Wagamama opens first India restaurant in Mumbai’s Churchgate
Founded in London in 1992, Wagamama serves Asian-inspired dishes and operates in over 18 countries. The Mumbai outlet is operated in partnership with K Hospitality Corp.
The restaurant features Wagamama’s minimalist design with shared wooden benches and an open kitchen.
WAGAMAMA has opened its first restaurant in India, launching a flagship outlet in Mumbai’s Churchgate area. The restaurant is located in the restored Cambata Building, home to the Eros cinema.
Founded in London in 1992, Wagamama serves Asian-inspired dishes and operates in over 18 countries. The Mumbai outlet is operated in partnership with K Hospitality Corp.
“We don’t just serve food, we serve energy,” said Francisco Neves, Senior VP of Franchise and Partnerships. “Wagamama is a kitchen for the soul. Playful, purposeful, and powered by good food that uplifts. India has a rich appreciation for flavour, freshness, and culture, and Mumbai was the ideal city to begin this journey.”
The restaurant features Wagamama’s minimalist design with shared wooden benches and an open kitchen. The menu includes dishes such as chicken katsu curry, yasai yaki soba, firecracker chicken, bao buns, gyoza, and ramen bowls. More than half the menu is vegetarian or vegan, with Jain-friendly options clearly labelled.
Francisco Neves added, “We’re thrilled to be partnering with K Hospitality to bring Wagamama to India. Mumbai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city with a world-class food culture; an ideal first step for our journey in the region.”
The company plans to expand to Delhi NCR next, followed by other cities.
THE US and India on Wednesday launched a new radar satellite, NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), to monitor changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces and improve prediction of natural and human-caused hazards.
The satellite, about the size of a pickup truck, lifted off at around 5:40 pm (1210 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southeastern India on an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket. Livestream footage showed schoolchildren and mission teams cheering as the launch took place.
US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi described the mission as a milestone in cooperation between the two countries. “Congratulations India!” India’s science and technology minister Dr Jitendra Singh posted on X, calling the mission a “game changer.”
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Karen St Germain, director of NASA’s Earth Science division, said ahead of the launch, “Our planet surface undergoes constant and meaningful change. Some change happens slowly. Some happens abruptly. Some changes are large, while some are subtle.”
NISAR can detect vertical surface movements as small as one centimetre. Scientists expect this data to help in identifying early signs of earthquakes, landslides, volcano activity, and structural issues in dams and bridges. “We’ll see land substance and swelling, movement, deformation and melting of mountain glaciers and ice sheets covering both Greenland and Antarctica, and of course, we’ll see wildfires,” St Germain said, describing NISAR as “the most sophisticated radar we’ve ever built.”
India aims to use the satellite to study coastal and ocean areas, track changes near river deltas, and monitor shoreline shifts. The data will also support agricultural planning by mapping crops, assessing plant health, and measuring soil moisture.
The spacecraft will undergo a 90-day commissioning phase, during which it will deploy its 39-foot (12-metre) radar antenna reflector. Once operational, it will scan nearly all of Earth’s land and ice twice every 12 days from an altitude of 464 miles (747 kilometres), orbiting close to the poles.
The satellite transmits microwaves and collects surface echoes, with computer processing reconstructing high-resolution images. It uses two radar frequencies, L-band for tall vegetation and S-band for shorter plants.
NASA and ISRO collaborated on the project, with components built separately and integrated in Bengaluru. NASA contributed nearly $1.2 billion, while ISRO’s costs were around $90 million.
India’s space programme has achieved several milestones, including sending a probe to Mars orbit in 2014 and landing a robot and rover on the Moon in 2023. Recently, Indian Air Force test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla became the second Indian to travel to space and the first to reach the International Space Station, advancing India’s plans for its Gaganyaan crewed mission in 2027.
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Speaking in parliament during a debate on 'Operation Sindoor', Modi said, 'No world leader asked us to stop the operation.' He did not name Trump in his address.
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday denied that any world leader intervened to stop India’s operations against Pakistan during their recent conflict, countering repeated claims by US president Donald Trump that he had brokered peace.
Speaking in parliament during a debate on “Operation Sindoor”, Modi said, “No world leader asked us to stop the operation.” He did not name Trump in his address.
Modi also said that Pakistan had requested India to end the fighting after facing the “heat of our attacks”.
The fighting in May lasted four days and left more than 70 people dead on both sides.
It was triggered by an April attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, where gunmen killed 26 men, mostly Hindus.
India accused Pakistan of backing the attackers, which Islamabad denied.
Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for stopping the conflict, saying on Monday during his visit to Scotland, “If I weren’t around, you’d have, right now, six major wars going on. India would be fighting with Pakistan.”
Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had challenged Modi to declare in parliament that Trump was lying about mediating peace.
Home minister Amit Shah informed lawmakers that three Pakistani terrorists involved in the Kashmir attack were killed during a military operation on Monday.
He said all three were Pakistani nationals and identified two as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terrorist group based in Pakistan.
The May fighting brought the two countries close to another war before the ceasefire was announced.
After Trump’s statements, opposition parties in India questioned whether there had been third-party mediation, a claim New Delhi has consistently denied.
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The accident took place in Jharkhand state. Visuals from the scene showed the bus’s rear portion almost entirely burnt and the vehicle badly damaged.
AT LEAST 18 people died in eastern India on Tuesday when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims collided with a truck transporting cooking gas cylinders, officials said.
The accident took place in Jharkhand state. Visuals from the scene showed the bus’s rear portion almost entirely burnt and the vehicle badly damaged.
Local lawmaker Nishikant Dubey said the pilgrims were on their way to a Hindu shrine to celebrate the sacred month of Shravan, which coincides with the monsoon season in the subcontinent.
"18 devotees lost their lives due to a bus and truck accident," Dubey said on social media.
Officials said the pilgrims were carrying holy water from the Ganges to offer to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.
Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of those killed.
"The road accident in Jharkhand's Deoghar is extremely tragic," his office said on social media. "Deepest condolences to the families of the devotees who lost their lives."
According to official data, tens of thousands of people die in road accidents in India each year. Transport minister Nitin Gadkari told parliament that more than 172,000 people were killed in road crashes in 2023.
In November last year, a bus plunged into a deep Himalayan ravine in Uttarakhand, killing at least 36 passengers and injuring several others.
(With inputs from agencies)
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Shah said all three were Pakistani nationals and identified two of them as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terrorist group based in Pakistan .
INDIAN security forces have killed three Pakistani terrorists involved in an April attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir that triggered a military conflict between India and Pakistan, home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
The terrorists were killed in a military operation on Monday (28), more than three months after 26 people were shot dead in the resort town of Baisaran on April 22.
"I want to tell the parliament (that) those who attacked in Baisaran were three terrorists and all three have been killed," Shah said.
He said all three were Pakistani nationals and identified two of them as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terrorist group based in Pakistan.
"Indian security agencies have detailed evidence of their involvement in the attack," he told the lower house of parliament.
The army said the operation took place in the mountains of Dachigam, around 30 kilometres from Srinagar.
In April, gunmen emerged from forests near Pahalgam and opened fire on crowds of visitors with automatic weapons.
All those killed were residents of India except one man from Nepal. Survivors said the attackers separated men from women and children and ordered some of the men to recite the Muslim declaration of faith.
India accused Pakistan of backing the attackers, which Islamabad denied, leading to a four-day conflict in May that killed more than 70 people on both sides.
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since 1947, and both countries claim the region in full.
Shah said a security meeting was held immediately after the April attack, where it was decided the attackers should not be "allowed to leave the country and return to Pakistan".
Investigators used eyewitness accounts and forensic evidence to confirm the rifles found on the terrorists were the same weapons used in the attack.
"It was confirmed that these three rifles were involved in killing of our innocent civilians," Shah said.
A group called The Resistance Front (TRF) initially claimed responsibility for the April attack but later withdrew its claim. Earlier this month, the United States described TRF as a "front and proxy" of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
(With inputs from agencies)
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Police and SDRF personnel at the site after a stampede broke out at Mansa Devi temple, in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (PTI Photo)
AT LEAST six people died and several others were injured in a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on Sunday (27) morning. The tragedy occurred around 9am (local time) when panic spread among devotees after a rumour of an electric current near the temple stairs caused chaos.
India's prime minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sorrow over the incident. In a post on social media platform X, he said: “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to a stampede on the route to Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is assisting those affected.”
Located over 500 feet above sea level on the Shivalik Hills, the Mansa Devi temple attracts thousands of pilgrims every day, especially on weekends and during festive periods.
According to Haridwar senior superintendent of police Pramendra Singh Dobal, the panic was caused by a false rumour that electric current had spread through the area near the temple entrance.
"Around 35 people were taken to hospital and six of them died. More than 10 are still under treatment,” he said.
Visuals from the site showed anxious family members waiting outside the hospital, seeking information about their loved ones. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and fire services were quickly deployed to assist with rescue efforts.
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami confirmed that a magisterial inquiry had been ordered. "A stampede broke out at the Mansa Devi temple in the morning because of a rumour. We have ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and those responsible for spreading the rumour will face strict action," he said.
Uttarakhand Minister Ganesh Joshi, in red shirt, meets an injured lady undergoing treatment at a hospital after a stampede broke out at Mansa Devi temple, in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (PTI Photo)
In a post on Facebook, Dhami also shared his condolences and assured that relief operations were ongoing. “SDRF, local police and other rescue teams have reached the spot and are engaged in relief and rescue operations. I am constantly in touch with the local administration and the situation is being closely monitored. I pray to Mata Rani for the safety of all the devotees,” he said.
Stampedes at religious gatherings are, unfortunately, not uncommon in India. In recent months, similar incidents have claimed lives in Odisha, Goa, and Prayagraj. Experts have often pointed to poor crowd management and lack of infrastructure at pilgrimage sites as major factors behind such accidents.
As investigations begin, officials have urged pilgrims to stay calm and cooperate with the administration. Security and crowd control measures around the temple have since been stepped up to prevent further incidents.