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Wait, What? McDonald's China launches Dhaniya Ice Cream!

This is not the only bizarre coriander-based dessert to have appalled the internet. In April 2021, sandwich chain Subway had also released a new coriander cookie. While some said they would try this quirky flavour, others thought it was a prank for April

Recipes

Changing diet could add up to a decade of life expectancy, says study

Our elders unsurprisingly lived up to eighty years and more, even without much medication or hospitalisation, while the youth nowadays grapple with heart diseases, diabetes, obesity, blood pressure and whatnot.

In focus

Love calendar for the month of February

February is the month of love - a time to celebrate Valentine's Day and remember love - emphasising the importance of love in your life. It's not uncommon for people to fail to connect the dots, but love and grief are inextricably linked.

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How to Identify the Quality of Clothes: The Online Edition

"Good clothes open doors," says an old English proverb. While rapid fashion is a daily occurrence, high-quality clothing stands out.

In focus

Support your happiness with positive psychology

To achieve a well-balanced and a meaningful life one needs to have a positive psyche and do away with all the negativity within. It is a known fact that humans respond well to positive emotions and stay motivated under its influence.

Health

Feeling compassion fatigue due to pandemic?

In the initial days of the pandemic, the recovery rates seemed to be high and deaths reported much lower, we as citizens seemed to have coped with the lockdown. We made banana bread at home, dalgona coffee, and enjoyed the time spent with family.

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Four things to keep in mind on your first date

You have gone through the awkward first few conversations, jumped through the hoops of how to talk over the phone and probably video chatted plenty of times too.

Health

Get over social anxiety in 5 steps

Model-actor Darasing Khurana, an active philanthropist, came up with the Pause.Breathe.Talk Foundation to help those who suffer from a mental condition and to offer mental health services to the needy.

Health

Six skincare myths that need to be debunked

Have you spent a considerable amount of money to buy organic skincare products without results? Ever wondered why your ayurvedic skincare products are not working? It may be because of certain skin care myths that have been imbibed in us for a long time.

World news

'Dragon man' fossil may be our closest relative, not Neanderthals

A large fossil skull discovered in China may be our closest relative in the human family tree, than the previously known Neanderthals, according to a new research.

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Your Home - Five bathroom space trends

Whether you are trying to wake up from your sleepy tendrils from the night before or relaxing after a long tiring day -- a soothing shower in your most private space, aka bathroom, can do it all.

Heritage

Five yoga suggestions to help you breathe easy

Yoga is often mistaken as an 'exercise' that only caters to the body. But the most important thing we forget, is that the central dogma of yoga is breath.

Women

Married men who avoid household responsibilities earn more at work: Study

A new study has found that married men who don't help out around the house tend to bring home bigger paychecks than husbands who play a bigger role on the domestic chores front.

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The dilemma of parenting in a work-from-home world

Am I doing It right? This is a question that many parents are asking themselves in the new environment of lockdowns and quarantines.

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Your digital life may soon be stored on DNA data files

As the world produces humongous amount of data -- there is now about 10 trillion gigabytes of digital data on earth

Recipes

Choose the right cooking oil to stay healthy

In the midst of the pandemic, a healthy diet can help to boost your immunity, aiding protection from various diseases.

Health

Here is how protein deficiency affects your body

Protein is one of the most crucial nutrients required for the healthy functioning of our bodies.

In focus

'Born Digital' Indian workers want 4-day week amid pandemic

More than three in four young Indian workers believe that employers should offer the opportunity to work a four-day week to promote employee well-being post-pandemic, a new report said on Wednesday.

Health

Why diets don't work in the long term, lifestyle changes do

For decades, diet conversations globally have ranged from the simple and straightforward to elaborate and convoluted, the latter sometimes even bordering on crazy.

Education

3D Printing – A Helpful Hobby

The pandemic has changed a lot of things – how we interact with each other, how we work, how we use technology. It’s even changed how we play and spend our free time.