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25 coffee gifts that will perk up everyone on your list

There’s a dripper that doubles as an immersion brewer, beans rested in whisky barrels, and mineral drops that fine-tune the water itself

By Dipak Raghuwansi

Fashion2 Min

An Elie Saab wedding gown—minus the couture invoice

The Elie Saab H&M collaboration’s surprise wedding gown brings corsetry, beads, and a sweeping train to the high-street aisle

By The Nod Desk

Read your Leo Horoscope for October 2026 horoscope

blame the stars4 Min

Your October 2026 horoscope is here

Venus and Mercury are in retrograde. Your certainty isn’t a virtue anymore

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur

Accessories5 MIN

12 bags and shoes from the spring/summer 2027 runways that had us zooming in

From Saint Laurent’s gold snake-heeled stilettos to Dior’s baby swan bag, these are the accessories we’re bookmarking and budgeting for next spring

By Chloe Chou

Fashion

Old gym towels, seaweed sequins, and spliced football jerseys at the Circular Design Challenge

The eighth edition of the competition at Lakmé Fashion Week saw Saurabh Maurya of Margn take home the big prize, with Yoshita 1967 named runner-up

By Chloe Chou

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Gauravi Kumari is a jewellery minimalist

The modern royal and face of Forevermark’s newest jewellery campaign talks about fashion, bedtime routines, and the jewellery she doesn’t sleep without

By Butool Jamal

dispatch

Arya Bendkhale takes us to the Giorgio Armani x Kith show in Marrakech

The Indian model sends us a dispatch from the Agafay Desert with a whole lot of camels, clouds, and a little red lipstick

By The Nod Desk

Weddings

A beachside wedding where the bride brought her teenage Pinterest boards to life

Rohan Gandhi and Shivani Godhania’s destination wedding in Goa featured a baraat with a vintage car, colour smoke bombs, and palm trees everywhere (outfits included)

By Khushi Vora

When streaming came in, all the movies were equally placed next to each other on the same grid. You could have Shah Rukh Khan’s films alongside a web series by an unknown actor. That kind of democratisation, to me, was a welcome change.

EntertainmentVijay Varma is done playing the bad guyBy Jane Borges

SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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Fashion

Old gym towels, seaweed sequins, and spliced football jerseys at the Circular Design Challenge

By Chloe Chou

Entertainment

15 very Vijay Varma things you would have never known

By The Nod Desk

Bella Hadid wearing vintage La Perla satin peep-toe mules at the Chopard boutique in NYC

Accessories

Go backless. It’s mules season

By Khushi Vora

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.

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Books

Some people read two books at once. Parini Shroff writes two at a time

By Ruhi Gilder

Entertainment

Vijay Varma is done playing the bad guy

By Jane Borges

Fashion

Amit Aggarwal likes his coffee strong, his stores grey, and his television silly

By Chloe Chou

Hanging out6 MIN

Inside the calisthenics microscene sweeping Jammu, Jamshedpur and Nongstoin

From the hills of Meghalaya to the streets of Jammu, a new generation of fit people are bypassing gyms and taking over parks to build a community with nothing more than a pull-up bar, a patch of ground, and each other

By Avani Thakkar

Health

Broccoli has a new fan club, and Kim Kardashian is in it

The vegetable contains sulforaphane, a compound that is said to help with better skin, endurance, and gut and cellular health. Do the claims hold up or is it too much too soon?

By Avani Thakkar

Health

Live while we’re young, ache like we’re 60

Young people are piling up at the physiotherapy and orthopaedic clinics with a medical reality once limited to the older generation—slip disc, cervical spondylitis, and debilitating back and neck pain

By Takshi Mehta

Shelf Life

Curly hair? Actor Aarushi Bajaj doesn’t care

Hot off her role in ‘Don’t Be Shy’, the Gen Z actor on the long-winded journey to accepting her curls, why she’s team tinted sunscreen, and her rotation of trusted fragrances

By Avani Thakkar

On Trial

Nothing says getaway like underwater meditation

At the Longevity Summit in Mumbai, my body and mind surrendered to the water and I’ve never felt better

By Anjan Sachar

The Nod Shop

The Seoul-saving beauty shopping guide for first-timers in the city

From pharmacy finds and PDRN miracles to the makeup that survived a long-haul flight, these are the K-beauty buys that deserve every inch of your suitcase space

By Priyanka Parkash

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Ananya Panday, like the rest of us, pleads guilty to blush blindness

The Chanel brand ambassador and face of its Diwali 2026 beauty campaign talks festive makeup, childhood beauty experiments, and getting party-ready in 10 minutes

By Sheya Kurian

Mind

This Mumbai festival is using art to spark conversations on mental health

At Catharsis, a two-day immersive event filled with art, theatre, and music, the audience return home with one skill: the ability to talk about difficult things

By Tanvi Parekh

Entertainment5 MIN

The writer of ‘Primetime’ isn’t sure how his script got to Robert Pattinson, but he has a theory

Ajon Singh, an Indian-origin screenwriter, talks about his feature debut, those Chris Hansen memes, and how a diet of ‘Devdas’ and ‘Dhoom’ affected his filmmaking sensibility

By Saniya Jaffer

Many spoilers ahead

“It’s not done bro!” and 47 other thoughts I had while watching ‘Koffee with Karan’

Twenty-two years on, the cult talk show brings in its ninth and final season with the one and only Salman Khan

By Saniya Jaffer

Brief Encounters

Meet Doyel Joshi, the artist headlining Bvlgari’s Diwali campaign

Her art sits at that perfectly viral spot between concept, craft, and clutter-breaking spectacle. Not surprisingly, she’s the artist every major label wants to work with

By Shahnaz Siganporia

Shuffled

15 very Vijay Varma things you would have never known

The actor talks about Benne dosa, Bruce Lee, and the one biopic he would love to take on

By The Nod Desk

For the Plot

Finished watching ‘East of Eden’? Here are 11 more period dramas to binge

Gorgeous costumes, gripping mysteries, and tangled family secrets await in these underrated period dramas worth streaming now

By Sheya Kurian

The Nod Book Club

Some people read two books at once. Parini Shroff writes two at a time

The prolific author discusses cat allergies, the tapered candles that need a writing credit, and the unusual pairing she brought to life in her latest novel, ‘Some People’

By Ruhi Gilder

Books

In her “sort-of memoir”, Shefali Shah tackles films, friendships, and Spanx

For her literary debut, the actor delves into everything from the roles she picked (and walked away from) to the women she loves and why she believes a good blow-dry can fix anything

By Tanvi Parekh

Design4 MIN

Vikram Goyal is bringing brocade, brass, and the ‘Ramayana’ to London

The Delhi-based designer talks maximalism, his new epic-inspired collection, and why a good bar is all about the interiors

By Sheya Kurian

Every dog has its day

6 pet-friendly stays if you’re in the “not without my pooch” camp

Our pick of luxury properties across India that welcome pampered furry friends with open hearts and treats

By Tanvi Parekh

Food

20 homegrown chips that scratch that midnight snack itch

Dirty martini chips and baked bhujia are making snack time interesting—and, dare we say, a little healthier?

By Nandini Sanghvi

Food

In Mumbai’s newest XS eatery, last summer’s mangoes get the spotlight

Fitour, a former Gaggan and Masque chef’s 14-seat basement restaurant in Bandra, serves 18 courses of progressive Indian food and a playlist of old favourites

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Food

Move over, chilli oil. It’s thecha’s turn now

The spicy Maharashtrian condiment is lending a fiery punch to everything from hot-honey-drizzled pizzas to picantes

By Surina Sayal

Check please

Where to eat... this October

New drops, a week-long eating-out fest, another Franken-croissant—October’s got our plates full

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

Covet

This Kolkata brand comes with some Kusama-esque cred

At India Design ID Mumbai, Atelier Arunika’s dotty collection makes furniture and decor objects inspired by children’s frocks, hand fans, and, in one instance, even a bioscope

By Tanvi Parekh

Food

6 months in, Roc-A-Coe finally finds its footing in Chennai

A cocktail-forward bar on the buzzy KNK Road realigned its menu to how the city eats. So, 11 dishes turned to 50, and out went the avocado with dosa

By Geetika Sachdev 

It's a love story5 MIN

It’s a date! My personal AI agent will get in touch with yours

How Instinct, a new invite-only personal AI agent, is filling in communication gaps and taking on the admin load of modern relationships

By Avani Thakkar

Work

Looking for a good leader? Hire a mother

Multitasking, excellent time management, and the knack of making a killer priority list—who says the lessons learned from motherhood don’t align with that corner office?

By Priyanka Khanna

Identity

The perks of being an eavesdropper at an NYC Diwali party

At a festive gathering in Maxwell Social in TriBeCa, New York’s desi crowd mingled over chai cocktails, flowers, and a some very spicy takes

By Srushti Hebbar

Games people play

The new relationship saviour: puzzles

Competing on Wordle and keeping score on Crossplay, Gen Z couples are bonding over their shared love of simple, once-a-day word games

By Saachi Gupta

Relationships

In 2026, the only way to care is to share (your location)

Widely used among friends' groups for daily check-ins as well as during the ongoing protests, Life 360, Find My and Instagram Maps have become both love language and safety check

By Khushi Vora

blame the stars

Your horoscope this fortnight: October 5 to 18

Venus is retrograde. Expect mixed signals, unexpected turns, and long-buried issues to resurface

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur

blame the stars

Your October 2026 horoscope is here

Venus and Mercury are in retrograde. Your certainty isn’t a virtue anymore

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur

Vijay Varma is done playing the bad guy

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STYLE

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When streaming came in, all the movies were equally placed next to each other on the same grid. You could have Shah Rukh Khan’s films alongside a web series by an unknown actor. That kind of democratisation, to me, was a welcome change.

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Old gym towels, seaweed sequins, and spliced football jerseys at the Circular Design Challenge

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Some people read two books at once. Parini Shroff writes two at a time

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Amit Aggarwal likes his coffee strong, his stores grey, and his television silly

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

Inside the calisthenics microscene sweeping Jammu, Jamshedpur and Nongstoin

Broccoli has a new fan club, and Kim Kardashian is in it

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Ananya Panday, like the rest of us, pleads guilty to blush blindness

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CULTURE

The writer of ‘Primetime’ isn’t sure how his script got to Robert Pattinson, but he has a theory

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Meet Doyel Joshi, the artist headlining Bvlgari’s Diwali campaign

15 very Vijay Varma things you would have never known

Finished watching ‘East of Eden’? Here are 11 more period dramas to binge

Some people read two books at once. Parini Shroff writes two at a time

In her “sort-of memoir”, Shefali Shah tackles films, friendships, and Spanx

TRAVEL & LIVING

Vikram Goyal is bringing brocade, brass, and the ‘Ramayana’ to London

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20 homegrown chips that scratch that midnight snack itch

In Mumbai’s newest XS eatery, last summer’s mangoes get the spotlight

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COMMUNITY

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