Life & Style

There are some things you simply don’t mess with in a Kerala meal. Pappadam is one of them.That thin, crisp, golden disc that puffs up the moment it hits hot oil is almost a given on a Malayali dining table. It sits next to a sadya, turns up with biryani and, for many people, a…

What if you could see yourself as a person from the Mahabharata?Not as a drawing or some heavily edited fantasy character, but as a proper portrait where you can still recognise yourself.That’s what AI image generators are making possible right now. Take a photograph from your phone, upload it and give the tool a detailed…

Janae, a flight attendant who shares travel and workplace experiences on TikTok. A Texas-based flight attendant has warned passengers about one of the dirtiest surfaces they regularly touch on a flight. She said it’s the tray table. According to the cabin crew member, some parents change their babies’ dirty diapers on the same fold-down tables…

Pichai completed his BTech at IIT Kharagpur in 1993. He later moved to the US for higher studies. One went on to lead Google. The other chose a life of spirituality. Both were IIT graduates from the same year, but their careers took them in entirely different directions. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and ISKCON monk…

Not every viral cleaning trick deserves a place beside the cooking stove. Do not mix household cleaning chemicals, especially products containing bleach, with other cleaners. Vinegar is acidic, while baking soda is alkaline. Mixing them creates fizzing, but much of that reaction simply neutralises the two ingredients. Using them separately is generally more useful for…

For Rishabh, the rumours aren’t necessarily upsetting because of what strangers think about him. What bothers him more is when those stories reach his parents. He recalled one incident that left his mother worried. Someone had sent her a photograph showing Rishabh standing beside a woman holding a baby. With no context around the picture,…

The Apothecary Diaries is one of the most loved anime, and its characters have really made a place in people’s hearts. One such character is Maomao that stands out because of her sharp observational skills, knowledge of medicine, and intelligence. For those who love watching stories about clever protagonists, here’s a look at 5 anime…

Photo via Katherineswitzer.com Some photographs transport us to other places, or rather moments back in time.One such photo is of a scene: A man mid-hunch, with a big grin, grabbing at a runner’s bib number while other runners scatter around them in shock. It looks planned, posed, theatrical, the kind of image you’d expect from…

The saree moment became even more interesting when Kareena posted a throwback featuring her sister, Karisma Kapoor. On September 11, Kareena shared a collage on her Instagram Stories showing her recent leheriya look alongside Karisma wearing a similar style in Zubeidaa. She also added the song “Main Albeli” from the film to the Story. “Well,…

Being the friendly boss sounds like a good idea. You want your team to feel comfortable around you, speak openly and know that you’re not the kind of manager who pulls rank at every opportunity.But Hemant Wadhwani says his own experience taught him that there can be a downside to being too relaxed with the…