This marks the very first time Kate has spoken publicly about George living away from home. While 11-year-old Princess Charlotte and 8-year-old Prince Louis are still day students at nearby Lambrook School, George took a major leap this past September by enrolling at Eton College – the iconic, centuries-old boarding school his father, Prince William,…
QR codes make payments and opening websites quick and easy. But an unfamiliar code sent through a message or email may not always be safe. It could lead to a fake website or a suspicious payment request. Here are five things you should never do when you receive an unknown QR code. Images: Canva (for…
Mavis was born on September 24, 1996, in Falna, in Rajasthan’s Pali district. When Mavis Tak was a school student, financial difficulties forced her and her elder sister to stay away from school for a year because their father could not afford their tuition fees. Years later, after two unsuccessful attempts at the Union Public…
Photo: Shruti Srivastava/ Instagram Most of us know what it feels like to prepare generously for something and still not get it, be it an exam, an interview or a dream job that can take years of effort, yet the results do not turn out in our favour!People rarely come out hopeful of such situations…
There was a time when you could not wait to talk to this person. You looked forward to their messages, imagined a future together and felt excited about where the relationship was going. But somewhere along the way, things started feeling different. You may still care about them, but the relationship no longer feels the…
Photo courtesy: The New Indian Express When V Selvakumar was five years old, books had already become an important part of his life. He would visit a library in another part of his village in Tamil Nadu, drawn to the world that opened up through its pages. But years later, when he tried to ensure…
Before costumes and candy, Halloween was a night for peering into the future. According to reports and folktales prevalent in several parts of the world, young people across the British Isles once used ordinary apples to answer one burning question: who will I marry? A long peel tossed over a shoulder, a bite at the…
Plenty of parents want a baby’s name to carry a little of the family with it, and dad’s name is often where the search begins. Naming a child exactly after him can get confusing at home, though, with two people answering to the same call. A gentler option is to weave in a thread, a…
A routine evening patrol in Kutch has turned into one of the more unexpected wildlife stories of the year. According to the Gujarat Forest Department and reports by India Today, forest officers near Bhuj stumbled on a slim, fast-moving snake that hadn’t been conclusively recorded in the region for over 150 years. The reptile is…
Most gardens invite you to wander, sniff the roses and pick a flower. One of the most famous gardens in England does the exact opposite. Tucked away next to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, the Poison Garden sits behind black iron gates that stay locked, and you can only go in with a guide. According to…