To most people, a teddy bear with a torn seam and thinning stuffing belongs in the bin. To 12-year-old Sadie Hutson, it is a chance to make a child’s hardest day a little easier. Sadie, from North Carolina, rescues worn stuffed animals from thrift stores, then washes, mends, and re-stuffs them by hand with her…
A comfortable corporate salary, a technology project that helped connect Covid-19 patients with plasma donors, months of hospitalisation and a demanding return to competitive exams: Tushar Chaudhary’s journey has moved through several unexpected turns. After leaving a ₹25 lakh-per-annum job at Intel to pursue public service, he secured All India Rank 4 in the UPSC…
Image courtesy: Instagram/@dishadrawss At 26, Pune-based artist Disha Daga has taken her mandala designs from the margins of college notebooks to the walls of the Reserve Bank of India’s Pune office. She has worked with corporate clients, created murals outside India and taught thousands of people, despite never having formally studied art.Her journey began in…
At one point, Gurjeet Singh Hundal depended on a rented battery rickshaw to support his family, earning a modest income after working as a foreman in a small kirpan manufacturing unit. Today, he and his wife, Komalpreet Kaur, run a dairy business in Amritsar that reports monthly sales of more than Rs 6 lakh. Their…
A workday is supposed to end at a scheduled time, allowing employees to switch off from their jobs and focus on their personal lives. But what happens when a manager repeatedly assigns new tasks just minutes before the shift ends, expecting everything to be completed without offering overtime pay? This question has sparked a discussion…
A monthly salary of Rs 1.5 lakh may sound like financial security, especially for a young software professional starting a career. But in Bengaluru, where housing, commuting and everyday expenses can quickly add up, a high income may not always leave much money in the bank. A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, by a…
A casual Instagram post led scientists to identify Victoria colombiana, a giant waterlily from Colombia’s Orinoco basin. Its discovery reveals how social media, field research and local knowledge can advance plant science, while highlighting the urgent need to protect its tiny wild population. (Image: instagram.com/jeremiahsplants/) A casual Instagram post, a swim in a secluded Colombian…
Instead of pairing the statement shirt with fitted trousers or a skirt, Karisma went with dark blue, high-waisted jeans in a wide-leg silhouette. It’s a smart choice. The denim tones down the shine of the satin, making the outfit feel wearable rather than something reserved for a special occasion. The loose fit also adds a…
After living and working in the UAE for 33 years, Kishore Pandurang Rao was just five days away from his 60th birthday when life decided to hand him the ultimate gift.He had spent Dh50 – about ₹1,300 – on a UAE Lottery ticket using the platform’s automatic “Easy Pick” feature. He didn’t think much of…
Photo: Revathi Kamath/ Instagram Revathi Kamath, mother of Zerodha co-founders Nikhil and Nithin Kamath, has often been in the news for her henna-playing skills and for being an environmentalist. But this time she is going viral for her Ragi Mudde, which she fed ‘lovingly’ to a girl whom she had lunch with.A Facebook user named…
