Life & Style

Life rarely follows a smooth script. Work brings pressure, plans change, disappointments arrive and even happy phases come with their own responsibilities. Franklin P. Jones’ famous quote, “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile,” looks at love from a grounded perspective. Love is not presented as something that…

October carries a certain magic in India that few other months manage to match. It’s the stretch when the monsoon finally lets go, the air turns a little cooler and clearer, and the festival calendar bursts into life with Navratri, Dussehra, and the run-up to Diwali all landing somewhere in this window. In the Hindu…

According to Hindu calendar listings, Durga Puja’s key days in 2026 fall between October 16 and October 20. Mahalaya, which marks the symbolic beginning of Durga’s journey home, falls on September 26, followed by Maha Panchami on October 16, Maha Sashti and Maha Saptami on October 17, Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami on October 19,…

Lord Krishna’s butterball (Photo: Incredible India) Gravity makes objects fall and roll down a slope, specifically when rocks and debris rest on a slanted surface.But one magical rock known as Lord Krishna’s butterball defies gravity and has remained stuck on a sloping hill for over 1200 years, even after repeated attempts were made to shake…

Leftover bread became dessert, yesterday’s rice became a new meal and vegetable scraps found their way into hearty soups. What began as necessity eventually became culinary tradition. Here are 10 beloved foods with surprisingly resourceful beginnings. Source link

Young children may not always have the words to describe a troubling daycare experience. Sudden changes in behaviour, sleep, appetite, play, daycare refusal, unexplained injuries or fear around a particular person can deserve attention. None of these signs proves that a child has been harmed, but repeated or unexplained changes should not be ignored. A…

There is a big difference between wanting a baby and being ready for the life that comes after one. Couples often spend months talking about baby names, nursery ideas and what their child might look like. But some of the most important conversations are about things that are far less exciting: money, work, responsibilities and…

Some stories are strange enough that they keep resurfacing online years after they first happened, and this is one of them. A 2021 case out of Beijing has been doing the rounds again on Instagram, reshared by a news repost account, about a young man who reportedly died after gulping down 1.5 litres of Coca-Cola…

Shubhanshu shared the whole process in an Instagram video. What does lunch look like when you are eating hundreds of kilometres above Earth? Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has shared a video on Instagram, showing how he prepared one of his favourites, mango salad during his Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission. After previously sharing a video of his…

Any new skincare product should ideally be introduced well before the wedding and patch-tested first, particularly for sensitive or reactive skin. The final few days are not the time to experiment with unfamiliar peels, aggressive scrubs, or new homemade remedies. Traditional ingredients can continue to have a place in modern routines when they are understood…