A photograph from a Kolkata delivery room has sparked a heated debate online after an intern doctor shared a picture showing herself stitching a woman after childbirth, with the caption, “Silai bunai aata hai? (Do you know how to sew?)”The intern, Dr Sudeshna, is a student at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH). In…
There’s nothing quite as annoying as reaching for a bell pepper you bought with good intentions, only to find it’s gone soft, wrinkly, or worse, developed a slimy patch you definitely don’t want anywhere near your dinner. Bell peppers are one of those vegetables that look deceptively sturdy on the outside, which makes it genuinely…
Mumbai woman books Rapido Pink, is pleasantly surprised to find a female captain: ‘I am super excited’ A routine bike taxi booking took an unexpected turn for Mumbai-based content creator Ruchika Rajput when she found out who would be riding her to the destination. Her reaction was captured on video, along with parts of the…
Ali was born in 1958 into a lower-middle-class family and was one of 10 siblings. In Patna’s Bikhna Pahari area, the scene outside Dr Ejaz Ali’s hospital is markedly different from what many patients may expect from a senior surgeon. Instead of sitting inside an elaborate consultation room, Ali is often seen in a simple…
A lemon costing Rs 850 a kilo. A tomato at Rs 680. And one cucumber for nearly Rs 300.Those are the prices an Indian living in Norway spotted at a local store. He shared them online, but instead of simply comparing the cost of groceries in the two countries, he asked a question that got…
Most of us give our helmets a quick wipe on the outside and call it a day, never once thinking about what’s happening inside the padding pressed against our scalp every single ride. That’s exactly what one Instagram video is calling out. In the viral reel, a man is seen dunking his helmet padding into…
In Meghalaya’s Khasi community, husbands traditionally move into their wives’ family homes after marriage. (Photo courtesy: CivilsDaily) In much of India, marriage traditionally means a bride leaving her parental home and moving into her husband’s family. In Meghalaya’s Khasi community, the direction can be strikingly different: the groom moves into the bride’s home.It is not…
Every winter, the same scene plays out in kitchens across India, you reach for the ghee jar expecting a soft, scoopable spoonful, and instead find a hard, pale block that barely budges under a spoon. It’s a genuinely common complaint this time of year, and the good news is it’s got nothing to do with…
An Australian traveller exploring India says one thing has surprised him more than anything else: just how different one part of the country can feel from another.From riding camels across the deserts of Rajasthan to exploring the Himalayas and learning to paraglide in Himachal Pradesh, Lewis Pullman has been sharing snippets of his travels online….
Photo: IIT Madras Zanzibar/ iitmz.ac.in IIT, or the Indian Institutes of Technology, is a dream college for many youngsters in India looking to build a career in engineering.More than just an academic achievement, it is also a symbol of pride for families who believe that making it into an IIT is just the beginning of…
