The recent case of Ketan Aggarwal and Siya Goyal has brought the spotlight back on the pre-wedding shoots in India. They too had planned a shoot in picturesque Bali.
Pune's Siya Goyal-Ketan Agarwal case has revived the debate around arranged marriages. For some young Indians, the institution is now a search for certainty and commitment.
Once you sign up for a celebrity-driven destination ‘event’, you are held hostage for three days that test your sanity and stamina, unless you are Ranveer Singh, who always looks like he is having the best time.
With tickets going for up to Rs 5,000, fake weddings are also a new business for wedding planners and event managers. Millennials and Gen Z are the target audience.
Premarital counselling is the newest addition to wedding rituals. For young urban Indians, love and mum’s advice aren’t enough to handle cold feet, communication gaps, and conflict.
Drawing lessons from the Hormuz crisis, govt explores ways to reduce dependence on maritime chokepoints. Experts say options are limited for LPG compared to crude.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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