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Travel planning today is no longer limited to booking flights and hotels. A new generation of travel-tech and experience-led platforms is making it easier for travellers to discover, compare, and book highly specialised holidays that were once difficult to access or plan independently. From expedition cruises and curated milestone experiences to luxury rail journeys, private safaris, and hyper-local retreats, these …

For decades, edible oils have been a hot topic in public discussions. They sit at the intersection of nutrition science, tradition, consumer perception and increasingly, social media-led fear. One day a particular oil is celebrated as a “superfood,” and the next it is accused of causing inflammation, obesity or heart disease. Consumers are left navigating a maze of contradictory claims …

Growing prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and lifestyle-related health conditions is contributing to earlier onset of cataracts, prompting calls for greater awareness and regular eye examinations. Bengaluru, 22 June 2026: Cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, have long been considered a condition associated with ageing, typically affecting people in their 60s and beyond. However, ophthalmologists are now reporting a noticeable rise …

Mumbai: Healthcare experts are raising concerns over an increasing number of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases being reported across India. GBS is a rare but serious autoimmune neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks peripheral nerves, leading to muscle weakness, numbness, tingling sensations, and in severe cases, paralysis. Medical experts note that GBS often develops after viral or …

ROLE OF YOGA IN FERTLITY The word yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word “yuj”, primarily translating to “to join” or “to unite”. Now the question arises, to unite what? In the metaphysical sense it means to join our soul with the supreme soul, our being with the eternal being. But in a more grounded, holistic sense, it signifies the …

Mumbai: Wockhardt Hospitals Mira Road highlights the importance of recognizing persistent symptoms and seeking timely medical attention through a remarkable case in which a seemingly ordinary headache led to the diagnosis of a rare skull tumour. A 37-year-old man presented to the outpatient department at Wockhardt Hospitals Mira Road with complaints of a persistent left-sided headache that had not responded …

Few industries understand the value of movement better than tourism. Every booking besides every flight or every hotel stay, and every destination experience depends on confidence. The recent travel restrictions across several parts of the world served as another reminder of how closely tourism is linked to global events. For travellers, a change in airspace availability or an unexpected advisory …

There is a phrase that has been circulating in public health circles for over a decade now. Sitting is the new smoking. It sounds dramatic, perhaps even exaggerated. But the research behind it is not. Prolonged physical inactivity is now linked to a range of chronic conditions that were once considered inevitable consequences of ageing. The evidence increasingly suggests they …

National, 18th June 2026: With a legacy of olfactory mastery spanning 75 years, Ajmal introduces Evoke Red Him & Her, a sensory dialogue between individuality and shared chemistry. Envisioned as a bold dual opus, this fragrance duo reframes desire as a sensory language, drawing a poetic line between fragrance and feeling, the intimate and the magnetic. In a world increasingly driven by …

Since the topic of most handsome man is highly subjective, the rankings are based on various factors such as online popularity, media reports and fan following Finding a handsome man is quite like searching for a needle in a haystack. Evolution has ensured that people with a truly handsome profile with a wide appeal are only a few among thousands. …