Every year, thousands of young people pack their bags and head to Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar, chasing their dream to crack the toughest exam in the country: UPSC.For most, the picture involves expensive coaching institutes, shared PG rooms, and long days spent moving between classes and study halls. It’s already a hard road, even with a…
Not every unhappy relationship looks unhappy from the outside. Sometimes, there are no explosive fights or obvious signs that something has changed. Instead, the distance creeps in quietly. A person may still say “I love you”, make plans and go through the usual routine. But behind all that, their behaviour can slowly start telling a…
Technician tied (Instagram) In a recent update, a mobile network complaint in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur took an unusual turn when villagers in Hardauli allegedly detained a telecom technician and tied him to a mobile tower. Local police described the incident as a dispute over poor network connectivity. The incident came to police attention after a…
Ladakh marathon (Official website) Imagine running through Ladakh’s rugged lan, crossing the Indus River with the Himalayas rising around you and doing it at an altitude where even walking can feel demanding. That is the challenge awaiting runners at the 13th edition of the Ladakh Marathon, being held in Leh from September 10 to September…
That expensive jar of A2 ghee sitting in your kitchen may not automatically be the healthier choice you think it is.And according to veteran cardiologist Dr Alok Chopra, there’s something else shoppers should be paying attention to before spending thousands on a bottle of ghee.The Delhi-based cardiologist, who has around four decades of experience, recently…
BK Sister Shivani is an engineer-turned spiritual orator, Rajyoga trainer, and mindfulness guide. She is known to millions for giving discourses on various aspects of life, the choices we make every day, and thought processes. Today, she is one of the most watched and popular people who talk about mindfulness and positive life choices.She beautifully…
The first sign that Ganesh Chaturthi has arrived is not always the sound of aarti or the sight of a crowded pandal. Sometimes, it is a glimpse of Bappa’s face. In Mumbai, the unveiling of the iconic Lalbaugcha Raja has already set the festive mood, while homes and pandals across India are getting ready to…
AI generated image via Canva The kitchen is truly a place of experimentation and joy while cooking dishes, but it’s also surprising how many kitchen objects have multiple uses.And while we would assume parchment or butter paper to be used just for wrapping food in tiffins and keeping dishes fresh.Surprisingly, it can also be used…
Photo via Katherineswitzer.com Some photographs transport us to other places, or rather moments back in time.One such photo is of a scene: A man mid-hunch, with a big grin, grabbing at a runner’s bib number while other runners scatter around them in shock. It looks planned, posed, theatrical, the kind of image you’d expect from…
Eknath was born on July 25, 1925, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. India’s space programme has produced some of the country’s best-known scientists, but not every name associated with its early years is equally familiar. Professor Eknath Vasant Chitnis was one of those lesser-known figures whose work helped shape the foundations of Indian space research. Chitnis was…