The World Health Organisation, the American Medical Association, and major endocrinology bodies globally classify obesity as a chronic disease associated with over 200 comorbid conditions including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnoea, and several cancers. It requires structured, long-term medical management, the same as any other chronic condition. The stigma attached to obesity is a barrier to that care, and it belongs in the past.

Winston Churchill was one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. Born in 1874, he was a British statesman, writer, historian, and orator who is best remembered for leading Britain during the Second World War. Churchill was admired for his courage, determination, and powerful speeches that inspired millions during challenging times. Apart from his achievements in politics, he was also known for his wisdom and ability to express profound life lessons through memorable quotes. Many of his sayings continue to inspire people of all ages, including children, to develop confidence, resilience, and a positive outlook on life.Today’s quote, “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty,” is widely attributed to Winston Churchill. It highlights the importance of attitude and perspective. It reminds us that the way we think about a situation often determines how we respond to it.

What this quote conveys

At its core, this quote teaches a lesson that opportunities and problems go hand in hand. Every time a person decides to try out something new, they are bound to face problems. A pessimist would concentrate only on the possibility of failing and might even choose not to participate in the contest. But an optimist perceives participation in the contest as a great learning opportunity.One more important lesson in this quote is that every difficulty can become the path to success. Everyone who is successful must have faced some problems at least once in their life time. A student might find the subjects taught at college tough; an athlete might lose some crucial matches. However, most successful individuals do not quit whenever they face a problem. They find ways to learn from such situations. An optimistic outlook helps people identify the opportunities hidden in problems.Another important lesson is that positivity builds resilience and self-confidence. It does not mean ignoring the issues but rather accepting the challenges and thinking that they can be overcome. If children are positive in life, they learn to cope with all the disappointments they experience easily. Moreover, they become more flexible when faced with hardships. Children feel more confident and are willing to try again despite failure.

More quotes by Winston Churchill

Here are some more inspiring quotes by Winston Churchill that continue to inspire people around the world:

Each of these quotes reflects Churchill’s belief in perseverance, personal growth, courage, and determination. They remind us that success is not achieved overnight but through consistent effort and the willingness to keep learning.Winston Churchill’s words provide an important moral lesson for both kids and grown-ups. First of all, it allows us to see how attitude is one of the key elements shaping our perception of reality. Although we are bound to encounter different difficulties on our path to success, this doesn’t mean that there should be any obstacles stopping us from reaching our dreams and making our decisions based on pessimism. Rather than giving up, we should always try to find a way out and draw lessons from failure.

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Even celebrities who can provide the best of everything for their children- top schools, nutritious meals, comfortable lifestyles- are not immune to parenting struggles. Because no matter how privileged a parent may be, parenting comes with self-doubt, emotional exhaustion and the constant worry of whether you are truly understanding your child. One of the hardest parts of parenting is realizing that what works for one child may completely fail with another.In a candid conversation about motherhood and parenting challenges, Bollywood actress Genelia D’Souza Deshmukh opened up about the emotional balancing act that comes with raising two children. Genelia, a mother of two boys says, “Every day is a new challenge. Every day you’re trying to do your best. Every day you sometimes feel like you’re the worst mom ever, but you’re trying to do better.” It is a feeling many parents, especially mothers, relate to.

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Genelia’s sons are 10 and 8, close in age but, as she describes it, worlds apart in personality. And that’s where her real challenge begins. Not in providing for them, that part she has got covered, from good education and nutrition to sport and art. Her deeper struggle? “How do I personalize my approach as a mom?”

What works for one child won’t always work for the other

This is something most parents figure out the hard way. The parenting style that works like a charm on one child can completely backfire on another. “They have two different personalities,” Genelia says. “I need to do what’s best for each child without generalizing it.” One child may respond well to firm boundaries, the other may need patience and a softer touch. One may want space when upset, the other may need a hug. Experts have pointed this out for years. Siblings may grow up in the same home, but their emotional needs, temperaments, and ways of seeing the world can be completely different. Treating them identically is not the same as treating them fairly.

The parenting labor nobody sees

Beyond packing lunches and helping with homework, there is another layer of parenting that is completely invisible. To constantly read the room, catching a change in the child’s mood, noticing when something’s off even when nothing’s been said. Mothers especially tend to carry this mental load in silence. The guilt of feeling like you gave more emotional energy to one child than the other on a particular day accumulates over time. And it rarely gets talked about, because admitting it feels like admitting failure.Genelia’s honesty about feeling like the ‘worst mom ever’ gives voice to something many women experience but rarely admit, because admitting it feels like failure. It isn’t. It is just parenting.

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What children really need: to feel seen

Child psychology has long emphasized this. Kids don’t need identical treatment, they need individual attention. A child who feels constantly measured against a sibling often starts pulling away, or losing confidence. But a child who feels genuinely understood for who they are? They tend to open up, to feel safe, to grow with less fear. The goal is simply to recognize that two children raised in the same home can have completely different emotional needs.As Genelia puts it: “My biggest challenge is to take care of their needs individually and together. That ‘and together’ is the part that doesn’t get enough credit. Keeping family harmony while also carving out individual emotional space for each child, that’s a daily act of balance most parents quietly perform without anyone noticing.

You don’t have to be perfect

Here’s what no one says enough: self-doubt doesn’t mean you’re failing. It often means the opposite. The parents who worry they’re not doing enough are usually the ones paying close attention. Children don’t need flawless parents. They need parents who are curious about them. Because sometimes, the most important part of parenting isn’t the path you plan for them; it’s the way you grow alongside them while figuring it all out.

Art is timeless; it has been a part of centuries of generations, even when it was not properly consecrated as a form. People painted their homes in beautiful colours, designs, and details to enhance and decorate their abode. Ever since then, it has flown down as the heartbeat of the daily lives of the people of some villages in India as its heritage.

Today, these villages are not just tourist attractions designed for cameras; they’re living communities where generations have passed down skills, traditions, and creative practices as part of their identity. Be it the coral-stone studios of Cholamandal on the Coromandel Coast, or the Pattachitra scroll painters of Odisha.

What makes these places special is their authenticity. Art here isn’t separated from life into galleries or museums. It’s in the soil, the walls, the fabrics, and the rituals.

Here are five heritage art villages across India where art is a way of life and where every corner tells a story:Photo: @abhiyogi / X

Byju Raveendran, founder of edtech Byju’s, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. The ruling stems from his disobedience of court orders concerning his assets since April 2024. This development marks a significant downturn for the once-celebrated startup leader.

Byju Raveendran, the founder of edtech Byju’s, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. The court found that Raveendran disobeyed multiple orders tied to his assets dating back to April 2024, according to Bloomberg. This dramatic development marks the latest chapter in what has become one of the biggest corporate collapses in India’s startup history.

Who is Byju Raveendran?

Byju Raveendran was born on 5 January 1980 in the Azhikode village of Kerala, India, to Raveendran and Shobhanavalli, both teachers of physics and mathematics.During his primary and secondary education, he showed outstanding proficiency in mathematics. He studied at a Malayalam medium school where his mother taught mathematics and his father taught physics.During his childhood days, Raveendran interentingly showed an early preference for sports over formal schooling, often skipping classes to play.And surprisingly, not just one, he was actively involved in six sports, including football and cricket.

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Byju’s educational qualifications and career trajectory

After completing his B.Tech from the Government College of Engineering, Kannur, Raveendran joined a multinational shipping company as a service engineer. He then joined a multinational company and worked abroad for some time.During a vacation in 2003, he helped friends studying for the CAT exam. Encouraged by them, he took the exam himself despite minimal preparation and scored 99 percent, drawing considerable attention and leading students to seek his guidance.Raveendran took the CAT exam twice even after scoring 99 percent in his first attempt “only to test whether his first attempt’s result was a part of his brilliance or just a mere fluke,” and he ended up scoring 100 percentile, receiving calls from IIMs. However, he didn’t join the IIMs.

Rise of BYJU’s

From thereon, he decided to launch an edtech company was to make learning accessible, effective, engaging, and personalised for all students. He launched BYJU’s, along with a team, and founded Think & Learn Pvt Ltd in 2011 to offer learning programs to students.

Why is he under scrutiny?

Raveendran has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for ignoring court orders about his assets since April 2024, according to a Bloomberg report. He must also pay S$90,000 or $70,000 in legal costs and submit ownership documents. Once India’s biggest startup star worth $22 billion, he now faces legal troubles across multiple countries.

Living in a snake-dominant territory, you might have wondered if your furry friend could help chase the slithering, frightening creatures away.

But before anything else, it’s important to be clear that letting dogs “fight” snakes is dangerous and not recommended.

Even breeds with strong hunting instincts can be badly injured or killed by venomous snakes. No dog is immune to snake bites, and it is advised to focus on prevention and training rather than expecting a dog to “take care of” snakes for you.

With that in mind, some breeds do have traits that make them more likely to notice and confront snakes. Historically, several terriers and working dogs were used to control pests and guard property, which can include reacting to snakes.

Here are some dog breeds that could confront or “fight” snakes:

Disclaimer: This article is for general information purposes only and is not meant to encourage dogs fighting snakes. Always remember that snake encounters can be life‑threatening for dogs, no matter the breed. If you live in a snake‑prone area, focus on prevention and quick access to a vet in emergencies. Never deliberately put your dog in a situation where it is expected to confront or “handle” snakes for you.

We often amass a bulk of clothes, not knowing how to reuse them, but interestingly, each of these clothes can be upcycled in useful ways. And this can be done, not only with your mother’s old sarees and kurtas but also with your own old jeans, tops, and pants.

These clothes can be reused into pillow covers to refresh your home décor without spending much. Instead of discarding worn shirts, jeans, sarees, or kurtas, you can turn them into stylish cushions that add character to your sofa, bed, or reading nook.

Here are some creative pillow‑cover ideas you can try:

We often think of play as noise, movement, and a little harmless mess. But sometimes play becomes something far more revealing. Sometimes it shows us what a child understands about safety, belonging, and emotional warmth long before they have the words to explain it. In a video posted by MyZeroGravity on Instagram, a quiet moment inside an orphanage captured exactly that feeling. The shelter was being renovated when attention suddenly shifted to one little girl standing in front of a painted kitchen drawn on the wall. She began pretending to cook, stirring an invisible pot, serving imaginary food, and moving through the scene as though the tiny kitchen were real. There were no utensils in her hands and no actual meal waiting to be served, yet she seemed completely immersed in the moment, creating comfort and familiarity through imagination alone. Scroll down to read more…

It is a simple image. But it lands with unusual force

Because children do not just play to pass time, they play to make sense of life. They rehearse what they have seen, what they have missed, and what they hope to feel again. In many homes, pretend play is charming and easy to overlook. In places shaped by absence, however, it can become deeply telling. A child who pretends to cook may be acting out care. A child who feeds invisible people may be reaching toward connection. A child who builds a whole world out of a wall painting may be doing something extraordinary: repairing, in imagination, what reality has not yet provided.That is the quiet truth this moment exposes. Emotional security is not built only through toys, furniture, bright walls, or finished rooms. Those things matter, yes. But children remember the feeling of being held, noticed, soothed, and included far more than they remember the décor. A safe environment is not just visually pleasant. It is emotionally responsive. It is the difference between a space that is merely improved and a space that truly feels lived in. What makes the video so powerful is not sadness alone. It is the resilience hidden inside it. The child was not waiting for the room to be perfect before playing. She had already entered her own universe. She had already found a way to transform a painted outline into a domestic ritual. That kind of imagination is not trivial. It is intelligence in its most human form. It is adaptation. It is survival with tenderness attached.

For parents, that should be impossible to ignore.

Children are constantly reading the emotional climate around them. They notice whether they are interrupted or listened to, whether comfort arrives quickly or slowly, whether home feels safe enough to relax in. When those needs are consistently met, children usually play with confidence, experimentation, and joy. When they are not, play can take on a different texture. It can become repetitive, protective, or strangely intense. Sometimes, it becomes a child’s private language for saying what cannot yet be said aloud.That is why emotional security matters so much. It is not a luxury. It is the foundation. A child who feels secure is better able to explore, trust, and regulate their feelings. A child who does not feel secure may still play, still laugh, still imagine, but often with an undercurrent of longing that adults may fail to notice.The scene at the shelter also reminds us that care is never only about construction. Renovation can build a better room. Emotional attunement builds a better childhood. A new wall can brighten a corner, but consistency, affection, and responsiveness brighten the inner world. And that inner world is what children carry forward.Perhaps that is why the image lingers. Not because it is unusual, but because it is painfully familiar in spirit. So many adults were once children who filled gaps with fantasy, who acted out meals they wanted, hugs they needed, or homes they wished were warmer. Children do this not to deceive us, but to help themselves live through what is missing.And in that small performance inside an orphanage, there is a reminder every parent needs: children do not just need spaces that look cared for. They need spaces that feel emotionally inhabited. They need adults who understand that the deepest kind of security is not painted on a wall. It is felt in the body, remembered in the heart, and carried for life.

Bell peppers are not acidic like oranges, so most people never associate them with vitamin C. Yet they are loaded with it, especially when fully ripe.

Red bell peppers spend more time maturing on the plant. During that process, their nutrient content rises. This is also why red peppers taste sweeter than green ones. Green peppers are harvested earlier, before they fully ripen, so their vitamin C levels are lower.

A single medium red bell pepper can provide more than 150% of the daily vitamin C requirement for adults.

What makes this interesting is how differently the body experiences these foods. Oranges feel refreshing and juicy. Bell peppers feel crisp and earthy. Yet both support collagen production, iron absorption, skin health, and immune function because of the same nutrient: vitamin C.

Nutrition researchers often point out that people tend to chase nutrients through familiar foods while ignoring vegetables sitting quietly in the kitchen drawer.

Bell peppers fit that idea perfectly.