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Among the world’s ghost towns, Dhanushkodi holds a special place on that list. This is the ghost town where myths meet reality and the town’s history remains intact in its ruins. Dhanushkodi is a place from where one can witness the point called ‘Arichal Munai,’ where the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meet….

5-year-old Noida boy Avyukt Singh with his certificate (PC: Guinness World Records) For most five-year-olds, eating with a spoon without spilling their meal is a normal thing. But at 5, Avyukt Singh from Noida was living in a world of dinosaurs that was everyday normal. He was so fascinated by the creatures from picture books,…

Jade plants like it moderate, roughly 10 to 24 degrees Celsius, and they don’t tolerate frost. If your plant is outside, bring it indoors before the first cold nights. Keep it away from cold window glass, draughty doors and radiators or heaters, which can scorch the leaves or dry them out. Sudden swings in temperature…

Before anyone claims white is a boring choice for a red carpet, take a look at what Ananya Panday just pulled off. She managed to turn heads without relying on bright colors or heavy accessories.At a recent high-profile event for luxury watchmaker Piaget, the 27-year-old actor proved that monochrome doesn’t have to mean play-it-safe. Styled…

The quote comes from The Four Loves, a book published in 1960 in which Lewis explores different forms of love, including affection, friendship, romantic love and charity. Lewis argues that love involves accepting the possibility of pain. Caring about someone means allowing their actions, choices and absence to affect the heart. That is not a…

The internet loves a good running joke, but few memes have taken on a life of their own quite like Saif Ali Khan’s missing tub of cooking fat.If you’ve been anywhere near Indian social media over the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen the chaos surrounding the actor’s promised reward from his appearance on Kaun…

Photo: @ElisabethT74355/ X Some people dream of a garden the way others dream of a holiday, and Kate Winslet is one of them. When the Titanic star played French landscape designer Sabine De Barra in A Little Chaos, a period drama set in the gardens of Versailles under King Louis XIV, she got a taste…

Before the suit, the title, and the unending parade of official royal duties took over his life, Prince William had a couple of surprisingly normal – and slightly hilarious – backup plans.During an unexpected turn on The Graham Norton Show alongside Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham, and Robert Irwin, the Prince of Wales pulled back the…

This is the most important step. Use this idea only with LED lights, which stay cool, and never on incandescent or hot bulbs. Nail polish can’t handle high temperatures, it’s not meant to go beyond about 60°C, and it’s flammable, so heat plus polish is a bad combination. Always unplug the lights while painting, work…

Moving on from an ex does not always happen overnight. Sometimes, you notice it in small ways. You stop checking your phone for their messages or start making plans without wondering whether they will come back. Here are five signs you may have stopped waiting for your ex without realising it. Images: Canva (for representative…