Royals join together to pay tribute to nurses on International Nurses Day in touching video

The Royal Family have joined forces in paying tribute to healthcare workers across the world  on International Nurses’ Day. In a video clip released on the Kensington Royal Instagram page today, the Queen could, 94, could be heard speaking with Professor Kathleen McCourt, the President of the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation and Fellow of the … Read more

Coronavirus patients lie next to dead bodies in Indian hospital as new infections continue to rise

A video from inside an Indian hospital showing coronavirus patients in beds next to dead bodies has gone viral. According to the posts on the social media sites, the hospital shown in the video is Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, in the Sion district which is in the heart of the city which has over 18 million … Read more

People who do yoga regularly have fewer, less painful migraines, study shows 

Downward dog can relieve migraines: People who do yoga regularly have fewer, less painful headaches, study shows Researchers studied 114 adult individuals who were regular migraine sufferers Half were given medication while the other group were prescribed yoga as well Both groups’ headaches improved over the following three months of the study However, the yoga group … Read more

Stunning portraits reveal Indian tribes including wife-swapping Himalayan Drokpas people

Stunning images capture the incredibly diverse tribes of India, including members of the ‘wife-swapping’ Himalayan Drokpas people, the Konyak ‘headhunters’ and the solumn faces of the Apatani in the Ziro valley.  The striking images are part of a series called ‘The Last Avatar’ and were taken by photographer Aman Chotani, 31, from Delhi, India.  The … Read more

Climate change lets toxic green algae thrive in the Arabian Sea

Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. US research based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. Noctiluca scintillans, a millimetre-size … Read more

How an Indian guru taught me the life-changing power of giving, says philanthropist Marc Benioff

It was hardly the place Marc Benioff ever imagined would be the setting for what he now describes as ‘an incredible awakening’. Incense hung heavy in the air as the sound of chanting filled the room. He was in a remote town in India and seated opposite a Hindu spiritual guru called Mata Amritanandamayi, revered … Read more

How an Indian guru taught me the life-changing power of giving, says philanthropist Marc Benioff

It was hardly the place Marc Benioff ever imagined would be the setting for what he now describes as ‘an incredible awakening’. Incense hung heavy in the air as the sound of chanting filled the room. He was in a remote town in India and seated opposite a Hindu spiritual guru called Mata Amritanandamayi, revered … Read more

How to give your Zoom photo a touch of the exotic: Holiday companies make beautiful photos available

Zoom video meetings are all the rage – and most people have now discovered that they can change their background, with many choosing an exotic backdrop to ‘virtually travel’. Luxury holiday firm Kuoni has delved into Google Trends data and revealed the most popular destinations for Zoom background pictures, and it’s the Caribbean that’s in … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Hooray for a dark, haunting and blissfully bamboozling thriller!

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Hooray for a dark, haunting and blissfully bamboozling thriller! By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:09 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 30 April 2020 Blood Rating: Absolutely India: Mancs In Mumbai Rating: Let that be a lesson to all mechanics and grease monkeys who … Read more