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Why did this Indian family return to India? A decision to leave a country after 13 years is rarely made overnight. For one Indian family, the choice to return from the US came after years of building a life there and gradually looking at the future in a different way.Pankhuri and her family moved back…

Optical Illusion personality tests are images that trick our brains and eyes into making us see something that isn’t exactly there or interpret the same image in more than one way. An optical illusion personality test uses these mind-bending images to ask a simple question of, “What do you notice first?” Depending on what you…

Photo: Instagram/Institut auf dem Rosenberg For the children of kings, billionaires and some of the world’s most powerful families, school can be a very different experience. Their education may take place beside Lake Geneva, their winter months may be spent in the Swiss Alps, and their classmates may include heirs to fortunes and members of…

Viral post sparks debate over which city is better to live in Bengaluru or Gurgaon? The city debate often comes down to one question: which place offers a better life? But Manik Verma, who has lived in both, does not think the answer is that simple. His experience has made him believe that the two…

Ekadashi is observed twice every lunar month by millions of Hindus as a day of fasting, prayer and devotion to Lord Vishnu. Yet, alongside the tradition of observing the fast, a question has also persisted in some families: should married women, particularly women whose husbands are alive, keep an Ekadashi fast?The belief that married or…

An old pair of mismatched socks lying at the bottom of the drawers can seem destined for the trash. Yet the socks may have a number of uses in the house apart from staying in your footwear. There is one particular hack that allows you to use an old sock as a reusable mop cover…

At Georgetown in Doha, he will study with students from more than 70 nationalities. (Image Courtesy: Instagram/@adarshbihari.in) At 14, Adarsh Kumar left his home in Bihar’s Motihari with ₹1,000 and an old laptop. He was hoping to study in Kota, but could not afford coaching. Six years later, he is set to study at Georgetown…

Representative image generated using AI How many times have you told yourself ‘not today’? You want to see the world, but not now. You want to switch jobs, spend more time with your kids, take that trip, start the hobby you’ve been thinking about for five years, but the timing isn’t right. There’s always another…

Old steel utensils can lose their shine over time. Regular use can leave behind cooking oil, food residue, and water marks. These build up gradually and can make the surface look dull and stained. Even utensils that once looked bright and polished can lose their original appearance with repeated use. That does not mean it…

When it comes to relationships, women are often expected to compromise, adjust, and fit into roles that society has traditionally assigned to them. But when a woman openly says she wants a financially stable or well-settled partner, she can quickly find herself being labelled a “gold digger.” Actor Ameesha Patel recently highlighted this double standard…

Sunlight helps to sustain life on Earth; as soon as we step outside and tilt our faces up, we feel the warmth as if it were switched on. In reality, that light has lived two very different lives before it touches your skin. The final leg, from the Sun’s visible surface to Earth, takes only…

Cocopeat has become a favourite among home gardeners because it is lightweight, easy to handle and useful in a wide range of gardening tasks. Made from the fibrous material found between the hard shell and outer husk of coconuts, cocopeat is commonly used as a growing medium and soil amendment. It can hold significant amounts…

For some people, love does not end with goodbye. It simply changes the way it is expressed. An elderly auto driver in Bengaluru has been quietly carrying on a daily ritual for his late wife, even eight years after her death. Every day, he cleans his auto, places flowers inside the vehicle, and keeps his…

Global warming is supposed to have one obvious effect on frozen ground: it melts.And this is what is happening across most of the world’s cold regions, from the Arctic to the Alps. But high up on the Tibetan Plateau, something strange is going on. Scientists have found that across roughly a third of the region’s…

7 germ hotspots in your bathroom you probably forget to clean There is something slightly ironic about bathrooms. We clean them because they are supposed to be one of the most hygienic spaces in the house, yet some of the things we touch every day can quietly become the dirtiest. The obvious suspects are easy…

For most children, 6 am is still a time to be asleep. But for one little boy, the early morning has become a time for a special routine. Every day, he makes his way to a neighbourhood shop, sits quietly, and waits, not for a friend or a family member, but for a group of…

A fake SBI SMS can look almost identical to a genuine bank alert. At first glance, there was almost nothing to distinguish the two SMS messages. Both appeared to come from SBI. Both carried the same sender-style header. Both referred to a failed debit-card transaction and looked like the kind of alert a bank customer…

Spiritual leader Sadhguru often speaks about the need to create the right conditions for children to grow up healthily and happily, not through force, but through motivation. His thoughts and teachings on raising children touch upon yoga, awareness, responsibility and even the importance of beginning the day in a positive frame of mind. Here are…

Pic courtesy: Instagram/ India Witkin A US woman lost her ATM card while travelling through Kerala, India, and a stranger took a 14-hour trip to return it. When she offered him money, he politely refused. His name? Krishna. If this act of kindness doesn’t restore your faith in humanity, what will?India Witkin, a New York-based…