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Tod’s aproached designer Rahul Mishra (right) for a collaboration in 2017 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The story of the first-of-its-kind collaboration between award-winning Indian couturier Rahul Mishra and Italy’s multimillion-dollar fashion house Tod’s goes back to 2017 when their paths crossed in Paris. The latter reached out to Rahul — who had created waves in the industry with his couture edits at platforms like Paris Fashion Week — for a limited-edition handcrafted capsule of bags and shoes, which provoked his fiercely creative mind to take up the challenge. Made with absolute luxury of time and embroidered with intricate details,…
Systematic investment plans (SIPs) make the process of investing in equity funds easy. You must, however, rebalance investments through time horizon for a life goal. Rebalancing involves costs. In this article, we discuss a process to reduce such costs. Diverting SIPRebalancing goal-based portfolios typically involves selling some units in equity funds and investing proceeds in bank deposits. This cuts the risk of losing all unrealised gains in equity portfolio should the market decline.Previously in this column, we suggested you can keep a threshold beyond which you could decide to annually rebalanceyour equity investments. The threshold can be determined as your expected…
In 1951, MS Subbulakshmi made her way to Nalli Silks with a blue thread in hand, hoping to have a sari made of the same colour. The colour of the sari then specially woven for her, was so unique that it went on to be referred to as MS Blue. Till date, people walk into silk sari stores, referring to MS Blue, seeking out the exact same shade of inky, iridescent blue. In a tribute to the legendary Carnatic singer, whose voice, and sartorial sense has inspired generations since, actor Vidya Balan collaborated with Chennai-based costume designer Anu Parthasarthy, who has worked…
Forex traders said the Indian rupee is trading with a negative bias as foreign banks went on a dollar-buying spree and importers scrambled to secure dollars. File | Photo Credit: V. V. Krishnan The rupee witnessed a range-bound trade and depreciated 5 paise to 86.76 against the U.S. dollar in initial deals on Monday (February 17, 2025), weighed down by significant foreign fund outflows and a negative trend in domestic equities.Forex traders said the Indian rupee is trading with a negative bias as foreign banks went on a dollar-buying spree and importers scrambled to secure dollars, as they feared further…
Suneet Varma | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Sara Ali Khan in an embroidered corset and skirt from the collection How do you take a ubiquitous fabric like denim — associated with rough use and daily wear — and make it look couture? This is a challenge, couturier Suneet Varma gladly took up as part of the Lee X Suneet Varma collaboration. By his own admission, Suneet likes to do things that seem difficult. “That’s what makes it exciting. If it’s not exciting, I am not interested,” he says over a call from Delhi. Titled Denim Beyond Definition, the 46-piece…
Deutsche Bank’s global technology hub in Bengaluru showcased GenAI solutions developed by their India-based teams at the ‘Bank on Tech’ event held today. Dilipkumar Khandelwal, Global CIO Corporate Functions, Deutsche Bank and CEO, Deutsche India spoke about how technologies like cloud, AI and GenAI were pushing substantial change in outcomes. Bernd Leukert, Chief Technology, Data, and Innovation Officer highlighted their cloud transformation journey with Google Cloud as a partner as well as the ongoing integration of GenAI tools. “Earlier, growth in revenue and customers was tied to more people in operations. Since we’re trying to keep our total head count mostly flat,…
Just as the northern hemisphere starts the wardrobe transition from summer to fall, runway shows in the world’s fashion capitals seek to stir the imagination, and desire, for the next warm weather season.Milan designers have been ambiguous about seasons in recent fashion weeks, with summer collections not corresponding to the soaring temperatures. That was not the case during the first day of Milan Fashion Week previews on Tuesday, featuring diaphanous, dreamy summery dresses, alongside crisp cotton. Models walk the runway during the Redemption collection show at Milan’s Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2025, on September 17, 2024 in Milan.…
Google’s newly-inaugurated campus ‘Ananta’, in Bengaluru on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Google, the California-headquartered tech major, announced the opening of Ananta, one of Google’s largest offices globally, at Mahadevapura, in the outskirts of Bengaluru on Wednesday (February 19, 2025).The 1.6-million-sq-ft building, Ananta (infinite or limitless in Sanskrit) is built by Bagmane Tech Park over six years. And it was styled and readied for Google in another 11 months.The new facility can seat upwards of 5,000 techies and the company currently has around 10,000 employees in India, probably the largest employee base outside its home country.The announcement was another…
Koodai totes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shop for a curated range of handlooms and handcrafted products at the second edition of Sondham. Sunita Prasad, founder and partner of the annual pop-up, brings traditional handloom saris, dupattas, and their signature koodai totes. Cotton saris from West Bengal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sunita says she collaborates with weavers to craft saris for Sondham. “I visited Kalna and Phulia districts in West Bengal to meet the weavers. Phulia district is known for its superior cottons, and they specialise in natural dye. In Kalna, which is known for jamdani weave, we collaborated…
JBM Ecolife Mobility Pvt ltd., a subsidiary of JBM Auto Ltd. said it has secured an order for 1,021 electric buses valued at ₹5,500 crore under the Government of India’s PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme-2 initiative. These buses will be deployed in 19 cities in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Haryana. Under this tender, JBM Ecolife Mobility will be responsible for the end-to-end execution. The project will be supported by a Payment Security Mechanism (PSM), ensuring timely payments to electric bus operators and enhancing financial sustainability for industry stakeholders. Nishant Arya, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JBM Auto, said, “This significant order strengthens our commitment to…