It is a slow death, admittedly, but the stench of putrefaction has already filled the air. In the United States, the diet industry is crashing and burning. Diet books are selling in much lower numbers ...

Heston has been successfully treated for his disorder and his life is back to normal. He is calmer and sharper now than he has been for the last few years. So I thought he might want to keep quiet ...

Why is there nothing we can do about it? Why are we so helpless that we watch impotently as Delhi becomes the world’s most polluted city? It is because all we can do is watch as politicians lose ...

You were a good airline and the Indian aviation scene is poorer for your passing. We shall all miss you. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me say that I don’t think Vistara was a great ...

Now that India has registered its responses to the allegations that it tried to organise assassinations in Canada and the USA, it is time to look at the issue with less emotion and a little more ...

All over the world people rave about Asian service. The people who do the raving are mostly westerners who cannot conceive of a situation in which relatively poorly paid service staff (poorly paid by ...

Few Indian food terms are as misused as Mughlai. Wikipedia tells us that Mughlai refers to the food of the Mughals which sounds fair enough but then the entry goes on to bracket so-called Mughal ...

What is real luxury in the hotel business? Many hoteliers I speak to say that these days, luxury is all about resort properties. I am inclined to agree. And there may never have been a better time to ...

If you are travelling to a new city, how do you find a good hotel to stay in? Till a year ago, the short answer was: you take your chances and leave it to fate. One of the extraordinary things about ...

What if you could have dinner at a restaurant that existed for just one brief shining moment? Where, if you went back, a day or two later, there would be no sign that the restaurant with its elaborate ...