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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…

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…

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…

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…

Art is the bridge between what we feel and what we express. It gives an easy channel for us to express what we cannot put into words. A painting might move us without a single word, and a photograph may capture just the exact moment that might move us.Similarly, a poem can paint entire worlds…

Quote of the day by Ram Dass (Photo: Ram Dass/ @BabaRamDass/ X) Ram Dass was a Harvard psychologist and a psychedelic, born Richard Alpert, before a transformative trip to India led him to his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, and a new path as a spiritual guide. He is also credited with taking his teachings to…

Representative image generated using AI How many times have you told yourself ‘not today’? You want to see the world, but not now. You want to switch jobs, spend more time with your kids, take that trip, start the hobby you’ve been thinking about for five years, but the timing isn’t right. There’s always another…

Image Courtesy: Team Dibyansh Photography Wedding venues today can mean luxury hotels, decorated lawns, resorts and elaborate destination setups. But more and more couples are now getting married at a temple in the Uttarakhand hills where, according to Hindu belief, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati were married.The Triyuginarayan Temple in Rudraprayag district is dedicated to…

Viral post sparks debate over which city is better to live in Bengaluru or Gurgaon? The city debate often comes down to one question: which place offers a better life? But Manik Verma, who has lived in both, does not think the answer is that simple. His experience has made him believe that the two…

Ekadashi is observed twice every lunar month by millions of Hindus as a day of fasting, prayer and devotion to Lord Vishnu. Yet, alongside the tradition of observing the fast, a question has also persisted in some families: should married women, particularly women whose husbands are alive, keep an Ekadashi fast?The belief that married or…