Every household that keeps a small idol of Bal Gopal, the child form of Krishna, knows the ritual by instinct. A little butter goes on his palm before anything else is offered. Nobody asks why. It is simply what you do. But sit with that instinct, and it starts to look strange. Of all the…
Drew Barrymore (Photo: @mrbrianrowe/ X) Buying an old house is one thing. Actually living inside its bones while you rebuild it is another. Drew Barrymore actually did both, and just two years later, she decided to sell it.Back in 2024, Drew Barrymore bought a six-bedroom, nine-bathroom estate in Harrison, New York, and the house dates…
Penny Lancaster shares that Rod Stewart is recovering well after his coronary stent procedure. (Instagram) For the past couple of months, fans have been worried over veteran musician Rod Stewart’s health. From multiple last-minute cancelled concerts to reports of surgery and infections, many have been wondering how the icon is doing. In a recent statement,…
Students at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology collaborated to create their 2026 design projects aimed at solving everyday problems to improve the lives of people around them. Among them was a team of five who built a 12-hour wearable that helps visually impaired users detect obstacles that their cane or guide dog cannot, as…
The first pair of Vande Bharat sleeper trains was launched earlier this year between Guwahati and Howrah. Indian Railways’ first Vande Bharat Express was launched back in 2019 amid much fanfare. The chair car train became the face of modern train travel in India and now the Vande Bharat sleeper train is looking to replicate…
KOLKATA: For Shannon Rowbury, the 2012 London Olympics never really ended.The US middle-distance runner finished sixth in the women’s 1500m final that night, believing she had missed out on an Olympic medal. But what followed over the next 13 years was the unravelling of one of the most tainted races in Olympic history.Turkey’s Asli Cakir…
Hanuman Ansh has once again brought Neem Karoli Baba into popular conversation. But beyond the stories of miracles, devotion and mysticism, Maharaj-ji’s life offers something far more enduring: a way of living that still feels surprisingly relevant today.We live in a time of constant ambition, digital overload, emotional reactivity and the pressure to control every…
Major Rishabh Sambyal served as President Murmu’s ADC before taking premature retirement after 12 years in the Army. For someone who had dreamed of wearing the Army uniform since childhood, taking it off was never supposed to be part of the plan. Yet, after nearly 12 years in the Indian Army, Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal,…
Quote of the day by Morgan Freeman: ‘You can’t take credit for talent; you can only take credit for using it,’ powerful life lesson on self-realisation and awareness, highlighting that talent alone will not carry you toward your goal, by the famed ‘Se7en’ actor. (Instagram) Morgan Freeman came from a working-class family and had to…
Meet Pragya: She could not take the JEE route during Covid, but her IIT dream found another path. (Photo: LinkedIn) For many students aspiring to study at an IIT, the journey seems to begin and end with one examination: the Joint Entrance Examination, or JEE. But Pragya’s story offers a different perspective. When the Covid-19…