A Much-Needed Reality Check

Too much central control, voter and cadre apathy, arbitrary candidate selection, all conspired to give the party a humbling lesson at the hustings. The high command can ignore it at their own peril

The German Swiss Knife

The BMW XM, the latest from the German auto major's stable, represents the epitome of modern engineering.

A Tale of Two Whiskies

Industry leaders and start-ups alike are betting big on innovative, made-in-India whiskies

BREAKFAST (AND MORE) AT TIFFANY'S

Dubai's new Blue Box Café from Tiffany & Co. fulfils all your Audrey Hepburn dreams to the fullest

Mistress of Spices

Things just got more spicy at The Imperial, New Delhi, as the hotel launched an all-new menu for its famed restaurant The Spice Route-the first such endeavour in the past 27 years.

Does Size Matter?

Spice brings you an exclusive first look of the thinner and sharper newly released iPad Air and iPad Pro

This Party's Getting Started

Give your inner culture vulture wings to soar with Spice's round up of some of the most feted festivals from around the globe.

Ageing Gracefully

Purveyor of the robust cuisine of the Northwest Frontier, Bukhara at the ITC Maurya is still going strong at 45.

ADVENTURES IN MOROCCO

A road trip crisscrossing the breathtaking Atlas Mountains, interspersed with some good old fashioned dune bashing in the Sahara desert serves up the perfect recipe of a Matinee classic in the Mercedes-Benz GLS.

Redefining Adornment

Contemporarising the art of craft when it comes to jewellery requires ingenuity, innovation and imagination. Here are our top picks from the eighth edition of GemGenève that are driving the new narrative.

SPACE TIME

Get cosmic with dials carved out of meteorites

Men and their BAGGAGE

The urban man needs more than just a good gait and suave sense of style to go about their daily lives. Bags are a great way to make sure one is never ill-equipped for any situation.

WELL MET!

Indian couturiers, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Rahul Mishra, Gaurav Gupta and Tarun Tahiliani, made a splash at the Met Gala 2024. Spice relives the grind behind the glory moments.

PLAYING WITH FIRE

From dainty fish and birds to playful dolphins and ornate snakes, acclaimed glass artist Grant Garmezy's hauntingly evocative and beautiful glass sculptures will blow your mind.

Keeping it Simple

Even as actress Disha Patani awaits the release of one her career's biggest films, she remains grounded, insisting that much like her style mantra, her life philosophy remains unfussy.

XTREME WAYS

DOES THE NEWEST MEMBER OF HERO'S XTREME FAMILY HAVE THE CREDENTIALS THE CLAN'S FOLLOWING DEMANDS?

GET SWIFTY

THE ALL-NEW MARUTI SUZUKI SWIFT HAS ARRIVED SPORTING A NEW LOOK, ADDED FEATURES AND A BRAND NEW PETROL ENGINE

LOCKED AND LOADED

MAHINDRA HAS GIVEN THE XUV300 COMPACT SUV A PROPER REVAMP AND INTRODUCER IT AS THE XUV 3XO

HOODA IS BACK IN THE GAME

Reducing the BJP's perfect 10 tally of 2019 to a 5-5 stalemate, the Congress sets the stage for an intense finale in the assembly polls later this year

CAUGHT IN A QUAGMIRE

Faced by a resurgent Congress and radicals, the AAP finds itself in a precarious place

THE LOTUS BLOOMS

Despite another RaGa wave, the Kerala story takes a new turn as the BJP finally plants its flag here

THE CONGRESS RISES. AGAIN

The BJP's promises of development for the region notwithstanding, the Lok Sabha election results reveal the region's new-found favour for the Congress

BJP RULES THE ROOST

The saffron perch in the state seems secure for mow, but not for ever should it drop its guard

A BLIP CALLED BANASKANTHA

The north Gujarat constituency played spoiler in the BJP's hat-trick of a perfect score. The party must also guard against voter fatigue

SAFFRON TSUNAMI

The Congress has yet to crack the puzzle that is MP as defections in its ranks and the BJP's Modi narrative consistently deny the party space in the state

STALIN SECURES THE SOUTHERN CITADEL

The INDIA bloc led by the DMK in the state refuses to let the BJP in through the door, or cede even an inch to the AIADMK. With two years to go for the assembly election, more Centre-state friction looms on the horizon along with potential political realignments

WIN SOME, LOSE SOME

The Congress makes a dent in the BJP's tally, but its dwindling Vokkaliga support should be cause for alarm

REVENGE OF THE TRIBALS

The NDA may have lost all goodwill among the state's 26 per cent tribals due to ED action against ex-CM Hemant Soren

THE LAST OF KCR?

Months after losing power in the state, KCR's national ambitions also seem to have been thwarted. The BRS chief and his party now face an 'existential crisis'

NOW COMES THE HARD PART

Back in the NDA fold, TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu sweeps both the parliamentary and assembly elections. But with the state treasury running on empty, he will need the Centre to bail him out