Articles for City Life

Dil Se: Messages of HT City readers, for their loved ones
Top News
3 weeks ago

Dil Se: Messages of HT City readers, for their loved ones

Hindustan Times  

Hi Anjali Di and Rajat Jiju, As you both are entering into new phase of your life I wish the love u share grow stronger as you grow old together. From Jigisha Send your messages to [email protected] Dear Teddy Bear, Thank you for your wonderful message. Love Hi S, Back stabbing karte karte dil bar gaya kya…… Tc, Bye for …

Love Se Messages
All We Imagine as Light Movie Review: Payal Kapadia’s film teaches us the importance of women friendship
1 month ago

All We Imagine as Light Movie Review: Payal Kapadia’s film teaches us the importance of women friendship

Firstpost  

Deeply immersive Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix-winning film, All We Imagine As Light talks about women’s desires and friendship in a city where people like to stay aloof. All We Imagine as Light talks about women’s sexual desires and how at different age groups your desires are different. A still from All We Imagine as Light Not many filmmakers talk …

Film Women Mumbai Life Light City Kapadia
All We Imagine As Light: Payal Kapadia on characters, grainy cinematography and more
1 month ago

All We Imagine As Light: Payal Kapadia on characters, grainy cinematography and more

India Today  

Filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light is set to release in India on November 22, 2024. From the symbolic use of a rice cooker to the intentional graininess of the cinematography, Kapadia sheds light on her creative vision and the emotional depth of her storytelling as well. From this symphony, we focus on one voice, almost like a …

Film Mumbai Kapadia Parvathy Prabha
From Richa Chadha to Shikhar Dhawan, Delhiites lament chokehold on Delhi
1 month ago

From Richa Chadha to Shikhar Dhawan, Delhiites lament chokehold on Delhi

India Today  

"The world is the body, Delhi is its soul", Mirza Ghalib wrote about his city, Delhi. From The City of Djinns writer William Dalrymple to Delhi girl Richa Chadha to Shikhar Dhawan who grew up playing gulley cricket in the city's lanes, the lament was everyone's. Please tag someone who can help ensure that outdoor physical activities in schools are …

India Pollution Shikhar Dhawan Air City Basu Chadha
Heavy Rain Returns to Bengaluru, With Northern Zones Bearing the Brunt
2 months ago

Heavy Rain Returns to Bengaluru, With Northern Zones Bearing the Brunt

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rainfall returns to Bengaluru, causing heavy downpour in north part of the city. The city's north part, including areas like Sahakara Nagar, bore the brunt of the downpour, with residents taking to social media to share their experiences. The downpour is expected to further intensify at nighttime, with authorities working to clear clogged drains and mitigate flooding.

Weather Traffic City Life Flooding Bengaluru
It’s a complex world for Chargers rookies adjusting to life in the NFL and big city
3 months, 1 week ago

It’s a complex world for Chargers rookies adjusting to life in the NFL and big city

LA Times  

Compared to the countryside of Chatsworth, Ga. — population of 4,871 — Los Angeles might as well be another planet for Chargers rookie Ladd McConkey. “The one thing they all have in common is that they’re rookies, and everything is new,” Hightower said. “I’m not going to lie, I done run into a lot of good taco places,” Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste …

City Life Los Los Angeles Nfl Chargers Training Camp Mcconkey
Life in the day of an autorickshaw driver in Chennai
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Life in the day of an autorickshaw driver in Chennai

The Hindu  

What is not human and possibly more iconic and connected to Chennai than Rajinikanth? The subject for this piece is the iconic autorickshaw, essentially linked to the city of Madras, currently Chennai, across an emotional range, on screen and in real life. “Though the city has various modes of public transport, including the newest Metro Rail, Chennai and the autorickshaw …

Chennai Autorickshaw Krishnamurthy
Chinese folk artists bring ancient rap songs to life
5 months, 1 week ago

Chinese folk artists bring ancient rap songs to life

China Daily  

Danzhou Diaosheng, or Danzhou Rhyming Sounds, is a traditional song-and-dance form that originates in the city of Danzhou. When you're feeling sulky, singing it can help dispel the negative mood," said Tang Baoshan, a local inheritor of Danzhou Diaosheng, explaining why it is popular. Also, the city of Danzhou has incorporated the art form into the curriculum of primary schools, …

Art Local Tang Rap Folk Songs Danzhou Chinese Folk
Christen Press is a changed person as she nears return from injury: ‘I enjoy my life more’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Christen Press is a changed person as she nears return from injury: ‘I enjoy my life more’

LA Times  

Christen Press hasn’t gone two years without a soccer game since she learned to walk. A two-time World Cup champion and Hermann Trophy winner whose 64 international goals rank ninth in U.S. women’s national team history, Press was arguably in the best form of her life when she sustained the first major injury of her career. “Every single day when …

Life City Press Soccer Angel Person Christen Press
John Corbett says he picked the ‘wrong thing to do’ with his life: ‘It’s just a fact’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

John Corbett says he picked the ‘wrong thing to do’ with his life: ‘It’s just a fact’

LA Times  

John Corbett, known for “Sex and the City” and the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” movies, says he picked the wrong career. “So I can reveal now I picked the f— wrong thing to do with my life.” The 63-year-old actor said his regret stems from a long-standing distaste for authority figures and the lack of creative control inherent in …

Life Sex And The City Corbett John Corbett
Life and death in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’ bombarded by Israel
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Life and death in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’ bombarded by Israel

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli air strike slammed into a residential building next to the main medical centre in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, killing at least seven people, hospital authorities and witnesses said. The Israeli military’s evacuation order this week for Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, affected about 250,000 people, according to the United Nations. Andrea De Domenico, the head of …

Palestinian Gaza Israel Israeli Rafah Khan Younis Displaced
Diana Ross, Eminem and Jack White perform for thousands as former Detroit eyesore returns to life
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Diana Ross, Eminem and Jack White perform for thousands as former Detroit eyesore returns to life

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A myriad of Detroit’s greatest musical exports, including Diana Ross, Eminem and Jack White, took to the stage in a pulsating sonic spectacle held on the eve of the historic reopening of an 18-story structure that had long symbolized their hometown’s decline. The 90-plus-minute “Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” on Thursday night celebrated the city’s …

City White Station Ross Eminem Corktown Ford Motor
Ane Park pond in Bengaluru that went dry comes back to life; now home to diverse birds
7 months ago

Ane Park pond in Bengaluru that went dry comes back to life; now home to diverse birds

The Hindu  

A pond at Ane Park in Jayamahal Road is now home to Indian spot-billed ducks and other birds. Now, after the city started to receive rainfall, the pond has returned to life, inviting birds and aquatic life. Although there is a rainwater harvesting system and sprinklers to nourish the surrounding biodiversity of the area, it has not been completely efficient …

Birds Pond
Backlash against Harrison Butker grows: NFL wades in to say it does NOT support his controversial comments, leaders say he does not represent Kansas City and petition to cut him from Chiefs surges pas
7 months, 1 week ago

Backlash against Harrison Butker grows: NFL wades in to say it does NOT support his controversial comments, leaders say he does not represent Kansas City and petition to cut him from Chiefs surges pas

Daily Mail  

He ranted against IVF treatments, surrogacy Covid-19 policies and euthanasia during the often times unhinged 20 minute rant at Benedictine College The backlash against Chiefs star Harrison Butker continues to grow with the NFL issuing a statement distancing the organization from his commencement speech in which he told women they should aspire to be homemakers. Butker, 28, who's made his …

City Super Bowl Kansas Biden Nfl His Wife Georgia Tech
Review: In the exquisite ‘Perfect Days,’ a city worker’s daily routine approaches the profound
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Review: In the exquisite ‘Perfect Days,’ a city worker’s daily routine approaches the profound

LA Times  

A banal daily routine reveals hidden depths in the Tokyo-set gem “Perfect Days,” from one of cinema’s great poets of patience and connection, Wim Wenders. In the pantheon of films about people and their jobs, “Perfect Days” suggests a riff on the iconic “Superman” tagline: You’ll believe a man can enjoy cleaning public toilets. I don’t think I’m spoiling or …

Japanese Perfect Days Hirayama
Stories and scenes of the world bloom under a writer's painting brushes
1 year, 1 month ago

Stories and scenes of the world bloom under a writer's painting brushes

China Daily  

Shanghai author Jin Yucheng sketched illustrations for Blossoms, his novel which evolves around the changing life scenes of Shanghai between the 1960s and '90s and won him the Mao Dun Literature Prize — one of the country's top literary accolades — in 2015. Jin Yucheng's drawings reveal the truth of life underlying the hustle and bustle of city life. He …

Life City Life Shanghai Jin
Typhoon Koinu thunders towards Taiwan, throws life out of gear
1 year, 2 months ago

Typhoon Koinu thunders towards Taiwan, throws life out of gear

Firstpost  

After passing through Taiwan, the typhoon will head towards southern China’s Guangdong and Fujian provinces and then Hong Kong, where it is likely to weaken further to become a tropical storm On Wednesday, typhoon Koinu made its way into southern Taiwan, bringing with it strong gusts and rain that forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights as well as …

Hong Kong Taiwan Typhoon Koinu Koinu Thunders Typhoon Koinu Thunders Taitung
City of sanctuary
1 year, 4 months ago

City of sanctuary

China Daily  

Song Anna has published books on Jewish life in Tianjin in the early 20th century. Since 2001, 70-year-old Song Anna, a retired reporter from Tianjin Daily, has been interviewing Jewish people across the world who once lived in the city or who had relatives that did, collecting photographs from them showing their life in the city. The exhibition features the …

City Jewish Jewish People Tianjin Song Anna
20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
1 year, 9 months ago

20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous abandon to a local rap star as a vermillion sun set behind them. His companion echoes him: “Saddam was a dictator, but the people were living better, peacefully.” Dismissing current officials as pawns of outside powers, …

War Life Syria Islamic State Power City Young
Take A Glamping Trip In Odisha To Have An Experience Of A Lifetime!
1 year, 9 months ago

Take A Glamping Trip In Odisha To Have An Experience Of A Lifetime!

News 18  

In 2023, travel enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new trend in camping – glamping. Whether you want to relax on the beach or explore the nearby attractions, Eco Retreat on Ramchandi Beach is the perfect destination for a memorable holiday experience. Visitors can explore the region’s natural beauty, discover the local culture and traditions, and enjoy some …

Nature India Activities Odisha Beach Water Sports City Life
What to Read in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

What to Read in 2023

Deccan Chronicle  

The New Year is finally here with its bonanza of literary surprises. Smoke and Ashes: A Writer's Journey through Hidden Histories Amitav Ghosh’s wide-ranging, compelling, and absolutely fascinating new book is about China, and India; tea, and opium; Europe, and Asia; capitalist enterprise, and indigenous understandings of the environment; personal history, and a writer’s experience. Ananda: A Journey into India's …

India Indian Hindi Book No One Parliament Published
Manuel Akanji's arrival at Man City went under the radar, but he is relishing life at the Etihad
2 years, 2 months ago

Manuel Akanji's arrival at Man City went under the radar, but he is relishing life at the Etihad

Daily Mail  

A couple of weeks into the Premier League season and at a time when Erling Haaland’s goal tally stood at an altogether more modest nine, Manchester City snuck another signing from Borussia Dortmund into the building. With City’s squad given two days off — ‘to clear our minds’ — after the 1-0 defeat by Liverpool, their newest recruit flew home …

Game Germany Team City Man Liverpool Dortmund
Scotland museum signs deal to return seven ancient artefacts to India
2 years, 4 months ago

Scotland museum signs deal to return seven ancient artefacts to India

The Hindu  

Seven artefacts, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh, has been transferred back to India by Glasgow’s museums as part of Scotland’s “largest-ever” repatriation of objects from a single collection. “The transfer of ownership of the Indian antiquities symbolises a significant step for Glasgow, with the city continuing its positive repatriation history by ensuring …

India Life Indian Objects City Museum Scotland
Ukrainians flee grim life in Russian-occupied Kherson
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukrainians flee grim life in Russian-occupied Kherson

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — It was early one morning when life under Russian occupation became too much for Volodymyr Zhdanov: Rocket fire aimed at Ukrainian forces struck near his home in the city of Kherson, terrifying one of his two children. It was 2 o’clock in the morning and was really scared,” said Zhdanov, who later fled the city on the …

Ukraine Russia City Russian Moscow Ukrainian Kherson