LIFESTYLE

Dressing For Court
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Claire Huxtable ('The Cosby Show'), Helen Gamble ('The Practice') and 'Ally McBeal', were just some of television's fictional legal women who were my style icons growing up. It was about more than their sharp sense of style; it was the fact they were fearless and stood out in a man's world.
Now, an ed-tech platform to learn music
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Over the last year, SaPa has taken all of its course material online, and includes elements of Social Emotional Learning to help students cope with uncertainty and lack of community time. It's new virtual learning environment aims to make learning music a fun experience by allowing students to explore their interest in music production, songwriting and much more under the guidance of the world's best musicians.
Pallav Chander's art to feature in month-long virtual exhibition
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Presented as the debut online art exhibition of APRE Art House -- a contemporary art space founded by Prerna Jain, who is also the exhibition's curator - the exhibition is titled "The Organisation of Chaos in the Works of Pallav Chander". The month-long exhibition can be accessed in the APRE Art House's viewing room on their website. It is co-curated by Ashwariya Khemka.
'Condomology report' answers why India is low on condoms usage
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A nation with 50 per cent of population under the age of 24 and 65 per cent below the age of 35 years of age, 78 per cent of young male between the age of 20-24 did not use a contraceptive with their last sexual partner- according to National Family Health Survey - 4 (NFHS - 4), indicating the need to urgently address an imminent crisis in reproductive and sexual health.
Do you have survivor's guilt?
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As the pandemic scenario continues to wreak havoc, more and more people are finding themselves going through an array of emotions. Whether it is working from home, losing a job, losing a loved one, struggling with business, supporting family members and the community or battling the virus themselves, everyone is impacted in some way or the other.
How to deal with a flirtatious boyfriend?
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Have you developed a sense of insecurity because of a flirtatious boyfriend? Do you suffer from a loss of trust? This can be disheartening and sometimes irritating. In this scenario, you need to give this bitter experience a little time, and maybe when you understand his real intentions, things fall in place.
CRY releases status report on International Missing Children's Day 2021
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9,453 cases of missing children were reported in Delhi and four neighbouring states between January-July 2020. In 74 per cent cases the missing children were girl. In absolute numbers this figure, 7,065, reveals a status report by Child Rights and You (CRY) titled 'COVID and Missing Childhoods: A Status Report from 5 States'. The study was conducted to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic led lockdown on status of missing children.
5 precautions to keep in mind for air travel in the times of Covid-19
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Almost a year ago, one of the busiest airports in the world- Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi had a deserted look brought about by the coronavirus. A year later, the airport has terminated operations on terminal 2 as a result of the reduced number of flights due to the second wave, which is turning out to be more deadly than the previous one.
Vaccines give protection from severe illness against Covid variants: Study
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The study was conducted amid several reported cases of infections after partial or complete vaccination, occurring in a small percentage of people. Concerns have been raised on the efficacy of vaccination against the mutated variants of Covid-19.
Health care workers thrice more likely to get Covid infection
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Around one in five of workers who were infected were asymptomatic and unaware they had Covid-19. The study, published in ERJ Open Research, included a total of 2,063 health care staff, who were tested for antibodies against Covid-19, between May and September 2020. The presence of these antibodies is a very accurate indication that someone has been infected with Covid-19.
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