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The Dating Story

That older, wiser guy is undateable—just ask women his age

It’s naive to assume that all older men make better partners because they’ve achieved some sort of clarity in life by reading Osho or following Ankur Warikoo.

Hinge Marxists, Bumble Apoliticals? Modern dating is a political minefield

The Left-leaning singles are dead serious about never dating someone from the other side. ‘Swipe left if you lean Right,’ says one Bumble bio.

How to have 10 Hinge matches and still be single—the new age guide to riding solo

Empowered, thriving, main-character energy. These are now the golden synonyms of being single. ‘Miserable’ didn’t make the cut because it doesn’t look cute on Instagram stories.

What it takes to go from casual to committed in the modern dating world—good luck

On one side of the internet, 20-somethings are whining about how dating is low-velocity, like a traffic jam—lots of honking (swiping), barely any moving.

Spotify is now a dating app. Its song libraries lead you into love

Charles Darwin is growing smug in his grave; every generation keeps proving his theory right—the purpose of music is mating

In the dating app world, long distance lovers are the new normal

Whoever accused Gen Z of lacking patience hasn’t interviewed long-distance couples—lucky for you, I have.

There’s an art and science to texting on dating apps. Hone your skills or get ghosted

Don’t just say ‘hi’. You’d be surprised how many talking stages die prematurely because of these two innocent letters.

What’s cheating in the dating apps era? Betrayal now comes in so many flavours

Modern-day Freuds are having meltdowns analysing this one.

Modern romance comes with EMIs & Splitwise accounts. It really isn’t a sport for the broke

When you’re juggling 10 matches off Hinge, the only way to figure out who’s worth your time is to have an over-priced cocktail with each of them.

Modern breakups are like divorces. Who gets the cat, friends, Amazon Prime account?

Exes don’t go out of sight anymore. You block them everywhere and they can still reach out to you on Google Pay, or worse, Gmail.

On Camera

India has to move on now. Engage with ‘Nooton Bangladesh’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

The Trump effect? India’s Russian goods imports fall 10.8%, US trade grows

Despite tariffs, US remains India’s largest export destination, with $52.12 billion worth of merchandise exports in the first seven months of this financial year.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.