Painted walls can slowly lose their clean appearance even when the rest of a room looks tidy. Doors, light switches, and frequently used areas are often the common areas for fingerprints. In kitchens, the problem can be more noticeable because cooking grease can settle on nearby surfaces, which makes fingerprints harder to remove. Cleaning these…
Sawan 2026 Monday: WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook messages, wishes to share with family and friends on second Monday of the holy month of Shravan If your phone’s already buzzing with Har Har Mahadev forwards, that’s because today, August 10, marks the second Sawan Somwar of 2026, and for a lot of people, it’s turning out…
You type one word, hit send, and go back to your day. Your boss, meanwhile, is staring at “OK” wondering if they’ve done something wrong. This is the strange physics of workplace texting: the shorter the message, the more room it leaves for someone to think more, so much so that a two-letter message can…
Guava might be the single most forgiving fruit tree on this list, and it rewards that low effort generously. It’s drought-tolerant, genuinely pest-resistant, and thrives even in fairly poor soil, qualities that make it one of the more resilient options for a first-time fruit gardener. A container at least a foot in diameter, filled with…
No plant actually survives with zero light forever. Photosynthesis is non-negotiable for anything green, and even the toughest houseplant needs at least some ambient light to keep functioning. What “survives without sunlight” really means in practice is a handful of remarkably tolerant plants that thrive in very low, indirect light, the kind found in a…
For some children, the journey home is not the beginning of a conversation. It is the beginning of decompression. Imagine spending an entire day in a classroom, moving between lessons, teachers and friends, following rules and constantly processing information. Then, the moment you walk out of school, someone asks you to give them a detailed…
Quote of the day by Sadhguru (Photo: @SadhguruJV/ X) Sadhguru, also known as Jaggi Vasudev, is a mystic and yogi who often talks about life-changing topics that compel us to delve a little deeper in the chores of our daily lives.Recently, he spoke about how we often conflate love with lust.We often tend to use…
The King Cobra is one of the most feared snakes globally, renowned for highly potent venom, a long chevron-patterned body and a flared hood.But do you know, long before it became one of the most feared and fascinating snakes in Asia, the king cobra didn’t even carry the name we know it by today?Back in…
An old picture of Sachin Tendulkar and his father. (Instagram/@sachintendulkar) Children often remember the smallest things about their parents. For Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, one such memory goes back to the time when he had started playing for India and bought his first car. Speaking at an event organised by Andhra University in Visakhapatnam…
Mount Everest is probably one of the most mysterious natural wonders on Earth. It hides mysteries that scientists are still researching and trying to uncover. The world’s tallest mountain might be covered in snow today (rising 8,848.86 metres above sea level), but many studies back the fact that it was once part of the sea….
