Life & Style

Ramesh Gera grows saffron indoors in a controlled setup in Noida. Saffron is not a crop most people would associate with a residential room in Noida. The city’s scorching summers, rising temperatures and urban pollution are a far cry from the cool conditions of Kashmir, where saffron has traditionally been cultivated in India.Yet, retired engineer…

Just a touch of black pepper can make an enormous difference to the nutritional value of food: The science behind the claims Black pepper contains a compound with a surprising effect: it significantly increases the amount of some nutrients that the body actually absorbs. The compound in question, called piperine, is found in the pepper’s…

Smriti Mandhana says “sympathy feels worse” (Image: https://www.facebook.com/mandhanasmriti18/photos Smriti Mandhana’s recent conversation with Raj Shamani is interesting not because she reveals every painful detail, but because of what she says about how she chooses to deal with pain. In an interview centred on pressure, mistakes, emotions and failure, the Indian cricketer repeatedly returns to one…

The ₹3.5-crore dispute eventually reached the Singapore High Court A relationship that began with flights, luxury gifts and lavish spending eventually found its way into a Singapore courtroom after an Indian-origin businessman sought to recover nearly ₹3.5 crore he said he had spent on his former girlfriend.Chander Agarwal, CEO and managing director of logistics company…

Ralph Lauren’s latest runway look is getting attention for a reason that has little to do with the gown itself.The American fashion house unveiled its Spring 2027 collection during New York Fashion Week, with one deep pink evening gown drawing particular attention online. The heavily embroidered dress has now become the centre of criticism, with…

Quote of the day by Sadhguru: “Spirituality is not about becoming special, it is about becoming one with everything.” Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, and author. He often talks about associating spirituality with the essence of a positive perspective in daily life through his discourses, teachings, and social media posts. Apart from this, he was…

At a small tea stall near the Rajgir Bus Stand in Bihar’s Nalanda district, a simple sign carries a message that has quietly touched thousands of lives: children from birth to 18 months can get milk for free. What began as one tea seller’s response to a mother struggling to feed her baby has continued…

Vijay and Rashmika (@rashmika_mandanna/Instagram) For Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, the newly married couple, home appears to be about more than a glamorous address in Hyderabad. Soon after they exchanged vows, the couple travelled to Thummanpet, Vijay Deverakonda’s native village in Telangana, where they performed the traditional grihapravesam ceremony and Satyanarayana puja at their newly…

Gurgaon man saved ₹20,000 on rent, then realised what his 3-hour daily commute was really costing him A cheaper home can look like an easy way to cut monthly expenses. But the real cost of living somewhere is not always limited to the rent. Travel, fuel and the hours spent getting to work can also…

When filmmaker Pan Nalin set out to cast the lead role for his Gujarati film Chhello Show (The Last Film Show), he wasn’t looking in acting schools or film institutes. He wanted a real village boy from Gujarat, someone whose innocence and rawness matched the character he had written, a nine-year-old named Samay, whose life…