When blackness envelops the nation…

The blue-eyed boy of the Congress is hogging all the audiovisual bytes these days. But for all his public image, our dimpled ‘future PM’ is a shy guy. Alka Gurha gives her readers a sneak peek into his secret diary, which is privy to his innermost thoughts.

Milestones are precious and when they are celebrated with one’s children and grandchildren, they become even more so.

Ironically life is not meant to be simple, it gets insipid otherwise. We thrive on ordeals and challenges, we crib and we cope.

If one were to overcome the natural revulsion for the process and the by-product, it is an ingenious way to recycle a disgusting thing which is generated in humongous quantities by a population of over a billion! What is more, it is environment-friendly too.

Why subject the body to pain and torture in order to look beautiful? Wear a smile instead and let your eyes smile along to give added beauty.

And then the gem: “Do they hate each other?” We were nonplussed. “Then why is the umpire always saying, ‘Love all?’”

Search engines can be sadistic at times. When someone is frantically searching for information, they can lead them on a wild-goose chase.

Mary Kom, the spunky boxer from Manipur has made the country proud by ensuring a medal for the country at the London Olympics. Here is to wishing Mary Kom all the very best for a gold!

The jungle conjures up images of wildlife, nature, the thrill of sighting a big cat and the accompanying adventure. And yet, there is something beyond these – something sublime, almost spiritual as one steps into the wild. It has many lessons to teach if one has the patience or willingness to learn them, as Mayank discovers…

Unless we each do our bit to think and act green, there is nothing much that can be done to pull the earth back from the brink.

As a kid I used to laugh last – not because I laughed best, but because I couldn’t understand the joke when it was being narrated. As the others burst out laughing, I would look somberly at them, with a poker face.

Life dishes up surprises; sometimes the surprise element lies in the sameness of events.