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It's finally that time of the year! Winters in North India come with a distinct mood altogether. The atmosphere is cold, the quilt is all the more cozy, and the food table transforms into a procession of all sorts of delicacies: gajar ka halwa, butter chicken, sizzling pakode, revdi, and gajak. The catch is that while the “pure joy of winters” may unfold with innocence in the mouth, it may become...

NAMAKKAL: A Class IX girl student died on Monday after eating chicken shawarma bought from a hotel in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal town.The deceased has been identified as D Kalaiyarasi, 14, of AS Pettai in Namakkal town. Kalaiyarasi, her father Dhavakumar, 44, mother Sujatha, 38, brother Boopathi, 12, uncle Sinoj, 60, and aunty Kavitha, 56, went out on September 16 night. They later bought parcels of food,...