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The Indian Office Wardrobe Guide: Professional Style That Works in Every Corporate Culture

Know the Room Before You Build the WardrobeIndian offices do not share a single dress code. A Bengaluru product startup runs on smart casuals. A Mumbai law firm expects formal suiting. A Chennai PSU will notice if you show up without a dupatta on certain days. A Delhi media house…

Times Life · Jul 22

Dust Mite Allergies Are Behind Half of All Asthma Cases in Indian Homes, and Here Is Why

The creature living in your mattress right nowA standard double mattress in an Indian home can harbour between one and ten million dust mites at any given time. The figure comes from a 2018 review published in the Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, which found that house dust…

Times Life · Jul 22

Petrol, Diesel Prices Today (July 21): Fuel rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai changed as crude oil dips below $90? Check here

Petrol, Diesel Prices Today: Indian fuel prices remained unchanged on Monday, July 21, despite global crude oil falling below ninety dollars. Retail fuel costs are influenced by taxes, freight, and exchange rates, not just crude prices. Oil marketing companies review prices daily, but revisions do not always occur immediately. Consumers…

The Economic Times · Jul 21

Why a Kanjeevaram Silk Saree Is the Only Fashion Investment That Actually Gets Better With Age

The loom has been running for six hundred yearsThe weavers of Kanchipuram, a town about 75 kilometres southwest of Chennai, have been at this since at least the 15th century. The silk comes from Bangalore. The zari, real zari, in the traditional weave, is silver wire coated in gold, wound…

Times Life · Jul 18

Indian Curly Hair Types Actually Explained: Why the Western Chart Gets It Wrong

The Chart Was Not Built for Indian HairThe Andre Walker hair typing system, the 1-to-4, A-to-C grid that dominates every curl forum and shampoo label, was developed in the early 1990s in the United States, primarily to categorise the hair textures of Black and white American women. Indian hair was…

Times Life · Jul 18

Weather today, July 17: From Delhi's heat to Bengaluru's partly cloudy skies, check forecast for major cities

Delhi anticipates a high of 40 degrees Celsius on Friday, remaining the hottest metro. Mumbai expects stable temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius throughout the day. Hyderabad's forecast shows a gradual temperature increase over the coming week. Pune and Kolkata will experience their own distinct city-specific weather patterns. Chennai and Ahmedabad…

The Economic Times · Jul 17

Curly and Coily Hair Textures in Indian Women Are Finally Getting the Recognition They Deserve

The mirror told you a lie for a long timeYou were probably seven or eight the first time someone ran a comb through your curls and sighed. Not a cruel sigh. Just the kind that meant: this is going to be work. The aunty at the parlour, the school photograph,…

Times Life · Jul 17

Petrol, diesel prices today, July 16: Check latest fuel rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata amid tax hike

Petrol, Diesel price today, 24 July 2026: Check the latest city-wise petrol and diesel rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and other major cities. Retail fuel prices remained unchanged as state-run Oil Marketing Companies continued to hold rates steady despite elevated global crude oil prices. Meanwhile, the Centre's revised windfall…

The Economic Times · Jul 16

5 Things Indian Women Must Do Before Colouring Their Hair That Most Salons Will Skip

Do a patch test, every single timeThe allergen in permanent hair colour is paraphenylenediamine, or PPD. It is present in almost every box and salon colour that promises full grey coverage, and it is the reason some women end up with a swollen scalp, weeping skin, or a trip to…

Times Life · Jul 16

Why Hair Colouring for Indian Hair Demands a Different Approach Than Global Brands Offer

The melanin problem no international brand addressesIndian hair carries a higher concentration of eumelanin, the pigment responsible for black and dark brown tones, than the hair types most global colouring formulas are calibrated for. This matters because lifting dark pigment requires more developer strength or longer processing time, and most…

Times Life · Jul 16