Life
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Air India Maharaja: A mascot showed his witty, playful side, and we loved it
Only a suave, swashbuckling aviator like JRD Tata, also chairman of Tata Airlines, could have approved the ad-man Bobby Kooka's brilliant tongue-in-cheek advertising icons and seen it through to print. And we are grateful for that, as Air India's Maharaja might be stepping back from its role as the mascot and assuming a new position
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The T20 World Cup in 2024 will give a huge fillip to cricket in the US: MLC's Tom Dunmore
A cricket audience in America needs to be built brick by brick, but if the first season of the MLC is anything to go by, it's a strong start, says Dunmore, VP, marketing, of the league
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Top 5 of the safest countries in the world for your next adventure
The 2023 Global Peace Index ranks the most peaceful countries in the world
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Brace for a further rise in chocolate prices
According to NielsenIQ data quoted by the US news network CNBC, chocolate prices have risen by 14 percent in the past year and could be set to increase further
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Venice Film Festival: Top films will fill theatres, but on-strike celebs may stay away
The 80th edition of the prestigious festival on the beach-lined Lido could be a more toned-down affair this year with fewer A-listers on the red carpet due to the first industry-wide walkout in more than 60 years that has effectively shut down Hollywood
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Trailers, a growing trend in wealthy California's housing crisis
Trailers, once a symbol of carefree living by the ocean, increasingly reflect a less glamorous slice of life in the Golden State: a housing crisis and the growing number of people without a roof over their head
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Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life
An abyssal plain stretching between Hawaii and Mexico, known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, is being eyed by miners, but it is also home to thousands of species unknown to science
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Tour de France 2023: The beauty and brutality of the world's most prestigious cycling event
Cheered on by huge, partying, younger crowds this year, the Tour de France that began in Bilbao, Spain, on July 1, covered a spectacular 3,404-kilometre route, ending in Paris, France, on Sunday. During the race, the riders tackled eight gruelling mountain stages and individual time trials on trips to the Pyrenees and Alps and treacherous conditions exacerbated by rain that epitomised the unpredictable and captivating nature of one of the world's most prestigious cycling events. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard from Team Jumbo-Visma was crowned the winner for a second year
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From Prague to Copenhagen, here are 5 travel destinations for a digital detox
Quite a few picturesque cities make the visitors look up from their screens and take in the surroundings. Here are five such spots where you should unplug on your next holiday
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Deals on wheels: Housing prices drive young Chinese into RV living
A recent survey by a property research institute suggested Shenzhen's rent-to-income ratio has reached up to 49 percent, and buying is even worse
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Yamazaki: 'Must-have' Japanese whisky turns 100
It is largely foreign demand, along with the relative scarcity of the most desirable decades-old bottles, that has pushed prices sky-high for Yamazaki