Category: Lifestyle Fashion

Swallowing the Sun stands out for its interesting cast of characters, who are marvelous in their own way; each representing a trait and getting a significant pride of place in the complex plot woven together intelligently. At the centre of the tale is Malati, the eternal strongwoman who becomes an able sutradhar, trying to defy […]

NEW DELHI: Days after AstraZeneca admitted for the first time in court documents that their Covid-19 vaccine can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, the British pharma giant announced that they are withdrawing it globally. The global pharma giant, in collaboration with The University of Oxford, developed the AZD1222 vaccine after the Coronavirus outbreak […]

The story goes that when Chef Sanjay Thumma’s mother was pregnant with him, she opened the lid of the biriyani pot and felt her water break. “She was rushed to the hospital and 15 minutes after that, I was born. I was called the Biriyani Kid all through my childhood,” Thumma chuckles. Nobody knew at […]

Kozhikode: Health authorities in Kerala are on high alert following reports of West Nile fever cases in Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Thrissur districts. Ten people have already been infected while two deaths are also suspected to have been caused by the virus, according to sources, though official confirmation is still awaited. Health Minister Veena George has […]

Whether it’s Ananya Panday, Alia Bhatt or Janhvi Kapoor—the ‘it’ girls of B-town can slay any look. It’s not just their cutting-edge silhouettes but also their eyes that do the talking. But to make a bold statement, they all lean on metallic eyelids. “Whether it’s a glitzy night out or a glamorous event, metallic eyelids […]

He intersperses his account with brief moments of philosophy as when parsing the meaning of “I” and “me”, quotes the opening line from The Satanic Verses (To be born again… first you have to die), muses on the weaponisation of religion, talks of EE Cummings, Robert M Pirsig, Socrates, Bertrand Russell, PG Wodehouse, the poet […]

For centuries, the allure of fair skin has driven the widespread popularity of skin whitening. Linked to notions of beauty, success, and social standing, the preference for lighter skin reflects entrenched beliefs ingrained in society. This deep-seated colourism compels individuals to pursue skin lightening treatments and products, despite potential health risks, driven by societal pressures […]

Children, we live in a world that is filled with selfishness. Most people are concerned only with taking as much as they can from others. What the world needs now are people who are more concerned with giving than taking. If a few people who are prepared to spread the message of selflessness through the […]

It was once a bomb shelter. But on early winter mornings, 10-Z Bunker is where you go to find refuge from the cold, and a room for the night. 10-Z, after all, may have once been a refuge from the threat of nuclear war, but today, it serves as a bed and breakfast. Albeit a […]

Chef Dilip Bavkar expertly stirs and mixes the cashew apple curry with an overpowering aroma. It’s the ethereal setting that provides the extra magic. A Malvani cooking class on an airy gazebo overlooking the Arabian Sea at Coco Shambala in Sindhudurg, near the pristine Bhogwe beach, is an experience not to be missed. Bavkar shows […]