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Photo credit: Vata Foundation When a link road threatened around 800 mango trees on a 150-acre residential project in Hyderabad, developer Ashwin Rao faced a difficult choice: allow the trees to be cut or find a way to preserve them. He chose the latter, bought another plot of land and arranged to move the trees….

Which fictional character are you? What does your personality say about your love life? Or which city supposedly matches your personality? You spot a quiz on social media, click on it out of curiosity and start answering questions. It feels like harmless fun, especially when all you want is to discover your result. But have…

Look closely at a pot of lithops, and you might think someone filled it with small, speckled stones. These plants, known as living stones, are real succulents from the deserts of southern Africa, and they have some of the most unusual survival tricks in the plant world. They hide in plain sight, store water inside…

Karwa Chauth is here, and if you have only just started thinking about what to gift your wife, there is still time to make the day special. You do not need an elaborate surprise or an expensive present to make her smile. Sometimes, the best gifts are the ones that show you have been paying…

A child points to three colourful fish and is asked a simple question: how many are there? The answer may seem easy, but understanding what the number three actually represents is an important step in early mathematical development. A new study suggests that deaf children can develop this understanding at a level comparable to hearing…

Some days you want a cookie, and the pantry has nothing to offer but a few bananas and a bag of oats. Good news: that is nearly enough. These soft, chewy lemon oatmeal cookies use four simple ingredients, with no flour, eggs, refined sugar, dairy, butter or oil. Ripe banana holds everything together, dates add…

Photo courtesy: longwavillage.com At first glance, this place looks like a remote village nestled amid the green hills of Northeast India, where traditional homes, forested slopes and a close-knit community define everyday life. But look a little closer, and its location begins to tell an extraordinary story. Here, an international boundary is not merely a…

Photo: AI generated via Canva A lucky six-year-old boy from Madhya Pradesh has won a Toyota Fortuner worth around Rs 50 lakh in a lucky draw after his grandmother bought a coupon for just Rs 200 at a Garba event.And while most of us have tucked a raffle ticket at some point, be it a…

Photo: Facebook/Manju Nautiyal A song can travel across mountains, states and languages before the voice behind it becomes familiar to the wider world. For Manju Nautiyal, a folk singer from Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district, that journey has taken an unexpected turn. Her distinctive, high-pitched Pahari vocals, heard prominently in rapper Badshah’s Delhi Se Manali (Ladka…

Friendship reveals its true meaning when there is nothing to gain. It is easy to stay close to someone when life is exciting, opportunities are flowing, or their success can somehow benefit others. But what happens when a friend has nothing to offer? The quote, “Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity,” is…