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Image courtesy: Instagram/@nivuandvayu For two young boys, the excitement of Diwali now comes with a different kind of cracker. Instead of buying boxes of firecrackers, their mother, Swati Jain, has found a way to recreate the familiar crackling sound using nothing more than 80 wooden ice cream sticks. The sticks are woven together in a…

When was the last time you went an entire morning without looking at your phone? For most of us, that probably sounds like an impossible challenge. We wake up and check notifications, spend hours staring at laptop screens, scroll through social media during breaks and often end the day watching something on our phones. Somewhere…

Meet Hari Buddha Magar (Instagram) Hari Budha Magar is a Guinness World Records ICON. He was just 31 when a mine blast in Afghanistan changed the life of former Gurkha soldier Hari Budha Magar forever. In 2010, he was then with the British Army’s Royal Gurkha Rifles. The Nepal-born soldier stepped on an improvised explosive…

The markets are already glowing, jewellers are busy, and homes across the country are being cleaned from top to bottom, because Dhanteras is almost here. It’s the first day of the five-day Diwali festival, and it’s all about welcoming health, wealth and good fortune into your home. This year, Dhanteras falls on Friday, November 6,…

For the high-profile evening, Aishwarya selected a rich, red chiffon silk drape pulled straight from Manish Malhotra’s festive collection. The saree itself was surprisingly minimalist in terms of heavy surface work, letting the fluid flow of the fabric take center stage. What gave it that ultimate festive pop was a thick, intricately detailed gold zari…

Getting laid off completely sucks. But when you genuinely loved the place you worked at, having to pack up your digital desk hits ten times harder.That’s the exact emotional roller coaster former Canva employee Shraddha found herself on after getting caught up in the company’s recent wave of job cuts. Yet, despite having every right…

Healthy hair starts way before you even reach for your shampoo bottle. Your body requires raw, actual nutrients to build strong strands, and a trash diet will show up almost instantly in the form of dullness, thinning, or sudden hair fall. Make sure you’re getting plenty of quality protein, considering your hair is literally made…

Beyonce poses during the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute with this year’s theme ‘Costume Art’ in New York City, New York, U.S., May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole The Met Gala’s 2027 game plan just underwent a massive pivot. New York’s Metropolitan Museum…

Sometimes, couples do not even need to explain how they are feeling. Sending a particular meme or reel can become a way of saying ‘This is so you,’ ‘This reminded me of us’ or ‘This is exactly what happened yesterday.’ Over time, certain formats, characters and recurring jokes become part of their everyday conversations. The…

Manager getting emotional (Canva) Firing employees might look like the easiest job but not for this delivery manager in Chennai. For him, a routine working day turned into one of the most difficult days of his career when the upper management asked him to let go of 12 people from his team. The instruction, he…