ED trouble for Winzo; Dissecting Eternal earningsThe ED has alleged that Winzo defrauded genuine users to the tune of Rs 734 crore. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
26 Jan, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Sherlock meets Shaadi: How families are vetting brides secretlyIn India, families are increasingly hiring private detectives to conduct pre-marital background checks on brides, driven by headline crimes...
14 Sep, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
7 Best Horror Books (2023): Unveiling The Darkest TalesThe best horror books are those that tap into our deepest fears and anxieties. They can be about anything from vampires and werewolves to g...
12 Jun, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
How to survive a financial traumaFailure moves through phases. After denial and desperation comes fear and desolation. Many do not know how to interact with others while li...
24 Apr, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
How shops are using the power of psychological persuasion to influence your decisionsChanging the location of items in a store means that the customers are exposed to different items as we wander around searching for the thi...
11 Apr, 2022, 09.50 AM IST
How shops use psychology to influence your buying decisionsWhether you are shopping for food, clothes or gadgets, the retailers are using the power of psychological persuasion to influence your deci...
09 Apr, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
Money and relationships: Spouse's addiction draining your wealth? Deal with it this wayExcessive shopping, Internet addiction, gambling, drinking or drug abuse can damage both your physical and financial health, often irrevoca...
11 May, 2020, 06.30 AM IST
Substance abuse disorder directly affects kidney & brain; can further cause anxiety, paranoia, delusionsMultiple factors come into play, which decide whether someone becomes an addict or not.
26 Jun, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
Delhi: One in every 5 school students a ‘problematic’ internet userA total of 6,291 students studying in classes from VI to XII in 25 schools in the south-east district of Delhi participated in the survey. ...
11 Apr, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Micro targeting of voters can swing entire elections: Bartlett, who discovered Congress poster in Cambridge Analytica office"Psychographics has the potential to manipulate people. It is powerful in close elections, where there are relatively small margins — you c...
09 Apr, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
Why Sugalchand Jain's saga is nothing short of corporate fairytaleSugal & Damani claim to have over 75% market share in online lottery business, over 20,000 point-of-sale terminals across and 15 million tr...
09 Jan, 2018, 08.48 AM IST
Your daily habits reveal a lot about your motivationSlow eaters like to be in control & know how to appreciate life. Fast eaters tend to be ambitious, goal-oriented, open to new experiences.
12 Jul, 2016, 03.22 PM IST
Retailers bet on a consumer-connected, cognitive futureChanging technology inventions has revolutionised the customer experience to a great extent, whether its smartphones enabling consumers to ...
10 May, 2016, 05.20 PM IST
Are there spending and investment leaks in your budget? Find outYou could implement standard spending rules, such as the 50/30/20 rule, wherein you spend 50% of your income on essentials, 20% on goals, d...
15 Feb, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
Today's mid-life crisis is in 20s and 30s: Jagdish N Sheth, ProfessorSheth spoke on a range of issues including the crisis in higher education in India, his journey so far and what the successful and powerful...
25 Oct, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
Bengaluru doctors develop module to study and cure technology addictionDeveloped by SHUT at Nimhans, the module is the brainchild of Prasad Reddy , a second year PhD student at the Department of Psychiatric Soc...
12 Aug, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
Now, companies hiring counsellors like Optum International to wean staff from online shoppingThe tribe of such compulsive online prodigals is slowly growing, say counsellors and psychiatrists.
29 Apr, 2015, 05.43 AM IST