Sunday Exhale: Namaste Russell Brand; Know Your Emotions
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Video: Five Emotions That Control Us ‘Inside Out’!
Rohit Khilnani gives us five emotional reasons that make Pixar’s Inside Out a must watch.
Namaste! No Sex Please: An Open Letter to Russell Brand
Namaste Russell Brand, welcome to India. We have been told that you will be gracing our ancient and glorious country with your presence to perform at Comedy Central’s Chuckle Festival. A noble thought indeed. But, in a word of caution for the unwarranted, beware that we are a different kind of funny people.
Vandana Malik’s Weight Loss Battle: Episode 6
Vandana Malik has tried every trick in the book in an ongoing weight loss saga, winning some and losing some (weight) and this time, she tries the needle diet. “What, in the name of God, is a needle diet,” you may ask. No, you don’t have to chew on needles to become thin. The needle diet is rooted in the philosophy of acupuncture, which is based on the belief that any disorder in the body occurs when energy channels get blocked.
Q Satire: Hey Nestlé, Clueless After Maggi? We’ve got Your Back
Nestlé is in a thick soup. And it’s not tasty! So, the scientists at Nestlé are working really hard to come up with the next best alternative to Maggi noodles. A snack that’s ready-to-cook or ready-to-eat — basically anything that can replace our good ’ol Maggi.
This got us thinking at The Quint of all possible Plan Bs Nestlé could consider.
Chura Liya Hai Tumne... Songs that Inspired RD Burman the Genius
The phrase goes “Genius is one percent inspiration, 99% perspiration”. Now we all know that RD Burman was a musical genius; one of Bollywood’s most influential and finest music composers in the three decades that he ruled over both our hearts and the music charts. But here we bring you what is perhaps the one percent inspiration that fuelled this genius.
How These 5 Woes Ruin the Romance of the Rains
Rains bring with them so much happiness. And not just for umbrella sellers. They bring unabashed joy to rickshaw-wallahs who ask for your first-born when you ask for a ride. They bring huge smiles on the faces of house helps who now have an easy excuse to bunk work. But besides the many fun things that happen, there are a couple of downers that the monsoon brings along. We list five problems that this rainy season brings.
The Masters of Disguise During Emergency
When Indira Gandhi put her foot down during the Emergency, the resistance played dress-up. The most famous among them was our very own Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Is the AAP Ad Really Sexist? Here’s What India’s Ad Makers Think
How sexist is the latest TV advertisement of the Aam Aadmi Party? And does it promote the personality cult of Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister, at the expense of the party?
Diet Secrets: You Are WHEN You Eat
I was 15 when I went for my first diet. When I look back at my teenage pictures, I tell myself, I didn’t need a diet, I wanted a fashion consult! 15 years later, I still don’t know of a diet which works. The weight I lose always comes back. Many of you know the feeling.
But now there is new research which finds that key to dieting success is not just in how many calories you eat, or don’t, but in WHEN you eat them.
Will India Bridge the ‘Rainbow Divide’ Over Same-Sex Relationships
People from different nationalities including Indians joined the crowd gathered outside the US Supreme Court — cheering and rejoicing. But for India, today’s decision creates what one may call ‘a rainbow divide’ between the world’s oldest and largest democracy. While the US legalised same-sex marriage across the country today, in India under section 377 of the IPC, homosexuality is still criminalised.
Video | Sugar Bombs: Your Favourite Candy is Crushing Your Health
Can’t get enough of your favourite candies? Dr Shubham Pant tells you why you should lay off the habit.
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