Chinese mitten crab (AI generated Image via Canva) In the winter of 1992, a crew of shrimp trawlers working the waters of South San Francisco Bay pulled up their nets and found something that didn’t belong there.It wasn’t anything huge, but just a small creature wrapped in chaos!They found a fist-sized, brownish crab with dense,…
A routine bike-taxi ride through Bengaluru traffic took an unexpected turn when a woman realised her rider was not a full-time gig worker, but an Infosys employee trying out the job in his spare time. The encounter was shared by Bengaluru resident Chaarmika Nagalla in a LinkedIn post that went viral in April 2025. According…
Marriage does not usually fall apart because of one huge fight. Sometimes, the real trouble starts with things that seem too small to matter. A sarcastic comment here, an ignored message there, a habit of keeping score. Over time, these little patterns can create a distance that neither person notices until it becomes difficult to…
Bhageerathi Amma returned to education at the age of 105. At an age when most people would consider education a chapter long closed, Bhageerathi Amma opened a schoolbook again. She was 105 when she returned to formal education in 2019, sitting for the Kerala State Literacy Mission’s Class 4 equivalency examination. She scored 75% overall…
Rumali roti is known for its thin texture and soft, delicate bite. At restaurants, it is often prepared on a large inverted tawa and stretched until it is almost paper-thin. That can make it seem difficult to recreate at home. But you do not need special equipment to make a good rumali roti. A regular…
Madhuri with her husband and two sons, Arin and Ryan Nene. For Madhuri Dixit’s children, their mother was simply “Mom” for years. They did not grow up fully aware that the woman they saw at home was one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. That changed when a family outing to watch a film ended with a…
At 17, while many students are preparing for board exams and thinking about college, Rahini Bansal is already building something that is changing lives. The Noida student started Sutradhar, an initiative that combines skill training, employment, and textile waste management. What began with just six women in 2024 has now grown into a community of…
The festive season is just round the corner, and we are all looking for easy, budget-friendly hacks to add character to our homes that instantly light them up and make them welcoming.The entryway to our homes is the first thing the guests see when they walk in through the door. Yet it’s often the most…
There’s a particular satisfaction in walking up to a porch or balcony that’s clearly shifted with the season, planters that were bursting with summer petunias just weeks ago now glowing with warm oranges, deep burgundies, and that unmistakable cosy harvest-time feel. The good news is refreshing your outdoor planters for fall doesn’t require starting from…
Giant African Snail (Photo via Canva) The Giant African Snail came to India nearly 180 years ago, and it seems that the creatures found their second home since then and never actually left what came in two shells, brought by a curious traveller, to garden in Kolkata.Today, this slow-moving, fist-sized mollusk can be easily spotted…