Stray Cat: “This should never have happened”: Cafe chain apologises after stray cat vanishes from outside its Bandra West outlet, 20 staff join the search; meditation coach gives it a new home

Photo: AI generated via Canva We have those preferred hangout spots, which we often frequent with our loved ones, but over time we notice that that place its not just closer to our hearts but also tiny humble strays that sit curled up outside some of their ‘favourite’ joints, more or less like their official … Read more

He left school after Class 8 and couldn’t join the Army like his father; meet Anurag Rawat, India’s first cerebral palsy warrior who completed a 10-km high-altitude run in the Himalayas

Meet Anurag Rawat (@_the_distinctive_) Anurag Rawat once dreamt of being an army man. Considering he grew up in an Army family, he always saw himself wearing the uniform and serving the country just like his father. But destiny had other plans. Anurag was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects movement and muscle … Read more

Kerala passport officer left stunned after finding phone numbers and maths sums scribbled across booklet

Who actually needs a dedicated notepad when you have a perfectly good passport sitting around with dozens of empty pages? A viral clip showing an Indian travel document stuffed with phone contacts, quick addition sums, and random household reminders has left social media in stitches, with thousands calling it the absolute peak of desi resourcefulness.Most … Read more

A Karnataka woman who never attended a conventional school began cooking beside her grandmother at age four; now 20, Visista has documented more than 250 traditional recipes from her family’s farm

Aikanthika, a farm in central Karnataka (PC: Aikanthika) At an age when most children are busy making reels and exploring the world of social media, Visista, 20-year-old from Karnataka, had already found a favourite place to learn, her grandmother’s kitchen. She sees her grandmother Lakshmi prepare everyday meals and tries her hand at cooking and … Read more

Pablo Picasso: Quote of the day by Pablo Picasso: “Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things”

Pablo Picasso (Photo via X) Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist and the co-founder of Cubism. He worked as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist, and is among the most influential artists of the 20th century.Beyond art and sculpture, Picasso also spoke words of wisdom that remain relevant today.He once weighed in on a profound … Read more

Psychology says parents distracted by phones may make teenagers feel ignored, insecure and less confident in relationships

A teenager is telling a parent about a difficult day at school. The parent is listening, or at least appears to be, while scrolling through messages. The conversation continues, but the teenager notices that their words are competing with a screen for attention. It may seem like a small, everyday moment. Yet repeated experiences of … Read more

Dinosaur Red Blood Cells: 115 million years ago, a small dinosaur died and was buried quickly in Brazil; today, its bone holds the first chemical proof of red blood cells ever found in a dinosaur

Photo: Discover Wildlife/ Curtin University Dinosaurs ruled this planet for over 150 million years before they went extinct nearly 70 million years ago.All that was left behind were bones, teeth, footprints, and a few crystallised secrets buried deep in the ground. For centuries, fossils have been our only window into their world. They show us … Read more

Meet Ramya Manjunath Anche, the Bengaluru-born astronomer leading NASA’s $20 million PUFFINS telescope mission to study tiny dust particles between stars

This is the story of Ramya Manjunath Anche, a Bengaluru-born astronomer preparing to study something that has remained difficult for scientists to understand for decades. The subject is of the tiny particles of dust floating between stars. As a teenager fascinated by the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she has now grown up to lead … Read more