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On the surging market of at-home fitness equipments

Sweta Akundi With adjustable dumbbells, skipping ropes and yoga blocks flying off shelves, the market for at-home fitness equipment is going strong even in 2021

View from Vanjangi Hills

Untapped destinations in and around Visakhapatnam

Nivedita Ganguly Aishwarya Upadhye From little known islands in Konaseema, reservoirs that offer picturesque views to natural hot water springs of Odisha, here are some little-known places in and around Visakhapatnam that are perfect for long-weekend getaways

Triple H in the ring

Triple H: ‘Never say never about my in-ring return’

Pradeep Kumar WWE executive Paul Levesque aka Triple H says the wrestling promotion plans to produce localised content for India whilst discussing the challenges for Indian athletes to make their mark in the main roster of performers

Kabeer and Yogi

This witty Hinglish podcast follows an openly gay couple from India

Divya Kala Bhavani Yogi and Kabeer chat about what makes their Spotify podcast Shuddh Desi Gay special and how they’re keen to reach certain parts of India through language

Beyond physical prowess A Thang-ta artiste; students Kalaripayattu; Mallakhamb and Gatka performers in full form

Four native martial arts are now part of Khelo India Youth Games

PRIYADERSHINI S Four indigenous martial art forms walk a tightrope to maintain their core culture and the need to modernise, after their inclusion in 2021 into the Khelo India Youth Games

Rice kept for sale at an outlet in Kochi

Why Malayali households went back to ration shops during the pandemic

Athira M The pandemic is when many of Kerala’s urban millennials, Gen Z and even celebrities rediscovered the good old Public Distribution System, with its free, quality grocery kits

Inside Manish Malhotra’s opulent store in Delhi

Take a tour of Manish Malhotra's virtual store and feel like a Bollywood bride

Priyadarshini Paitandy Manish Malhotra launches his — and perhaps India’s — first virtual designer store

A creation from the 2019 India International Quilt Festival

Chennai’s quarantine quilt project: the digital avatar of India International Quilt Festival begins this weekend

Pankaja Srinivasan With a new section for child artists, a shopping hub and lectures, the digital avatar of India International Quilt Festival begins this weekend

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(Best of Show) Bead Seller by Chitra Mandanna

The winners of India International Quilt Festival 2021

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A creation from the 2019 India International Quilt Festival

Chennai’s quarantine quilt project

A nugget made from lab-grown chicken meat is seen during a media presentation in Singapore, the first country to allow the sale of meat created without slaughtering any animals, on December 22, 2020

Watch | Lab-grown meat finally hits the menu in Singapore

Talking temple foods with Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan

Fashion

Inside Manish Malhotra’s opulent store in Delhi

Take a tour of Manish Malhotra's virtual store and feel like a Bollywood bride

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Manish Malhotra launches his — and perhaps India’s — first virtual designer store

Wearing a cactus

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Leather pouches and wallets made from the spiny plants lend a luxurious feel and help cut plastic pollution

A brand that empowers women artisans in rural India

Shilpa Nair Anand

A clothing brand works with artisan clusters of women in rural India providing them with sustained employment

The 2021 skincare and beauty update

Jo Malone and products from the Zara Emotions line

How Jo Malone created over 40 fragrances in 2020

Rosella Stephen The London-based perfumer says her Zara collab and being homebound taught her to work harder, push herself

Food

Chourangi, which is set to open in June at Oxford Street, London, and veteran restaurateur Anjan Chatterjee

Indian restaurants’ global ticket

Anoothi Vishal As rents fall and upscale international locations open up, restaurateurs are looking outside — regional menus and experimental flavours at the ready

food spot Moth kachori at home, from East Delhi’s Nagpal di Hatti

Rahul Verma Memories of food conversations that turn into actual meals at Nagpal di Hatti in East Delhi

Motoring

Travel

View from Vanjangi Hills

Untapped destinations in and around Visakhapatnam

Nivedita Ganguly Aishwarya Upadhye

James Ketchell flies past the Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island on his gyrocopter

How British adventurer James Ketchell flew into the Guinness World Records

Deepa Alexander

What’s your plan this festive weekend?

Looking for Pongal getaways? How about farmstays?

Priyadarshini Paitandy

The ‘friluftsliv’ way of embracing the outdoors like the Norwegians

Planning that much-needed holiday? Here are the top travel predictions for 2021

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Fitness

On the surging market of at-home fitness equipments

Sweta Akundi With adjustable dumbbells, skipping ropes and yoga blocks flying off shelves, the market for at-home fitness equipment is going strong even in 2021

ces 2021 Helmets to predict Alzheimer’s, a stress-canceller, an app to track seizures : Health tech at CES 2021

Divya Kala Bhavani Wellbeing was disrupted for the better at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show 2021, which ultimately saw a brave new world of health tech. Plus, a few wise words from expert speakers.

Homes and gardens

Clay roof tile on the wall as art and broken bathroom tile flooring.

Homes and gardens

Build it green with clay roof tiles

Nandhini Sundar Architect Manoj Patel says they cut down heat ingress, and can be used as stylish facade for exteriors and interiors. By Nandhini Sundar

Homes and gardens

In the #houseplantclub

Chryselle D’Silva Dias Becoming ‘plant parents’, a millennial trend that’s been around for a few years, came to a head in 2020. Now, influencers, stylists, and master classes are helping keep the momentum

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Breaking the stigma Society

The Indian Stammering Association (TISA)’s self-help groups build community support system

Coimbatore’s hydroponic farm delivers fresh greens within three hours of harvest

Early lessons in waste management and sustainable living in Kerala schools

Noshtalgia Food

From page to pan: Meenakshi Ammal’s cookbook ‘Samaithu Paar’ is an enduring classic

Anthology Books

The kitchen’s calling: Rahul Verma reviews ‘Desi Delicacies: Food Writing from Muslim South Asia’

The burger with a good mouth and hand feel at AKU’S Delhi

The 2021 skincare and beauty update

From Ayurvedic ingredients to bee venom, what’s new in the Indian skincare and beauty market this year

How Jo Malone created over 40 fragrances in 2020

The London-based perfumer says her Zara collab and being homebound taught her to work harder, push herself

Build it green with clay roof tiles

Architect Manoj Patel says they cut down heat ingress, and can be used as stylish facade for exteriors and interiors. By Nandhini Sundar

In the #houseplantclub

Becoming ‘plant parents’, a millennial trend that’s been around for a few years, came to a head in 2020. Now, influencers, stylists, and master classes are helping keep the momentum

Looking for Pongal getaways? How about farmstays?

Switch off your computer and join the exodus. This year, farmstays offering treks, homegrown meals and friendly cows are a popular antidote to lockdown blues

A kitchen experiment to find the best alternative to raw rice for sweet pongal

Is it ‘thinai’? Black rice? Perhaps ‘thooyamalli’, a heritage rice variety?

In Chennai cafes, January opens with retro menus. And butter

After a harrowing year, in 2021, restaurant openings look forward with optimism, featuring menus that pay tribute to the past

Watch | Lab-grown meat finally hits the menu in Singapore

A video on lab-grown chicken meat that recently made a historic debut at a restaurant in Singapore

General Motors unveils Cadillac flying car and shuttle concepts at CES

The single-passenger Cadillac - technically, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone - will be able to travel from urban rooftop to urban rooftop at speeds up to 55 miles per hour.

Talking temple foods with Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan

Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan on the myriad ways in which temple foods are interlinked with life

Finding faith in sacred meals

Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan on the myriad ways in which temple foods are interlinked with life

BMW M5 Competition: A more serious, more demanding performance car

The upgrades include stiffer engine mounts, revised front suspension with greater negative wheel camber, sturdier anti-roll bars

Answering your vehicle-related queries

Moving on from the Innova CrystaRahul Vikas, Bengaluru: I am looking to upgrade from my 2017 Toyota Innova Crysta and have shortlisted the BMW X5 and

2021: The motorbikes and scooters to go on sale this year

Here is a list of what motorists can look forward to in the next few months...

Botanist Vijay R Thiruvady brings out a book on Lalbagh

It not only documents the history of the green space, but also talks about the park and the city

When walls speak a thousand words at the Centre for Performing Arts in Varkala

The new Centre for Performing Arts at Varkala, Kerala, sports large murals depicting various performing arts specific to the State, done by muralist Suresh Muthukulam under the guidance of auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Wind sculptures spin with grace at Hyderabad’s Sanjeevaiah Park

Designed by experiential science centre DoScience, artistic wind sculptures at Hyderabad’s Sanjeevaiah Park showcase an engineering marvel

Malayalam gets a plethora of streaming platforms in OTT space

Original content such as feature films, web series, stand-up comedy and the like are on offer

A slow fashion label celebrates the embroidery of the Toda tribe of The Nilgiris

Now Ethnic motifs and embroidery of the Toda tribe of The Nilgiris on a pret line

Indian sleepwear dons a new look

Samyukta Nair and Param Sahib’s loungewear line, Hurrah Hindustan, has motifs inspired by Indian history

Here’s the 411 of moving your business into the e-commerce space

Shop talk for 2021 is moving online. Himanshu Wardhan of Etsy shares what first-time business owners looking to pair up with an e-commerce platform need to know

Raw is the real deal when it comes to India’s honeys

Following the honey adulteration controversy, demand is high for exclusive, unpasteurised honey varieties sourced from forests across the country

Get inspired by the people who are ‘going offline’ after a wholly virtual 2020

Feeling screen fatigue? You are not alone. After close to a year of doing everything virtually, many are taking any chance they get to reclaim an offline connection

Are 2021’s New Year gym memberships going online?

To some extent, say experts in the tech-led fitness and diet space, as they talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown gave digital products a boost that’s likely to stay

Cold weather food, delivered at home in Delhi

Singla Sweets and Baa Bistro in Delhi, home deliver sarson ka saag and makkey ki roti

The ‘friluftsliv’ way of embracing the outdoors like the Norwegians

After a year of being indoors, it is perhaps time to understand this Nordic concept of spending time in Nature, immaterial of the weather

Krish Ashok’s non-cookbook for kitchen nerds looks at the science behind cooking

‘Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking’ delves into the physics, chemistry and cultural context you need to know, if you would rather not take recipes literally

Words of wisdom: These books spark hopefulness and encouragement

Books that inspire and give hope

How frozen ripe jackfruit is slowly making its way into the market

Efforts are being made by growers to sell it locally or supply it to big companies

Microsoft’s new enhancements to Teams meetings

Using the ‘virtual breakout rooms’ feature, meeting organisers will be able to split meeting participants into sub-groups to enable discussions.

Hyundai recalls 471K more SUVs, tells owners to park outside

Tucsons equipped with Hyundai's Smart Cruise Control feature are not being recalled.

Bengaluru continues to be one of the leading drivers of office space leasing in India

FDI influxAmidst the current unprecedented economic situation, Bengaluru continues to be one of the leading drivers of leasing in India, according to

Bengaluru retains resilience

The city recorded 34% of overall volume of office space leased out in second half of 2020 across the eight major markets. By M.A. Siraj

How to build a fence of financial security

If you have taken a huge home loan, here are some lessons from the year gone by. By Balaji Rao

High fashion comes home

As more designers turn their focus to interiors, offering everything from prototype houses to sumptuous décor, here are some names to track

Diana Kellogg and ovals in the sand

How a girls’ school in Jaisalmer has brought together an architect from New York, local stoneworkers, and the opportunity for a new economic avenue

Satya Paul: The sari shaper

Be it with the contemporary drape or neckties, this legendary designer created a brand that wasn’t afraid to experiment

The missing Margazhi moments

What a disappointment to have the live experience snatched out of my eager ken

Mercedes supersized display aims to outdo Tesla's hallmark touchscreen

Tesla has dominated global electric vehicle sales and traditional carmakers like Daimler have been pushing to develop vehicles to compete for market share.

How 2021 has brought the focus back on heritage conservation

Here’s an overview of some significant developments in the heritage sector across different regions in India

India’s unstoppable hallyu: Why K-dramas matter

As the Korean culture wave gathers steam across India well into 2021, fans of K-dramas are riding the tide like never before

Swatantra Theatre’s online theatre festival sees kids take to the stage

Swatantra Theatre’s ongoing four-day online live children’s theatre festival tells stories of the famous funnyman in Urdu literature

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The Income Tax department searched Paul Dhinkaran’s residence and official premises on January 20

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Chinese civilians reportedly entered Indian territory and asked villagers to leave the area. Photo: Special Arrangement

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A nurse fills a dose of Covishield vaccine in an injection to administer it to a frontline worker at Rajawadi hospital in Mumbai on January 16, 2021.

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Chinese civilians reportedly entered Indian territory and asked villagers to leave the area. Photo: Special Arrangement

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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ will release worldwide on March 26

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Tension mounted at the GGH with hundreds of ASHA workers, CITU members and activists staging a sit-in in front of the hospital, alleging the ASHA worker’s death was due to the advers effect of the vaccine.

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