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Kim Kardashian shared Instagram photos of time in Paris with Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton. The images show a Seine boat ride with the Eiffel Tower in view, a candlelit dinner and an outdoor picnic. Her carousel also included tickets to Celine Dion's A Night to Remember conce
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In a Hindustan Times video, Sadhguru said Navratri's nine nights devote three each to Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati, linked to power, wealth and knowledge. He said each can aid growth or become attachment without awareness. Vijayadashami means moving beyond accumulation, he added.
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Actor Taapsee Pannu told HT Brunch she is saving for a house in Denmark. She listed buying her Mumbai apartment and car as a high point, and Covid lockdowns as a low point. Her sister Shagun is on her speed dial, and her next splurge is a Copenhagen apartment. She named meeting c
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Sadhguru describes Purnima, the full moon, as a night with a different quality from other nights in Indian spiritual traditions. He compares the full moon to turning up the volume on inner experience. He links Purnima with meditation, noting Isha holds Sadhguru Satsang sessions o
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A Hindustan Times columnist wrote that laundering jeans after each wear faded a ₹7,000 pair within three or four washes. Her house help and a dry cleaner said over-washing damaged denim. She now airs jeans, spot cleans and washes inside-out in cold water. Earlier she blamed brand
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Model Pia Trivedi said she lived on leaves and liquid for a year to lose weight for the Kingfisher swimsuit calendar. She told a podcast she was not yet suited to a swimsuit shoot and had never filmed outdoors with that team. The Indian Express carried nutritionist Gulnaaz Shaikh
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Diesel creative director Glenn Martens closed his Milan Fashion Week show Tuesday with knitwear that appeared to dissolve into denim and leather. Models in the audience moaned to Love to Love You Baby before headbanging at the finale. Martens joined Diesel in 2020 and remains at
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Devang Gandhi, 53, said he lost 30 kg in 18 months to care for his son Rudra, who has special needs, in a Masters' Union video. He weighed 115 kg when he began in 2024 and finished a Mumbai Hyrox race after a leg cramp sent him to medics. He said he must outlive Rudra to remain h
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Farah Khan posted a YouTube tour of singer Adnan Sami's Mumbai home on September 21. The video shows first-press vinyl, the Padma Shri and rare auction pieces. Sami displayed gold records from The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley, plus a Beethoven print. His theatre hol
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Fortis Hospital Jalandhar neurologist Dr Anmol Singh Rai cited WHO and Alzheimer's Disease International figures that smokers have a 45 percent higher dementia risk than non-smokers. A 2022 Nature Communications study of more than 36,000 adults linked one to two daily drinks to g
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New pictures show Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani at a family celebration in matching beige-and-gold traditional attire. Nita Ambani wore a beige silk saree with golden-thread embroidery, broad borders and floral handwork. She paired it with a net blouse with gold jaali embroidery.
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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor published a turai ke chilke ki chutney recipe using ridge gourd peels sautéed in coconut oil, Hindustan Times reported. The dish takes about 30 minutes and pairs with roti, rice or snacks, his blog said. Ingredients include scraped coconut, coriander, ginger,
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Baba Ramdev posted an Instagram workout video urging Gen Z Indians to exercise more, saying health awareness had slipped. He demonstrated five moves: surya namaskar, baithak, skandasana, sadharan dand and hanuman dand, plus cycling or badminton. Coach Ambaji Bodekar told The Indi
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Actor Samyuktha Hegde shared an Instagram Reel showing more than 100 pull-ups in an hour while wearing a sari, captioning it as 106 pull-ups in an hour. Dr Sarang Deshpande of KIMS Hospitals said pull-ups stress shoulders, elbows and wrists. He suggested assisted pull-ups before
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Spiritual teacher Tara Brach suggests pausing to notice anger, fear or shame before hunting solutions when negative thoughts repeat, in a recent Instagram post. She asks what needs attention now instead of immediately finding the right answer. Brach links the idea to mindfulness
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Social media creator Urfi Javed gave a house tour of her Mumbai apartment in a September 12, 2026 video with Nayandeep Rakshit. The living room uses floor-to-ceiling windows and turquoise-blue furniture. A walk-in closet opens with a large shoe display on open shelves. Javed, fro
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A Guardian interview with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche describes mindfulness through small daily changes rather than major overhauls. He suggests a different route home or a new cooking ingredient when routines feel dull. He says traffic sounds can join practice without silence. Harva
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Twenty farms in the United States and Canada built corn mazes honouring Dolly Parton to fund her Imagination Library free-book programme. Parton died of cancer in Nashville on August 25 at age 80. Utah-based The Maize Inc. designed the tributes in its annual country music maze se
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Singer Rahul Vaidya and actor Disha Parmar showed Farah Khan their Bandra flat in a video posted on September 14. They said it was the first public tour of the home they entered about two months earlier. Views include the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and a terrace overlooking Bandstand
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Indian freestyle swimmer Vedaant Madhavan, 21, said recent months focused on weight training for the relay and 200 m freestyle. He will represent India at the 2026 Asian Games starting September 19. Speaking to PTI, he said Indians are genetically gifted but need better diet, dis
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Nita Ambani welcomed guests for Antilia Cha Raja Ganpati Darshan during Ganesh Chaturthi in an orange, fuchsia and magenta silk saree, Hindustan Times reported. She wore a shoulder-covering statement necklace with gold earrings, stacked bangles and rings. A potli bag with gold em
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Sadhguru wrote on X that spirituality is not about becoming special but becoming one with everything. A Hindustan Times piece linked the post to psychology research on self-transcendence, described as reduced self-focus and greater connection to people and environment. It cited C
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Johns Hopkins Medicine says mindfulness means noticing body and surroundings instead of living on autopilot, such as eating while scrolling. The article suggests a three-breath break during the day, observing breath without changing it. Wandering thoughts are normal; returning at
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Model Alicia Kaur posted an Instagram video of a mid-catwalk heel break in which she continued barefoot. The clip showed the heel slipping off while still looped at the ankle as she kept her foot arched. She wrote that there was no time to stop and that she thought no one would n
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A Hindustan Times report cites psychologist Willoughby Britton's research on distress during meditation, highlighted in The Atlantic by Olga Khazan. Britton turned to meditation after PTSD symptoms and later felt dissociation after an hour-long session during a Brown University c
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Cardiologist Dr Kota Reddy said systolic pressure of 100 or 110 without dizziness is best for the brain. He said readings ideally stay below 120 mmHg. Neurologist Dr Nitin K Sethi of PSRI Hospital said very low pressure is not always better. He said targets depend on age, medicin
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Google Trends data through end-August 2026 show searches in India for "how to make matcha" rose 1,300 percent over the past year. Searches for "matcha" and "what is matcha" rose 50 percent. Delhi led "matcha near me" queries, followed by Goa, Chandigarh and Karnataka. Searches fo
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Para badminton player Sukant Kadam is ranked World No. 1 in men's singles SL4 and is preparing for the 2026 Asian Para Games while training worldwide. He finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, missing a medal he called a low point. In an HT Brunch interview he said h
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On September 7, Sadhguru addressed fear in an Isha Foundation audio titled This is Why You're Fearful. He said fear means to suffer what may or may not happen in the future when memory, present experience and imagination mix. The teaching urges noticing fearful thoughts before reHindustan TimesArchived
Ralph Lauren presented his spring 2027 collection on Wednesday at the Jack Shainman Gallery in lower Manhattan, on the eve of New York Fashion Week. Models wore navy and white coats, feathered denim jackets and draped gowns. The 86-year-old designer made a brief appearance. New Y
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Actor and singer Sanjeeta Bhattacharya and music producer Raag Sethi turned their wedding sangeet into a pop-culture costume party. Sanjeeta dressed as Princess Jasmine in a peacock-teal embroidered set with silver and gold threadwork. Raag appeared in a Flynn Rider-inspired look
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Radhika Merchant attended Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla's 40th anniversary event in Mumbai on September 6 with Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani and Shloka Mehta. Creator Julia Chafe said Merchant's Patek Philippe Twenty-4 Haute Joaillerie watch is worth $2 million and a diamond Birkin is worth
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A Hindustan Times travel piece lists five accessories under Rs 2,000 to ease airport stress instead of buying expensive luggage. It recommends a 65W GaN wall charger and magnetic MagSafe power bank for gate-side charging at busy hubs like Delhi T3 and Mumbai T2. The author cites
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Morgan Stanley expects China's tourism and travel revenue near $1.8 trillion by 2030, or 6.7 percent of GDP. That compares with roughly $1 trillion and 4.8 percent in 2024. Nearly 23 million foreigners entered China in the first half of 2026, up 20 percent. Domestic trips rose 5.
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Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur shared an instant cheesy masala appe recipe on Instagram on September 7. The dish uses semolina, curd, spices and optional cheese cubes. Kapur said the appes work for breakfast, snacks or mid-day cravings. The listed ingredients make 36 small appes. The
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Shanghai hospitals are treating overseas patients with CAR-T therapy at lower listed prices than US centres, Hindustan Times reported. New Zealander Michael Walters, 25, reached complete remission on Aug. 18 at SinoUnited Hospital after paying less than half a Melbourne quote of
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Peripheral neuropathy affects about 1 percent of people and nearly 10 percent of adults above 60, neurologist P. Vijaya said at a Guntur CME on Sunday. About 200 doctors attended the Lalitha series on advances in peripheral neuropathy. Satish Khadilkar of Bombay Hospital discusse
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FSSAI issued prohibition orders against major brands over substandard and misbranded compounded hing powder. Laboratory tests found alcohol-soluble extract levels of 0 to 4.4 percent in some samples, below the 5 percent legal minimum. Raw hing samples also showed 15 to 32 percent
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Dr Ashish Gautam of Max Super Speciality Hospital Patparganj said the first few kilograms often come off quickly after diet changes. Later progress slows as the body needs less energy and appetite can rise. Early loss often includes water with fat. A person at 90 kg later at 80 k
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Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath marked brother Nikhil Kamath's 40th birthday with a childhood photo and memories on X. Nithin said people once called Nikhil by his name, but now often reverse the mix-up after the WTF podcast's success. He recalled Nikhil having connections from age
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Dietitian Archana Batra says stress hormones released in hard workouts can push the liver to release stored glucose. If that output outpaces muscle use, blood sugar can rise during or just after exercise. Dr Rajiv Kovil links the pattern to HIIT, sprinting and heavy resistance tr
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A Hindustan Times travel writer recommends seven souvenirs from trips across India, from Maharashtra's Kolhapuri chappals to Kashmir's pashmina shawls and Coorg coffee. The piece links regional purchases to local craftsmanship, citing leather sandals from Maharashtra and soft Kas
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Consultant physician Dr Palleti Siva Karthik Reddy said iron-deficiency anaemia can make HbA1c look higher than actual glucose levels. HbA1c estimates average blood glucose over about two to three months. He said longer-lived red cells can accumulate more glycated haemoglobin. Ha
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TSA PreCheck lets travelers use dedicated security lanes at more than 200 US airports with over 85 participating airlines. Enrollment costs $85 for five years, with more than 1,300 enrollment locations. A newer Touchless ID option uses facial recognition at 65 airports on six air
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Fashion designer Manish Malhotra, who turns 60 in December 2026, told Hindustan Times his energy comes mainly from loving his work. He said he keeps morning walks even while travelling and now uses a home gym at least five days a week. Looking good follows feeling good, he said.
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Sadhguru said in a recent audio on the Isha Foundation website that everyone is already on a spiritual path even without meditation or prayer. He argued the search for money, knowledge or power is a spiritual process done without consciousness. The shift, he said, is becoming awa
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Fitness coach Rohit Nair, with 15 years in the industry, told The Indian Express how he trains Mrunal Thakur. He said the work grew from friendship with her brother Dhaval. Sessions mix strength training, Pilates, mobility work and boxing drills. Nutrition focuses on protein, car
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A Hindustan Times piece cites a recent Atlantic article on how yoga changed in the US. It moved from a spirituality-linked practice to part of the fitness and wellness world. The story revisits what happens when physical poses become yoga's most visible part. Religious-studies pr
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Ahead of Janmashtami 2026, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar describes Krishna as Ananda, or bliss, in an Art of Living article cited by Hindustan Times. The piece connects the festival to joy beyond daily ups and downs. Ravi Shankar gives a symbolic reading of Krishna's birth story,
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Dr Ashok Kumar Vaid, chairman of medical oncology at Medanta, Gurgaon, said cancer can return when minimal residual disease or dormant cells survive initial treatment. Those cells may stay inactive for years without appearing on routine scans. He said recurrence does not necessar