Life & Fitness

William Wordsworth (Photo via Canva) William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet and the forerunner of modern poetry with a deep love for nature, childhood, and ordinary human experience. He served as Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death and is best known for works like “I wandered lonely as a cloud” and “Daffodils’Wordsworth…

Neem Karoli Baba (Photo: @Dharmsena_1/ X) Neem Karoli Baba, popularly known as Maharajji, was a revered Hindu guru and a devotee of Lord Hanuman. He helped many renowned figures around the world discern a clear and effective life path, including Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Ram Dass, a Harvard psychologist and psychedelic researcher who later…

Arunachal Pradesh’s textiles diverge from the common Northeast Indian style. The Apatani, a community residing mainly in the Ziro Valley, is known for its unique weaving skills that use designs of geometric patterns and stripes with a striking combination of colours. Apatani textiles draw heavily on straight lines, horizontal bands, and geometric designs with blue-green,…

Raids conducted on shops stocking bananas in the Alevoor, Kemthur, and Duglipadavu villages of Udupi A huge quantity of bananas has been seized in Karnataka after food safety officials reportedly found fruit that had been artificially ripened using chemicals.The raid took place in Udupi district, where officials carried out surprise inspections at shops and godowns…

Representative Image- Canva We have often wondered whether the toilet paper should hang over the roll, facing out, or under, placed against the wall?Even though it sounds trivial, maybe even a little silly, the question often crosses our minds. If you ask around, you’ll find people who feel surprisingly confused about it.So, is there really…

Small space, big impact: Easy ways to make your room feel larger A small room does not necessarily have to feel cramped. With a few thoughtful changes to the furniture, lighting, colours and overall layout, even a compact space can appear more open and comfortable. You don’t have to spend a fortune on expensive projects…

Want better airflow at home? Try these simple tricks Proper ventilation makes rooms cooler, less muggy and overall more pleasant, although this process can be quite challenging at times. Although most people prefer to use exhaust fans or air conditioning systems to cool and dehumidify the air, there are several tricks that can improve air…

Mallika Sherawat is having a moment all over again. Her “sharp tongue and don’t-give-a-damn energy” on Traitors Season 2 have made her one of the most talked-about faces on the show, and viewers can’t seem to get enough of her. Clearly she is enjoying a dream of“comeback”.But behind the fearless, no-filter star fans see today…

Breakfast is supposed to be a pretty simple affair. You order your food, have a coffee and get on with your day.But one breakfast in Gurugram took a very different turn when a diner noticed something moving inside his food.It was a live worm crawling over the meat in a partly eaten sandwich.The diner filmed…

A photo of Shrutika Baranwal with her parents. (Courtesy: The Indian Express) A degree certificate is usually a moment of celebration- something a family waits for, photographs, and carefully puts away. For Ramesh Prasad Baranwal and Babita, however, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) degree they will receive this week carries a grief that…