Life & Style

​Photo source: X/@astro_anil​ Growing food in space is no longer just a futuristic idea. For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS), growing small quantities of fresh vegetables is already part of ongoing research into how plants behave away from Earth- and whether they could one day help sustain crews on longer missions to … Read more

Moving to another country can make you question things you once considered completely normal. For Kalumba Mwale, a man from Zimbabwe living in India, that experience came with plenty of surprises.Mwale recently shared a video on Instagram comparing what he was used to back home with what he discovered after moving to India. His post, … Read more

There’s a particular kind of quiet sadness that sets in when your zinnia patch, which spent all summer bursting with colour, starts looking tired, faded, and a little sparse as the season winds down. It’s tempting to just leave everything as is or yank the whole bed out in frustration, but what you do in … Read more

AI generated representative image Imagine booking a train ticket with RAC status, reaching the station expecting to at least get a shared berth, and discovering at the last minute that your ticket has been pushed into the waiting list. That is exactly what happened to a Delhi passenger, who was eventually forced to travel standing- … Read more

Getting to know how much you are valued by someone or how much you matter to them is one of the most beautiful feelings in the world. And some of the most memorable love declarations don’t come from poems or wedding vows; they come from unexpected moments in public. But a presidential address being that … Read more

Sonam Kapoor stepped out on Wednesday evening for a jewellery showcase in a black anarkali, pairing it with a hand-embroidered Shanti Banaras dupatta and jewellery from Birdhichand Ghanshyamdas Jewellers. And while Sonam and Rhea Kapoor are hardly strangers to maximalist fashion, this look felt surprisingly restrained by their usual standards.The black ensemble gave the intricate … Read more

Photo: @himalayanhindu/ X Indian tourist attractions often end up being treated like private party spots. From hill stations to beaches and popular weekend getaways, videos regularly surface showing visitors bringing speakers and soundboxes, turning otherwise peaceful places into impromptu dance floors.A new video from Uttarakhand has now reignited the conversation around civic sense at public … Read more

There’s a particular kind of guilt that comes with a balcony full of plants that all seem to be quietly giving up, the wilted leaves, the ones that never quite bounced back after the nursery. According to Swami Prem Parivartan, better known across India as Peepal Baba, the problem often isn’t a lack of a … Read more

Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci We are often expected to pay attention and focus on one thing at a time. Be it studying a particular subject, mastering a skill, or solving a problem. But what if the key to deeper understanding isn’t specialising alone, but seeing how everything gets aligned together?This idea … Read more

Elon Musk with his mother Maye Musk. For some children, a bookstore is just another place in a shopping mall. For the world’s richest person Elon Musk, it was where his mother knew she would find him. Maye Musk has recalled that when her children were young, Elon would sometimes disappear while they were at … Read more