It was an ordinary walk home from school in Tiruvannamalai, a small temple town in Tamil Nadu. Vinisha Umashankar was 12 years old. She was walking past a street ironing vendor, the kind of vendor most people walk past every day without a second thought, when she noticed something that stopped her completely. The vendor…
Mace is the bright red, delicate covering surrounding the nutmeg seed. Both spices come from the same fruit, but mace requires its own careful separation and drying process.India produces mace primarily in Kerala and other parts of southern India. Its warm, sweet and slightly peppery aroma makes it popular in spice blends, biryanis, pickles and…
Sonal Chauhan arrived at the trailer launch of Mirzapur: The Movie in a white organza saree that leaned into simplicity rather than going all out with the styling.The actor wore Baise Gaba’s White Organza Embellished Saree Set, which is priced at ₹42,500. The saree came in a crisp white organza fabric with delicate embellishment and…
For countless years, leftover rotis have been a common sight in every Indian kitchen. Also known as baasi roti, these rotis are usually eaten with milk, curd, vegetable, chutney, or even jaggery the next morning. But is it actually healthier to eat a cooled down roti? It turns out that cooling a cooked roti actually…
This is perhaps the easiest mistake to avoid and one of the most awkward to make. A spelling mistake in your name, an incorrect date, an old phone number, a broken email address, or a sentence that clearly has not been proofread can make an otherwise strong resume look careless. And sometimes the problem is…
BK Sister Shivani is a renowned Indian spiritual teacher, motivational speaker, and senior Rajyoga meditation instructor. She was an electronics engineering gold medalist from Pune who began her spiritual journey in the mid-1990s. Since then, she has guided millions on stress management, self-awareness, and positive living.Recently, she took to her X account to post a…
Scared tourists (Instagram) This is one cable ride experience that tourists won’t forget. A routine cable-car ride in western Colombia turned into a nightmare when a powerful earthquake struck on August 10. The terrified passengers were left suspended mid-air as their cabin rocked violently. Footage circulating on Instagram and other social-media platforms shows tourists inside…
Scared tourists (Instagram) This is one cable ride experience that tourists won’t forget. A routine cable-car ride in western Colombia turned into a nightmare when a powerful earthquake struck on August 10. The terrified passengers were left suspended mid-air as their cabin rocked violently. Footage circulating on Instagram and other social-media platforms shows tourists inside…
Most people look at a bare rooftop and see wasted space, maybe a spot for drying clothes, or storing things nobody wants downstairs. Haroon Rashid looked at his and saw a farm.Today, the terrace of his second-floor home in Vehil village, south Kashmir’s Shopian district, is bursting with nearly 100 varieties of herbs, vegetables and…
Google office tour goes viral A workplace tour has turned into an unexpected social media talking point after a visitor shared what she found inside a Google office in San Francisco. The video has drawn attention for the very different picture it offers of office life, with viewers reacting to everything from the facilities to…
