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LOVE ME, do…

Even if you don’t buy a heart-shaped gold ring this Valentine’s Day, show your woman you have a heart. A sweet gesture gets a thumbs up over expensive gifts any day, advises NEETI SARKAR »
Hiking uphill. Photo: Special Arrangement.

When three’s company

Want to stay fit but don’t like the gym? Like exercising but don’t like the routine methods? Well, here are some options to combine fitness and fun. »
Anybody can become a superhero...Photo:AP

How to be a superhero...

..In four simple steps. »
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Motoring
The Hero Passion X Pro

Here’s the new Hero

For those looking at reasonably priced commuter bikes, the Hero Passion X Pro doesn’t disappoint. Omar Siddiqui has the details »
Vinay Menon in action. Photo: Special Arrangement

Riding ‘Psynyde’

As biking picks up momentum in India, two youngsters who build performance cycles for mountain biking. »
Formula One racer Narain Karthikeyan launching a white gold collection at a city showroom Photo: R. Ragu

Metal and mettle

Formula One racer Narain Karthikeyan chats about his busy schedule, future plans, and yes, his attraction for that precious metal platinum »
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Metroplus
It's your time to act. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf

It's not just another day

Tomorrow is International Day for Biodiversity. Geeta Padmanabhan suggests what we can do to protect our planet »
A major breakthrough: The emission of any light including laser can be explained by Bohr’s theory. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu

A historic model

It is 100 years since Niels Bohr developed the model of the atom that paved the way for many other inventions such as the transistor and the Laser »      1 comment
Game set, Yuki Bhambri. Photo: K. Gopinathan

It’s all in the family

Shining bright on the horizon of tennis Yuki Bhambri reveals many reasons for his success, one of them being his elder sisters’ achievements in the field »
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Food
Chef Damu. Photo: R. Ragu

Cooking up a trend

Geeta Padmanabhan discovers the ingredients that go into making cookery shows on television a hit with the young and the old »      2 comments
Back to tradition with whole grain and high-fibre millets. Photo: P. V. Sivakumar

What’s in your food?

With lifestyle diseases so rampant today, shouldn’t we turn our attention to clean and safe eating practices, asks Geeta Padmanabhan »
A group of youngsters of the Institute of Flair and Mixology, Kochi

All that fizz

Mix, match and juggle. Flair Mixology is adding glamour to the world of cocktails in city lounges. »
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Society
Coimbatore shows up: Banumathy maami sang songs to keep the volunteers motivated. Photo: Siva Saravanan

People for Periyakulam

The Periyakulam lake came alive on Sunday as nearly thousand people showed up to help de-silt the 320-acre water body »      7 comments
Under pressure to achieve children could become stressed out, anxious and depressed. Photo: K. Murali Kumar

Driven to desperation

Are we setting impossible standards for our children? Does this affect their mental and physical well-being? »      2 comments
K. Samuel

I am… K. Samuel - Real Estate Broker

“Tact is one of the most important qualities to be a house-broker,” says K. Samuel, who has been in the trade for the past five years. “... »
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Youth
MAKING A MARK: T. Elam Parithi, N. Mukesh Kumar, P.R.Amarnath and A. Balaji. Photo: Special Arrangement

Pixel perfect

Madurai boys talk about their experience of working in the Oscar winner Life of Pi »      1 comment
A hot-air balloon flight can be a romantic adventure and an opportunity for one to propose in exotic settings. Photo: Gustasp and Jeroo Irani

Romance in the skies

The basket that hangs from the base of a hot air balloon is divided into segments. The one at Gold Coast, Australia, had four. The pilot... »
NSS volunteers of All Saints College making vegetable garden

Lending a helping hand

National Service Scheme units in city colleges are reaching out to society in a big way »
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