Devendra Pratap Singh

When Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, known as PK, fell in love with a Swedish woman in Delhi in the mid-1970s, getting to her was not simple. He was an Indian art student from Odisha. She was a young woman from a Swedish noble family. When Lotta returned to Sweden, PK had no money for a flight. … Read more

Employee says late shift is better, sparks debate online The standard 9-to-5 schedule is being questioned in an online debate after an employee argued that a 2 PM to 10 PM shift can offer a better way to manage the day. The opinion has divided users, with some appreciating the freedom of having the morning … Read more

The trial of a former Libyan intelligence officer accused of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 was postponed by a federal judge on Aug. 24, after defense attorneys produced new evidence. Jury selection had been scheduled to begin on Aug. 26, in the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al-Marimi … Read more

Image Courtesy: The Washington Post A family heirloom that had survived a dangerous journey out of the then-Soviet Union nearly a century ago ended up at the bottom of a New York garbage pile. For Victor, 45, letting it disappear was not an option. His wife Susanna had accidentally thrown two rings into the trash … Read more

Making roti dough seems simple until the atta starts sticking to your hands. The more you knead, the more it seems to cling to your fingers. Adding extra dry flour may make the surface easier to handle, but it can also make the dough firm and affect the roti’s texture. There are better ways to … Read more

Aluminium foil has become something of a viral fixture in home hacks lately, showing up everywhere from pigeon-proofed balconies to kitchen drawers. But two of its most talked-about “behind the appliance” uses actually land on completely opposite ends of the usefulness spectrum, and mixing them up could leave you either wasting your time or missing … Read more

China’s Yixin Wealth, one of the country’s major wealth management and lending platforms, has begun winding down its fixed-income investment products and suspended payments, leaving investors scrambling for answers. Yixin Excellence Wealth Investment Management Co. Ltd., also known as Yixin Wealth, announced on May 22 that it would begin an “orderly exit” of all of … Read more

When Theodore Roosevelt went camping: The trip that helped establish a vast national park A three-day camping trip in Yosemite became one of the most famous excursions in America’s conservation history. In May 1903, Theodore Roosevelt went camping in Yosemite with naturalist John Muir. The two hiked, caught cold weather on the last night of … Read more