Devendra Pratap Singh 
The festive season is just round the corner, and we are all looking for easy, budget-friendly hacks to add character to our homes that instantly light them up and make them welcoming.The entryway to our homes is the first thing the guests see when they walk in through the door. Yet it’s often the most … Read more
There’s a particular satisfaction in walking up to a porch or balcony that’s clearly shifted with the season, planters that were bursting with summer petunias just weeks ago now glowing with warm oranges, deep burgundies, and that unmistakable cosy harvest-time feel. The good news is refreshing your outdoor planters for fall doesn’t require starting from … Read more
Giant African Snail (Photo via Canva) The Giant African Snail came to India nearly 180 years ago, and it seems that the creatures found their second home since then and never actually left what came in two shells, brought by a curious traveller, to garden in Kolkata.Today, this slow-moving, fist-sized mollusk can be easily spotted … Read more
IIT Bombay gives stray dogs QR IDs; internet says ‘Dogesh Bhai is a citizen’ QR codes are usually associated with payments, menus and quick access to information. But a video from IIT Bombay has shown one being used in a very different setting, for stray dogs on the campus.The unusual idea has caught social media … Read more
A vegetable market in Bhutan has left an Indian traveller surprised by its cleanliness, organisation and overall appearance, after a video showing the market went viral on social media. Travel creator Manjil Pokhrel, who shared the video on Instagram under the handle @manjilpokhrel69, filmed his visit to the market and compared the experience with vegetable … Read more
The Federal Reserve opened its multi‑day Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming on Aug. 26, an event one market watcher said could be one of the “more meaningful” gatherings in some time. The Kansas City Fed began hosting the annual policy conference in 1978, centering the event on agricultural issues. Several years later, under then-Fed … Read more
Vande Bharat to E. coli: What CAG found behind Indian Railways’ big makeover (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is in the middle of one of its biggest modernisation drives, spanning station redevelopment, new trains, electrification and record capital investment. A recent CAG audit, however, shows that alongside this expansion, gaps remain in some … Read more
Sometimes your mind says, “Something is not right.” The difficult part is figuring out what kind of voice you are actually hearing. It could be intuition, that quiet feeling that makes you pause even when you cannot immediately explain why. Or it could be fear, which can make an ordinary situation feel dangerous, uncertain, or … Read more
Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri (Photo via LinkedIn) Harry Potter movies and novels have been an integral part of childhood, sending children into a fantasy world. But it seems that some MIT alumni have taken this childhood fantasy to another level.Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri, two MIT graduates of Indian origin, named their AI company … Read more
A supplied image obtained on June 11, 2023, of Prince Fahnbulleh, 24, who is wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for murder. Police have issued a murder warrant for a 24-year-old man after another man was fatally stabbed in a western Sydney home. AAP Image/Supplied by NSW Police A man who went into a murderous … Read more