Author: Mohit Reddy

Cambridge (Massachusetts) [USA], January 24: Taylor Swift has been explained to exhaustion. Charts, eras, reinventions, crowd sizes, revenue numbers. None of that is especially illuminating anymore. What actually matters is quieter and a little less flattering: she learned how to stay present without pretending growth is tidy. Most pop careers stall because the artist clings to a version of themselves that once worked. She didn’t cling. She adjusted. Repeatedly. Sometimes awkwardly. Early on, she was dismissed as temporary. A teenager with a guitar, a country accent that came and went, emotions that sounded pulled straight from a notebook you wouldn’t…

New Delhi [India], January 24: Mirza Ghalib is treated like a relic. Framed. Sanitised. Quoted on calendars and WhatsApp forwards as if he were some polite uncle who happened to rhyme well. That version is convenient. It’s also false. The real Ghalib was argumentative, broke, vain, deeply insecure, intellectually arrogant, emotionally reckless, and almost permanently irritated with the world around him. Which is precisely why he still matters. Especially now. Especially here. India has a strange habit of embalming its thinkers. Once they’re dead long enough, we bleach out the mess and keep the aesthetics. With Ghalib, we kept the…

Meet The Leadership Behind Lucknow’s Flagship Luxury Wedding & Events Destination- Satnam Kaur New Delhi [India], January 24: In Lucknow’s fast-evolving luxury and hospitality landscape, a new class of enterprises is quietly redefining how scale, elegance and experience intersect. At the center of this shift is Satnam Kaur, Founder and CEO of Sunny Palace, whose companies are steadily influencing the region’s contemporary celebration and experiential economy. Rather than positioning luxury as spectacle, Kaur’s businesses approach it as a system—where infrastructure, design intelligence, hospitality operations and cultural sensibility work in concert. Over the last decade and a half, this philosophy has…

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 23: Cupid Limited (BSE – 530843, NSE – CUPID) announced a strategic investment of ₹331.53 Cr in Baazar Style Retail Limited (Style Baazar), a well-recognised and established value retail chain that has been profitable as well as lean in operating 250+ stores across key markets in India. The investment to be made over 18 months, funded through internal accruals, marks a significant step in Cupid’s strategy to strengthen its retail presence, improve market access, penetration and accelerate growth across high-potential regions. This strategic investment provides Cupid Limited with direct access to a strong and rapidly expanding retail network, significantly enhancing the availability…

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 24: Once upon a time, the Indian holiday calendar revolved around one sacred event: the big annual trip. Planned months in advance, debated endlessly in family WhatsApp groups, negotiated around school schedules, office leaves, budget spreadsheets, and emotional blackmail. It was less a vacation and more a logistical operation. By 2026, that ritual is quietly losing relevance. Instead, Indians are scattering their escapes—long weekends here, midweek breaks there, sudden hill station detours booked on impulse and justified later. The era of the once-a-year grand vacation is being replaced by something more fragmented, more frequent, and far…

London [United Kingdom], January 24:  People keep asking for comparisons because they want closure. A clean answer. Something they can screenshot and feel done with. International travel doesn’t work like that, and neither do credit cards once you leave your home currency and whatever consumer-protection fantasy you’re used to. So yes, this is listical. But don’t mistake that for comfort. 1. Chase Sapphire Preferred / Reserve These cards don’t try to impress you abroad. That’s their advantage. Visa network. No foreign transaction fees. Payments go through without commentary. When something breaks—flights, luggage, connections—the protections usually trigger without you having to…

New Delhi [India], January 24: The Braj 40-day Holi celebrations are back, louder and longer than anywhere else on the planet. This is not a festival sprint. It’s a cultural marathon, and Braj runs it with swagger. Holi, But Make It Forty Days Even in most parts of India, Holi comes, bursts into colour, and leaves within two days. In Braj, Holi settles in. For forty days. The 40-day-long Braj Holi, officially inaugurated with Rangotsav 2026 on Basant Panchami, unfolds across Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, and Nandgaon. This is not a modern reinvention or a tourism ploy. It is a living…

New Delhi [India], January 24: Odisha just put India on the global cultural map in style. The Buddhist Diamond Triangle—Ratnagiri, Udayagiri, and Lalitgiri—has been added to UNESCO’s tentative World Heritage list, turning centuries-old monasteries, stupas, and meditation hills into must-see destinations for history buffs, spiritual seekers, and heritage travelers alike. Odisha Buddhism Heritage: 3 Eyeglass Gems Glory UNESCO The cultural empire of India just scored a major triumph. The Buddhist “Diamond Triangle” of Odisha, comprising Ratnagiri, Udayagiri, and Lalitgiri, has been included in UNESCO’s tentative World Heritage list. These are not simple dusty ruins—they are centuries-old centers of Hinayana, Mahayana,…

New Delhi [India], January 24: Success today is no longer about following proven paths, but about creating new ones. These businesses are challenging conventions and building models that others are beginning to follow. Three Founders, One Philosophy: The Story Behind One Millennia Founded by Leon Alfred, Ketan Sharma, and Abhishek Mathur, One Millennia was created to redefine men’s grooming in India with purpose and relevance. Launched on December 1, 2024, the brand emerged from a shared belief that grooming is not vanity, but an act of self-respect. The founders took a hands-on approach to formulation and manufacturing, refining products through…

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 23: The grand star-studded launch saw artists, industry icons, and music connoisseurs gather to celebrate what is being hailed as India’s biggest and most powerful Sufi album. To name a few were Neeraj Bhatia, Vipin Pathania, Smita Gondkar, Abhimanyu Singh, Sargam Singh, Vipul Roy, Aamir Ali, Umar Riaz, Sonia Birje and many more. Mumbai witnessed a resplendent, spiritually charged evening as celebrated musical duo Shaarib Sabri & Toshi Sabri unveiled the second song, “Ishq Da Haasil,” from their long-awaited, dream Sufi album ROOHANIYAT, presented by Opul Music. A ten-track spiritual odyssey, Roohaniyat is a musical tapestry of Sufi serenity, divine…