FIFA 2026: Kerala startup designs football-inspired fonts

Team Fontspell | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement FSl Biryani | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A bunch of designers from Ramanattukara, Kozhikode district, are expressing their passion for football through typography. They have launched FIFA-inspired fonts in Malayalam and English.  A combination of curvy, squarish and rounded lettering, the fonts reflect a sense of playfulness and…

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Garba, Theplas and Travel Shame: Why Indians Are Being Singled Out Abroad

For a country whose travellers are among the most sought-after in the world, Indians seem to spend an inordinate amount of time being told how badly they travel. According to the Mastercard Economics Institute’s Travel Trends 2025 report, India is among the world’s fastest-growing outbound travel markets, with destinations such as Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia…

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Quiet luxury in Indian homes: new definition of premium living

Akshay Dewani In an age defined by amplification of voices, visuals and valuations, luxury has long been synonymous with visibility. It announced itself through ornamentation and unmistakable signals of affluence. Yet, across industries, from fashion to hospitality to real estate, a quieter, more enduring philosophy is taking hold. The most discerning homeowners are no longer…

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What do brogues, Barbours, crumpets and foldable bicycles have in common? They’re all the best you can buy — and they’re all English

1. Bramley apples (Image credit: Alamy) Behind this crumble stalwart is a very English tale of hobbyist persistence. In 1837, Nottinghamshire gardener Henry Merryweather was given permission to take cuttings from a blossom-bedecked apple tree that had caught his eye in a neighbour’s cottage garden, on the condition that he named any offshoots ‘Bramley’ after…

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‘I discovered a way of doing the Monaco Grand Prix in similar style, with a much bigger boat, and an even louder horn’: The floating Paddock pass that F1 fans are fighting over

In Monaco, someone’s always got a bigger boat. This is especially true on Grand Prix weekend. Some 200 vessels turned up for Formula One’s (F1) most famous street race this year, blaring their horns at the end of the 78 laps in honour of Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli’s flawless drive to victory. The biggest yacht…

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