Photo, Finnish: The strengthening commercial relations between India and Finland have kept the embassy staff in Delhi quite busy. Currently, more than 120 Finnish companies, including giants such as Nokia and Kone, have a presence in India. Another task, however, is keeping Finland ambassador to India Nina Vaskunlahti busy. The recently renovated embassy has been the talk of Delhi’s designer circles, and the embassy is being flooded with requests from diplomats, interior designers and furnishers for a tour of the building. And, apparently, they also want selfies with the charming ambassador | Illustration: Jairaj T.G.

Second outing: Last year, Vir Das became the first Indian comedian to have his own Netflix comedy special—Abroad Understanding. Now, his next Netflix special—Losing It—is here. In the trailer of the show, Vir Das addresses the issue of sexual harassment and the common refrain of women “asking for it”. Das said the show was written based on his experience of travel and politics, amongst other things. “I am hoping it gets the same love the audiences gave Abroad Understanding,” he said. Make us laugh, and our love is yours.... | Raj Chaturvedi

Facing the music: Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr has a problem—how to hand over her piano, worth over $1 million, to the US authorities. The piano was a gift from Malaysian businessman Jho Low, who is accused of embezzling $4.5 billion from the Malaysian government. Now, surrendering a piano does not seem like such a big deal, right? But the catch is that it is enclosed within walls; to extract it would mean demolishing part of Kerr’s Malibu home. A lot of trouble to go to over a piano, some might say.

Dressed to kill: Would she come or would she not? Until the last minute, Beyonce kept the guests at the pre-wedding bash of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal guessing. In the end, she not only came and performed, but also she did it in outfits created by Indian designers—a mirror-embellished red organza dress by Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, a golden body suit by Falguni Shane Peacock and a crystal-studded swimsuit by Shivan & Narresh. You know what they say—when in India, be an Indian! | Courtesy: Instagram

From New York, with love: Sujan Sarkar is one of India’s most talented chefs, putting modern Indian food on the global map. He launched two of the most talked-about restaurants internationally in the last year and a half—Rooh in San Francisco and Baar Baar in New York. Baar Baar, Sarkar’s gastrobar which serves only tapas-style food, is making all the right noises in the ruthless New York dining scene. Now, Sarkar has brought Baar Baar to India in a five-month-long pop-up. All the Big Apple dishes will be served up in Delhi’s Khan Market. Time to bring your taste buds out of snooze mode.