Author: Eva Benerjee

The most popular app in China’s Apple App Store is called “Are You Dead?” and it’s a strange name for a game. The app has gotten a lot of attention on social media because it is easy to use and focusses on safety, especially for people who live alone. Its rapid rise shows that people in urban China are becoming more worried about being alone and being ready for emergencies. How the App Works By asking for approval every so often, the app is meant to make sure that users are safe. To make sure they are okay, users have…

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is still known for its grandeur, feelings, and unforgettable music more than 20 years after it came out. But behind the shiny frames is a less well-known production story that came to light lately thanks to director Nikkhil Advani. He said that the movie didn’t start out with a very big budget. Karan Johar, the director, and his team told Yash Johar, the producer, that they thought the whole movie could be made for about 3 crore rupees. Yash Johar immediately agreed to pay the amount because he believed in the vision and drive of his…

Quiet, cold winter has arrived in Kashmir Valley this winter of 2026. January may be well on its way, but blue skies by day and bitter, brain-freezing cold at night continue to paint a divinely mixed palette. In towns and villages everywhere, from the narrow lanes of Srinagar to the high alpine meadows of Gulmarg, sub-zero temperatures have been a constant companion that is trying even for Kashmir’s legendary resilience. At present, the Valley is in the midst of Chillai Kalan, a traditional 40-day harshest period of winter that started on December 21 and would end on January 31. This year, however, the Grand Forty…

Over a million copies without a traditional manuscript Selling more than a million copies is a goal for most writers. Ankur Warikoo, a marketer and content creator, met this goal by avoiding the usual ways of writing a book. With millions of copies sold and profits thought to be in the hundreds of crores, Warikoo has made it clear that he did not write his books in the traditional way, by writing every part himself. Instead, his success shows how modern publishing is becoming, with a focus on information. Creating Thoughts Before the Books There was no book idea at…

People are interested in a spiritual event that happens once a year Madhya Pradesh has an old fort that houses a mysterious temple that opens its doors to worshippers only once a year, on the happy holiday of Makar Sankranti. This unique practice has made the temple interesting to visitors, scholars, and tourists alike. The shrine stays closed for the next 364 days, which adds to its air of mystery and respect. Located inside the old Ajaygarh Fort The temple is inside Ajaygarh Fort, which is in the Madhya Pradesh district of Panna. Built during the Chandela rule, the fort…

Apple says that the biggest threat to iPhones is rogue spyware that has been found in the wild. That’s why, right before the holidays, it posted fixes for two very important security holes. At first, these strikes are aimed at well-known people. The threat then grows, though, and hundreds of millions more devices are now at risk. Apple’s warnings about spyware aren’t new, and neither are its quick fixes for problems.  But this time there’s a catch. In order to get iOS 26, Apple is making all iPhone owners with an iPhone 11 or later. If not, there are no…

Shaking world financial markets, U.S. President Donald Trump said today he would slap a 5 per cent tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country to do more to crack down on drug traffickers and illegal migration into the United States. On Monday, January 12, 2026, the President announced that if any country is still doing business with Iran then a tariff of 25% will be slapped on ALL their exports in the US market. The announcement, which Mr. Trump posted on his social media platform and was then followed quickly by White House press briefing, amounted to a major escalation of…

In a damning report on policy in Bangladesh and the way forward to democratic rejuvenation, TIB (Transparency International Bangladesh) has severely criticized the present caretaker administration. “The government, under the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has `surrendered’ to anti-reform elements and powerful bureaucratic interests,” said the anti-graft watchdog. This surrender has, TIB states, “severely compromised” the revolutionary spirit of uprising in July 2024 and is about to reduce the mooted institutional makeover into a cosmetic ploy. “We fear that the ideation of transforming from ‘authoritarian kleptocracy’ to a transparent democracy is being hijacked,” TIB Executive Director Dr. Iftekharuzzaman said on Monday, January 12, 2026 at…

As the sun sank beneath the horizon on this Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the cold winter night across North India was alight with amber and gold. From the sweeping wheat fields of Punjab to the crowded terrace gardens of Delhi, bonfires crackled and smoke from roasting corn hung heavy in the winter night air as Lohri, the year’s first major harvest festival in India, was celebrated. But Lohri 2026 is here, not just as another date in the calendar butalive with a testimony of resilience, community and eternal rhythm of Mother Earth. This year’s observations carry particular resonance. As the world enters a more…

India’s space fraternity, which is used to the clockwork precision of its “workhorse” Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), breathed easy on Monday morning when it finally pulled off what had initially appeared impossible; in this ordeal was a rare touch of anxiety. A technical malfunction on the PSLV-C62 mission, launched on January 12, 2026 carrying the primary EOS-N1 (Anvesha) and 15 other co-passenger spacecrafts has put the final mission status under doubt. The roar of the vehicle as it blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 10:18 am IST was perfectly normal and so was its liftoff, but…