Revenge dressing, the powerful trend that refuses to fade, has become the ultimate expression of resilience and self-love. Whether it’s Ananya Panday, Jennifer Lopez, or Natasa Stankovic, these women prove that while love may waver, their fashion game is unshakeable. Revenge dressing is here to stay — and slay — turning every red carpet, social … Read more
It is a quiet night in Fairfield, in Sydney’s western suburbs. Inside a small brick building, a dozen Gamblers Anonymous members help themselves to coffee, tea and miniature meat pies. The meeting is taking place in a suburb that has one of the city’s lowest median incomes, and highest levels of gambling losses. A fifth … Read more
The Act East Policy (AEP) has been one of New Delhi’s most enduring and consistent foreign policy strategies since the end of the Cold War. Initially launched as the Look East Policy, it primarily focused on strengthening economic and strategic relations with Southeast Asian nations. Over time, this approach has evolved into a broader strategy, … Read more
As many as 50 Labour MPs could refuse to back the government’s controversial plan to cut the winter fuel allowance, despite Keir Starmer urging back benchers to get behind a measure he has conceded is “unpopular”. While few on the government benches are expected to vote against the policy in Tuesday’s vote, dozens are believed … Read more
The countries of the Indian-subcontinent can pride on putting women leaders into high office long before the rest of the world. The world’s first elected woman Prime Minister was Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (which was then Ceylon) in 1960. India’s “Iron Lady” Indira Gandhi emerged soon afterwards, in 1966. Other pathbreakers in the region … Read more
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s mercurial conservative opposition chief and a passionate hobby pilot, should be flying high these days as the country’s hotly tipped next leader. One year before the next general election, his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has enjoyed a comfortable lead for months with about 32% support, nearly double the score of its nearest … Read more
They say women belong in the kitchen, but some women have reached for the stars and beyond. Indian women have historically been underrepresented in Science, Technology, Eng-ineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, particularly in the specialised realm of space exploration. Despite the odds, a growing number of Indian women scientists are charting new paths, defying expectations, … Read more
This September, the British Fashion Council continues its 40th anniversary celebrations, so we’ve taken the opportunity to revisit the last four decades at London fashion week through the lens of the original catwalk photographer, Chris Moore. As fashion week begins, Mr Moore, who turns 90 this year, won’t be squashed into the photographers’ pen at … Read more
Radical, tolerant, enquiring, pro-consumer, lid-off, helpful. It’ll be no-holds-barred, without being noisy. It should have bite without malice. Wave-of-the-future type stuff, when possible. Whiff of scandal… Serious. Non-expert. Funny.” In early 1964, this was future editor Michael Davie’s vision for the planned Observer Magazine. The project was a long-ruminated riposte to the Sunday Times, which … Read more
When French athlete Aurélie Aubert’s sharp strategy and ice-cool precision won her a boccia gold at the Paris Paralympics, the fervour of the nationwide victory celebrations seemed likely to change the country for ever. Aubert, 27, who has cerebral palsy and competed in the BC1 category, took France’s first ever medal in a sport which … Read more