On a Friday in late January, a family holiday on the Western Australian coast turned into a fight for survival. Austin Appelbee, his mother Joanne, 47, his brother Beau,12, and his sister Grace,8, were using kayaks and paddleboards hired from their hotel around noon when rough seas and wind began dragging them away from land.By…
Indian woman misses a train in Italy by just 1 minute after timing change, gets shifted to 11 am train for free A small travel incident in Italy has sparked a wider conversation online after an Indian traveller shared her experience with railway staff. What stood out to her was not simply missing a train,…
In 1997, ecologist and conservation scientist Debal Deb established Vrihi, a seed bank created to conserve traditional rice varieties and revive the older practice of exchanging seeds without treating them as a commercial product. Nearly three decades later, his collection has grown to 1,480 rice landraces collected from indigenous farmers in India and from farmers…
Optical illusion personality tests trick our eyes and brain into believing what a person sees first based on their thoughts, mindset, and focus. These brain teasers ask us to look at an image that can be read in more than one way and tell us what the first thing we noticed says about us. Maybe…
Man recalls quitting his job for a 5-week Brazil trip in 1991 despite having a home loan and two young kids Sometimes, an opportunity arrives at a time when saying yes can be just as difficult as saying no. A decision that may seem straightforward from the outside can become much harder when work, family…
She recalled how her father, who was serving in the Army, was taken away while returning from a duty assignment in Kashmir. Actor Nimrat Kaur has recalled the tragic loss of her father, Major Bhupender Singh, who was killed in a terror attack in Kashmir when she was 11 years old. Decades later, she spoke…
Gen Z founder shares unusual workplace rules, says he pays 2X when employees give up a day off to work Workplace culture is often shaped by small decisions that may not appear in a company handbook. How a founder treats employees, handles clients and spends on team activities can reveal a lot about the way…
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal became parents to their daughter Zuneyra Ida Fazal, fondly called Zuni, in July 2024. Since then, the couple have spoken about how parenthood has changed their priorities and daily lives. While both have embraced the demands of raising their daughter, Richa recently revealed that Ali’s involvement sometimes goes a little…
For Arinjay Jain, the arrival of his daughter in August 2026 was more than the birth of his first child. It reopened a chapter of grief that his family had carried for nearly a decade. Ten years earlier, Arinjay had lost his younger sister, Anushri, who was just 20. Her sudden death after an unexplained…
Snake in the coach (Instagram) A video circulating on social media has sparked concern among railway passengers after a snake was spotted inside the 3AC coach of the Gondia–Barauni Express. The small clip shows a snake moving inside a train coach. The video has since been shared widely on social media.However, there is currently no…
