A new fitness app can give your workout schedule a real edge as it lets you compete with friends who use different fitness trackers. If all your friends use fitness trackers different from yours, you can match your steps with the rest of the group. “The online platform ‘Matchup’ lets users of different fitness trackers […]
Can’t help skimming through your Facebook timeline even as you take a break from work? You may just be wired to do so as the brain prepares us to be socially connected to other people even when we get some rest, says a new research. “The brain has a major system that seems predisposed to […]
Regional cuisines and Indian fusion dishes will be the flavour of the coming year, as will the effort to wean away children from junk food, says Chef Sanjay Thomas, a 21-year veteran of the industry who has just come on board The Suryaa Hotel here as its F&B (food and beverages) director. “There’ll be no […]
The common usage of ingredients like coriander powder, turmeric, green chilli, red chilli powder and ginger between Indian and Malaysian cuisines makes it suit Indian tastes well, says Malaysian chef Muhammad Lisarni, who feels food from his country can be an instant success here. “Malaysia’s population is divided amongst three major ethnic groups — Malays, […]
The seventh edition of BMW India Bridal fashion week promises to be a grand affair as the event will travel to seven cities in India for the first time, Starting from the capital in July, six other cities including Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Chennai will witness bridal opulence. The Delhi edition will see […]
The idea stemmed from a basic problem that they, like most other students and budget travellers, face while travelling – finding a safe, clean, and affordable place to stay in a good location. So, what did this group of management and tech students do? Brainstormed their way into launching India’s first backpackers’ hostel which provides […]
Abstract works of iconic painter S.H. Raza along with four other artists are on display at an exhibition here that aims to reflect that their journey was one of deep contemplation. The exhibition “Five Quartets” celebrates the work of five abstract artists who through convoluted brush stokes have addressed issues that lay deep-entrenched in our […]
Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today urged householders to ‘keep looking when cooking’ after it was revealed almost 50 per cent of house fires start in the kitchen. Mr Elliott joined Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Brown, NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Assistant Commissioner Jason Heffernan and FRNSW’s […]
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a significant link between the presence of persistent nightmares in childhood and psychotic experiences in adolescence. For the study, the team used a sample of 4,060 individuals from a British birth cohort. They used parental reports on their child’s experience of regular nightmares between the ages of […]
Age-old Banarasi weaves from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, are poised for a facelift, courtesy a string of high-end Indian designers who are hoping to put their forces behind improving the livelihood of skilled workers and forging the global popularity of the fabric as a Make In India product. A meeting, led by designer-politician […]