We are dealing with actual, undeniable headwinds right now. With the RBI increasing the repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50% on October 7 - the first hike since February 2023 - many banks are already lifting their lending rates. On a Rs. 50 lakh loan over a 10-year tenure, this adds about Rs. 66 a month to the EMI, and this can cause some stress among affordable and mid-segment buyers, but not on those who are scouting the premium and luxury markets
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The power of Virtual Reality: Breaking free from fear
Phobias can be crippling, especially when they inhibit you from undertaking essential tasks - like addressing a public gathering, trying to find your way through a dark room, or coming face to face with a giant bug on your desk. Virtual reality produces a pathway for the brain to remain as composed as it can be when faced with a known or unknown fear. Here's how
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Understanding the mind-body connect
Your mind is where you spend most of your time, so make sure it is a nice place to live in. Meditate, engage in new hobbies as often as you can, feed the mind with new information by educating yourself on a topic, or even learn a new skill in your free time
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Do vision boards really work?
Your dreams are as real as you can imagine them. And creating a vision board of how you’d like something to turn out ensures that the ‘vision’ always remains in your mind subconsciously. The brain fosters this process by directing you to information, which your goals prioritise
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NRI Watch: Land value surge drives housing inflation; construction costs up 34%, housing prices up 59%
The Middle East tensions have caused steel, fuel-linked logistics, and imported finishing material costs to rise sharply. This staggering 25% divergence signals an urgent affordability crisis for homebuyers, and a severe margin threat for real estate developers
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How anticipatory nostalgia impacts your life
The human mind is a marvel, where anticipatory nostalgia acts as a defence mechanism, enabling you to consciously acknowledge - when the inevitable happens - that the moment is about to end, thus reducing the intensity of grief or sadness once it becomes a memory
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Sabyasachi, the Nizam from Kolkata
The self-taught designer collects Chinese pottery, big and imposing, as you walk in the narrow lanes of tunnels he has named 'Chowringhee', inspired by where his office is, and the famous street in Kolkata - 'Hogg'
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Can dreams be controlled?
Lucid dreaming enables you to ‘write your own story’ in your dream by directing the plot to what you’d want it to be. This takes place while the body is completely rested and asleep, but the mind is consciously awake. The science and understanding of such dreams is still being studied through extensive dream analyses
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Rs. 45,000 for extra kali, Rs. 50,000 for alterations, and 20% fat tax for large brides
Under a sea of solitaires, miniature bags, pointy-toe princess ballerina kitten heels with diamante bows, I decided to start my story by posing as a customer of designer lehengas. Here's how the day unfolded...
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Avoiding tasks and why we do it
Perfectionism may be a stumbling block especially when dealing with a procrastinated task. So don’t be hard on yourself. Exercise patience and self compassion so that you are kind to yourself when trying to accomplish something you wouldn’t usually want to