Instagram has come a long way since its early days. Initially started as a social network where people share personal moments in the form of pictures with their friends, Instagram eventually expanded into video, instant messages, and stories – which was nothing but a blatant rip-off of Snapchat’s popular disappearing stories feature. Over the last couple of years, Instagram has catered to a lot of content creators and celebrities to […]

Rudraksh is the seed of a particular tree species which usually grows at a certain altitude in the mountains – mainly in the Himalayan region. Rudraksh has a very unique vibration. You might have noticed that when you go to a new place, in some places you can fall asleep easily whereas in certain other places you cannot fall asleep even if you are physically tired. This is because if […]

The summers are here, or should we say the season of mangoes is here. Much like all the legendary things around the world, it is only when you have had a bite of the pulpy wonder can you understand the great hype surrounding it. Indians love their mangoes. And, the love is not only rooted in the fact that mangoes could possibly be one of the oldest fruits cultivated in […]

The Mi 6X (Mi A2) has gone official in China as it was expected. Mi 6X was launched in Wuhan by Xiaomi, and is the new phone in its mid-range Mi series. As expected from a Xiaomi smartphone, it comes with the latest processor coupled with top-of-the-line specifications. Mi 6X is also the company’s first phone to extensively focus on Artificial Intelligence. The smartphone comes with a bunch of AI-based […]

At a time when compact SUVs are the rage in India, Mahindra’s Bolero has been there and done a lot of that since it was first launched here in August of 2000. The tough SUV has conquered mountains in far-flung reaches, waded through unexplored streams and cruised on city roads with similar ease. Little wonder then that the Mahindra and Mahindra has now sold 10 lakh units of the vehicle. […]

Acer announced the launch of a new gaming desktop named Predator Orion 9000, under its premium Predator gaming series. The latest Acer gaming desktop features an Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processors with up to 18 cores and 36 threads and up to two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti graphics cards as a highlight. New Acer Predator Orion 9000 has been priced at Rs 3,19,999 and will be available for purchase […]

TVs have a special place in our living rooms for years, and they will continue to be an important part of our lives. So Xiaomi, which has focused primarily on smartphones, now wants to compete with Samsung and Sony in the TV market in India as well. Its latest top-of-the-line Mi LED Smart TV 4 has a jumbo-sized 55-inch panel, complete with 4K resolution and HDR10 support. The 4K set […]

Millets are tiny, spherical grains. These come in different colors like white, gray, yellow and even deep red. The botanical name of millet is Eleusine Coracana. According to archaeologists, millet was first cultivated in East Asia as far as 10,000 years back. Millet is filled with nutrients. It contains around 15 % of protein and is rich in fiber. It is a rich source of Vitamin E, B complex, niacin, […]

In cricket, there have been books dedicated to several genres. Autobiographies of prominent players, lists of best matches, most memorable knocks, description of some memorable events of a major tour or by a personality have all been published. However, there are few on great bowling spells in a list that is invariably packed with tomes for batsmen. One book that stands out on bowling is 10 for 66 and All […]

If you’re an urban adult in India, it’s hard not to have an Old Monk memory. After all, the rum brand marketed by Mohan Meakins, whose former managing director Kapil Mohan died on January 6, has acquired legendary status. To wash down individual memories of Old Monk, here is a short film from 2015, valorising the brand, titled Monk (above). Starring Sanjay Mishra and Jeetu Shastri, the film is a […]