We are all witnessing a food revolution of sorts. There are more conscious eaters or consumers of food today than there ever were. There’s such an importance attributed to food today that it almost seems in the decades before, food…
This young dude from Chennai has made an entire India proud and do you know why?
In a country that’s outrightly obsessed with chess, there’s mostly very little reserved to appreciate the other sports. And it’s not that there aren’t other sports where people are doing well. There’s soccer where outstanding talents like Suni Chhetri has…
Did you know which state in India has the dirtiest cities of the country?
Imagine you are in a fine-dining restaurant. You order a piping hot tomato soup. You gulp it down in the next 15 minutes, upon which you order a tangy, icy orange-crush drink. You have the same right after having consumed…
If Indore can, why can’t other cities too: the cleanest cities according to Swachh Surveskshan 2018
Cleanliness is next to godliness. This is a common phrase. It’s also, popular wisdom. It could be likened to a habit to behold. It is an activity that deserves continuity. But for the longest possible time, cleanliness hasn’t really been…
India’s blithe, the Ranchi horror: Gang-raped women were forced to drink urine
As much as you would not want the two words to appear together in the same sentence, India and crime seem inescapable and inseparable. It’s rather extraordinarily painful to reflect that a country that promises to keep its women safe,…
A Brit Mum spent £4,000 on an away wedding to Australia where her baby wasn’t allowed to enter
A wedding is always a great fun. A time for great bonding, a period of joy marked with festivities and celebrations and, above all- a reason to simply celebrate oneself amid this great life. Isn’t it? It’s something that happens…
Is this the world’s smallest computer? What purpose does it serve?
We cannot possibly imagine our worlds in the absence of computers today. Can we? Computers, for the lack of a better word, are the nutrition of our life and, an antidote to the existence of complications. Wherever one sees, whatever…
Having spent a decade in the wilderness, the French Grand Prix returns and is ready to enthral F1
From the cool of Canada, we move on to embrace an air of grandeur as Formula 1 carnival sets foot in Western Europe. Ready for the French Grand Prix, F1 will bite into speed and dig into a fold of…
Shah Rukh’s sweet gesture for an ailing Irrfan Khan means Bollywood’s not a bad place after all
There’s nothing more Bollywood and cinemaholics would want at this time other than a fitter and shapely Irrfan Khan. That’s what everyone’s been waiting for and been perturbed with. “When will we see Irrfan Khan come back stronger and fitter?”…
Wear a pair of goodness: Ever heard of sustainable jeans made from recycled plastic bottles?
Could there’ve been a more difficult time than now for mother earth? The world’s constantly at odds with several ills at this time. On the one hand, there’s a severe paucity of water, which, well, is only increasing by the…
Where can you gorge on the best biryani in Delhi
Today, when we hear or say something in relevance to food, it doesn’t mean some normal, simple meal lying obscurely in one’s dining hall or kitchen. Food’s, over the course of the last decade and a half, risen tremendously to…
Punch the habit of non-stop munching: 5 easy steps to ensure you make healthy food choices
The choice is always on our hands: whether to eat to live or to live for eating. But more often than not, when it comes to the latter, one’s got to be mindful as there stands a great risk of…
Noted Bear Researcher Amber Kornak was left nearly dead by bear attack but continues undaunted
The life of a wildlife researcher can never be easy. It’s always riddled with lots of complications and uncertainties. In fact, truth be told, it could be said that there are the normal human beings on the one hand. And…
Meeting her love of life on dog-lover’s Facebook group, woman moved 4000 miles from US to Leeds
Love. This simple yet all-encompassing, consummate but emotive four-letter word is the antidote to hate. It’s the one single factor that defines us and our roles in this universe. You’ve heard seen real-life stories and instances where people have made…
A Chinese man recently gave his grandson an unexploded bomb thinking it’s a toy!
Crazy things happen in China. We’ve all been told, we’ve seen this time and again. For starters, there’s a country with a Communist leader- in this age of part-socialism, part-capitalism- and one who’s nearly, the elected leader for his entire…
Here’s why you’ve got to watch the most talked about movie at this time Love Sonia
The allure and magnetic pull of sex- it can make lives and at the same time, destroy them too. Like the many countless lives, it already has destroyed. The problem isn’t in sex. Rather when one’s forced to become an…
Why is the 2018 FIFA World Cup important for Iran?
Iran form an important constituent of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Even though a few days back, the very sight of Andre Iniesta and teammates celebrating a key group stage victory meant that the Iranian team had been defeated, it’s…
Here’s the king of bizarre among all bizarre food trends: cow intestines! You haven’t puke yet?
The world’s crazy about food, understandably so. Without trends and a bit of experimentation, there would be nothing in it, truth be told. And who doesn’t want creativity to be infused in our food? Without it, things would be slightly…
How on earth, sorry at mid-air did this beggar get on to a flight?
The world will be a far better place if we were all equal and had equal access to everything we needed to survive and progress. Things would’ve been different if we were all privileged. Isn’ it? The cars would’ve been…
A US Air Force officer missing for 35 years has been found in California! What a wait!
California is known for its majestic, sun-drenched beaches. It’s the land of glamour for all of the USA. It’s admired for bringing to the great American dream- a verve of flair, a dash of style. Big cars, stashed at expensive…
Amid series of losses, Dane Van Niekerk, the batswoman, is a bright light for South Africa
“Spare a thought for Dane Van Niekerk” To captain any cricketing outfit is a challenge in itself. When you win, the victory is savoured by all. When you lose, they will all come for you. But to captain the Protea’s…
A hat that Napoleon wore in the legendary Waterloo battle goes for $400 in recent sale
France is, whether you are a fascinated scholar or an intrepid traveller, the land of fashion, luxury, sassy design, a rendezvous of a very Avant-Garde melange of literature and philosophy and many other fascinating highs. Implicit in the heart of…
You’d be surprised to know just how many adults use the Internet in India
Truthfully speaking, the Internet is here to stay. It’s been that way ever since it was created thanks to Sir Tim Berners Lee. And it may remain that way in the years and times to come. Today, it is simply…
Inexplicable craving: The real reason behind many hunger pangs you have revealed
Almost all of us have dealt with some form of a hunger pang. A hunger pang is that feeling defined by some weirdly inexplicable desire for some food. In simple words, it could be said that a hunger pang is…
Do Almonds only help in improving memory?
“Why don’t you eat almonds? In fact, take a little bit more than the usual sum you eat. Eating almonds is a healthy thing to do, make sure to intake more and more of almonds every now and again. Oh wait, did…