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Miniskirt creator Mary Quant believed ‘femininity lies in the attitude’
British fashion designer Mary Quant is credited with revolutionising British fashion in the 1950s a…
Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ is the only Indian movie to be screened at Cannes 2023
Director Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy will be screened in the Midnight Screenings section at the Cannes…
India’s oldest billionaire started his business after retiring from LIC
92-year-old Lachman Das Mittal is India’s oldest billionaire with a net worth of $2.5 billion as pe…
Adventure tourism is not just for adrenaline junkies: Ankush Rana, co-founder, ParaBooking
Individuals whose disposable income increased during the pandemic, aged between 25-35, turned to ad…
Nostalgia trumps inflation as Indians want to summer at ancestral homes, says Kayak
Kayak’s survey revealed that 81% of those planning a trip this summer are saying they’ll go with th…
Single parents, divorcees get a second shot at love, online
Online dating app QuackQuack surveyed 14,000 men and women to discover that 12% of daters find true…
SoulUp is a startup building “LinkedIn for mental health”. Here’s how that works
Founded in February 2022, SoulUp is a Bengaluru-based early-stage startup promoting mental health w…
Elixir of life? Belgrade installs liquid trees to combat pollution and this is how they work
Serbia came up with the idea of ‘liquid trees’ to counter the problem of air pollution. Technically…
The many shades of Nita Ambani, the first lady of Indian business
On March 31, businesswoman Nita Ambani inaugurated her latest project, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultu…
Prices of specialised medicines for diabetes, BP, arthritis, cancer have risen the most in the last 12 months, reveals LocalCircles survey
From April 1, 2023, the price of a basket of essential medicines could rise significantly due to th…
Not just for OTT, people rely on digital to discover & engage with content across TV and movies: BCG-Meta Report
Digital is the primary form of discovering content not just for young men in metropolises - even fo…
We used ChatGPT to plan international trips - here’s a tour of the results!
OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022 and since then, many stories of the chatbot’s uses, mishap…
Most infidelities committed during honeymoon phase, says survey by extramarital dating app Gleeden
Extramarital dating app Gleeden was launched in India in 2017 and currently has 2 million users in …
India now has a vending machine for Biryani. Here’s everything to know about it
Restaurant Bai Veetu Kalyanam (The BVK) launched a manless takeaway for biryani in Chennai, where c…
Everything to know about Bharat Gaurav tour packages - railway tours showcasing India’s cultural heritage
On March 21, Indian Railways inaugurated its latest tour package under the Bharat Gaurav scheme — a…
How stars like Neena Gupta, Zeenat Aman & Shefali Shah finally found their place in the sun via OTT
Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish that released in 2012, was considered a sleeper hit despite starrin…
Long before Naatu Naatu, India made the world dance to Slumdog Millionaire’s Jai Ho...
In 2009, Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire bagged an Oscar and won over the foreign media. Directed …
How are the Oscar winners chosen? Here’s what goes on behind the scenes
The Academy members use a secret ballot to vote for films at three different stages - shortlisting …
The great hustler: Sharks back a founder but not his startup on Shark Tank India S2
In search of financial freedom, Ilesh Kumar Sharma developed three income streams - a salaried job,…
This startup founder who ran away from home at 15, builds a ₹100 crore business
Chinu Kala, founder of Rubans Accessories, is a former Mrs. India participant who ran away from hom…
In an industry where action sells, Ranbir Kapoor continues to chase romance on-screen
In 2016, Sanjay Dutt advised Ranbir Kapoor to “act in macho films” and not do “softie” rom-com role…
Gen Zs & Millennials aid spiritual & wellness-driven tourism recovery in India
A survey by travel agency Agoda found wellness to be one of the top three motivations for Indians t…
India is going to be a huge paid market: Akshat Harbola, head of strategy, Spotify India
Spotify India has run a series of experiments in the India market to capture the audience- like off…
Managers impact employees’ mental health as much as their partners: UKG report
Managers have even more of an impact on employees’ mental health than their doctor or therapist. A…
We need to change the way we define hits, says ace Malayalam director Unnikrishnan B.
Lecturer-turned-filmmaker Unnikrishnan B. believes a film today needs to be “extra special” to draw…