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'If it's not good, it won't work,' says Katrina Kaif

The actor and founder of Kay Beauty discusses her entrepreneurial journey, the learnings along the way, staying ahead of the competition and her long-standing love for beauty products

What keeps India glowing?

The Indian beauty market is exploding, driven by young consumers who view make-up as self-care and are willing to splurge and experiment

Beware, it's the season of deception and deepfakes

With elections in India, Europe and the US, and the Paris Olympics, cybersecurity experts warn that 2024 will bea year of deception’

Ginger lilies, king chillies and a Manipuri dish

For someone who cooks the best pork I have ever eaten, Akoijam Sunita confesses that she didn't cook very much all her life.

Cooking, eating and the path to nirvana.

Jeong Kwan, who made Korea's temple cuisine famous, was in a India for a special dinner

NO SNOBBERY HERE, WINE IS THE HERO

A small, new wine bar with big ambitions opens in Bengaluru. The menu is simple but it plays second fiddle to the drinks

THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE

Yamini Narayanan's Mother Cow, Mother India’ demolishes the notion of milk consumption being benign non-violent

100 years of Bengali comics-100 years of history

An exhibition aims to gain old Bengali comics some new respect, but it seems like an uphill task as most contemporary artists prefer to work in English rather than Bengali

BAFTAS-the new Globes?

They had me with the first bad joke.

The love story as resistance

A TV show and a book provide an alternative narrative for couples seeking the autonomy to love in India

The price and passion of getting better

Jack Dempsey was too damn good for his own good. So good he needed to fight two men for one payday.

UP A VOLCANO IN AFRICA

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is a unique experience of navigating different climate zones, terrain and vegetation

Pressure drop: 'The Harder They Come'

‘The Harder They Come’ is a film of constant challenges and clashes, but it’s a musical at heart

Raghu Rai and his ways of seeing

An exhibit of 40 years of Raghu Rai's analogue photography captures his multilayered look at India

Recreating covers of books banned through history

In his new series, Rohit Chawla shows how the subject of banned books is relevant in the context of cancel culture

Of white sands and ISLAND COUSINS

The Maldives and Lakshadweep share a natural history and owe their beaches to the same fish that munch on coral

Sugar mills allowed to sell potash made from molasses

The central government’s move is aimed at reducing fertilizer imports using waste chemical

UAE dropped from financial crime watch list of nations

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), home to the financial hub of Dubai, has been dropped from a global watchdog's list of countries at risk of illicit money flows, a win for the nation that could bolster its international standing.

Zee board forms advisory panel

Zee Entertainment Ltd is Enterprises establishing an advisory committee to help it protect the interests of stakeholders amid what it said were misinformation and rumours resulting in negative public opinion about the company.

Pernod to build malt spirit distillery in Nagpur

The Indian arm of French spirits company Pernod Ricard has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government to set up a malt spirit distillery in Nagpur.

Trai's new rules will mandate telcos to identify callers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Friday released its final set of recommendations to introduce caller identification (caller ID) as a default feature across domestic telecommunications networks, nearly two years after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)'s initial proposal for the same.

Health ministry expands scheme for pregnant women

The health ministry has expanded its list of categories of high-risk pregnancies to ensure that more women have institutional deliveries and reduce deaths during or after childbirth.

Mediation Act to yield to IBC on debt resolution matters

The current process can be confusing, with multiple laws dealing with the same subject

Vodafone Idea starts pilot for radio access network tech

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has started a pilot project to deploy commercial Open RAN technology in collaboration with Mavenir, a provider of open radio access network technology.

Yulu raises $19 mn from two investors

Electric mobility startup Yulu has raised $19.25 from existing investors Magna and Bajaj Auto Ltd.

NPCI told to review Paytm's application for UPI services

Payment service providers in the country need a third party application provider licence

A $150 billion question: What will Buffett do with all that cash?

Berkshire's tally of cash and equivalents has marched skyward five consecutive quarters, reaching a record $157.2 billion at the end of September.

Banks raise costly funds as credit jump beats deposits

The frenzy for credit is forcing banks to issue costly certificates of deposit and tap a central bank window for money, at a time of scarce liquidity and weak deposit growth.

Expect interest rate to normalize as inflation approaches 4% goal'

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R. Varma, the only member of the six-member panel to call for an interest rate cut at the its February meeting, says he is not worried if the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announces a rate cut before the US Federal Reserve.

Scramble for CAS sparks pay hikes, retention steps

In the engine rooms of finance, chartered accountants have always had a special place. Now, they are more valuable than ever before.