Life & Style

Madhapar is on the outskirts of Bhuj in Gujarat’s Kachchh district. Imagine a village with 17 bank branches, where residents collectively hold fixed deposits worth around Rs 7,000 crore. This is not a description of a wealthy urban neighbourhood. It is Madhapar, a village on the outskirts of Bhuj in Gujarat’s Kachchh district. Madhapar has … Read more

Bengaluru founder says ₹20-30 lakh savings can reduce stress How much money is enough to feel secure? There may not be one answer, but Bengaluru-based founder Simridhi Makhija has shared her own view on the question. In a recent Instagram video, she spoke about why having money saved can matter far beyond shopping, eating out, … Read more

There are hotels in India where travellers stay for the views, then there is Mukti Bhawan, a unique guesthouse where people check in to die! Yes, you read that right. This is one place in Varanasi where people arrive for an altogether different reason, to spend the final chapter of their lives. Also known as … Read more

Walk into a family kitchen, and you may find the refrigerator covered with colourful drawings, school certificates, photographs, tiny craft projects, or a child’s first medal. To some, it may look like a simple parenting habit. To others, it may seem like parents showing off their child’s achievements. But psychology suggests there can be much … Read more

By the 1980s, however, the popularity of Hindi films had become a concern for Egypt’s domestic film industry. Amitabh Bachchan was so popular in Egypt that Bollywood films were restricted in 1987; when Big B arrived in Cairo in 1991, it triggered a ‘national crisis’ in the countryLong before the current social media driven world, … Read more

Indian powerlifter Keyaa Banerji has opened up about the sexism and online abuse she faced after her remarkable silver-medal performance at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior and Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sun City, South Africa. Speaking to ANI, the 21-year-old said that while she was proud of lifting 140 kg in the deadlift in … Read more

Actor Shilpa Shetty spoke about this balance on the occasion of Safer Internet Day in February this year For parents, giving a child a phone is rarely just about giving them a device. It also means giving them access to videos, games, social media, strangers, misinformation and content they may not yet know how to … Read more

Sheetal Devi’s story begins in Loidhar, a small village in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, where she was born on January 10, 2007, with a rare congenital condition called phocomelia, which left her without arms. Growing up in a farming family, Sheetal had never even seen a bow and arrow until she was … Read more

This one costs nothing. If you’re booking directly, call or message the hotel and ask whether they have a better available rate, package, or room option for your dates. They may not, but you won’t know unless you ask. You can also clarify what’s included before paying, which can prevent unpleasant surprises later. A good … Read more

Long before she became known for her self-sustaining home, Janak Palta McGilligan’s journey toward environmentalism began with a personal health scare. As a teenager, she survived a near-death experience and underwent open-heart surgery at just 17 years old. That brush with mortality gave her a newfound respect for life, and she decided early on to … Read more