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Photo: @modermoder/ Instagram Julia Roberts has been one of Hollywood’s best-loved faces for more than three decades. She became a household name with Pretty Woman in 1990, and won the Oscar for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich. Her big smile and warm, down-to-earth charm have made audiences feel she is someone they know.But away from…

When a sweet craving hits and you’re trying to stay low-carb, a few of these coconut balls can save the day. They need no oven, no fancy equipment and only three ingredients, and they come together in about five minutes. Soft, lightly sweet and full of coconut flavour, they make an easy snack for low-carb…

For many households, grocery shopping is a routine expense. But when the monthly bill starts approaching the cost of a holiday or a major purchase, it can quickly become a talking point. That is what happened after Bengaluru-based social media user Ramsri Goutham Golla shared that his family of four spends between Rs 60,000 and…

We often encounter history in the most unusual ways, without even realising to have come across one of those pieces hidden in plain sight.One such incident happened when a small piece of carved marble sat on a dining room shelf in Chile for decades, and its owner told visitors it was a fragment of the…

What was supposed to be a quick, hassle-free shopping trip to the Zara store at Forum South Mall in Bengaluru turned into an absolute nightmare for one local shopper. She had walked around, tried on a couple of outfits, and was heading out the door when the anti-theft security alarm randomly went off. Instead of…

If you would rather spend a Sunday among your tomatoes than at a crowded gathering, you have probably been called an introvert. Psychologists say the label may not fit. Published research on solitude suggests that wanting time alone and being an introvert are two different things and that the reasons behind a quiet hobby like…

Representational image: Canva A two-page document from childhood has brought back memories for some adults and started a debate among parents about how much responsibility children should have at home.The document was shared by an Instagram Threads user, @fatcarl_sp, who posted a picture of the chore list his father had prepared for him when he…

When business tycoon Harsh Goenka called IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe the “hero of the evening,” he was basically saying out loud what a lot of everyday folks were already thinking. Mundhe, who heads up Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), had been making waves by going after dark stores, unhygienic restaurant kitchens, and adulterated food.Instead…

You’ve probably seen it, or done it yourself. A droopy plant sits beside a bin, a pot lies abandoned on the pavement, and something inside you says, “I can’t just leave it.” According to research published on PubMed Central, the US National Institutes of Health’s free archive of biomedical studies, there are real psychological reasons…

Have you ever said “it’s fine” when something actually hurt you, just because you did not want to upset your partner? Or cancelled your own plans because you felt guilty about spending time away from them? These things can seem harmless when you are in love. You want your partner to feel understood, you want…