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AI representation/ChatGPT Two years ago, Mohammed Mumtaz Begum of Andhra Pradesh’s Tallamudi village bought a packet of vermicelli in Vijayawada and wondered why she could not make and sell the product in her hometown. That simple thought led her to start a home-based business with a ₹2 lakh bank loan. Today, her vermicelli reaches customers…

Dave Flew outside Lucknow’s health care (Instagram) For many couples, the journey towards parenthood can involve immense emotional and financial pressure. It can also mean months of doctor consultations and numerous medical tests. In their quest to become parents, British couple Dave Flew and his wife travelled all the way to Lucknow. They are now…

In the beginning, everything feels easy. You talk for hours, make plans and look forward to seeing each other. But as the relationship gets serious, one person may suddenly start pulling away. Replies become shorter, plans become less frequent, and conversations about the future feel uncomfortable. This can leave the other person wondering what went…

Not every argument ends with shouting or angry messages. Sometimes, it ends with a quick “it’s fine”, a change of topic or two people pretending nothing happened. Life goes on, the conversation moves forward, and everything looks normal. But one person may still be thinking about what happened. Avoiding conflict can feel like the easiest…

What if the secret to earning more from farmland was not buying more land, but making every available patch work harder? For Manpreet Singh, a 34-year-old farmer from Rahim Ke Uttar village in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, this question has shaped an increasingly diversified agricultural business.In 2020, Singh began raising onion seedlings on just 10 marlas…

An injured hornbill at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam has received a pair of 3D-printed beak prostheses in a procedure believed to be the first of its kind. And the early results are encouraging: the bird started using its new beak on the very day of the surgery.The male southern ground hornbill had broken both the…

In the beginning, everything feels a little easier. You can talk for hours, even a simple good morning text makes you smile, and spending time together rarely feels like a chore. But as the excitement settles and the relationship becomes more familiar, you may start noticing things that were easy to overlook earlier. Maybe your…

For most people, getting to work means checking traffic, allowing extra time for delays and hoping the roads are moving. For Jake Hutzler, an air traffic controller in Colorado, the journey can begin with a wing spread out on the road and a propeller strapped to his back. Instead of driving to work, Hutzler sometimes…

A dog that went missing after an avalanche in Alaska has been found alive after spending nearly 50 hours alone in the freezing wilderness. The four-year-old poodle-husky mix, LouLou, was eventually rescued with help from an Apple AirTag and a group of volunteers who refused to give up looking for her.LouLou was on a mountain…

A child brings a sense of wonder, joy and gratitude into a family. For parents choosing a meaningful name for their little one, names associated with miracles, blessings and divine gifts can express how precious their arrival feels. Some names celebrate the happiness a child brings, while others reflect the belief that a new life…