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A vada pav wrapped in old newspaper, brightly coloured Manchurian and a vendor serving food without gloves — these have long been familiar sights on Mumbai’s streets.But a viral video suggests some of that is changing.A content creator recently shared a look at how street food vendors and eateries in Mumbai are cleaning up their…
POCSO: Kerala HC delivers key ruling The Kerala High Court has held that kissing a child’s penis, when done with sexual intent, amounts to penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The ruling came while the high court dismissed an appeal filed by a man convicted under the POCSO Act…
Long before Sundar Pichai was running Google, he was a student at IIT Kharagpur, figuring out computers, staying up late to study and making friends on campus.And somewhere along the way, he also met Anjali – the woman who would later become his wife.As IIT Kharagpur celebrates its 75th anniversary, Pichai sent a message to…
Matthew Perry and Julia Roberts seemed like the kind of Hollywood pairing that could only happen in a movie. One was already a beloved sitcom star, the other was one of the biggest actresses in the world. Yet for a brief moment in the mid-1990s, the two really were together. Their relationship began in an…
For one Indian man living in the US, a trip to the dentist came with a bill he definitely wasn’t expecting.Nitin Malhotra, who has lived in the United States for around 15 years, recently shared his experience on Instagram after going to a dentist with a painful tooth. What shocked him wasn’t just the treatment…
This is the most direct fix available, and it works because it’s specifically designed for exactly this problem. A cord raceway is a plastic channel that sticks to the wall with strong adhesive, with a snap-on cover that hides the wires running through it. Before applying one, clean the wall thoroughly with rubbing alcohol, since…
AI-generated representation: ChatGPT A race can be lost in seconds. For seven-year-old Tangtang, it seemed to happen almost immediately. At a roller-skating competition in Wuhan, China, the young skater fell right at the start, while the other children quickly raced ahead. She was suddenly at the back of the pack, with the finish line still…
Why a Bengaluru man calls ₹2 lakh a month the ‘most dangerous’ salary A ₹2 lakh monthly salary is often seen as a major career milestone. But a Bengaluru man has sparked a different conversation around the figure, asking whether reaching that level of income can sometimes make people less willing to make bold career…
When seven-year-old Emily Heaton told her father Jeremiah that she wanted to be a real-life princess, he, like other dads, did not laugh the request away or told her that princesses existed only in fairy tales. Instead, he took her request quite seriously and started researching whether there was anywhere on Earth that was not…
These nine temples show how deeply Indian temple traditions are connected with different stages of childhood. Basara and Kollur are strongly associated with the beginning of learning; Guruvayur and Nathdwara with devotion to child Krishna; Palani, Vaitheeswaran Koil and Tirumala with important family rituals such as tonsuring; and several temples are visited by families seeking…
