When people think of India’s forests, places like Jim Corbett, Sundarbans or Kaziranga usually come to mind. In fact, there are many more forests in India which are not known to many and have just as much variety and wildlife as the popular ones. Here’s a look at some of India’s most forgotten forests: Bhitarkanika…
A viral video showing an elephant saving a tiger from floods is not real. This footage was generated using artificial intelligence and lacks authentic visuals. The clip first circulated in 2025 after real flooding in Sumatra. It has resurfaced now, recontextualized during India’s monsoon season. AI detection software confirmed the video’s artificial origin with high…
Cristiano Ronaldo has won five Ballon d’Or awards, scored over 900 goals, and broken nearly every record in football. But ask him what his greatest achievement is, and he will tell you it is his family. Ronaldo is a father to five children: Cristiano Jr., twins Eva and Mateo, Alana Martina, and Bella Esmeralda. And…
A video doing rounds on social media has once again sparked a conversation around responsible tourism and how Indians travel abroad. Shared by Debasmita Majumder (@blushing.debasmita), the video has been widely circulated on Instagram. The clip shows a group of Indian tourists chanting Gayatri Mantra inside Baku’s historic Ateshgah Fire Temple complex (now a protected…
Walk into almost any hotel room, whether it’s a five-star resort or a mid-range business hotel, and there’s a good chance you’ll spot it: a band of colorful fabric stretched neatly across the foot of the bed, standing out against an otherwise all-white spread. Most guests walk right past it, assuming it’s simply there to…
While sleeping mid-air sounds unbelievable, it is a special adaptation among birds. As reported in a study published in Nature Communications by the scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, certain species of birds can fall asleep in-flight using unihemispheric slow-wave sleep when one hemisphere of the brain is resting, and the other…
Photo: @pepa.assam/ Instagram As people approach their old age, they look forward to their children for support, care and nurturing, but some others simply decide to forge their own path forward, no matter how difficult the road seems.It’s easy to talk about resilience in that context, but much harder to actually watch someone practice it…
Interestingly, psychology offers another perspective. A well-known study published in Health Psychology found that while people strongly believe comfort foods improve mood, the emotional benefit may come less from the food itself and more from the comforting context surrounding it. In other words, feeling safe, slowing down, spending time with loved ones or simply taking…
A rare bird sighting in Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve has excited birdwatchers and conservationists alike. Wildlife photographer Deep Rajwar has documented a Greater Painted-Snipe with two chicks, a sighting that he says provides the first scientific evidence of the species successfully breeding in the Corbett landscape. The video shared by PTI on X, the observation…
“I don’t label myself one way or another. I love who I love; it’s the person that matters.” — Amber Heard There are some quotes that sound good for a moment and are quickly forgotten. Then there are others that stay with you because they feel honest. Amber Heard’s words fall into the second category.“I…