Life & Style

A gramophone that once filled a room with music, a camera from another era, a pocket watch that has long stopped ticking and newspapers that recorded moments from India’s past. These objects may look like forgotten belongings to some, but for 61-year-old Abdul Wadood Khan, each one carries a story worth preserving. Known as Raja…

Things you should never do inside an aeroplane toilet An aeroplane toilet is a small shared space used by several passengers during a flight. Unlike a regular bathroom, it has limited space, high passenger turnover and specific safety requirements. Certain habits can create hygiene problems or make things difficult for the cabin crew. Here are…

Photo credit: Indian Express A saree woven by Prafulla Kumar Sahoo is not completed in a few days. The 59-year-old weaver from Dodunda Singipur village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district spends around 30 days, including preparation, making one specially designed Patta saree. The work involves fine cotton yarn, carefully arranged threads and motifs created by hand,…

Hoskin watched the films at his local Regal Cinema in York Haven, Pennsylvania, between April 2024 and April 2025. For most people, watching three films in a day would be a long movie marathon. For Glenwood Hoskin Jr., it became part of his daily routine for an entire year. The 60-year-old American from Pennsylvania watched…

Few musicians, let alone children, would attempt to play dozens of classical ragas in one sitting. Angshuman Sarkar from Nadia, West Bengal, has done it on the santoor, a hammered string instrument of Indian classical music. According to India Book of Records, he set the record for “Maximum Gats of Indian Classical Ragas Played on…

Things people unknowingly do that make their homes smell unpleasant A home can look perfectly clean and still have an unpleasant smell. Sometimes, the problem is not a dirty floor or an unclean bathroom but small everyday habits that people rarely notice. From damp towels to forgotten kitchen waste, several ordinary things can affect how…

You ask any parent of a toddler about their child’s attention span, and you probably won’t get a definite answer. One moment, the child is playing happily with a toy; the next, they have abandoned it. They may ask you to build blocks with them, only to have their attention diverted by a plane passing…

Zhang Xue sets a new Guinness World Record (PC: China Daily) And we thought flying cars and walking on water were possible only in fairy tales! Meet Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Xue, 39, who has created a bike which can run in water and made a Guinness World Record. Seventeen years after his first attempt ended…

We use several everyday items for years without realising that they may have become worn out, unhygienic or less effective. Some things are easy to forget because they still look perfectly usable. However, holding on to them for too long can affect cleanliness, personal hygiene and even everyday comfort. Here are five common items that…

Green is the most common coat among tree-dwelling snakes, and for good reason. Bright and olive greens blend with leaves, while browns and greys match bark and dry twigs. The green vine snake, found in parts of India and Southeast Asia, is long, thin and leaf-green, with a pointed snout that looks like a tendril….