10+ mon, 2+ week ago (398+ words) Strength training, or resistance training, involves exercises that challenge your muscles using weights, resistance bands, or even your own body weight. The goal is to build muscle strength and endurance, which significantly impacts metabolic health. Contrary to popular belief, strength training isn't just for bodybuilders or athletes. It's for everyone " regardless of age (with proper supervision for children), gender, or fitness level. Many, especially women, avoid strength training out of fear of "bulking up, but this is a myth. Women have lower testosterone levels than men, making bulky muscles highly unlikely. The impact of strength training extends far beyond the gym. While it does improve balance, posture, and strength, its benefits reach further " transforming your metabolic health, protecting against chronic diseases, and enhancing overall well-being. 1. Enhanced Insulin Sensitivity Strength training helps muscles absorb glucose more efficiently, reducing the risk of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) Indian art and artifacts take centre stage at Itihaus, a online platform launched by Hyderabad-based Suman Kakumani as a tribute to fine art and collectibles. Her passion for art, combined with the way COVID reshaped our approach to personal spaces, inspired the launch of Itihaus in 2024. "A vibrant painting or a figurative form in a corner close to us can be transformative. It feels as if the work is speaking to us. Listening to soft music with such imagery around is a beautiful experience." This season, Itihaus celebrates Indian culture with a collection ranging from Laxman Aelay's folk depictions of women in conversation and Narasimlu's acrylics of Telangana couples to Sachin Jaltare's mythological works, alongside wooden and bronze sculptures. With several artists already on board, Suman is planning exhibitions in Delhi and Mumbai in the coming months. Published - September 05, 2025 11:17 am…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (359+ words) Updated - August 14, 2025 11:48 am IST Namaste Gang (thenamastegang.com) curates books for children in the age group of 0 to 10, predominantly in Telugu, with a few titles in English, Kannada, and Tamil. Visali teaches copyright and civil law at Siddhartha Law College, Vijayawada, and divides her time between Hyderabad and Vijayawada. Shilpa teaches English and Social Studies at Chaitanya Vidyalaya School, Hyderabad. The duo had been sourcing children's books in Telugu for friends and family and founded Namaste Gang in 2021 as an extension of the activity. Reading in one's mother tongue is the easiest way to inculcate reading habits in children, says Shilpa: "Children are first introduced to native foods of the region, so why not books in their mother tongue?" As for the name, Shilpa and Visali wanted the traditional Indian greeting of "namaste' and "gang' to add the cool quotient…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago (519+ words) Updated - September 09, 2025 06:48 pm IST Last November, it was a particularly stressful day for Tuhin Menon, CEO of Asiaville, a Chennai-based media-tech company, when he spent the entire day between work calls and duty delegation at his office at Palarivattom, Kochi, unable to take a break. All Tuhin could think of was a plate of crisp, flaky parotta and some sizzling beef roast" a craving he satisfied immediately after work. "I am completely taken aback by the response. The most gratifying feeling is the outpouring of messages from people, my acquaintances," says Tuhin, who founded Asiaville in 2019. "Rapping is something that I have liked since my early days. I earned a bachelor's in communication and media studies from New York University. I was doing gigs in New York with my friends from India, Pakistan, Australia, and Japan. We used to go…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (166+ words) Published - November 20, 2025 07:39 pm IST - New Delhi The "Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, a set of 100 volumes, which has some 35,000 documents and about 3,000 illustrations, is now fully available online. The facsimiles of the original print version are also available alongside the digital text, it said. Mr. Ramesh said that the second phase would entail efforts to locate Nehrus letters. The Gandhi-Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel-Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose-Nehru correspondence is fairly comprehensive, but that is not the case with certain other correspondences such as Winston Churchill-Nehru and Rabindranath Tagore-Nehru and incorporating that would be of the biggest value addition to the Nehru archives, he said. Questioned as to whether the archives would attempt to counter any narratives created by the present dispensation against Nehru, the Congress leader said, "The implicit narrative is transparency. Nothing is hidden in this as this is…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago (314+ words) Eateries serving quality food from the southern State are now plentiful in the Capital. Amid the crowd, Samridhi at Kerala House stands out for its simple, authentic, and affordable menu I found myself in a tiny Kerala enclave in the heart of Delhi a few days ago. I was in search of food from Kerala, and landed up at the Kerala House, where I remember having had an excellent fish curry several years ago. But this time, I was in for a surprise. I was not allowed to enter the main building, where I had gone for my last meal. A guard politely told me that the Bhavan food was only for guests; I would have to go to the rear of the building, where there is another canteen called Samridhi. I went there, and was taken aback by the…...

10+ mon, 6+ hour ago (418+ words) Published - January 30, 2025 06:51 pm IST - Bengaluru Karnataka's hopes of gaining a bonus point victory took a minor hit on the first day of its Elite "C' Ranji Trophy match against Haryana at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday. The home team, which needs seven points to qualify to the knockout round, was unable to put on a dominant display with the bat. There were handy contributions aplenty, but the absence of big knocks kept the score to 267 for five. Captain Mayank Agarwal (91, 149b, 8x4, 3x6) sparkled at the top of the order. K.L. Rahul, playing his first Ranji Trophy match in five years, could only manage a scrappy 26. Rahul began his stint with a thick edge to the third man boundary, before surviving a shocker. Batting on 9, Rahul neatly guided a delivery to slip. The catcher grassed the low chance, allowing Rahul to stay on....

8+ mon, 4+ week ago (409+ words) Published - March 01, 2025 10:09 pm IST - Bengaluru Following strong objections, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reinstated major languages "of southern states like Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, besides other languages, "that were earlier left out from the list of regional languages "in the draft policy on holding two board examinations for Class 10. After the draft policy was published on the CBSE website on February 25, various stakeholders expressed strong opposition on X over the exclusion of Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi and other languages "from the list of regional languages. Waking up to the lapse, the CBSE issued a separate order on February 26 to continue Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi and other languages "in the regional language list. This comes even as the imposition of Hindi and implementing the three-language formula in education has become a contentious issue in the southern states. Tamil Nadu…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago (148+ words) Published - February 06, 2025 07:41 pm IST - HUBBALLI Bright'young'minds, once'again,'will'get'an'opportunity'to'engage'in'an exciting'battle'of'wits'as the'23rd'edition'of'The Hindu'Young'World'Quiz will'be'held'on'Monday at'the Deshpande Foundation auditorium on the campus of BVB College of Engineering and Technology in Vidyanagar of Hubballi. The'event,'presented'by the'State'Bank'of'India,'is open'for'students'in'two categories: Junior (classes 4 to 6 and Senior (classes 7 to 9). Schools may visit www.thehindu.com/ywquiz'for registration. There is no registration fee. Each'team'must'consist of'two'members'for'each category'and'any bona'fide team from a school can take part in the contest through registration. The team members must be from the same school/ branch. No cross-teams are allowed for registration. The team members in school uniforms with identity cards issued by their schools must be present at the venue one hour before the start of the event. There'will'be'preliminary'written'rounds'and'six teams'will'qualify'(based on'the'marks'obtained'in preliminaries)'for'the'onstage'final'rounds. UNIBIC is the Snack Partner, Naturo is the Treat Time partner for Karnataka. 'For'details,'schools'can call'Ph: 9342933206'or 9986171823....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago (412+ words) Updated - June 13, 2025 03:19 pm IST The face-offs between Venkatesh and Rana that enlivened the first season take a backseat here, except in the opening episode. One of them becomes a reluctant collaborator, joining forces only for a specific mission. In this episode, the real-life uncle-nephew dynamic plays out well, despite lines such as Venky introducing Rana as "muscle ka dukaan" and the "beast of Hyderabad". The narrative remains centred on Rana"s attempts to protect his family, rather than Naga"s antics. A final high-stakes job triggers further chaos. Rana Naidu 2 also explores other dysfunctional families, along with a few relationships that offer some hope. A business tycoon clings to his empire, while his daughter pursues her own agenda. Her brother and husband are not passive observers. Kriti Kharbanda is a notable addition, portraying a morally ambiguous character with ease. A…...