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India's most Googled travel destinations in 2023, from Vietnam to Coorg

India's most Googled travel destinations in 2023, from Vietnam to Coorg

2023 in review: Indians Google searched visa-free destinations like Vietnam and Sri Lanka as well as international destinations that offer visa on arrival, like Bali. Among local destinations, Goa, Coorg, Kashmir, Andaman and Nicobar Islands cornered the most searches in 2023.

Dunki vs Salaar: A battle for screens, stardom and contrasting ideas of the mainstream

Dunki vs Salaar: A battle for screens, stardom and contrasting ideas of the mainstream

In this battle between Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and Hombale Films, the former will be tested against the times, most accurately represented by the film it is going up against.

Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom review: Jason Momoa’s antics can’t save this sinking ship

Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom review: Jason Momoa’s antics can’t save this sinking ship

James Wan’s sequel to DC's blockbuster original is spectacular to look at, but unremarkably gooey, empty and formulaic.

Johnny to Jailer: 16 Rajinikanth films that define his career

Johnny to Jailer: 16 Rajinikanth films that define his career

From Rajinikanth's 'angry young man' portrayal of the poor and the wronged, to gestures that have become iconic, a look back at 16 films that resonated with audiences.

Theatre releases with Ranbir, Vicky, SRK, Manoj Bajpayee, Prabhas & more in December

Theatre releases with Ranbir, Vicky, SRK, Manoj Bajpayee, Prabhas & more in December

The coming month will see big-ticket releases in Hindi as well as regional languages.

Spotlight on films from Palestine

Spotlight on films from Palestine

The 10-film 'Window on Palestine' programme at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt (December 14-21) includes Farah Nabulsi's The Teacher, Ambulance, Bye Bye Tiberias, Drawing for Better Dreams and Not Just Your Picture: The Story of the Kilani Family.

What to watch on Prime Video, Disney + Hotstar, Netflix and other OTT platforms

What to watch on Prime Video, Disney + Hotstar, Netflix and other OTT platforms

The Crown comes to a close after seven years (November 2016 - December 2023); and Basil Joseph stars in a movie about a dysfunctional desi family.

Samir Shah, UK govt's choice to be BBC chairman, has a Bollywood connection

Samir Shah, UK govt's choice to be BBC chairman, has a Bollywood connection

Samir Shah will be the first person of Indian origin to hold the office of chairperson of BBC. His stepfather Madan Bakaya worked as production manager in some of the best-known Hindi movies of the 1950s.

Pakistani director Saim Sadiq’s Cannes winner Joyland is a poignant ode to the queer nature of all love and desire

Pakistani director Saim Sadiq’s Cannes winner Joyland is a poignant ode to the queer nature of all love and desire

Finally available on Mubi India, Saim Sadiq’s debut film Joyland is moving, shattering and transcendental in a way that conventional, straight love stories rarely are.

Pandemic, pyaar, paisa: The crumbling of love & youth in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’

Pandemic, pyaar, paisa: The crumbling of love & youth in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’

Presented by Anurag Kashyap, Parth Saurabh’s debut Hindi feature set in Darbhanga, ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’, which released on MUBI, tells a collapsing mofussil love story impacted by the COVID-19-triggered economic crises.

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Welcome 2024 | 8 employee engagement AI tools to try in New Year 2024

Welcome 2024 | 8 employee engagement AI tools to try in New Year 2024

From Culture Amp to Kazoo, AI-powered employee engagement applications and tools that are starting to click - and what can they do for employee feedback, employee wellbeing and personalized engagement.

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5 new spirits to drink on New Year’s Eve 2024

5 new spirits to drink on New Year’s Eve 2024

From Crazy Cock Single Malt Whisky by Dahanu-based South Seas Distilleries to Piccadilly Distilleries' Camikara 3YO Aged Rum - 5 spirits to ring in New Year 2024.

16 local botanicals Indian gin makers from Stranger & Sons to Amrut are adding, and why

16 local botanicals Indian gin makers from Stranger & Sons to Amrut are adding, and why

Wild honey, betel leaf, smoked tea, timur pepper, Kaji Assam lemon, black turmeric, cascara (dried skin of coffee cherries) and kinnows - India’s gin makers are experimenting with regional botanicals for their distinctive flavours.

5 luxury watches that are relatively affordable

5 luxury watches that are relatively affordable

5 luxury watches under Rs 2.5 lakh: Furlan Marri Flyback Chronographs, Christopher Ward C1 Moonphase, Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Chronograph, Tissot Heritage COSC 1938, and Laco Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven.

Which foldable phone to buy in 2023: OnePlus Open vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

Which foldable phone to buy in 2023: OnePlus Open vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

It’s an epic face-off between a seasoned campaigner and the new kid in town: comparing price, form and features of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 (Rs 1,54,999) and OnePlus Open (Rs 1,39,999).

Akshaya Trithiya 2023: When all that glitters is gold

Akshaya Trithiya 2023: When all that glitters is gold

Gold is embedded everywhere: A 50th wedding anniversary is golden. Silence is golden. We have gold standards and golden principles, as also the golden mean courtesy Aristotle.

From Ian Botham to Ricky Ponting, ex-cricketers' second innings in the business of wines

From Ian Botham to Ricky Ponting, ex-cricketers' second innings in the business of wines

Ahead of World Wine Day, we look at cricketing legends who are also confirmed oenophiles.

IWSC 2023 gold winner 'Camikara’s is actually a story of forgotten casks of distilled sugar cane juice'

IWSC 2023 gold winner 'Camikara’s is actually a story of forgotten casks of distilled sugar cane juice'

Two variants of Camikara sipping rum are expected to go on sale later this year: a 3-year-old priced between Rs 1,400 and Rs 2,400 and an 8YO in the range of Rs 2,800-4,500.

Mapping empire: A century of maps at Mumbai's Asiatic Society

Mapping empire: A century of maps at Mumbai's Asiatic Society

Mapped, a new exhibition at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, provides a visceral sense of how cartography helped make colonial empires.

Six interesting single malts not made in Scotland

Six interesting single malts not made in Scotland

From Tel Aviv to Santa Fe, here’s what the world has been distilling.

These are world’s most expensive cities for high-class living

These are world’s most expensive cities for high-class living

The city-state, ranked fifth in 2022, leapfrogged ahead of Shanghai and Hong Kong, which are in second and third spots respectively, according to a report by Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer Group Ltd.

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Year Ender 2023 | Book lists are so last century

Year Ender 2023 | Book lists are so last century

Year end lists of books read has enshrined itself in our minds and socio-cultural spaces as the intellectual ornament to be flashed to show supremacy. Yet even the best editors can't agree on which books to read and why.

Netflix documentary Curry & Cyanide: A close-up of Jolly Joseph

Netflix documentary Curry & Cyanide: A close-up of Jolly Joseph

Jolly Joseph, who allegedly bumped off six people, including husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, an elderly relative, a baby and its mother, is the subject of the new Netflix documentary, Curry & Cyanide.

Merry Christmas 2023 | World's biggest lottery is all about sharing

Merry Christmas 2023 | World's biggest lottery is all about sharing

Spain's famous El Gordo Christmas lottery brings in billions in revenue each year. This year, the winning lottery, number 88008, won the El Gordo jackpot of 400,000 euros.

Funnycontrol | Crypto carol and more stock market terms explained by Santa Claus,kk.l

Funnycontrol | Crypto carol and more stock market terms explained by Santa Claus,kk.l

Stay away from speculative investments and go long on Christmas trees if you’re bullish on climate action, and more ways to rake it in. Merry Christmas!

My Family and Other Globalizers | Thinking about babies? First, embrace the cats

My Family and Other Globalizers | Thinking about babies? First, embrace the cats

Whether or not you choose to have children of your own, pets are the right gateway to help practise at being parents, and learn a thing or two about care and discipline.

My Family and Other Globalizers | What ‘father effect’ is: High time men became daddies of parenting

My Family and Other Globalizers | What ‘father effect’ is: High time men became daddies of parenting

Society has done a better job of integrating women into the workplace than men into families. Research has shown that boys lean on their fathers more than anyone else when it comes to the development of their social skills.

Constructing highrise on small plots via new techniques

Constructing highrise on small plots via new techniques

Buildings have become higher and better today, making maximum use of premium land cost. Construction of residential developments is focus of the construction business because of its immense profits and success.

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