How to keep them away from your home and garden

Nile monitor lizards are opportunistic survivors. They go where food and comfort are easy to find. Many modern gardens unknowingly become perfect hiding spots for them. Fish ponds, pet food bowls, compost piles, fallen fruits, poultry areas, garbage bins, and dense shrubs can all attract these reptiles. In warmer regions, they are also drawn toward…

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Rabindranath Tagore Quotes: 10 inspiring quotes by Rabindra Nath Tagore for children and why they hit different today

Rabindranath Tagore, one of the most profound voices of human potential, shared timeless wisdom throughout his life. Tagore’s words reflected not just the endless limits of his intellect, but expressions of possibility, creativity and truth. May 7 marks the Nobel laureate’s birth anniversary, which offers a meaningful moment to revisit his ideas. His vision has…

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Why trains do not have seat belts

Trains, across the globe, are considered one of the safest modes of transportation. But, ever thought that almost every mode of travel comes with safety belts but not trains? Be it India’s long-distance trains or Japan’s bullet trains or Europe’s high-speed trains, one thing that is common in all (may surprise many travellers) is that…

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Vijay Politics Journey: Vijay once sued his parents for pushing him into politics: 3 parenting lessons to learn from the superstar-turned-politician’s life

There was a time when Vijay wanted nothing to do with politics, even as those closest to him pushed him toward it. Now, the actor-turned-politician stands at the centre of Tamil Nadu’s newest political upheaval, with his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerging as the single-largest force in the 2026 Assembly elections.The contrast between then…

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Can an unhappy marriage make a parent lean emotionally on a child? What this psychology study found

Family life rarely stays neatly divided into separate compartments. When a marriage becomes emotionally strained, the effects often ripple through the rest of the household, including the bond between parent and child. A study by Chrystyna D. Kouros, Lauren M. Papp, Marcie C. Goeke-Morey and E. Mark Cummings, “Spillover between Marital Quality and Parent-child Relationship…

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