Last summer, reposted images of a girl-about-town, drawn in Sharpie, began proliferating on Instagram. Invariably, the girl is wide-eyed and frantic—because of an unreturned text, a hankering for vodka, or an imminent bad choice. (“Me debating who I should go home with,” reads the caption of one cartoon, an ex-boyfriend in one thought bubble, a slice … Read more
Masaharu Morimoto is probably the best-known Japanese chief in India, even among those who have never eaten his food. Morimoto owes his fame to two pioneering restaurants, both called Wasabi by Morimoto. The original opened at the Mumbai Taj, and a second (better) restaurant followed at the Taj Mansingh in Delhi. When the first Wasabi … Read more
Modern slaughterhouse will not only curb the practice of butchering animals out in the open in unhygienic conditions, but will also automate meat processing. A modern slaughterhouse being planned at a cost of Rs110 crore at Bindaua, Mohanlalganj here is still awaiting the approval of the pollution control board (PCB). In the absence of an … Read more
major ‘Modern Family’ role Published August 21, 2017 Fox News Matt LeBlanc arrives at a premiere for the final season of “Episodes” at The Paley Center for Media on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Alexander G. Seyum/Invision/AP) (2017 Invision) As “Modern Family” prepares to begin its ninth season, with a … Read more
Jinder Mahal is the first WWE champion of Indian descent. “You people have nothing to celebrate,” Jinder Mahal shouted into a microphone Tuesday night at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The current World Wrestling Entertainment champion was dressed in a black turban and a gray suit with his giant belt slung over his shoulder. He twisted … Read more
The number of calls to the modern slavery hotline has doubled in a week after the National Crime Agency’s report on the “shocking” scale of the problem. The helpline, for people to report suspicions of modern slavery, received 150 calls in seven days this week, up from a weekly average of 75. The surge came after the … Read more
117 genomes of the fruit analysed The modern crisp apple originated in a mountainous region of Kazakhstan, according to a study which reveals a surprising two-way journey on the Silk Road for one of the world’s most popular fruit. As travellers journeyed east and west along the Silk Road, they brought with them apple seeds … Read more
As travellers journeyed along the Silk Road, they brought with them hitchhiking apple seeds The modern juicy, crisp apples originated in a mountainous region of Kazakhstan, according to a study which reveals a surprising two-way journey on the Silk Road for one of the world’s most popular fruit. As travellers journeyed east and west along … Read more
Modern slavery and human trafficking are much more prevalent than previously thought, the National Crime Agency has said. There are cases in “every large town and city in the country”, the NCA said, with the organisation currently assisting 300 live police operations targeting modern slavery. The cases involve alleged victims as young as 12 being … Read more
The European migrant crisis is forcing a sharp rise in human rights risks in European supply chains. This includes the UK and Germany, which have moved up from ‘low’ to ‘medium’ risk in the annual Modern Slavery Index, released by global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. In fact, modern slavery risks have risen in 20 of … Read more