Here we have compiled a list of the top 8 health terms that gained wide popularity in the fitness world for its promising health benefits and something that is going to stay in the coming decade.
From ghosting to breadcrumbing, orbiting to eclipsing, we saw new terminologies dominating the dating scene. Here's what you need to know.
From helicopter parenting, gender neutrality to Instagram mommies, a lot went down in the past 10 years.
India’s love for mithai is primordial. Refined sugar was first produced in India some 8000 year ago by the people of Indus Valley. In fact the word Sugar in English is a derivative of the Sanskrit word Shakara.
The Hinduja Group is preparing a bid to buy grounded carrier Jet Airways India Ltd, according to people familiar with the matter. The UK-based group, run by brothers Gopichand Hinduja and Ashok Hinduja, plans to submit an expression of interest by the January 15 deadline, signaling its intent to make a formal offer, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private.
When the Narendra Modi government, stumped by the sudden resignation of Urjit Patel, parachuted retired bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das to RBI in December 2018, many expected a great lull in the public acrimony that marred the days of his academically more illustrious predecessors Patel and Raghuram Rajan.
Former Cognizant executive VP and chief legal officer Steven Schwartz has filed a case against the Nasdaq-listed firm in a US court. Schwartz filed the case for withholding his lawyers’ fees to defend himself against a pending federal indictment in a bribery charge for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance has gone live with its most-ambitious last mile hyperlocal kirana-led retail project — Jio Mart, and this is expected to take on online grocery specialists — Bigbasket and Grofers, and large e-tailers with grocerydelivery plans, such as Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart.
The last date for the mandatory linking of the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar has been extended till March next year, the CBDT said on Monday. The earlier deadline was Tuesday, December 31. This is the eighth time that the Central Board of Direct Taxes has extended the deadline for individuals to link their PAN with Aadhaar.
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, has arrived in Beirut, a close friend said Monday. He apparently jumped bail. It was not clear how Ghosn left Japan where he was under surveillance and is expected to face trial in April 2020.
The government, which could not sell 76% in Air India last year, is offering 100% stake this time. But the response to road shows in Singapore and London were not encouraging. The Centre is likely to come up with the expression of interest (EoI) documents by next month.
Quite interestingly Kareena's jacket (read, a bomber jacket that she's spotted wearing) is making more news than the diva herself.
From picture books to Young Adult series, here are some of the best books for children from 2019.
Here's a look at some which need special mention for being hard to digest.
Adopt a country or pariah dog as your pet. They are more disease-resistant and easy to manage.
With 2019 ending already, we decided to look back at some of the funniest memes and parenting jokes we found on the internet.
Coffee is undeniably one of the most popular beverages in the world, but during the holiday season, a simple cup or glass of coffee just doesn’t suffice. This is a period of joy and fervour, and your standard drink of coffee should be able to live up to the celebratory atmosphere. One might wonder, how can the beverage be spiced up to emulate the spirit of the season? The answer is not hard to guess, for one of man’s best friends - alcohol is the answer. A regular coffee drink can be ‘supercharged’ by adding alcohol (only a little though), which will make for a fitting end to the year. Here are some warm coffee cocktails that will spruce up your holiday season. Enjoy!
The government is indicating flexibility in reducing import duties on wines & spirits and automobiles as part of the long-pending free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).
A year ago, a VP (finance) from a private equity firm decided to take early retirement to play an active part in the lives of his school-going children. There could be several professionals who may have attained financial stability, but how many male professionals are ready to break societal stereotypes to rejoice in life’s bounty, while they are still healthy? Probably not many.
Startups and venture capital-backed companies raised more than Rs 1 lakh crore during calendar 2019 — 26% more than the over Rs 81,000 crore raised by companies in equity capital markets, as the gap with money flowing into India’s digital economy widens.
Amid turbulent times for the private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) world in the US and China, 2019 was a recordsetting year for investments through this route in India. PE/VC investment activity (excluding real estate) rose to the highest ever level of $37 billion from 861 transactions this year on the back of large-ticket infrastructure deals, according to data from Venture Intelligence.
India is expected to overtake Germany to become fourth-largest economy in 2026 and Japan to become third largest in 2034, according a recent report by the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). It further said India is also set to reach a gross domestic product of $5 trillion by 2026, 2 years later than the government's target.
In the wake of the PMC Bank crisis, the finance ministry and insurance regulator IRDAI have asked insurers if they can come up with a product to provide coverage for deposits of above Rs 1 lakh. Currently, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) covers only deposits of Rs 1 lakh and below.
Bulls stamped their dominance on Dalal Street this year as equity benchmarks galloped to record highs, shrugging off a raft of sobering datapoints like anaemic growth, global trade tantrums and bubble-territory valuations.
State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday announced reduction in its external benchmark based rate (EBR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 7.80 per cent from 8.05 per cent. The revised rates will be come into effect from January 1, 2020, the country's largest lender said in a release.
Giving an update on flight operations at 7 am, the airport official said there was dense fog but no "flight has been cancelled" yet.
From sustainability to shopping bans, 2019 will be remembered as the year when fashion industry and business looked inwards and questioned its own practices.
With the winter season at its peak, our favourite thing to do is snuggling in the blanket.
The pollutants enter the skin barrier and produce free radicals which further aggravate your scalp leading to inflammation, dehydration and aging of the same.
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Tatas are gaining upper hand in steering the no-frills carrier with its own executives in most senior positions.
A joint venture, majority-owned by Tatas, the airline's other shareholder is Malaysia's AirAsia group. The carrier, which commenced flights nearly six years ago, flew 8.78 lakh passengers garnering 6.8 per cent domestic market share in November.
From stalking to emotional manipulation, there is no limit to what an obsessive lover can do. Here are a few signs everyone should be aware of.
Three months after probe into the Rs 6,500-crore Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank loan fraud case began, TOI has learnt that the whistleblower was an “insider”. Mumbai police have used the term “whistleblower” for the first time in their chargesheet. Mumbai police’s economic offences wing will file the 32,000-page chargesheet on Friday.
Benjamin Franklin said, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”. Turns out early bedtime is not just good for the health and well-being of the kids, but it’s good for their moms too.
A new set of rules have given the green light to GST authorities to attach property and bank accounts of those who fail to file tax returns despite repeated reminders.
Large unlisted companies may have to make quarterly or half-yearly filings, like their listed counterparts, as the government is considering amendments to the Companies Act to mandate more frequent disclosures in the aftermath of the IL&FS collapse.