When I got my first smartphone the first thing I did was go through every category in the play store, but it was overwhelming and I didn't know which app I actually needed.

It is a celebration all-in-one dish, cooked only by the 'Dum Pookth' method, for special occasions like weddings and of course company and club AGMs.

Your bedroom is the most obvious choice for creating a retreat as it doesn’t get more private than this.

From the ceaseless drizzle that spoiled most of our Eid plans to the sudden storms that leave us drenched in a matter of minutes, it is very essential for the water to wash away our pain (and the streets) but not our makeup.

Cotton saris have been part and parcel of the Bangladeshi lifestyle for decades.

The transformation starts subtly enough. A cool breeze caresses bare skins; like a casual hug from an acquaintance you meet after a while.

The trek to Annapurna Base Camp was a long awaited event of my life. On 8 April, 2015 a group of members of Team ABC trek and Team Kayaking started our journey for Kathmandu, Nepal.

It is that time of the year again- hot, sunny and humid mornings turning into showers of rain for the rest of the day. Along with that comes the swarm of mosquitoes everywhere we go while we're terrified of what one bite will do to us. One of the scariest things a mosquito can do is give us dengue fever.

Have you ever thought how many awesome things a used tea bag can do? Don’t throw away that teabag because besides being a great drink, tea has quite a few household uses, reports Pulptastic.

Stay up at night and you'll go past wide-eyed and enter the realm of crazy-eyed.

Not long ago, I was an overweight, pack-a-day chain smoker. It has been almost three years since I was that person, and more than a year since I smoked even occasionally.

On 4 July The Daily Star hosted a round table discussion and seminar on “Common Gynecological and Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment” with Dr See Hui Ti, Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, Parkway Cancer Centre, as the chief guest.

Have you realised that when you are hungry, you tend to snap at the littlest things? Science can actually explain why being hungry can make you angry. Let's call it being 'hangry': the state of mind when you are hungry and angry.

I am starting my column with a few quotes from one of the world's best financial wizards – Warren Buffett.

The sun was not setting. The moon was out. It was one of those days where the moon protests visibly in the sunny blue sky.

To the uninitiated, the art of yoga, a mysterious, strict discipline with an ever-growing number of followers, can be hard to understand.

A non baked cake that's perfect for making for children. You can also pick and mix the filling to suit your taste.

Throughout human history, great rivers around the world have one time or another been polluted as industrialisation and urbanisation spread.

“Rain rain go away, Come again another day!”

This heat is no friend to the staying power of makeup, nor is it really doing much good for our skin.