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On the morning of 10 October 2026, New Delhi woke to a city under siege. Trains bound for the capital had been cancelled, metro stations were shuttered, and mobile internet was switched off across parts of the city. By nightfall, more than 2,000 protesters had…

What Freida McFadden’s 90 Million Book Sales Reveal About Modern Readers (Picture Credit – Mira Whiting) Ninety million copies. That is how many books Freida McFadden has reportedly sold worldwide, a staggering achievement for an author whose thrillers are sometimes criticised for their straightforward prose,…

Winnie-The-Pooh Turns 100 And The Book We Thought We Knew Has A Different Story To Tell Before Winnie-the-Pooh became a symbol of kindness and childhood innocence, he ate his friend’s birthday present. On his way to visit Eeyore, the bear finishes the honey he intended…

Conbini socks have become a popular souvenir with tourists. Left: the standard Line Socks. Right: the Tokyo prefecture design. (Photos: Family Mart) Instant ramen kits, sake, Japanese whisky, daruma dolls and maneki-neko are the souvenirs most travellers expect to bring home from Japan. But a…

The beauty ritual royal queens reportedly swore by (Credit: AI) Ancient Indian beauty secrets have grown a market for themselves not just on home ground, but on a global scale as well. The use of natural and multi-functional natural ingredients has of course, been the…

Award-Winning Author Thélyson Orélien Breaks Silence On AI Allegations and Past Plagiarism A literary prize was supposed to be the crowning moment of Thélyson Orélien’s career. Instead, the Haitian-Canadian novelist found himself at the centre of a controversy involving artificial intelligence, plagiarism and questions about…

Simbarashe Kundizeza Denies AI Allegations As Caine Prize Investigates His Winning Story Five days separated the biggest literary triumph of Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza’s career from an accusation that threatened to overshadow it. On 6 October, the Zimbabwean author won the prestigious Caine Prize for African…

Yellow outfits for navratri day 5. (Image: Pinterest) Sharad Navratri 2026 began on Sunday, October 11, and the festive mood is now in full swing. Day 5 falls on Thursday, October 15, and is dedicated to Maa Skandamata, the mother of Lord Kartikeya (also known…

Your resting heart rate could very well be the deal breaker in a potential romance! (Credit: AI) Shirtless selfies or a post-session yoga fit check doesn’t really have the same kind of chokehold it did, as far as creating impact on a dating app goes.…

Try a serving of Kathal Korma to do away with your meat cravings during Navratri (Credit: Unsplash, Facebook) Unless you’ve tried kathal crafted and cooked by well trained hands, it’s likely you aren’t a big fan. But there’s a reason it’s the top pick to…