This Simple Gesture Might Be the Ultimate Green Flag in Love

handbag test of carrying her bag

A simple gesture is taking social media by storm — men carrying their partner’s handbags. What seems like an everyday act has become a surprising relationship litmus test, with experts claiming it reveals far more than good manners. It all started with viral videos featuring men proudly slinging their girlfriends’ bags over their shoulders. Content […]

Quiet Thriving: Redefining the modern workplace

Quiet thriving in modern workplace

Workplace conversations often spiral into tales of stress and politics. You hear about late-night client calls, managers who hover too much, and weekends sacrificed to deadlines. For a long time, toxic environments have dominated the narrative. Yet things are shifting. A new perspective called quiet thriving is quietly rewriting how we think about the office […]

Tackling Gender Bias in Artificial intelligence

How to tackle Gender bias in AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as an influential force throughout the world, affecting millions of people from awarding scholarships and distributing social subsidies to citizen identification, and touching even on the humanitarian response for victims of violence. However, there is a flipside to it. The Regional Human Development Report 2025 points out that such rapid […]

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s first female LDP President and the paradox of progress

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s First Female LDP President

Although the country continues to struggle with gender equality, the status of Sanae Takaichi, 64, as the first female president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan is an important historic moment. However, this moment is layered with irony. While Takaichi has always been perceived as a staunchly conservative loyalist and admirer of Margaret […]

The home design trends Gen Z despise

Home design trends that Gen Z does not like

Gen Z may be known for setting the internet abuzz with fashion, beauty, and lifestyle trends, but when it comes to modern home design, they are surprisingly opinionated about what doesn’t work. While they embrace freshness and originality, many popular styles don’t sit well with them. Take concrete floors, for instance. Many feel they’re uninviting, […]

Bitcoin’s next chapter: What’s driving the Crypto King in late 2025

Bitcoin surge in 2025

Sixteen years on, Bitcoin remains the undisputed leader of the cryptocurrency world — unpredictable yet unstoppable. As we move into the final quarter of 2025, the digital giant stands on the brink of another transformation. With clearer regulations, rising institutional adoption, eco-friendly mining practices, and cutting-edge technological upgrades, Bitcoin’s evolution is shaping up to be […]

Five essential tips for protecting your heart health

How to protect Heart health

Looking after your heart involves much more than simply eating well or exercising. To Dr Alok Chopra, a cardiologist and functional medicine expert, true heart health means considering daily lifestyle choices that could unintentionally put heart health at risk. In a recent Instagram post, dated August 11, Dr Chopra explained five important tips that reduce […]

Women’s voices and the fight for equal representation in Media

equal representation of women in media

“When women are missing, democracy is incomplete.” Those words from UN Women’s Kirsi Madi cut straight to the point. If half the population is marginalized in stories and media, how can societies claim to be representative or fair? The recent UN report highlights these disparities evident in the ongoing under-representation, mis-representation and marginalization of women […]

Menstrual leave: Balancing inclusion, equality, and workplace realities

Importance of Menstrual leave

In March 2025, Acer India announced a menstrual leave policy of one additional paid leave for female employees per month. Shortly after that, Larsen & Toubro announced they would similarly allow menstrual leave for their workforce, 9 per cent of which are women, totaling about 5,000 women. These developments were in line with initiatives by […]