Ever heard of the Zero Temple? Hidden inside the grand Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh is a shrine that changed the course of human civilisation. We are talking about the Chaturbhuj Temple, famous as the Zero Temple. It is home to one of the world’s oldest known stone inscriptions featuring the numeral “0” in the…
India is a land of temples; new, old and ancient, each with its own story, history, and timeless spiritual legacy. But ever heard of a temple where Muslims, too, come to offer their prayers and seek blessings? You read that right. Set atop a hill around 50 km from Pune in Maharashtra, there’s a historic…
There are no shiny laboratories here. No 3D printers. No imported equipment from abroad. Just a small government school in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, with classrooms, benches, textbooks, and children who walk miles to get here every morning. And yet, from this classroom, came something that stunned the entire country. Students from Composite Vidyalaya Bhilawali in…
Instagram/@coach_amitkumar So this is one of those ‘zero civic sense’ scenes that makes your blood boil. A seemingly ordinary train journey has triggered a larger conversation about civic responsibility and parenting that shape India’s travel culture. A video is doing rounds on the internet which is shared on Instagram by creator @coach_amitkumar (Amit Kumar). He…
An amazing scientific breakthrough discovered that some natural bacteria living in the waters of a flooded uranium mine may be a new approach to dealing with radioactive pollution. As per a study, scientists found out that the microbes are capable of altering the form of the dissolved uranium in such a way that makes the…
Walk into any Italian kitchen on the right morning and you might find someone making ciambelle, ring-shaped doughnuts, fried golden and dusted with sugar, built around the hole at their centre that gives them their name and their characteristic shape. The hole is not incidental. It is the point. It is what the doughnut is…
Shah Rukh Khan has spent more than three decades in the spotlight, but one thing that continues to surprise fans is how simple and unconventional his eating habits are. Unlike many celebrities who regularly showcase elaborate meal plans and trendy diets, the Bollywood superstar has often described his approach to food as disciplined, repetitive and…
Tropical forests that are known to be the lungs of our planet face another challenge as global warming forces them out of their climatic comfort zones. According to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), millions of hectares of tropical forests experience temperatures that interfere with the process of…
India is a land of temples; new, old and ancient, each with its own story, history, and timeless spiritual legacy. But ever heard of a temple where Muslims, too, come to offer their prayers and seek blessings? You read that right. Set atop a hill around 50 km from Pune in Maharashtra, there’s a historic…
When people speak about Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, they often focus on the scientist who helped shape India’s missile programme or the President who inspired millions of young minds. But long before he became the “People’s President,” he was a young boy growing up in the temple town of Rameswaram, learning life lessons from two…