Revellers spraying colour on each other as part of Holi celebrations in Tirupati on Monday. Spraying of colours and splashing of water jets marked the Holi celebrations across Tirupati on Monday. The various educational campuses were abuzz with elation, as students played Holi with effervescence and zeal. The fervour was especially felt in the upmarket … Read more
The 19th century was a time of exceptional technological advancement and innovation. While lighting before the onset of the Victorian era included candelabras, oil lamps and chandeliers lit with candles, electricity would soon be introduced into homes transforming lighting fixtures forever. This period was also a time of great artistry with craftsmanship being elevated with … Read more
The milling crowds, the fairy lights of ferris wheel, the metallic whirr and roar inside the well of death, the wafting aroma of roasting corn, the sizzle of mirchi bhajji spell only one thing at the Numaish — money. They spell big money for hundreds of families that look forward to the 46-day shopping fiesta … Read more
Garlands and wreaths, fairy lights, ornaments and bows… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Traditionalists believe that the holiday season isn’t in full swing until the Christmas tree is kitted out, but there are other small and simple ways to incorporate the sights and smells of this magical time into your home. We … Read more
Actor Ruthie Henshall has spoken about her happiness at being able to see her mother, Gloria, again in her care home after restrictions were eased two weeks ago. She can now go into the care home and feed her mother lunch, read to her, or sing her favourite songs. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, she said … Read more
The Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency and the ANational Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has dicovered a comet which has its own “far-ultraviolet aurora”. The comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – Chury for short – is one of a kind as it is the for the time that an ultraviolet aurora has been detected on … Read more
The iconic skyscraper Burj Khalifa in UAE lit up with a special LED show to tribute Mahatma Gandhi’s journey, as the world commemorated the 151st birth anniversary of the father of the nation on Friday. Burj Khalifa lit up to tribute Mahatma Gandhi (Twitter/ Burj Khalifa official) The iconic skyscraper Burj Khalifa in UAE lit … Read more