Cucumbers are delicious refreshment, especially in the extremely hot summer days. Being rich in water, nutrients, electrolytes, and calorie-free, they are one of the healthiest veggies a person can eat! They belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, together with melons, squash, and pumpkins. Cucumbers originate from the northern plains of Himalays in India, but nowadays, they can be easily found everywhere around the world. Cucumbers are abundant in manganese, potassium, copper, […]

The spirit of community living and the aspiration for cooperative activity visible in human life may be regarded as an open book, by reading between the lines of which we would be able to discover a great secret operating behind human adventures. The visible is perhaps an indicator of an invisible operation which lies at the back of every form of adventure or activity in the human world. Human life […]

Brazil’s right-wing president-elect Jair Bolsonaro better not get too carried away with comparisons of him to the US president. “There’s only one Donald Trump,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders dead-panned Monday, pouring cold water on claims — both from supporters and opponents — that Brazil has produced its very own tropical Trump. Despite this, there were signs of a budding Trump-Bolsonaro friendship after the former paratrooper’s election on Sunday. Washington […]

If you are a nice person and are struggling to save money, science has sized you up in the latest research paper called Nice Guys Finish Last: When and Why Agreeableness Is Associated With Economic Hardship published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Turns out, being a nice person can cost you your savings. As per the research, nice people end up with fewer pennies to their name […]

The trailer of filmmaker Vinod Kapri’s movie Pihu describes a parent’s worst nightmare: Their baby trapped alone in a high-rise apartment. The two-minute-long video showed little Pihu, played by Myra Vishwakarma, screaming in peril, unable to ‘wake up’ her dead mother. She is surrounded by glaring household dangers — from exposed plugs and common electrical appliances lurking in the kitchen (cooking gas) and bathroom (geyser) to an open balcony door […]

The fact is we have to relate to the world. It is unavoidable, and it need not be avoided. While relating, we are called upon to respond to different situations, and our responses can be objective and dispassionate. However unpleasant is the situation, we can respond without being stressed. But to be objective is easier said than done. To be objective takes a lot of understanding. There is a psychological […]

Just a couple of days after a bomb was discovered at billionaire philanthropist George Soros’ residence, another explosive device was found on Wednesday at former US President Bill Clinton and wife Hillary Clinton’s house in Chappaqua in New York suburb. Also, another mail bomb was intercepted from Barack Obama’s former residence. Reportedly, the bomb was sent to the Democratic party leaders through the mail and the FBI and the Secret […]

Love is the finest of all emotions; it is also the most powerful. You can easily hide your thoughts; feelings, however, are more difficult to hide. When you look at a person’s eyes, you can make out his feelings. It is not the same with thoughts. If someone is scheming or conspiring, you won’t be able to make that out. But love can neither be fully hidden nor expressed. The […]

Whether others pay attention to you or not, pay attention to yourself. It is worthless to pay attention to others; you would be better off if you turned your attention to yourself. You worry about what others think of you. Drop this attitude. If you turn your attention inwards, it will become your source of strength. Everywhere you struggle to find strength, which is nothing but your own nature. You […]

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