This is the point where art meets tradition. Meenakari Banarasi sarees are handloom, luxurious pieces. Borrowed from jewellery making, meenakari brings jewel-toned color into the metallic zari work. The technique is inspired by the ancient art of meenakari enamel work, where craftsmen fused vivid colored enamel into gold and silver jewellery settings. On a saree,…
Screengrab from video posted by TMC NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday challenged leaders of the rebel faction to “directly join the BJP” and “take on me if you have the courage,” accusing the saffron party of using them to fuel dissent within the TMC ranks.“I dare the treacherous and ungrateful…
Keir Starmer opens up on ‘intensely personal’ decision to quit as UK PM Outgoing UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said his decision to resign as Labour Party leader and prime minister was an ‘intensely personal’ one, taken with his wife and children during a family weekend away at Chequers, the official country residence…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The wait is finally over. Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made history on Saturday by becoming the youngest player ever to represent India.The 15-year-old received his maiden India cap from Tilak Verma ahead of the second T20I against England at the Old Trafford Stadium in…
Nature is endowed with innumerable fascinating creatures whose defense strategies are so amazing that they go beyond our understanding, so much so that some of these unique creatures haven’t yet been discovered, to our surprise. While these tiny beasts look almost harmless, brightly coloured, quiet, and even beautiful, they actually ring out certain unbelievable characteristics…
The proverb reminds us that friendships and relationships are built on trust, which once broken, is never quite the same. (AI-generated representative image) The words of the 16th-century poet Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana continue to resonate centuries after they were written. His famous doha reminds us that trust and affection are among the most delicate things…
T-90 tanks of the army on a firing range. (Image credit: Indian army) In the ongoing effort to modernise the armed forces, the defence ministry has cleared proposals worth Rs 52,000 crore. The equipment set to be procured for the armed forces will strengthen the capabilities of the forces across land, air, sea and near-space…
For a number of people, travel is considered as the ultimate escape from everyday mundane life. But psychology suggests that simply boarding a flight doesn’t automatically make us happier. A growing body of research in positive psychology and tourism studies has found that there are certain travel habits which boost happiness, improve emotional wellbeing, and…
Why India’s latest Rs 52,000 crore defence push is built for the first hours of war: Representaitve image (Photo credit: Indian Army) NEW DELHI: When the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved military procurement proposals worth nearly Rs 52,000 crore, the list appeared, at first glance, to be another routine round of acquisitions. But a closer…
“The child not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”- African proverbThere’s a raw, unsettling beauty to this African proverb. It’s not a soft, feel good platitude. It’s a stark psychological gut-check.It forces us to see the collateral damage that happens when we withhold love, validation and belonging from the…