There are some things you simply don’t mess with in a Kerala meal. Pappadam is one of them.That thin, crisp, golden disc that puffs up the moment it hits hot oil is almost a given on a Malayali dining table. It sits next to a sadya, turns up with biryani and, for many people, a…
The expat said he noticed that conversations could quickly move beyond the usual introductions. (Image: AI-representation) Moving to a new country for work often means adjusting to a different routine, food, language and way of doing things. For one European expat who moved to India, however, one of the more unexpected differences emerged not at…
Lobby Decor at ITC Maurya From personalised rice-grain keepsakes and heirloom recipe books to chocolate Matryoshka dolls, regional Indian menus and heightened security, Delhi’s luxury hotels have turned the BRICS 2026 summit into an elaborate showcase of Indian hospitality.As world leaders arrived in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit, the diplomatic theatre is not…
What if you could see yourself as a person from the Mahabharata?Not as a drawing or some heavily edited fantasy character, but as a proper portrait where you can still recognise yourself.That’s what AI image generators are making possible right now. Take a photograph from your phone, upload it and give the tool a detailed…
Janae, a flight attendant who shares travel and workplace experiences on TikTok. A Texas-based flight attendant has warned passengers about one of the dirtiest surfaces they regularly touch on a flight. She said it’s the tray table. According to the cabin crew member, some parents change their babies’ dirty diapers on the same fold-down tables…
Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s former Milton, Georgia, mansion, The Manor, has sold for $3.67 million after years of price cuts, foreclosure trouble and legal disputes. Here is a look inside the sprawling property and its unusual real-estate journey. (Image via Getty) Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s former Georgia mansion, known as The Manor, has…
Eknath was born on July 25, 1925, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. India’s space programme has produced some of the country’s best-known scientists, but not every name associated with its early years is equally familiar. Professor Eknath Vasant Chitnis was one of those lesser-known figures whose work helped shape the foundations of Indian space research. Chitnis was…
Not every viral cleaning trick deserves a place beside the cooking stove. Do not mix household cleaning chemicals, especially products containing bleach, with other cleaners. Vinegar is acidic, while baking soda is alkaline. Mixing them creates fizzing, but much of that reaction simply neutralises the two ingredients. Using them separately is generally more useful for…
Photo: Pichan M Salim/ Facebook Plant, fruit, and vegetable breeds are usually discovered after vigorous hybrid research and cross-breeding in labs, but a man from Wayanad who never pursued a formal degree in botany ended up knowing the Western Ghats’ plant life better than most people who did.He can rattle off two thousand botanical names…
Opening a coconut does not require brute force. Draining it first, tapping around its natural middle seam and rotating it gradually can make the shell easier and safer to crack. Breaking a whole coconut can look like a job that needs strength, a heavy tool and a very steady hand. It actually comes down to…
