From Karachi to Mumbai, 130-year-old Indian restaurant traces history to pre-partition era

New Delhi/Karachi: Some of the first dishes cooked at the Bhagat Tarachand restaurant were the potato curries that Prakash Chawla’s grandfather prepared at a small eatery in 19th-century Karachi. Nearly 130 years later, they are still on the menu, albeit across the border in Mumbai. Established by Tarachand Chawla in 1895, the restaurant started in … Read more

Israeli military says it found traces of hostages in an underground tunnel in Gaza

Can new UN humanitarian coordinator Sigrid Kaag get more aid into embattled Gaza? DUBAI: Sigrid Kaag, the UN’s newly appointed senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, faces a monumental task as she takes the reins of the world body’s relief operations in the embattled Palestinian enclave.  Twelve weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment and restrictions … Read more