Work from Home

Study links multi-tasking in workplace to negative emotions

Juggling from writing papers to answering calls, tackling all that at once at your workplace is not help, rather, it is likely to create a tense working environment followed by sadness and fear.

Wondering how to spend Caturday? Take some inspiration from these felines

In the endeavour of enjoying the weekend indoors, we can take a page out of our furry little feline friends’ books, who are putting their paws up for Caturday.

Chris Evans tells Jimmy Fallon what went wrong when he tried to shave his dog

Watch Captain America tell late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon what he has learned about DIY dog-grooming from his previous misadventures with his sweet pup Dodger.

Breakfast: Now the meal of the day

Most families eat egg-and-bread combinations with a glass of milk, tea or coffee. Some are using the lockdown to do more, as a means to buoy spirits and with an eye on practicality — lunch can then be small, simple or even skipped altogether.

This guy just turned his home into a movie theatre for surprise date night. Watch

This guy’s date night effort is so on point, you’ll want to show this video to your significant other

Life in the time of lockdown: The highs and lows of grocery runs

Heading to the market to stock up on essentials has become anxiety-inducing, time-consuming, and also the only outing most of us get.

Twinkle Khanna gets a makeover from daughter Nitara, Mira Rajput enjoys parlour session with 3-year-old Misha as beautician

Twinkle Khanna has shared a picture of her free makeover by seven-year-old daughter Nitara amid lockdown. Mira Rajput has daughter Misha doing the honours.

‘Is it a loin cloth? Is it the flag of Italy?’: Farah Khan tries to knit hairband for son, this is what the end result looks like

Farah Khan attempted to make a hairband for son but believes the end result looks like a loin cloth or the flag of Italy.

When you love, you don’t give up: Migrant workers refuse to part from their pets

A family of migrant workers chose to carry their pets along even as they took the long road home.

Covid-19: Locked down shoppers turn to vegetables, shun ready meals, wasted less food

People forced to stay home also tried new recipes and threw away less food, the survey of nearly 11,000 shoppers in 11 countries found. Shoppers cut spending on ready-made meals and bought more fruit and vegetables, turning to healthier eating during coronavirus lockdowns.

Coronavirus positive Ladakh teacher takes online classes from isolation centre

Lodged in an isolation centre in Leh district, Kifayat Hussain is taking online classes using internet communication tools like Zoom and making YouTube videos for his Class 9 and 10 students, whom he cannot meet.

Close shaves go viral in lockdown

People have resorted to craft scissors and box dye and are posting the results as #CoronaCuts online. Some are giving their furry friends summer makeovers too — so we have poodles with Elvis forelocks; golden retrievers with ponytails.

Flouting Covid-19 lockdown rules? Beware, this Yamraj will come after you!

Delhi Police recently brought on board an artist, to dress up as Yamraj and spread awareness on social distancing rules amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

Multitasking in the workplace can lead to sadness, fear

Researchers have found that while juggling through multiple tasks -- from writing papers to answering emails and tackling all that at once and the constant interruptions can actually create sadness and fear and eventually, a tense working environment.

Workplace worries mount as US tracks new COVID-19 cases

Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related.

How to transition back to work-from-office?

Many of Indias formal-economy workers have spent the past eight weeks working from home, and according to a new survey by IBM, over half of the remote workers want to remain part of a new remote workforce.

Tie-dye becomes quarantine’s most popular DIY trend

Given its popularity, even celebrities are trying their hands at this trend. Actor Katie Holmes’ cool DIY with daughter Suri Cruise grabbed many eyeballs on social media.

Bathinda’s hero: This cop is everyone’s favourite, fans love to draw his sketches

Nanak Singh, the SSP of Bathinda regularly engages with his fans on social media, says it builds a direct connection that solves many problems.

What’s your lockdown challenge?

It takes a certain degree of energy and will—and a healthy sprinkling of providence—but some are actually managing to use the lockdown to work on long-pending personal projects and ambitions.

Arshad Warsi on picking up the brush in lockdown: While painting, the current chaotic state of the world was going on in my head

The actor has expressed his mind through his artwork for the first time in a long time.

Richa Chadha helps the needy in ‘kind’ amid lockdown, says ‘I find talk about donations in crores and lakhs obnoxious’

The actor used the power of social media, and sought help from a wholesale dealer to secure over 600 kg of ration which she donated to a Gurudwara.

Falguni Pathak sings from her balcony for neighbours. Watch her performance going viral

A video shows Falguni Pathak singing ‘Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaaye’ from the film Anand.

Amid lockdown, celebs unite to spread hope, positivity through new song Zindagi Ko Jeelay Zara

Richa Chadha does her bit to feed the hungry

Actor Richa Chadha is trying her best to feed the needy. She has been distributing ration with the help of some groups.

Courage wins all wars, this little robin tells us

A robin built its nest in an unlikely place, a traffic light!  It brings us a message that there’s no adversity you can’t beat with courage.

Gumnaam hai koi: This ghost is scaring the hell out of people breaking lockdown in Odisha

This Bollywood inspired ghost in a sari is ensuring that people do not step out from their homes in the night.

Adnan Sami celebrates daughter’s birthday, prays for a better world

Singer Adnan Sami’s daughter Medina Sami turned three recently and he took to social media to pray for everyone’s well being during these times of crisis.

Mother’s Day 2020: Here’s how you can celebrate Mother’s Day during the lockdown this year

In India, May 10 is celebrated as Mother’s Day. And yes, your usual tropes of buying your mother a card, cake with Happy Mother’s Day and a bouquet of flowers may be a little difficult this year thanks to the lockdown. So this year, you might have to think outside the box to turn this uneventful quarantine into a productive Mother’s Day gifting exercise.

Is work from home making you sick?

A study done by Swiss company revealed that 70% of professionals work from home at least once a week while 53% work remotely for half of the week.