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The Indian Ethnic Wardrobe That Works From Casual to Formal, No Western Pieces Required

The Foundation: Three Garments That Do All the Heavy LiftingA well-cut kurta in a solid or subtle print is the most versatile garment in Indian dressing. Pair it with churidar for a clean line, with palazzo pants for ease, or with a straight-cut salwar for everyday errands. The kurta does…

Times Life · Jul 20

India set to get night safari soon. Check where, how to reach and what to expect

India's first urban night safari project at Lucknow's Kukrail Reserve Forest has received Supreme Court approval. This ambitious project, inspired by Singapore's model, will showcase nocturnal wildlife in natural settings. Visitors will experience a 40-minute tram ride through simulated moonlight, observing animals safely. The integrated wildlife tourism project also includes…

The Economic Times · Jul 18

Why Hair Colouring for Indian Hair Demands a Different Approach Than Global Brands Offer

The melanin problem no international brand addressesIndian hair carries a higher concentration of eumelanin, the pigment responsible for black and dark brown tones, than the hair types most global colouring formulas are calibrated for. This matters because lifting dark pigment requires more developer strength or longer processing time, and most…

Times Life · Jul 16

Illegal, unsafe buildings: Supreme Court seeks action reports, summons senior MCD officials to Court

In a matter concerning illegal and unsafe buildings and structures across the country, the Supreme Court has passed strong directions by directing senior officials of municipal corporations and development authorities in Delhi, Gurugram, Lucknow, Patna and Tamil Nadu to submit status reports on the action taken against buildings that pose…

The Economic Times · Jul 9

Indian Teen Skincare Is Broken: How Parents and Brands Are Making Acne and Young Skin Worse

The advice starts at home, and that's the problemYour mother means well. That's the first thing to understand, and also the thing that makes this harder to say. When you came home from school with a cluster of pimples across your forehead, she handed you besan mixed with haldi and…

Times Life · Jul 9

ED raids ex-Samajwadi Party MLA Deep Narayan, his associates in Uttar Pradesh

The ED conducted searches in Jhansi and Lucknow as part of an ongoing investigation into former MLA Deep Narayan Singh Yadav. The probe aims to uncover evidence of illicit financial transactions and acquired assets. Incriminating documents and digital devices were seized during the extensive search operations. The investigation is based…

The Economic Times · Jul 8

Five Indian Cities Where a Food Walk on the Streets Tells You More Than Any Museum

Lucknow: The Tehzeeb Is in the Serving, Not the DishYou don't understand Lucknow by reading about the nawabs. You understand it by watching the man at the tunde kabab counter in Aminabad hand you your parcel with both hands, with a slight incline of the head, as if the transaction…

Times Life · Jul 8

Why Kolkata Is India's Most Underrated Food City and the Restaurants You Must Eat At

The Biryani Argument Kolkata Wins Every TimeKolkata biryani contains a potato. That single fact has launched more food arguments than anything else in the Indian culinary conversation, and the city wins every one of them on merit. When Nawab Wajid Ali Shah arrived from Lucknow in 1856 after the British…

Times Life · Jul 7

Allahabad High Court to hear plea seeking CBI probe into Ram Temple donation irregularity allegations

The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench will hear a PIL seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in Ram Temple donations. The petition demands an audit by the CAG and an FIR. This comes as the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust holds a crucial meeting amid the controversy. Police…

The Economic Times · Jul 6

Lucknow's Awadhi Food Culture Is So Specific It Cannot Be a Stopover

The Galouti Tells You Everything Before You Take a SeatThe galouti kebab was invented for a Nawab who had lost his teeth. That is not a legend, it is a design brief. The cooks of the Awadhi court in the 18th century ground meat so fine, with so many spices…

Times Life · Jul 6