Category: Lifestyle

Anything coated in batter, breadcrumbs or gram flour tends to hold on to oil more than plain food. Once a layer of coating is added, the surface becomes rough, porous and highly absorbent. That is why vegetable cutlets, bread pakoras, fish fingers, croquettes and many street-style fried snacks emerge from the pan with a glossy,...

Few roads in India are as legendary as Zoji La. Sitting at about 3,536 metres on the Srinagar-Leh highway, the pass is the dramatic gateway between Kashmir’s green valleys and Ladakh’s cold desert landscapes. Nicknamed “the mountain pass of blizzards,” Zoji La is known for avalanche zones, sharp bends, steep drops and narrow sections carved...

Family and home are often described as the safest place a person can return to when things don’t go right. But for some children turning back to family is the polar opposite of comforting. For 27-year-old Suthirtha, home is not a place he would associate with peace or safety. The young man recently shared a...

Chinese proverb of the day (Image: AI-generated) Some sayings manage to stay alive for centuries not because they sound dramatic or clever, but because people continue finding pieces of their own lives inside them. This Chinese proverb feels like one of those. The words themselves seem simple. It talks about water, food and love. Nothing...

“Rockies to the Red Rocks”, Rocky Mountaineer is one of North America’s most luxurious rail journeys. This one’s legendary. The train traverses through Denver, Colorado and Moab, Utah. It takes travellers through dramatic scenery like canyons, deserts, cliffs, forests and remote mountain landscapes which are not accessible by road. The train is known for its...

Vaibhav currently stays in his family home in Bihar. The house perfectly reflects the young cricketer’s grounded life and upbringing. His two-storey house in Tajpur, with balcony and greenery. It might not be a fancy house, but it’s full of love, memories, success and belief. His father has built a practice net close to the...

Deforestation, fragile ecology, and slopes make Mussoorie quite vulnerable during heavy rainfall. Landslides and road collapses along the Mussoorie-Dehradun route frequently disrupt travel in intense rain. Safer Alternative: A calmer alternative is Pachmarhi in the Satpura hills, Madhya Pradesh. Unlike cliff-edge Himalayan roads, Pachmarhi’s access routes are more gradual and forested, while the rains revive...

From the warm coastal waters around Australia and Southeast Asia to the pretty reefs of the Indo-Pacific, sea snakes rule the waters! There is no doubt that sea snakes are among the most mysterious reptiles living in the ocean that can crawl on beaches sometims. While most travellers think of beaches with views of colourful...

Success at work does not come from talent alone. It also demands a lot of discipline, consistency, learning to adapt to situations, and the hunger to come back stronger from failures. And only a few actors in Bollywood have demonstrated these qualities as strongly and consistently as Akshay Kumar. Over the years, the ‘Khiladi’ has...

Let’s face it: winning an argument usually feels pretty empty, and losing one can completely ruin your day. Most fights don’t actually solve problems—they just leave both people feeling exhausted, misunderstood, and deeply resentful. But you don’t have to bite every hook that’s thrown your way. You can completely shift the energy of a heated...