Life & Style

Every time we think about “saffron,” the first place that comes to mind is Kashmir. For centuries, the purple crocus fields of Pampore, often called the saffron bowl of Kashmir, have produced the country’s most prized spice.The top variety, Mongra, is the highest quality. In 2020, Kashmir saffron received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which…

A promotion does not always have to come with a bigger salary to feel rewarding. For some employees, being given a prestigious designation, having an impressive title on their business card or being recognised as someone important at work may hold considerable appeal. While a salary increase offers a tangible financial benefit, a job title…

If you love the fresh, woodsy smell of pine but not the harsh chemicals in many store-bought cleaners, there’s a lovely, old-fashioned fix. All you need is a handful of pine needles and a bottle of white vinegar, the one simple ingredient that does the rest. The needles give the vinegar a clean, forest-fresh scent…

Meet Pooja Patel, the plank girl At a time when fitness is becoming an important part of people’s lives, a 23-year-old woman from Surat has achieved something that demands extraordinary mental as well as physical strength. Meet Patel Pooja Smit Kumar who held herself in a plank position with an additional 80 kg resting on…

​A baby is as precious as a gemstone, a little treasure who brings a new kind of sparkle into their parents’ lives. And just like these stones, each child has a charm of their own. From the deep red of a ruby to the cool green of jade, gemstones have long been admired for their…

Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (Photo via Canva) Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who worked as an art dealer, a teacher, and a lay preacher before turning to art in his late twenties.In about ten years, he created more than 2,000 works that are still popularly known today, including the Sunflowers…

You might wipe your phone screen before leaving home, clean your glasses when they look smudged and occasionally give your laptop a quick wipe. But there are several everyday objects you touch repeatedly without thinking about the marks you leave behind. Some of them collect fingerprints so easily that you may not even notice how…

Pony admitted that her circle of friends expressed serious concerns when she decided to marry a man who was over a decade older than her. But for Pony, the age difference was never a red flag. “My friends were mad because I was marrying a man who was 12 years older than me,” she recalled….

“I feel we lose out of love when we start looking at bigger things. I think in love, simple things matter like listening.” Shah Rukh Khan shared this perspective on love in an interaction reported by The Indian Express, back in 2012, while discussing how his understanding of love had remained unchanged over the years….

Kareena Kapoor Khan has this effortless way of making even the most basic pieces look like a million bucks. And her latest night out in Mumbai was proof of that. Attending the launch of The Library, the brand-new restaurant-cum-reading spot at NMACC, alongside her husband Saif Ali Khan, it was her surprisingly casual yet super-chic…