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The Premier League returned last week with some explosive football. In this story we look at some early talking points, from the rise of the classic striker to the brilliance of Manchester City.

Commonwealth Games 2022 has been a triumph for Indian athletes. while established stars like Mirabai Chanu broke new ground, new stars, like boxer Nikhat Zareen were born. Indian athletics has arrived on the world stage. Read on for more on the historic Games.

The 40-year-old, who hinted that she could retire in the coming weeks, won her last Grand Slam crown in 2017 and has been chasing an elusive 24th crown that will draw her level with Margaret Court who holds the record for most majors.

Shrenik Avlani recaptures the romance of train journeys as he travels overland, by train and bus, through Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore, soaking in the sights at leisure, chatting with fellow travellers over beer, and, inevitably, dozing off to the rocking motion of the train

Several airlines are ignoring passenger queries about baggage processing. The mayhem is expected to last longer, with European hubs—London’s Heathrow and Amsterdam’s Schiphol—in a meltdown. To help yourself, one of the things to do is place a tracker in your bag while travelling.

Aparna Piramal Raje visits Jaipur Rugs' headquarters in Jaipur to know how this luxury carpet company has built a sizable international business.

While announcing his imminent retirement from Formula One racing, German driver Sebastian Vettel recently said climate change had made him question his job as a driver. F1 represents the pinnacle of motor racing. But what is its environmental impact and actual carbon footprint?

Nisha Susan goes to a party after recovering from covid. And the conversations there turned again and again to had it/having it/will have it, with occasional breaks for “how about that monkeypox?” and “how about that polio?” "I don’t know what I am saying about the state of public health communication because all we can communicate about now is health," she says.

In Bengaluru for a pop-up, chefs Thomas and Mathias Sühring of the eponymous Bangkok restaurant talk about what 'modern German' food means to them, growing up in East Berlin, and using their memories to create innovative dishes

Impress your sibling this Raksha Bandhan with a customised grazing board based on their interests: be it food, art, or books

The food and drinks menus at The Canteen in England mention the environmental impact of each dish to help diners make conscious choices

Munch on cucumber, make a power-packed smoothie and eat a variety of gourds for better health in the monsoons

Researchers studied 57,000 supermarket products in Britain and Ireland to analyse their environmental impact in relation to their nutritional value

From traditional mithais, French profiteroles to delicious low calorie ice creams, we've got you covered on what to gift your siblings

t’s Raksha Bandhan week, and if you are searching for quick food ideas, here’s an excerpt from the cookbook ‘30 Meal Plans from Archana's Kitchen’

Rosemary is the hardiest of herbs, holding up to long cooking times. To use Gen Z speak, rosemary is a whole vibe

Although fairly popular in the era of pocket watches, it is in the world of wristwatches, from the 1920s onwards, that the chronograph function really shone. Movement developers like Lemania, and brands like Eberhard, Universal Genève, Longines and Breitling soon jumped on the bandwagon to create timepieces with a complication that, unlike say the moonphase, had an actual practical benefit in a society that was becoming more industrialised by the day.

In an interview, costume designer Dana Covarrubias talks about how to curate an autumn wardrobe as stylish as that of Gomez’s character Mabel, where she finds designer scarves and jackets for Short’s Oliver, her homages to Alfred Hitchcock, and hidden secrets in the styling.

Bangladesh's textile industry is currently facing major challenges due to the global recession and inflation as retailers in both European and US markets are either deferring the shipments of finished products or delaying orders due to soaring inflation.

Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs, has died, media said on Tuesday. He was 84.

The exhibition, launched at India House on Saturday, was a collaborative effort between the Indian High Commission in London and Handloom Export Promotion Council of India.

With many professionals working from home part time and offices relaxing dress codes to entice workers back, a freshly cut suit is losing its appeal. Record-breaking temperatures this summer have put added pressure on formal dress and wealthy Chinese buyers are not able to travel to the UK for their bespoke suits as Beijing persists with its strict zero-covid policy.

Around 30% of online purchases are subsequently returned, much of which goes to landfill. In 2020, an estimated 2.6 million tonnes of returns were disposed of this way in the US alone.

The textile industry is India’s second largest employment generator, with millions of artisans working in the rural part of the country. However, we are yet to realise its full potential.

Women are buying high heels again, just not for work. A July report by market research firm NPD Group indicates that higher heels are gaining market share over lower heels as women buy shoes for special occasions.

In an interview with Mint Lounge, Fizzy Goblet founder Laksheeta Govil talks about her journey to make the jutti as important as a pair of sneakers.

With Bridgerton and Persuasion, the English Regency fashion aesthetic has found takers again in fresh and new avatars. This week's covet list riffs off the trend.

The India and Paris couture weeks had many similarities in the make-up department, setting the trend for what's hot in the coming months, from luminous skin to fuss-free hairstyles. Here are some of the top trends that you can try out fresh off the runway.

Neil Gaiman's beloved comics series, The Sandman, made its debut as a Netflix TV show last week. Does it live up to Gaiman's vision of Morpheus, the King of Dreams?

On Enid Blyton’s 125th birth anniversary, a list of her underrated books that you might have missed. These books are equally adventure-ridden and share some of the same values that Enid Blyton is so well-known (and often criticised for).

A YouTube channel, a book, a zine, and a couture collection: 4 picks from the Lounge team.

Columnist Sanjoy Narayan muses on the hard-partying lifestyle of one of his favourite post-punk rock bands, the Viagra Boys, as he catches their superb performance at a rock festival in Finland and delights in their latest, and possibly best, full-length album, released in July

Re-reading 'The Idea Of India' 25 years after its publication is a challenging “task”, says Somak Ghoshal. This isn’t so much a failure of his insights or lack of prescience, but rather a function of the ever-new horrors that are inflicted on us in 21st century India.

A study conducted on data from Delhi, Mumbai, Lahore and Buenos Aires suggests that landfills are methane super-emitters; methane is a significant contributor to global warming. The emissions were 1.4 - 2.6 times higher than initial estimates.

The first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and published in the journal Nature, raises new concern about how fast climate change is weakening Antarctica's floating ice shelves and accelerating the rise of global sea levels.

According to a report, in India, not enough investments are being made to meet the climate targets India has set for itself. The report also lays down a framework for further tracking these investment flows and ensuring that it reaches the beneficiary.

Rocket parts left in orbit from space launches have a six to 10 per cent chance of severely injuring or killing a human being in the next decade, according to a study.

The Lunar IceCube cubeSat, weighing just 31 pounds, will study the Moon singularly. Orbiting the Moon, the cube satellite will use a spectrometer to investigate lunar ice, US space agency Nasa said.

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new privacy features in WhatsApp, giving the option to users to leave a group chat secretly and make their online presence visible to people of their choice.

Google’s signature product, Google Search, is known for its ubiquity and reliability and service disruptions of this kind are rare.

In humans, REM, or rapid eye movement, is an active phase of sleep when parts of the brain light up with activity and is closely linked with dreaming. Researchers have now found that spiders show similar overnight movements.

Super-Earths are a unique class of exoplanets (a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system) that are heavier than ice giants like Neptune and Uranus yet more massive than Earth. Now, researchers have found one 37 lightyears away from us.

There’s no doubt that the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio is a nice, premium laptop with one of the best displays available today. But are there any compromises users might have to make in other departments?

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday said the satellites onboard its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle 'are no longer usable' after the SSLV-D1 placed them in an elliptical orbit instead of a circular one.

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted a 'Cartwheel Galaxy'. OnePlus went live with its latest flagship and Apple might soon make passwords a thing of the past. A look at what made news in the world of science and technology.

Before Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal went bust, he had said one of his priorities would be to remove spam bots. Twitterverse, however, also has many useful, productive and fun bots.

While scientists have assessed the status of more than 147,000 plant and animals, there are thousands of species considered too 'data deficient' for a full review. Among these underassessed species are the killer whale, along with the pink fairy armadillo of Argentina and nearly 200 bat species

Functional fitness guru Da Rulk is famous for his Raw Functional Training (RFT) workouts. His trainees include US Navy SEALS and Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth. Da Rulk sat down with Lounge to talk about fitness, strength and much more.

According to a new study, older employees tend to face sleep problems with the increase in stressful work situations, work-life balance and their mental and physical working conditions, Researchers suggest flexible working hours as a solution.

According to a new study, teenagers who have issues with their impulse control are at risk of developing behavioural disorders like antisocial personality disorder in their late-adolescent years. Researchers say that intervening early could prevent these disorders.

Are men at a higher risk from cancer than women? A new study looks at the ways that biological differences between genders can play a role in risk and incidence. Understanding this connection can help researchers find better cures for the disease.

Technology and digital media have made the process of shopping easy, and it’s easier than ever before to just spend money: it’s convenient, quick and private. But what does compulsive shopping say about your mental health?

Wightlifting is in the news as Indian athletes like Mirabai Chanu triumph at the Commonwealth Games. You should also master weightlifting techniques to improve your strength, balance and mobility. Lounge Fitness shows you how.

When you workout, your body is doing a lot of strenuous work. After that, if you don't allow your muscles to rest and recover, then you won't see any health and fitness gains. This is what you should do.

Medical professionals have a better idea of the importance of sleep for our overall health and well-being. Lounge speaks to doctors to bring you the latest science on how to sleep well.

In the latest edition of the weekly Lounge Fitness roundup, we bring you three great stories that you might have missed this week, from a review of the new Garmin Forerunner to the best way to skin the cat.

A recent study into premature menopause reveals that women developing these symptoms are at a higher risk of developing heart-related health issues

A male athlete would never have to make the same choice. But after a trailblazing career that both transformed and transcended her sport, Serena Williams, who turns 41 next month, has told the world she’ll soon step away from tennis to focus on having a second child and making her daughter, Olympia, a big sister.

The research might help with both treating older dogs and figuring out the relationship between sensory loss and cognitive function in dogs.

As a culture, a lot of us are still averse to keeping animals as pets, let alone co-sleeping or sharing our beds with them. But there may be benefits to having your pet in bed with you. Here's how to manage this.

During recent research, a new analysis of people who underwent different types of relationship loss found that these experiences were linked with different patterns of short- and long-term sense of control following the loss.

In this week's Monday Motivation, Delhi-based Banerjee speaks with Lounge about how he became good at making unconventional choices at work, and how wearing comfortable footwear has helped his productivity.

India also reported prominent acts of cyberbullying such as spreading false rumors at 39 per cent, being excluded from groups and conversations (35 per cent) and name calling (34 per cent).

I like all kinds of celebrations, and I'm usually the first one in for a brunch plan. But I dislike and disagree with the assumption that if you haven't publicly declared your affection for your friend on the first Sunday of August, you're not a good friend. Instead, I’d say, just be a good friend all year long.

This is a syndrome that parents or primary caregivers experience when their adult child leaves home for further education, a job or even marriage. This shows up in feelings of anxiety, anguish, sadness, low mood, grief, emptiness, meaninglessness, sometimes even a feeling of numbness. Here's how to cope.

The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation Stray doesn't just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real world cats as well.

Stereotypically, parents-in-law are known to be difficult to deal with, and cause classic marital troubles and discord. As generations and times change, the degree and nature of discord changes. We take a closer look at understanding this equation and its challenges, and get expert tips to deal with this.