Celebrity Fitness Coach Yogesh Bhateja on Tailored Approach for Clients

Hyderabad: Meet Yogesh Bhateja, a celebrity fitness coach. His clientele comprises the crème de la crème of the entertainment industry, including the likes of Sonu Sood, Kangana Ranaut, Tamannaah Bhatia, Kapil Sharma, Neetu Kapoor, and Farah Khan among others. He has also trained top industrialists, athletes, and renowned producers. In an exclusive interview with Deccan … Read more

Industry Leaders React to FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2024

Hyderabad: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 7th Budget. Deccan Chronicle spoke to industry leaders to get their reactions to the budget. Here’s what they had to say. Jasbir Singh, Chairman & CEO, Amber Enterprises “The government’s continued focus on infrastructure development is a positive move. After the 11 Lakh Cr capex announcement in the … Read more

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Fiscally correct, but no new good ideas to fix some age-old problems

One of the commendable commitments of the Narendra Modi administration has been to fiscal rectitude despite its penchant to curate expansive benefits for identifiable groups of the voting public. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has carried through this commitment in her outlays in fiscal 2024-25. The fiscal deficit (FD), the prime metric of fiscal responsibility, is … Read more

Practise ‘Skin-fasting’, it’s beneficial

With so many skincare products, flooding the market, it is easy to want to try everything. Overuse and wrong use of skincare and makeup products, or unknowingly combining certain product with ingredients that conflict can increase sensitivity and damage the skin too. Actress Zareen Khan, who practices skin fasting, says, “Fasting has benefits, whether on … Read more

Swimmer’s Nightm(ear)e

Who doesn’t like to relax in a pool for hours during extended summers? Or take frequent showers on a hot and humid day? But here’s a catch. One must be mindful of water seepage into the ears to ward off infections like the swimmer’s ear. It is a condition wherein the external ear canal gets … Read more

All disease begins in the gut

Over 2000 years ago, Hippocrates proposed that all disease begins in the gut, a concept we now recognise more than ever. The human body contains a varied ecosystem of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, known as the microbiota. Researchers are increasingly focusing on the potential link between the microbiome and neuropsychiatric diseases. The microbiota … Read more

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | An undiplomatic storm over India’s ‘strategic autonomy’

Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Moscow, when Washington’s man in Delhi, Eric M. Garcetti, made a highly uncharacteristic and undiplomatic outburst targeting his host country, questioning whether India was taking its now-close partner, the United States, for granted while it pursued “strategic autonomy” in its relations with Russia, what kind of … Read more

Gen-Z’s Newaversion To Fe(men)ism

Everyone benefits in a gender-equal society, but many from the Gen-Z feel that feminism has gone a bit too far. A recent survey conducted by IPSOS, a multinational market research and consulting firm on International Women’s Day throws a curveball into our understanding of Gen-Z’s relationship with feminism. Hyped as the most progressive generation, the … Read more

Chandrajit Banerjee | An inclusive Budget with its focus on growth, jobs

The Union Budget 2024-25 exemplifies the unwavering dedication of the finance minister to provide a medium-term vision and an all-encompassing blueprint for a prosperous, environmentally sustainable and technologically advanced India. With an objective of having the nation proceed on the “Amrit Kaal” journey with gusto and join the league of developed nations by 2047, it … Read more