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S Muthiah: Scribe-cum-heritage champion whose writings inspired hard action

For his writers he was 'The Chief', while readers saw him as 'Mr Madras'

TikTok's lesson

TikTok, a video-sharing platform and the latest social media sensation to scorch the internet

Designers, brands are fixated on Chikankari, the hottest trend this summer

Chikankari is widely believed to have been introduced by Persian craftspeople who came to India looking for patronage and found it in Mughal empress Noor Jahan's court

CHESS #1350

The Grenke Chess Classic is interestingly poised

Putting aside your mobile phone could help you live healthier and longer

Smartphones and apps are designed to trigger dopamine's release, making it harder to put down devices

The perfect pairings

How does one choose cheese with wines? Wine Folly provides six useful tips

HP Spectre x360 review: Power-packed performance justifies premium pricing

The machine's on-battery time is surprisingly good, returning an impressive on-battery time of 12 hours

Reebok Forever Floatride Energy ensures you're in control of your movement

These are one of those rare kicks that will appeal to beginners and serious runners alike

Asics MetaRide promises to cut energy loss around ankle joints by a fifth

The 'rocker' sole propels you forward, helping each stride shift to your forefoot

Compact cat: The Jaguar F-Pace is an SUV with a sports coupe feel

As an urban vehicle, the F-Pace, which is rich in European build quality, delivers on comfort, quality, style and high-tech bells and whistles

Army set to absorb women soldiers, but only as Military Police for now

The force, which lags behind IAF and Navy on women's participatiom power, plans to induct 800 of them in all, starting with 52 personnel a year

From furniture to clothes, brands pitch experiences to attract millennial

Brands are interpreting the millennial rush for experience in different ways. Some see it as a need to entertain the customer, others look to align the brand to specific tastes and expectations

TVS shifts up a gear; turns focus to on-demand mobility services

With a renewed focus on a largely unorganised market, the firm is hoping to become India's largest on-demand mobility service provider

Why Brand Saridon clicks with all despite competition and a brief ban

What has worked though for Brand Saridon has been its single-minded focus on headaches as opposed to other analgesics that dwell on a wider set of problems

AI, IoT among top 8 supply chain technology trends in 2019: Gartner

While most of these technologies have been heard of in the past too, Gartner's latest report tracks how the dependence on them has shaped up

2 billion domestic and foreign trips taken by Indians in 2018: Report

Indians prefer to stay at either at their relatives' or friends' homes or low priced hotels

Humble yet indomitable

Technological solutions will bring kiranas into the mainstream of e-commerce revolution

Mastercard is moving from 'facilitation' to 'flow' biz: Raja Rajamannar

Demonetisation was a game changer. It created an immediate reason for people to experience the ease, safety and security of digital payments, says Mastercard's Rajamannar

Coca-Cola, ITC, and Dabur are focussing on ethnic flavours this summer

Cola brands hope to drive recall and appeal for new labels

Amazon to Lifestyle, pre-paid gift cards pack good business for brands

Growing preference for a pre-loaded piece of plastic is forcing retailers to rethink the way they brand gift cards