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Bengaluru's licence rules are shutting down many iconic live music venues

Two iconic venues will shut shop by next week. Another 100-odd are at risk

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The Quarters saw both Lagrave and Yu riding their luck

The social and economic cost of neglecting 'care leavers' who turn 18

The existing state-sponsored system doesn't go far enough to support orphans across the country

Bose Home Speaker 300: A compact, powerful speaker that sounds like home

The newest member of the Bose family is an ergonomically superior speaker that adds a rich bass to the signature Bose sound

Oppo Reno 2 review: A sound performer even without flagship specifications

The Oppo Reno 2, priced at Rs 36,990, is a strong product, offering a balanced mix of design, performance, imaging, and everything else that you expect from a midrange smartphone

The elegant athlete: The all-new BMW 3 Series is both sporty and refined

The 330i is one of the most expensive sedans in its category, costing more than a competitor in the same class would

Why Sri Lanka is a perennially irresistible destination for the visitor

Rahul Jacob visits Sri Lanka once more. Why he can't get enough of the warmly welcoming country

Three-time Oscar nominee Phoenix may finally have the last laugh as Joker

Phoenix is brilliant as Joker, radiating pure mania and a mocking evilness as he transforms from a meek loser to a character almost amazed by the power of his random villainy

U2 is coming to India soon, and so are other big international acts

With U2 poised to perform in Mumbai in December, other international acts may be viewing the country as a concert destination, writes Ranjita Ganesan

SATC gets a MAM makeover

The narrator of this 'novel' is transparently a fictional avatar of Candace Bushnell herself

A book traces the history of Christianity in India through its churches

Book review of Joanne Taylor's 'The Churches Of India'

Crossover star: Hala actor Geraldine Viswanathan is making waves at TIFF

Born to an Indian father and Swiss-German mother, Australian actor Geraldine Viswanathan is making waves at Toronto, writes Indira Kannan

Meet Patricia Gucci, the woman whose name comes with baggage

Patricia Gucci stayed away from luxury for more than 20 years. But now she has a high-end luggage label

The best again, but for how long?

This was Messi's first individual gong since 2015. Yet, it felt a little flat - a kind of weird acknowledgement that podium outings at these glitziest of galas from now may not be as frequent

So clever, so simple, so approachable: Why India still needs Gandhi

So clever, so simple, so approachable. Aakar Patel on India's great good fortune to have had the Mahatma

Multiple formats pave the pitch for Dabur's 30-year-old product Odomos

Dabur experiments with the packaging and the brand narrative of its Odomos; but can it do so without diluting the promise?

HDFC Bank is the most valued brand in India, LIC takes second spot: Survey

The top rung is unchanged but overall brand value growth slows to 6% in 2019 from 34% in the previous year: BrandZ

Emerging economies to continue to lead global growth: Euromonitor survey

Among the negative global factors which will continue to cast a shadow on growth will be tensions from the China-US trade war

Demonstrate value to net the consumer: Avery Dennison's Pankaj Bhardwaj

Consumers adopting technology thanks to smartphone penetration and the government's push for a digitised economy are creating many opportunities

How ready is India Inc to support gig economy? Here's what a survey says

Flexibility, inclusive culture and technology will become increasingly important as the workforce moves towards the future