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Harsh Goenka: 11,123 Ahmedabad restaurants asked to show live kitchen footage: Impressed Harsh Goenka asks, ‘Time to take this pan-India?’

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Would you want to see what’s happening inside a restaurant kitchen before your food lands on your table?Ahmedabad may soon make that possible.The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has asked 11,123 restaurants and food businesses to install CCTV cameras in their kitchens and display the live footage on screens that customers can see. The idea is … Read more

“Don’t just be the needle, be the needle and thread”: Gaur Gopal Das on the one thing that can help relationships heal after fights

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Image Courtesy: Instagram/@gaurgopaldas Relationships rarely break because of one big fight. More often, it is the small things like a harsh remark, a quick judgment, an assumption, or words spoken in anger that leave tiny wounds. What matters is what happens after that.Motivational speaker Gaur Gopal Das recently shared a simple story about a broken … Read more

Parenting Trends In China: Why are Chinese parents paying thousands of yuan for ‘hardship camps’ where their kids chop wood, feed pigs and work on farms; some seen crying in viral clips

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These camps put city children through strict rural work routines (AI-generated image for representation) For some children, summer holidays mean video games, swimming pools and long mornings in bed. In parts of China, however, a growing number of parents are choosing a very different kind of summer break- one that involves farm work, physical labour … Read more

Artificially Ripened Bananas: 10,890 kg of chemically ripened bananas seized in Karnataka: 4 signs your banana may have been artificially ripened

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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 … Read more

5 traditional dresses from Northeast India you must know about

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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, … Read more

Sustainable Waste Management: This Gurugram founder collects the hair salons throw away and turns it into water-cleaning mats that trap oil and pollutants from dirty drains; here’s how the unusual idea works

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Rahul Gupta’s innnovation turns discarded hair into pollutant trapping mats. (Photos: Instagram/@kesakambali) What happens to the strands of hair swept off the floor after a haircut? For most people, the answer is simple: they go straight into the bin. But in Gurugram, something that is usually treated as salon waste is being given a rather … Read more

Bk Sister Shivani: Quote of the day by BK sister Shivani: “People may lie, cheat, or betray us. If we have chosen to forgive them, trust them as if nothing happened. Faith that it will never repeat. Never think or talk about it again. Forgiveness does not mean…”; What does the spiritual teacher advise on not keeping resentments

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Have you ever been hurt so deeply that forgiveness felt impossible? Maybe someone lied to you, broke your trust, or betrayed your love. In those moments, anger and pain are some of the emotions that we naturally turn to. But what if true forgiveness isn’t about giving someone another chance, but about keeping yourself away … Read more

5 signs you have a TOXIC wife

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This one can be hard to ignore. You know her mood can change quickly, so you start thinking before saying anything. You choose your words carefully. You avoid certain topics. Maybe you even change your plans because you’re worried about how she’ll react. A marriage shouldn’t leave you feeling like you’re constantly trying not to … Read more