Choosing a baby name with a positive meaning can give it an added sense of significance. Names associated with prosperity, abundance and good fortune often carry ideas of happiness, success, blessings and a fulfilling life. From ancient Sanskrit names to timeless choices with Latin and Hebrew roots, these names offer a blend of cultural richness…
Google employee shares glimpse of modak-making activity at Bengaluru office Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations are bringing a festive touch to offices as well, and a glimpse from Google’s Bengaluru campus is getting attention online. An employee’s Instagram video shows a simple celebration at work, where a familiar festive sweet became the focus of an office activity.Google…
India’s sheer range of landscapes, dense rainforests, arid deserts, high-altitude cold deserts, mangrove deltas and everything in between, has quietly produced some of the most bizarre and wonderful creatures on the planet, many of which most people have never even heard of. These aren’t animals tucked away in some far corner of the world either,…
At the Saryu River, she performed the final rituals in the presence of priests and family members. A Japanese woman travelled to Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, carrying the ashes of her late husband to fulfil a wish he had expressed before his death. Mieko Catlett reached the town in August with the ashes of Robert Catlett,…
Cricketers in second uniform When it comes to India’s cricket stars, we usually recognise them with their highest runs, most wickets and trophies. But a few of these stars have another unusual distinction which is holding official ranks in the police or armed forces. Not many must be aware that some Indian cricketers were appointed…
Representative Image via Canva Tyrannosaurus rex has been known as the most dangerous dinosaur for decades, and our picture of the giant beast has been built almost entirely from bones, skulls, ribs, teeth, and skeletons carefully pieced together in museums.Bones tell us what the animal looked like, how big it was, and even what it…
Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy (Image: ANI) The numbers tell a story that goes beyond a police crackdown. After testing 8,310 students across 150 colleges in Mangaluru, police found 98 who tested positive for drug use. Months later, 50 of those students were tested again. Thirty-eight now tested negative, with the students telling authorities…
Ramesh Gera grows saffron indoors in a controlled setup in Noida. Saffron is not a crop most people would associate with a residential room in Noida. The city’s scorching summers, rising temperatures and urban pollution are a far cry from the cool conditions of Kashmir, where saffron has traditionally been cultivated in India.Yet, retired engineer…
Content creator Pooja Guleria’s simple tree-climbing video has the internet talking Himachali content creator Pooja Guleria has caught attention on social media after a video showing her effortlessly climbing a tree was shared on X. Guleria, who has more than three lakh followers on social media, is known for creating content inspired by her Himachali…
Smriti Mandhana says “sympathy feels worse” (Image: https://www.facebook.com/mandhanasmriti18/photos Smriti Mandhana’s recent conversation with Raj Shamani is interesting not because she reveals every painful detail, but because of what she says about how she chooses to deal with pain. In an interview centred on pressure, mistakes, emotions and failure, the Indian cricketer repeatedly returns to one…