Before your next cup of tea, try these simple tests to check if it is adulterated Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in Indian homes. Many people begin their day with a steaming cup of tea. However, the tea leaves or tea dust may often be adulterated with cheap colouring agents, spent leaves,…
Air fryers have become one of those appliances everyone owns but few people are actually using to its full potential, mostly relying on the same handful of settings and skipping the small techniques that separate genuinely crispy results from soggy, uneven ones. Some of these tricks are about better food, others are about keeping the…
Vande The video captures Vande Bharat’s breathtaking monsoon spectacle. There are few sights quite like a train disappearing into a wall of mist and emerging moments later against a backdrop of lush green mountains. A new aerial video of the Vande Bharat Express doing exactly that in Karnataka has left social media users mesmerised.The footage…
Visitors paying tribute to Kotnis’s statue in Shijiazhuang | In circle: Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis in Army uniform (Photo courtesy: China Daily and Xinhua) At a time when India and China were themselves struggling under the shadow of war and colonial rule, a young Indian doctor travelled thousands of kilometres to help wounded Chinese soldiers. He…
AI-generated image for representation A bank locker is often considered one of the safest places to keep jewellery, important documents and other valuables. But there is one important detail many customers may not know: the bank does not maintain a record of what you keep inside your locker.So, if you have ₹20 lakh worth of…
Quote of the day by Ram Dass (Photo: Ram Dass/ @BabaRamDass/ X) Ram Dass was a Harvard psychologist and a psychedelic, born Richard Alpert, before a transformative trip to India led him to his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, and a new path as a spiritual guide. He is also credited with taking his teachings to…
An old pair of mismatched socks lying at the bottom of the drawers can seem destined for the trash. Yet the socks may have a number of uses in the house apart from staying in your footwear. There is one particular hack that allows you to use an old sock as a reusable mop cover…
Viral post sparks debate over which city is better to live in Bengaluru or Gurgaon? The city debate often comes down to one question: which place offers a better life? But Manik Verma, who has lived in both, does not think the answer is that simple. His experience has made him believe that the two…
Photo: Instagram/Institut auf dem Rosenberg For the children of kings, billionaires and some of the world’s most powerful families, school can be a very different experience. Their education may take place beside Lake Geneva, their winter months may be spent in the Swiss Alps, and their classmates may include heirs to fortunes and members of…
Optical Illusion personality tests are images that trick our brains and eyes into making us see something that isn’t exactly there or interpret the same image in more than one way. An optical illusion personality test uses these mind-bending images to ask a simple question of, “What do you notice first?” Depending on what you…
