Manu Bhaker is one of India’s most promising young athletes, known for her discipline, focus, and remarkable achievements in shooting at a very early age. While her journey has been filled with international recognition and success, what truly defines her is strong connection to her family and roots, something that beautifully comes alive in the…
Supreme Court flags ARC-borrower-bank scam, seeks replies NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over an alleged nexus between asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), borrowers and banks resulting in the siphoning of thousands of crores of public money, Supreme Court Friday sought responses from Union home and finance ministries as well as RBI and Serious Fraud Investigation Office in…
Director Christopher Nolan revealed he does not own a smartphone. He uses a flip phone for travel and avoids addiction risks. Nolan fears constant access would disrupt his creative thinking time. He manages large productions by relying on assistants for information. This habit highlights the importance of protecting attention and unstructured thought. Christopher Nolan’s The…
Death toll reaches 903 in Nepal flash floods The death toll from catastrophic flash floods and landslides in Nepal has risen to 903, according to Nepalese authorities, as large-scale rescue operations continue across flood-hit areas.The disaster has also left around 4,247 people missing, while 10,451 people have been rescued so far, the data showed.The floods…
People constantly try to prove themselves, be it on social media posts, at work, in relationships, and even within families. We often measure how successful a person is through their status in society, what car they drive, or what brands they wear. But while chasing all of these materialist aspects from the outside world, many…
When you buy a piece of land or an apartment in India, the seller hands over the keys, the agreement is registered, and you may believe that the property is yours. Legally, it is, but in the records of the local municipal body, it might still belong to the person you bought it from.This gap…
Representative Image of a rare freshwater cave snail with a translucent shell in a dark cave environment (AI-generated image) Scientists have identified China’s first known freshwater cave snail, a species so rare that only three living adults have ever been found. The tiny animal has no eyes, almost no colour in its body, and a…
In a sweeping and symbolic mandate, BJP on Monday stormed to power in West Bengal, winning 206 seats to secure a more than two-thirds majority and bringing an end to the Trinamool Congress’s 15-year rule.The scale of the victory, marked by chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s defeat in Bhabanipur to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, has firmly positioned…
Forest bathing sounds like an ancient tradition, but it is actually younger than the personal computer. The practice known as shinrin-yoku was coined in Japan in 1982, not passed down through centuries. It began as a public health idea rather than a spiritual one, aimed at a country that was mostly forest but rapidly urbanising,…
Not every place needs to be modern or impressive to stay with us. Think of a quiet village lined with stone cottages, a secondhand bookshop hidden along a narrow lane, or a family-run cafe that has barely changed in decades; these often linger in the memory far longer than any glass-fronted new building ever could….