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‘File a complaint’: Man spots paan-stained dustbin on display at Kanpur store, video sparks criticism
December 29, 2025 10:43 pm
In the clip, a man lifts the lid of a dustbin on display in a store and zooms in to show red paan stains.
From galawat ke kabab to malai gilori, Lucknow asks you to take a pause and savour it
November 28, 2025 8:37 am
When UNESCO named it a “Creative City of Gastronomy,” it wasn’t an unexpected honour. It was a long-overdue acknowledgement
‘Visa system band karo’: Indian man spots gutka stains on London street in viral video, asks ‘London ya Kanpur’
August 29, 2025 2:33 pm
A video posted by Instagram user @pandeyjipardesi shows an Indian man zooming in on red gutka spit marks splattered on the road beside a parked car.
Kumbakonam vetrilai or betel leaf gets GI tag: Why cultivators, sellers need incentives and awareness to benefit
June 04, 2025 4:54 pm
The heart-shaped leaf, key to making paan, is an important cultural and agricultural symbol, but its GI status remains unknown to many who grow and sell it.
A 'paan' for all seasons: Chewing on India’s favourite leaf
May 08, 2025 2:17 pm
Betel leaf, or paan, has spanned royal courts, weddings and street corners for centuries. This bittersweet staple of Indian culture is history, ritual, and nostalgia wrapped in green.
In Mumbai, a 13-year-old court fight between Muchchad Paanwala heirs ends
December 01, 2024 7:05 pm
In 2011, two factions of Mumbai’s famous paan seller, Muchchad Paanwala, had come to blows and filed FIRs against each other.
Amitabh Bachchan developed a sore throat after eating paan, recalled Neena Gupta: 'Kyunki yeh...'
November 28, 2024 6:31 pm
"Do you remember this incident?" Neena Gupta asked Amitabh Bachchan in a special episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati season 14.
Turns out, paan or betel leaf with this filling can help lose weight -- but you need to have it at a certain time
June 10, 2024 12:30 pm
Weight loss is a complex process that requires a holistic approach. So, can paan help? We find out
A Delhi shop sells 'pure gold' paan for Rs 600; here's how it is made
April 05, 2021 12:10 pm
A video of the gold paan recipe is now going viral
Indian scientists unlock the paan leaf's health secrets
February 01, 2016 2:54 pm
Indian scientists have identified five varieties of betel leaf that have anti-inflammatory properties.
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