Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining strong bones, supporting muscle function and helping the body absorb calcium. While sunlight is a major source of this essential nutrient, diet can also contribute to your daily intake. However, naturally occurring vitamin D is found in relatively few foods. Certain fortified dairy and plant-based products, cereals…
What does it cost to shift into a 3BHK in Bengaluru? Couple reveals ₹2.53 lakh bill Moving into a new home usually starts with one simple question: how much is the rent? But once the actual shifting begins, there are several other bills to deal with. A couple in Bengaluru recently shared their own moving…
Optical Illusion personality tests trick the brain into believing what the eyes see first based on a person’s perspective. Have you ever looked at a picture and instantly focused on one detail, while someone standing right beside you noticed something completely different? It’s a tiny moment, but it says something interesting about how differently our…
The early samosa was considerably different from the one most Indians know today. These small pastries were practical food for travellers, merchants and soldiers because they could be prepared in advance, carried easily and filled with ingredients such as minced meat, onions, nuts and spices. As trade routes connected Central Asia, Persia and the Indian…
Meeting someone through a dating app can feel pretty ordinary. You chat, exchange a few messages, maybe video-call, and eventually decide to meet.For Monica White, that meeting turned into something she says she’ll never forget.Her story is now being retold in Netflix’s The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story, which follows her encounter with…
Step outside in the morning: How sunlight benefits your body Morning light may seem like something of a cure-all for various health issues, but it has its limits, too. While sunlight exposure certainly plays an important role in human health and physiology, it is rarely something that you can benefit from in excessive amounts. However,…
Meet the Vasuki Indicus: The largest snake to roam the Earth, earlier mistaken for a massive crocodile; IIT Roorkee researchers name it after the ‘Vasuki Naag’ (Photo via Nature) Snakes are among nature’s most fascinating creatures and are also revered in the mythologies and traditions of cultures around the world.In India, snakes have long been…
After 4.5 years in corporate life, woman quits job to find what truly makes her happy Quitting a job is one thing. Walking away from a career you have spent years building can be a much bigger decision. For Arpita Sahu, that decision came after four and a half years in the corporate world. She…
Somewhere between waking up to yet another mess on your balcony railing and scrolling past a viral video of someone lining theirs with kitchen foil, a genuinely odd question starts to feel worth asking: could something this simple actually work? As pigeons flock to shaded balconies and windowsills across Indian cities to escape the summer…
Take a walk inside most Indian kitchens a generation ago, and you would have found vinegar, lemon peels, and neem leaves doing the job that a dozen branded sprays do today.But somewhere along the way, that habit faded, replaced by spray bottles of chemical cleaners promising instant shine and stronger fragrance. But recently, this organic…