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These seven apps can help you take your fitness goals wherever you go

These apps that take our fitness goals out of the constraints of time and space and find us everywhere we go

A retrospective explores identity as expressed by the Madras Art Movement

The Madras modernists of the '50s may have been the most important art school to have been largely neglected

How Zara's $70-polka dot dress beat big data to be fashion hit of summer

It starts with Zara's army of store managers, who communicate what's selling and what trends are emerging to the commercial team within Inditex's sprawling head office

Climate change might be a greater threat to women, but data absent

Natural disasters, which are expected to increase due to climate change, also render women and girls vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, particularly in contexts of pre-existing economically

I need chocolate! The science of PMS food cravings and how to get rid of it

Research data confirm women tend to eat more during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, compared to the follicular phase that leads up to ovulation

You are what you eat: Why the future of nutrition is personal for everyone

Scientific research is proving that everyone is unique and that there is no one true diet that works for all

Hard holidays: Vacations peppered with radiations and ghost town tours

HBO mini-series Chernobyl has triggered a tourist rush to the nuclear disaster site. But then dark vacations have always been an attraction, writes Nikita Puri

To the fallen soldier: On the trail of a World War I campaign in Gallipoli

Marked with graves of fallen soldiers, the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli is a land of memorials.

You can't please all: Evaluating Bhupen Khakhar beyond the 'gay artist' tag

Khakhar's coming out couldn't have been more dramatic, and found unsettling expression in his art

Razzle, dazzle: Young Indian magicians pull up new tricks to break cliche

Comparisons with the West may be odious, but the benchmarks for inventiveness have been set astoundingly high

Dolce & Gabbana's comeback

Now Dolce & Gabbana's China debacle is starting to look like another fashion fall-and-redemption narrative

Away from the spotlight, playback theatre gains popularity in private

This form of theatre helps develop a deeper sense of community, and allows people to share things they may not have addressed before

Shah Jahan-era manuscript enables people try shahi style in modern kitchens

A handwritten Persian manuscript with recipes by Shah Jahan's cooks, preserved in the British Library, has been translated by scholar Salma Yusuf Husain and published by Roli Books recently

Delhiites dine out most in India, people in Bengaluru spend more: Survey

Mumbai has the largest of the organised food service markets pegged at nearly Rs 41,000 crore

Owning nothing is now a luxury

Homeownership remains around a three-decade low for Americans in their 20s and 30s

Jane Eyre: Reader, she dances with him

With its first-person narrative and intense focus on an interior consciousness, Brontë's novel isn't an obvious candidate for a ballet

'Spirit of Mumbai' exhibition pays tribute to the working-class emblem

As it seeks to celebrate the indomitable spirit of the 'maximum city', the exhibition places the dabbawala at the forefront

Remarkable Rise of ugly cool: Retro sneakers are ruling the street and gym

One of the remarkable things about retro sneakers is how grossly unappealing they may seem to the average shoe wearer

From street food to European bistros, where top chefs dine in Mumbai

From great street food to authentic curries, India's financial capital is a culinary paradise

India among fastest-growing alternative accommodation markets: Booking.com

Of the total 8,80,000 listings in India, over 1,40,000 are in 'alternative accommodation' segment, the company said