Noodles do not always need a packet, a pot of boiling water or a long list of ingredients. With just pumpkin and a little flour, you can make soft, golden noodles at home in under half an hour, and the whole thing feels lighter than the usual instant bowl. Pumpkin brings natural sweetness, a gentle…
Ordering groceries or snacks on Blinkit is nothing new for people in India. But what if you could get your photographs printed and delivered to your doorstep in less time than it takes to finish a cup of tea?That’s exactly what surprised Polish woman Dominika Patalas-Kalra when she discovered Blinkit’s photo printing service. She shared…
Queen Camilla recalls sneaking Lady Chatterley’s Lover as a teen, a novel about love across class lines that was tried for obscenity in 1960. Her memory leads into a wider message: books can educate, comfort and rescue. A torch under the blankets, a forbidden book, a teenager hoping nobody hears the page turn. According to…
The Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifying to a Senate committee. Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning arrived in US cinemas on 9 October, putting the Facebook whistleblower back in the spotlight five years after she first came forward. The film follows how Frances Haugen worked with a Wall Street Journal reporter to expose the company’s most…
Love needs time, but adult life can quickly fill every available minute. Work gets busy. Friends need attention. Family responsibilities grow. Phones take over the few quiet moments left. Couples can genuinely love each other and still stop prioritising the relationship. And sometimes, the distance begins there. Drifting apart does not always mean the love…
Tanning acts as a defense mechanism of the skin against ultraviolet rays. When the UV rays touch the skin, the melanocytes increase the production of melanin, which absorbs the rays, protecting the inner layers of skin from damage. This is a temporary, homogeneous darkening process that usually follows the areas exposed to sunlight and gradually…
Elon Musk’s Starlink plans in India have sparked a debate over the country’s telecom market. And now, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has weighed in, pushing back against Musk’s criticism of India’s business environment.The exchange comes as Starlink looks to enter a market where mobile data is already among the cheapest in the world. Musk has…
If ordinary soapy water does not shift a mark, baking soda may help. When mixed with water, it forms a paste that can loosen some dirt from suitable surfaces. It is particularly worth trying on white canvas or rubber, provided the material can tolerate gentle abrasion. What you need: Two tablespoons of baking soda, a…
It can help create a more abundant display, particularly with repeat-flowering roses, but there is no guarantee of enormous, perfectly shaped blooms.For larger individual flowers, the University of California’s Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program explains that removing some side growth and pruning appropriately can favour fewer, larger flowers with longer stems, which are useful for…
Cooking a meal at home is often considered a more affordable option than eating out, but rising prices of everyday ingredients are putting additional pressure on household budgets. In September 2026, the cost of preparing a vegetarian thali in India increased by 10% compared with the same month last year, while a non-vegetarian thali became…
