How many travel pictures do you have where you had to pose awkwardly to hide your bags?

Or do you remember that time when you had to rent a car so that you could travel around the city with a permanent place to keep your belongings?

Or what about that time where you had to ask a stranger to take care of your bags so that you could keep your child from roaming far away?

What is so special about the #HandcuffChallenge you ask and why has the gorgeous Sunny Leone done one?

Well, the very idea of being linked to your better half or the precious item that belongs to you, with a handcuff while the melodious Just You & I plays in the background is an aww-moment in itself!

That’s not it! The beautiful Sunny Leone agrees as she posted her part in the challenge on Instagram wherein she can be seen handcuffed to her hubby Daniel Weber in a gym! The very adorable couple can be seen finding their way around exercising while being linked to each other!

Girls have 100 problems and periods are 99 out of them. It’s that time of the month which girls never look forward to. And these five days (for some a week) are of extreme pain, annoyance and all things sad. It’s because a girl’s body goes through hormonal changes which make them take a roller coaster ride of mood swings, and it ultimately leads to everyone around her know that she’s on her periods.

We as girls think that every other girl ‘obviously’ knows the dos and don’ts of periods. But to your surprise, there are still a few from the crowd who wouldn’t know a few things and could brush up their facts about the same. 

The nursing home was a small one. The patient’s disease was a serious one. She had acquired a rare skin disorder when she had gone to help cyclone victims in one of the coastal villages of eastern Odisha. It was a village that couldn’t be located on any map of India. The patient had no family. Not any more. Except for the girl sitting beside her.

The girl sat stock-still at the same place from the time she admitted the patient to the nursing home, which was forty-eight hours ago. She murmured a prayer whenever she felt something calamitous was about to happen. Looking at the patient, the girl wondered why one failed to fathom the bond with someone until that person began slipping away. Did death sever the inner attachment to the near and dear as well? People who meant the world to us at one time, seemed like a distant memory at another. Our own reality changed its face, and a huge part of our life went into accepting that change.

The girl didn’t realise when tears began rolling down her cheeks. She brushed them away impatiently. Why couldn’t things just remain the way they were? she wondered. She swallowed a lump realizing the futility of the question. Not every relationship is about flowing together forever. Sometimes, one just takes a little bit of the other person, surrenders a little bit of oneself to the other person and then continues flowing independently, sensing those acquired bits within oneself and cherishing them always.

Soft, helpless moans broke into her musing and the girl quickly went over to the bed. She caressed her friend’s forehead. The moans grew a little louder.

‘Sister?’ the girl hollered. Nobody came. She walked out of the room and espied a nurse at the far end of the corridor. By the time they returned to the room, the whimpering had stopped. The nurse checked the pulse and then the heartbeat. And then shut the gawking eyes with her palm. The girl plonked down on the chair, knowing fully well what this meant. The nurse rushed out, saying, ‘Call the doctor. The patient in room number 9—Raisa Barua—is dead.’

The girl in the room looked at the body. She felt strangely light but broken.
 

NOTE: This story is published in collaboration with Penguin Random House.

Chitvan (Amol Parashar), as we all know him, had a very busy 2018, thanks to web shows like Home with ALTBalaji, Ready 2 Mingle and It Happened in Hong Kong with Zoom Studios. Not to mention that he has begun shooting for Tripling 2, which is expected to release next year. 

But, today we are not going to talk about his career graph, which we must say, has sure taken a wonderful turn in the last year, but his classic fashion sense that has the millennials looking upto the cute star. 

Come, let’s take you down the fashion trip and tell you why you should #StealHisStyle!

Let’s be honest…with the number of web series that is released these days, we come across new actors almost daily, but not all of them manage to create an impact on the audience.

However, Lucknow boy Pranay Pachauri has been someone who has stood out among the recent batch of new stars on the block.

While most of us spotted him in UTV Bindass’s The Trip, it was not his first acting venture. He has acted in Kaisi Ye Yarriaan Season 3 and the movie Time Out. Nevertheless, as they say, better late than never.

What made Pachauri stand out among the cute actors of The Trip Season 2 was his simple looks and of course his dressing style. And hence, he features in our series called #StealHisStyle. 

The democratic use of various media of mass communication has given India a myriad of opportunities to excel in diverse fields. It’s been one of the most necessary changes witnessed in this country since kingdom come. While giants like Tatas, Birlas and Ambanis ensured that the Indian business game on a global level is on point, the modern age entrepreneurs are now heading towards leadership of a different kind – achieving fame through social development and sustenance in a rather competitive environment.

Start-ups today are focusing on a thought-leadership skill to attain success early in the process of setting up the business. Why? Their idea of leading globally is of utmost importance. Amongst you are the budding entrepreneurs, who may be in their early twenties, leveraging on their young blood to create a change in the society. So what transforms these prodigies into the global leaders of tomorrow?  

It’s not an easy task to shift from one country to another. And when moving to the first world nation like America, Indians learn some really quirky life hacks to keep up with the rapid lifestyle of the Americans. Ask a student moving abroad for higher studies or a family relocating for a better future, the story is the same – jugaad or frugal innovation is integral to Indian culture and somehow it continues to prosper, no matter wherever one goes around the globe!

Here are a few such instances wherein Indians use their mighty life hacks to save the day – almost every day!

American writer Jay Baer once said, “Make your marketing so useful people would pay for it.” 

The marketing industry is changing every second. It’s tough to stay up-to-date with every trend that’s coming our way. However, there have been some foremost marketers who have contributed novel ideas in the industry and are still influencing the world with their successful marketing strategies. 

Here are some of the leading marketers you should start following to enhance your marketing skills:

American writer Jay Baer once said, “Make your marketing so useful people would pay for it.” 

The marketing industry is changing every second. It’s tough to stay up-to-date with every trend that’s coming our way. However, there have been some foremost marketers who have contributed novel ideas in the industry and are still influencing the world with their successful marketing strategies. 

Here are some of the leading marketers you should start following to enhance your marketing skills: