China’s newest export to the world of beauty and skincare is ‘facekini’. The ultraviolet-resistant cover-up is emerging as the most popular sun protection in the Chinese market that beats the scorching summer heat in full style. Taking the sunscreen regimen to the next level are all the Beijing-based skincare fanatics who have done the unimaginable by figuring out the most innovative...
A newspaper headline last week grabbed my attention. “India Launches Lunar Mission With a Shot at Winning This Year’s Moon Race,” said the headline in the New York Times. This year’s moon race? I did not realize that a race to the moon was taking place this year. The only "Moon Race" I was familiar with was the one...
The City Palace Museum, Udaipur announces an exhibition on rare painted and printed maps of Udaipur; in association with The Getty Foundation of USA 'Picturing Place: Painted and Printed Maps at the Udaipur Court', an exhibition which started this month at The City Palace Museum, Udaipur is funded by The Getty Foundation, under The Paper Project. The exhibition...
A new study has found that daily naps can help us improve the size of our brains as we get older. Brains tend to shrink as we age, just like other body parts we won’t mention here. The study, published in the journal “Sleep Health” and based on an analysis of data from 378,932 people aged 40-69...
The Jatayu Earth Centre is a nature park in Kerala, India, that features a giant sculpture of Jatayu, a bird from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Anyone who has read or heard Ramayana would know of the famous bird Jatayu. Jatayu was a giant eagle who tried to stop the demon king Ravana from kidnapping Sita, the...
A woman from Louisville, Kentucky, recently drove about 100 miles to Cincinnati, Ohio, to take her 11-year-old daughter to a Taylor Swift concert. The woman was standing in line at 2:45 a.m. to buy Taylor Swift merchandise before the concert. She was wearing a disguise—a blanket over her head and sunglasses—partly because TV cameras were around and...
Novak Djokovic is gunning for a record-equaling eighth Wimbledon title in 2023, as he aims to draw level with Roger Federer. Djokovic has not lost a match at the All-England Club since 2017, winning the last four men's singles titles in a row. One of the foundations of the Serb's record-breaking success is his plant-based diet, which he...
India's first Vedic-themed park was inaugurated in Noida's Sector 78 on July 4. The park, named Ved Van Park, is a unique blend of spirituality, culture, and nature, that offers an immersive experience into the world of the four Vedas: Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda. The theme park was constructed with a budget of...
Expiration dates worry me. I hate when things expire. But extending an expiration date may lead to lower quality. A doughnut, for example, tastes great when it’s freshly fried. A few days later, it will still be edible but may taste stale. Two weeks later, unless it’s refrigerated, it will have expired. Anyone who eats it risks being expired too. Actually, it may...
