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A father takes his children to see Christmas lights because his own father once did the same with him. A mother prepares the birthday breakfast she remembers from childhood. Another parent continues a holiday ritual, reads the same bedtime story or returns to a family vacation spot that has been part of their memories for…
A 25-year-old cybersecurity professional earning Rs 1.8 lakh a month in Bengaluru says he was “humbled” by housing prices after discovering that even a Rs 1.3 crore budget may not be enough for the kind of home he wants. For the young professional, buying a home initially appeared to be a realistic goal. Coming from…
Representational image(Istock) At first glance, the huge mural on the side of a Bristol pub looks like a colourful celebration of the city. Look a little closer, though, and the problems start to appear.The artwork was generated using AI and printed onto vinyl before being placed on the Jolly Colliers pub in Bedminster. It features…
There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from stepping onto your balcony in the evening and catching that first hit of jasmine fragrance drifting through the air, the kind of smell that instantly makes a home feel a little calmer. But plenty of people who grow jasmine end up with a plant that’s more…
Alia Bhatt brought a touch of old-world glamour to the runway on Saturday night as she turned showstopper at Manish Malhotra’s Mijwan Fashion Show in Mumbai.Dressed in ivory from head to toe, the actor looked every bit the part in a couture ensemble covered in intricate chikankari, delicate sequins and floral detailing. The soft monochrome…
There’s a strange little moment that happens when a couple sees their first baby for the first time. The room may be full of doctors, nurses and family members, but for a few seconds, everything else seems to disappear. There’s just the tiny face, the first cry and the sudden realisation: we’re parents now.A first…
Princess Diana’s 1995 BBC Panorama interview remains one of the most controversial television interviews involving the British royal family. Years later, Prince Harry said the circumstances surrounding the interview had ultimately contributed to his mother losing her life. Diana sat down with journalist Martin Bashir for the BBC programme in 1995, three years after she…
Tomar is currently serving in the Ministry of Railways. When Dev Prabhakar Singh Tomar thinks about his childhood and his family’s past, he goes back to a village in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, where his grandfather had become a ‘baaghi’ (rebel). Decades later, Tomar chose a very different path. After studying…
Leopard in wildlife (Canva) In a tragic incident, a 35-year old woman was killed in a leopard attack in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district. The incident has raised alarm and once again drawn attention to the delicate boundary between wildlife habitats and human settlements around Katarniaghat. According to a PTI report, the woman, identified as Mamta,…
Foreign woman searches for Indian rickshaw driver a year after an unexpected act of kindness A year-old memory from India has resurfaced online after a foreign woman shared a video of a rickshaw ride that took an unexpected turn. She has now posted the clip while asking social media users if they can help her…
