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Topic: Christmas

Holiday season can be expensive — and wasteful. Ten ideas to make gifting sustainable

As concern about the planet grows, should we rethink the presents we give? Besides cutting costs, sustainable presents can help in the battle against climate change.

Dear Sri Lankans, why are you so happy this Christmas? I don’t get it

Weddings at Colombo’s Waters Edge hotel, football fans in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup, Christmas celebrations at Hilton.

Lindsay Lohan to Asa Butterfield—Christmas movies never had it this good

If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas movie—a mix of Santa Claus, a Christmas miracle, and family—then include these 2022 releases that did fairly well.

Expensive gifts to tough conversations — how you can deal with ‘holiday stress’, Danish-style

The holidays often involve jubilant gift exchanges, renewed connections with family and friends. But it's important to balance out the stress too.

Bengal Covid cases skyrocket days after it eased curbs for Xmas & New Year, positivity at 19.6%

Kolkata’s positivity rate has hit 38.37%, one of the highest in the country. On 3 January, West Bengal reported 6,078 new Covid-19 cases, of which 2,801 were in Kolkata alone. 

Feeling ‘blah’ after Christmas season? You are not alone, there’s science to it

The holiday season is usually joyous, but many feel “blah” soon after the celebrations. What is it that makes people feel this way?

BJP-RSS hounding Missionaries of Charity, drying up ocean of love filled by Mother Teresa

The Modi govt's Christmas present to MoC by refusing to renew registration is in contrast with brazen amendment of FCRA in 2016 to save the BJP from penal action.

How a Hindutva group raised the bogey of conversion to disrupt Xmas event in Pataudi school

Group called Dharam Jagriti Mission alleged children were being 'brainwashed' about Jesus Christ at a Christmas event in a Pataudi school. Event organisers as well as audience members have denied it.

There’s a reason why Christmas movies always work. All is forgiven in the holiday season

Ever wondered why Home Alone, Dr Seuss, Scrooged, and even 'bad' ones work? Because they give us hope like nothing else.

How Dongzhi spirit, Christmas-related exports are bringing cheer back in China

China acts as the biggest supplier of Christmas essentials globally. The Covid disruption has dampened the energy, but Dongzhi festival is bringing much-needed respite.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.