If you’ve been waiting for a good excuse to stay up late and look at the sky, tonight could be worth it. The Perseid meteor shower is reaching its peak around August 12-13, and 2026 is shaping up to be a particularly good year for watching it because the Moon is essentially new. That means…
There is something about the way grandparents talk to children that feels different. They may listen to the same story for the tenth time, answer endless questions, tell stories from a world the child has never seen and, sometimes, simply sit beside them without asking anything at all.It is easy to dismiss these moments as…
Love and hate often go hand in hand when it comes to food. While some dishes are celebrated as cultural treasures in one part of the world, they can leave others wrinkling their noses in disbelief. In fact, global food platform TasteAtlas, which compiles millions of user ratings for traditional dishes, has repeatedly shown that…
Since the word “Hariyali” refers to greenery, why not take that idea literally? Choose a design made up mostly of leaves, vines, small flowers and delicate branches. Instead of covering the entire hand, let the motifs travel across the palm and fingers in a more scattered pattern. It has a fresh, slightly modern feel and…
Scattered across Africa and Asia, serpent eagles are, quite literally, built for this exact job. Species like the brown snake eagle in Africa feed almost exclusively on snakes, showing no particular preference between harmless species and genuinely dangerous ones like cobras, puff adders, and black mambas. Their legs and talons carry noticeably thickened, scaled skin…
For some people, the dream isn’t a bigger apartment, a faster car or a life in the middle of a busy city. It’s a small house surrounded by trees, a quiet morning, a cup of tea in the balcony, familiar faces passing by and enough space to hear birds instead of traffic. They imagine growing…
For a new mother, seeing breast milk that looks yellow one day, almost bluish the next or faintly pink in the bottle can be startling. Is the milk still safe?The reassuring answer is that breast milk does not have one fixed colour. Its appearance can change with the stage of lactation, the amount of fat…
The first few weeks after having a baby are usually consumed by feeding, burping, changing nappies, catching up on sleep and trying to recover from childbirth. Skin care can easily fall to the bottom of the list. But for some new mothers, an unexpected problem begins to demand attention: skin that suddenly feels unusually dry,…
If the word “high-protein” immediately makes you think of expensive supplements and protein shakes, it may be time to look back at the Indian kitchen. Many everyday ingredients already pack an impressive amount of protein. With a little planning, a wholesome dinner can easily provide more than 30g of protein without adding a scoop of…
In a recent update, August 13 will see a full-dress rehearsal at Red Fort ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Commuters and travellers planning to move through central, north and east Delhi on Thursday must plan their journeys carefully and early as several traffic restrictions will be in place. The rehearsal is organised ahead of the…
