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The next big event is the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships

Robots check into operating theatres, but they are not making the cut yet

Surgical robotics have obvious advantages

Rules of engagement

In her history of the Breckinridge-Pollard affair, Patricia Miller revisits a mostly forgotten saga that changed the way many Americans felt about women and sex

A foundation fights a lonely battle to conserve Mirzapur's fragile ecology

Vindhya Ecology and Natural History foundation is fighting a lonely battle to conserve a fragile ecology in Mirzapur

Book review: Capturing 365 historical events, one for each day of the year

A TV presenter makes history come alive by focusing on an event that took place on each day in the calendar, but from an essentially Western perspective

Mr Gravitas: Adil Hussain's journey from stand-up comic to standout actor

Hussain has in recent years further cemented his reputation as a crossover artiste who is as sought after abroad as in India

Christmas: A multi-city guide to celebrating the season of cakes and carols

The constantly evolving nature of festivals in a multicultural scenario has added so much more to family traditions

How old is an old wine?

The garagiste Thunevin Bad Boy is full-bodied with loads of coffee, toast and fruit aromas, silky tannins and a juicy finish

The rise of 'athleisure' points to a broader cultural shift in India

We may not be playing a lot of sport, but we're certainly dressing for it

Big on style and high on mileage, the Jaguar F-Type invites admiration

The F-Type is geared to take on the likes of the Porsche Boxster, and also some of the smaller sports cars like the BMW M-3 and the AUDI S4

Canon M50 review: A pocket monster for on-the-go photographer in you

The fourth camera of Canon's M-series has a smaller form factor, making it a great companion for street photography

App-based streaming services are the new moguls of advertising in India

Streaming services have emerged as the big advertisers of 2018 audio and video apps fight for audiences aggressively

2018 saw pharma companies, hospitals switching to 'causevertising'

Through 2018, pharma companies, hospitals and allied services have associated with an assortment of causes to engage with consumers

Lady with the shopping bag

Discerning nine eye-catching silhouettes of the modern Indian woman

After 25 years in India, Coca-Cola is getting ready to reinvent itself

Twenty-five years on, Coca-Cola is involved in a new search - that of a new identity to bolster its presence among consumers in the country

Statspeak: Retail food service sector value expected to touch Rs 5 trn

Performance of food service industry is set to accelerate, with an expected CAGR of 10% for the five-year period between 2017 and 2022

When trolling is tackled with funny banter, brand emerges ultimate winner

What Netflix did in the case of Radhika Apte was a response to social media trend and not a planned campaign

66% organisations ready to switch to 5G networks by 2020, says Gartner

These expect 5G networks to be mainly used for Internet of Things (IoT) communications and video

Premium brands pitch easy finance and instalments over superior features

Luxury cars, exquisite fragrances, the trend is feeding into various product categories and over the past few years, the trend has been further accentuated by the growing influence of e-commerce

Russia's dead souls: A tale of two movies and the statue of Anna Akhmatova

Hope flickers in our minds for a country where such movies are made against all odds, including disapproval of the authorities