Today pay-later services are available for practically anything under the sun. And these include small purchases like clothes, gadgets, movie tickets, and even food.
Mind coach and NLP practitioner Anu Krishna guides readers on how to prioritise mental health and take control of one's life.
Here's how you can ensure you have enough in your kitty and be in command of your finances.
'Even if Setters shows no inclination to understand the dark desperation that drives parents to buy marks for undeserving children, it could've made a little more effort to be sly or suspenseful,' says Sukanya Verma.
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Will the latest development see a marked break from the way the case has been going?
The 2017 edition of the Guinness World Records reveals a selection of the most jaw-dropping records and record holders.
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'Every time you put on a mask and take the mask off and adjust the fit, you are putting additional fatigue on the materials.'
Looking at Shah Rukh Khan's unusual onscreen professions.
Many would have racked up debt this Diwali, using credit cards and consumer loans. Here are a few simple steps on how to fix your financial mess, says Bindisha Sarang.
The physical and mental benefits that accrued from labour, Trivediji said, were far greater than those accrued from mere exercise. Which pearl of wisdom left Geetanjali Krishna facing an existential crisis.
Such a detox plan simply requires us to keep aside a particular amount of time, typically an hour every day, or four hours per week, wherein we switch off all forms of social media, including gaming, television, computers, phones or any other form of technology.
Investment advisor Sheetal Jhaveri busts popular money myths to make you a confident investor
Dr M Madan Kumar, 45, shares some tips to sail through these troubled times.
'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.
Nishant is an engineer like his father. He is tech-savvy and likes to visit religious places as well.
Chingari, Roposo, Khabri and Trell are seeing huge traction as people are looking at options to earn incentives from home. Music streaming app Gaana, which is strongly placed in the market with 150 million users, recently opened up its short video platform for subscribers.
We love our gadgets so much that often we love to do almost anything to make sure they look as clean, cool and protected as they did when they first came out of the box. There are different designs of cases and covers with very different levels of style and protection, deciding which one to select is very much a lifestyle choice.
'Memories of a simple, yet amazing childhood, long lost, but never forgotten.' Vijay Menon takes us back to a time when overnight train journeys were the most exciting events of our lives.
Three Indian-American researchers have shown that the fingerprint-based security systems used in smartphones and other gadgets are way more vulnerable to hacking than we imagined.
Today, the Ladakhis and Tibetans have been joined by the Sikhs, the Madrassis, the Garhwalis, the Rajputs, who are well trained psychologically and otherwise, to defend the nation, observes Claude Arpi.
Include nutritious food in your diet. Avoid alcohol. Take your last meal at least 3 hours before bedtime.
Fondly called The Wall, India's former captain has a lot to be inspired from.
'Indian entrepreneurs became traders for Chinese goods rather than producers of goods.'
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A temple on the mountain top. A lake and a waterfall. All in one day!
The big breakthrough in e-commerce came in October when the big three of Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal went into an overdrive to win customers and offered pre-Diwali sales with eye-popping discounts.
The Consumer Electronics Show, which took place in Las Vegas last week, had exciting new products on display.
Komal Manshani decodes stress and highlights tips to manage it.
It was not just about saving time. Or money. There were many more lessons to be learnt, discovers Neha Saigal.
These tips will keep you away from dark nights after Diwali
'Just like humans binge on food when they are depressed, they also tend to shop for instant gratification. which is just temporary. Please do not fall into this trap,' cautions Sheetal Jhaveri.
'My brave JCO managed to get to the gun, sit on top of the dead man and fired away at the attacking aircraft till they melted away into the darkness.'
You can still save a little more than you already are by changing a few spending habits.
Cartoon characters created and developed in local animation studios are enchanting Indian kids like never before, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Movies, their motives and time of release make me wonder if we'll ever be able to see India as India and not a reflection of its governments, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Humans use only 5 per cent of their brains. Dolphins use 20 per cent.' 'Imagine if we were able to fully use our creativity and knowledge, we will be able to achieve the impossible.'