Your favourite time of day cannot neatly define your personality. It cannot tell someone with certainty whether you are introverted or outgoing, adventurous or cautious, disciplined or spontaneous, emotional or reserved.What it may reveal, however, is something about your natural rhythm, the part of the day when your energy, focus and mood seem to align…
AI generated image via Canva The sun’s scorching heat often transforms the roads and pavements into no less than a brick kiln, and to tackle this extreme heat, some researchers have taken on a novel approach.In some parts of Philadelphia, streets can reach temperatures as high as nearly 30°F hotter than in others, mostly because…
Marble has a reputation for looking effortlessly elegant, right up until the day someone notices that crisp white floor has quietly taken on a dull, yellowish tint nobody can quite explain. It’s one of the more common frustrations with natural stone flooring, and the frustrating part is that the yellowing usually isn’t caused by one…
Before your next cup of tea, try these simple tests to check if it is adulterated Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in Indian homes. Many people begin their day with a steaming cup of tea. However, the tea leaves or tea dust may often be adulterated with cheap colouring agents, spent leaves,…
For most people, the 9-to-5 is basically the default setting of adult life. It’s like waking up, rushing through breakfast, fighting traffic, spending eight hours staring at a screen and logging off. Then spend the evening wondering why you have absolutely no energy left to do the things you actually wanted to do. But what…
If you want large, clean pieces, freezing is one of the most convenient options. For quick removal while cooking, hot water or the spoon technique works well. If you have an oven already running, briefly heating the coconut can save considerable effort.The key is not to attack the shell with a sharp knife. Coconut shells…
Air fryers have become one of those appliances everyone owns but few people are actually using to its full potential, mostly relying on the same handful of settings and skipping the small techniques that separate genuinely crispy results from soggy, uneven ones. Some of these tricks are about better food, others are about keeping the…
Vande The video captures Vande Bharat’s breathtaking monsoon spectacle. There are few sights quite like a train disappearing into a wall of mist and emerging moments later against a backdrop of lush green mountains. A new aerial video of the Vande Bharat Express doing exactly that in Karnataka has left social media users mesmerised.The footage…
Visitors paying tribute to Kotnis’s statue in Shijiazhuang | In circle: Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis in Army uniform (Photo courtesy: China Daily and Xinhua) At a time when India and China were themselves struggling under the shadow of war and colonial rule, a young Indian doctor travelled thousands of kilometres to help wounded Chinese soldiers. He…
A lemon rarely gets used all at once. One half may find its way into a cup of tea, a salad, or a recipe. The other often ends up in the refrigerator. That half lemon can soon lose its freshness if left uncovered. The cut surface dries out, and its bright citrus aroma fades with…