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Festive designs to sleigh your Christmas nails

Christmas is around the corner and as you decorate trees and plan festive feasts, don't forget to give your nails a holiday makeover! Treat your fingertips to the latest nail art trends this season for a DIY merry manicure. From minimal but festive French manis to Christmas-coded ombre nails, there's something for everyone!

Sip away your dairy worries with Amul Lactose-Free Milk

Milk is full of nutritious goodness, but for some, it can also bring tummy troubles.

Prince-Yuvika's separate posts for daughter intensify split rumours

Amid ongoing rumours of marital discord, model-actor Prince Narula and his wife, actor Yuvika Chaudhary, recently celebrated a special milestone – the two-month birthday of their daughter Ikleen.

Wanted to honour Aadesh ji's vision: Sonu Nigam on releasing Aadesh Shrivastava's last song this Christmas

This Christmas, Sonu Nigam is paying homage to Mother Mary with a special offering – Ave Maria.

ARJUN OPENS UP ABOUT RUSHING TO MALAIKA'S SIDE AFTER HER DAD'S DEATH

Arjun Kapoor says it was an 'impulsive' decision, citing his own 'fear of loss'

Rahi trigger happy again after neuro-muscular memory loss

A harrowing spell of neuropathic pain behind her, the pistol ace finds her way back into competition

1st women's ODI: In-form India hold all aces vs WI

India will be eager to exploit their recent form and a historical advantage to subdue West Indies in the three-match women's ODI series, beginning here with the first contest on Sunday.

Crowd pleaser Pant needs to rediscover himself again

The enforcer at No.5 is yet to get going and the visitors will hope he has the same impact Head has had with the Aussies

ANMOLPREET SMASHES FASTEST LIST A HUNDRED BY AN INDIAN

Anmolpreet Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match here on Saturday.

Ashwin and Jadeja: A pair broken up after 12 seasons

It seemed odd to hear Ravindra Jadeja talk about R Ashwin in the past tense.

From chaos to contenders: Maresca causing the turnaround for Chelsea

\"No matter how many games we are going to win, I think we are not ready to compete for the title.\" That was Enzo Maresca after Chelsea beat Brentford 2-1 and moved to second in the Premier League, two points behind Liverpool who have a game in hand. Win at Everton on Sunday and Chelsea could be leading the standings if only till Liverpool finish against Tottenham Hotspur.

Villa heap pain on slumping Man City

Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Nottingham Forest stormed Brentford's fortress to climb to third in the Premier League table.

Israeli spyware maker NSO found liable in WhatsApp hacking lawsuit

{FILED BY META} PEGASUS WAS USED TO INFECT MOBILE PHONES OF ABOUT 1,400 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

US drops bounty for Syria's new leader

Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior US diplomat said on Friday, following \"positive messages\" from a first meeting that included a promise to fight terrorism.

ICELAND SOCIAL DEMOCRATS PRESENT NEW COALITION GOVT

Iceland's Social Democratic Alliance, on Saturday, presented a three-party coalition government, vowing to stabilise the economy after emerging as Iceland's biggest party in November's elections.

Man ploughs through German market, kills 5

Describing himself as a former Muslim, the suspect shared dozens of tweets and retweets daily focusing on anti-Islam themes and criticising the religion

ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES KILL AT LEAST 25 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA, MEDICS SAY

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, including at least eight in an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp and at least 10, including seven children, in the town of Jabalia.

Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan, on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.

Biden signs US funding bill to avert shutdown

US President Joe Biden signed a funding bill on Saturday, averting a Christmas-time government shutdown after negotiations in Congress went down to the wire overnight.

Crystal gazing

Could we essentially preserve our species forever? A new 'Superman crystal' holds a map of the entire human genome, in one place. It is made of nanostructured fused quartz, which can withstand almost anything, over billions of years. Who would resurrect us? What else can the crystal do? Take a look

A grater mission

When archaeologists discovered mysterious white granules smeared on the heads of Bronze Age mummies, and on the jewellery they wore, they suspected it was some kind of fermented dairy product. But they didn't have the technology to tell exactly what it was.

But who are you really?

How tightly we cling to our work identities - at parties, in public. I tried shedding mine for a few days. It was awkward, sobering... but I would highly recommend it as a reality check

Did you snail through the year?

I love how the English language effortlessly embraces new words.

Steve Winter & Sharon Guynup Wild things

For 35 yrs, the American duo - one a wildlife photographer, the other a conservation journalist - have travelled the world telling stories of hope, sharing lessons from among those doing it right, and helping shape laws to prevent further harm. They have now won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award. It can take very little to make a difference, they say

A skyfall playlist

Vaporwave, a sub-genre of electronic music, has stayed committedly under the radar. It's making a 'comeback' now, with retro tunes, distorted visuals built around the climate crisis

Hero worship gone wrong

Pushpa 2: The Rule, the most successful film of 2024, is built around a man who ravages nature, and appears to care only for himself

Building the future vs remaking the past

Learn from history for sure, but one of the lessons to be learnt is that campaigns to rearrange the past could injure the present

Subtle and seductive charms of Abu Dhabi

We all know Dubai and many are keen to visit (and frequently do) but Abu Dhabi, just an hour and a half away and the capital of the Emirates, remains largely unknown and unvisited.

Fight gender-based violence at the roots

The recently launched month-long campaign against gender-based violence (GBV), led by Union rural development and agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with support from various government departments, is perhaps the first time a serious whole-of-government approach has been adopted to this persistent problem.

CANNOT PERMIT OTHERS TO HAVE A VETO ON CHOICES, SAYS JAISHANKAR

External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices and will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without being intimidated to \"conform\".