Blue Box season 2 is only a few days away, and the first season was so well received that ever since it aired, people have been waiting to know when the second season would be released. We finally have good news for all you Blue Box fans: the anime is going to have its new…
There’s a specific kind of disappointment reserved for reaching into the fruit bowl for a lemon and finding it’s gone soft, wrinkled, or worse, spotted with mould at the base, especially when you’re fairly sure you bought it just last week. Lemons have a reputation for looking sturdy but actually being fairly high-maintenance; once you…
Air conditioners work like lifesavers on hot, sunny, and sultry days, bringing down the temperatures as we return home after a tiring day at work.Although AC is a viable option for relief, high electricity bills follow because the appliances run all day long in the heat.But a woman seems to have found a crack in…
There’s a particular kind of kitchen dilemma that comes with cracking open a coconut for a recipe that only needs half of it, what do you actually do with the other half before it dries out, hardens, or starts smelling faintly off by the next morning? Fresh coconut is nearly 94 percent water, and once…
Long before nutrition science explained carbohydrates, proteins and digestion, Ayurveda regarded khichdi as a restorative food. Prepared with rice, moong dal and mild spices such as cumin, ginger and turmeric, it was believed to support agni, or digestive fire, without overwhelming the body.Although Ayurvedic concepts differ from modern medical science, today’s understanding aligns with several…
Some success stories begin with big dreams. PC Musthafa’s began with a school dropout, a poor family, and a child who had to work to help his father earn money. Growing up in Chennalode near Kalpetta in Kerala’s Wayanad district, Musthafa came from a family that struggled to make ends meet. His father worked as…
The popular version of skin cycling usually follows a four-night pattern, exfoliation on the first night, a retinoid on the second, followed by two nights focused on hydration and recovery. The four-night schedule itself should not be treated as a universal rule. What matters is the principle behind it. Active ingredients can be extremely useful…
Reticulated Python (Photo via Canva) Pythons are hefty creatures that constrict their prey to make their meals. However, the reticulated python is far from ordinary, holding the title of the world’s longest snake. It is found across the rainforests, grasslands, and sometimes even the sewers of South and Southeast Asia.What makes this snake even more…
According to an Instagram video posted by Masterchef Pankaj Bhadouria, it is a smart hack to clean the electric sandwich maker. All you need to do is, spread a tissue paper and spray some water on it. Heat the sandwich maker for 10-12 seconds, switch off, unplug and then use the warm tissue to clean…
You know this kid. Maybe it’s yours. At home, they narrate everything, what the dog is doing, why their sandwich got cut wrong, an entire retelling of a cartoon episode with sound effects. But then you pick them up from school, and the teacher tells you they said maybe three words all day, and mostly…
A four-hour train ride from Delhi to Jaipur turned into an unexpected surprise for a British travelling family of five travelling across the country. Known as Hutchinson family (The Hutchinsons), the woman shared her experience aboard the Vande Bharat Express on social media, describing the journey as “pretty pleasant”.In the video, she says, ‘We nearly…
‘Our son needed to feel safe’: How a blood-soaked emergency changed this mother’s approach to parenting A frightening incident involving her young son made Chennai-based podcaster and founder Gayathri Prakash look closely at the way a parent’s reactions can influence a child. In a conversation with The Better India, the mother of three opened up…
The King Cobra is one of the most venomous species in the world, mostly found in India and Southeast Asia.These slithering reptiles are fearsome species, and spotting one would send chills down a person’s spine, but did you know that these dangerous, long serpents could also be caregivers?In most stories, they are the villain slithering…
Scroll through enough home hack content lately and you’ll run into some version of this claim: lining your freezer with aluminium foil supposedly stops ice from sticking to the walls, making that dreaded defrosting chore almost effortless. It’s the kind of hack that sounds too simple to be true, a five-rupee roll of kitchen foil…
For many employees, a manager who does not call on weekends, a five-day work week and paid overtime would sound less like a workplace complaint and more like a dream. But for an Indian professional living in Japan, these are precisely the “problems” he jokingly says have made his working life so difficult.Ajay Pandey, an…
Ankur Warikoo explains why the Rule of 100 may work How many times do you try something before deciding that it is not for you? Three times? Ten? Maybe 20? Entrepreneur and finfluencer Ankur Warikoo recently shared a simple piece of advice attributed to YouTuber MrBeast that challenges this tendency to give up early. The…
Rani Mukerji has always had a soft spot for Sabyasachi’s creations, and honestly, it’s easy to see why the combination works so well. At the designer’s Delhi store launch, the actress turned up in a cream silk saree that was understated, elegant and very much in keeping with her style.There was no need for an…
For a home puja space, the northeast, or Ishanya corner, is widely regarded in Vastu traditions as the most favourable location for a shrine. East and north are also commonly recommended alternatives. The east is associated with the rising sun, light and auspicious beginnings, while the north is traditionally associated with Kubera and prosperity. The…
Jang Dong Yoon has some very happy news to share with his fans – he’s getting married.The South Korean actor announced on August 25 that he will tie the knot this October. And instead of letting the news come through a formal statement first, he picked up a pen and wrote a handwritten letter, sharing…
Walk into any nursery or scroll through an online seed store, and it’s easy to get swept up in the sheer variety on offer: glossy packets promising bumper tomato harvests, towering sunflowers, and sprawling cucumber vines. The trouble is that a lot of what’s sold for a full backyard garden simply isn’t built for life…
