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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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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Ex-Karnataka minister HD Revanna arrested for abduction related to rape case
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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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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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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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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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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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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe