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The idea of a digital detox sounds great until you realise your phone is also your alarm clock, camera, music player, map, diary and, occasionally, your entire social life. So instead of disappearing from the internet for three days, start smaller. A digital detox does not have to mean switching off every device. Sometimes, it…
Quote of the Day by Marcus Aurelius The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius is often regarded as one of the strangest characters of the ancient world, a man who spent the majority of his life thinking not about power, riches or conquest, but about how a person should live. Born in Rome in AD 121, Marcus…
Carbon black is a fine carbon material produced from hydrocarbon-based feedstocks. When incorporated into rubber, it acts as a reinforcing filler. It changes the physical properties of the compound, making it better suited to the demands placed on a tyre. It also helps with resistance to abrasion and heat, two factors that are unavoidable during…
They will now represent India in Puerto Rico, from December 8 to 10, 2026. (Photo credit: The Week) Two 14-year-old girls from Kerala have built a robotic system that cleans, preserves and digitises fragile palm-leaf manuscripts and their project has now taken them from a school robotics competition in Hyderabad to the international stage in…
Raghu is a legendary king in Indian epic tradition and a prominent figure of the Solar dynasty, the lineage associated with Lord Rama. He is celebrated for his valour, generosity and leadership. The name has deep Sanskrit roots and remains connected with India’s rich literary and mythological traditions. Mythology offers a rich source of baby…
Online shopping is supposed to make buying things easier, but for one man in Greater Noida, an order for an Android device ended in a bizarre surprise. Instead of receiving the electronic device he had paid for, he allegedly found cow dung inside the parcel. The incident was reported from the Dankaur police station area…
Fans use AI to imagine South Indian actresses as ’80s college students Instagram has found another way to turn familiar faces into something completely different. After the Studio Ghibli-inspired photo trend, users are now giving their pictures an 80s makeover, with AI transforming modern photographs into vintage-style college scenes.The trend has also caught the attention…
Jose Flores, a former farmer whose family says he is 119 years old and could be recognized as the world’s oldest living man, pending verification of his birth date, eats at his home in Sardinal, Costa Rica, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez At 119, Jose Flores spends much of his day in a simple wooden…
Mother’s LinkedIn message seeking bride for PhD son goes viral LinkedIn is meant for jobs, professional connections, and career conversations. So a message about marriage landing in someone’s inbox on the platform was bound to raise eyebrows. A woman reportedly contacted a LinkedIn user to ask if she would be open to a possible match…
AI chatbots are becoming more than tools for answering questions. People are using them to create images that place them in worlds they could never visit today.A simple prompt can imagine someone waking up in ancient Greece, walking through British India, dressing for a royal court or checking into a hotel decades before they were…
