The Good Life

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  55th GST Council Meet Defers Decision On Health Insurance Premium Rate Cuts

  The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday deferred the decision on rate cuts on life and health insurance premiums, as some more technicalities need to be ironed out.

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  Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra Review: Fuelling a Niche

  Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra is the third instalment of its Tab Ultra series. It brings few hardware changes over the previous models, but some of these changes do affect its performance in a good way. Its design remains the same as before, and battery life is a bit similar to the previous model. And this means it's still as large and heavy as ...

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  Realme GT 7 Pro Review: A Numbers Game

  Realme’s GT 7 Pro packs in everything one would expect from an affordable flagship smartphone in India. This time, Realme's GT 7 Pro incorporates the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, which is currently absent from any flagship available in India. How does it perform, and are the cameras any good? Read on to find out.

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  Asus Zenbook S 14 OLED (UX5406) Review: Really Good

  Asus Zenbook S 14 OLED laptop was launched recently with the latest Intel Core Ultra Lunar Lake chipsets. It features a 3K resolution OLED touch display with 120Hz refresh rate, a quad-speaker setup, and a large 72Wh battery claimed to deliver 27 hours of battery life. There’s also a new type of material, called Ceraluminium, used for the lid giv...

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  Analysis: India's Rail Infrastructure On Life Support

  More than two dozen people were injured when the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express rammed a stationary goods train at Kavarapettai in the Chennai Division of Southern Railway on October 11.

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  Beats Pill Review: A Compact Speaker That’s Big on Sound

  Beats’ new Pill speaker comes after a really long gap. The last Beats Pill speaker was launched in select markets back in 2015 and India officially wasn’t one of them. Regardless, it’s here now, and there’s plenty of features that make the Beats Pill (2024) a solid choice for a portable speaker despite its premium positioning in a rather cr...

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  Asus TUF Gaming A14 Review: Tough Not to Recommend

  Asus has been on a roll lately, launching new laptops with the latest chipsets left and right. The new Asus TUF Gaming A14 is one such product, which comes equipped with the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chipset. It also gets up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 32GB RAM, and 2TB storage. All this is packed in a compact and light chassis. Is this a go...

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  Asus ProArt PZ13 Review: For the Creative Nomad

  he Asus ProArt PZ13 is a 2-in-1 laptop that launched in India last month with a Snapdragon X Plus chipset. It gets a bright and vivid OLED touch display, IP52 rating, and weighs under a kilo when not used with the keyboard. Is the ProArt PZ13 a good laptop for creative professionals? Read our review to find out.

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  Noise Buds N1 Pro Review: Bass-Heavy Affordable TWS with Decent Battery Life

  The Noise Buds N1 Pro comes loaded with interesting features and specifications. The earbuds offer 11mm drivers to deliver good sound output. The earbuds also support active noise consolation up to 32 dB of noise reduction depth. It comes with an IPX5 rating, making it dust and splash-resistant. It also comes with up to 60 hours of battery life wit...

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  Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Review: An Ultra Watch for Samsung Users

  Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra may look the part for a smartwatch that’s being marketed to take on tough terrain and withstand extreme temperatures, but in reality, there’s very little that the Ultra offers over the standard Galaxy Watch 7 (apart from its ruggedised design and slightly better battery life) for the casual user, which leaves it s...

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  Masoor Dal Bhaji: The 10-Minute, Nutritious Dish You Need In Your Life

  Masoor dal is super simple and fuss-free to whip up! With this recipe, you'll be enjoying all the goodness of these lentils on the daily, no sweat.

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  Honor 200 Pro Review: Honourable yet Expensive Camera Phone

  The Honor 200 Pro offers an exciting package with a good blend of premium design and useful camera features. The wavy textured design language and sleek profile give a premium feel. The 6.78-inch AMOLED display also offers vibrant colours with some level of customisation. The performance is decent enough for daily usage, and it can also support som...

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  Realme 13+ Review: Good Performance on a Budget

  Realme has been launching new phones left and right. After the Realme 13 Pro+ series launch, the company recently unveiled the Realme 13 series in India. I had the chance to test the new Realme 13+, which gets a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy SoC, 80W fast charging support, 120Hz OLED display, and a vapour cooling chamber. Should you upgrade? Read ...

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  Redmi Buds 5C Review: Reliable and Affordable

  The Redmi Buds 5C comes loaded with interesting features and benefits. The earbuds offer 12.4mm drivers to deliver good sound output. The earbuds also support active noise consolation up to 40 dB of noise reduction depth. It comes with an IP54 rating making it dust and splash-resistant. It also comes with up to 36 hours of battery life with the cas...

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  Vivo X Fold 3 Pro vs OnePlus Open: Which One Should You Get?

  OnePlus and Vivo are at two extreme ends of the book-style foldable segment in India. While we wait for Google to release its book-style Pixel 9 Pro Fold foldable, we take a close look at two models. Both have raised the bar, securing their respective positions in this segment.