dogs, but bans bankers from his bistro
Alexandre Callet put up a blackboard outside his eatery that read, ‘Dogs allowed, bankers forbidden (unless they pay an entry fee of €70,000)’, a loan he had been denied he needed to open a second shop.
Scroll Staff
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Meat ban irony: How a Congress-imposed order was cut to size during BJP rule
As it turns out, Mumbai has had meat bans since perhaps 2004. So why the uproar this year?
Aarefa Johari
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Who deserves credit for the rasgulla? Bengalis, Odiyas...or the Portuguese?
A fierce turf war has broken out over whether the rasgulla was invented in Bengal or Odisha.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record