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Dear Carolyn: I’ve been thinking of asking my girlfriend to marry me, after several years of happy and fulfilled dating. The other day, for the first time, my girlfriend expressed that she really didn’t like that I work at home. I freelance and really love it. I have a lot saved and I’m in a much better financial place than she is, which gives me a lot of latitude. Read full article >>     Full Article

Here are 7 things that tell us what goes on in a woman's head...     Full Article

ANKARA (Reuters) - Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Mohammad's sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date. Full Article

Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats. Full Article

Cheating by students is being investigated in a US university course dedicated to understanding the hidden world of academic deception. Full Article

When you have exhausted all your weekend entertainment options, how about having just a good big laugh? No. Literally! While pursuing his Masters in International Business Management from the University of Sheffield (UK), Pranoop Jawahar hit upon an idea of opening up a stand-up comedy club in Full Article

The tourists, who come down to Leela Manjooran’s adobe, a retired teacher of St. Teresa College, can treat themselves to some of the yummy naadan culinary delights of Kerala. She serves delicious meals and teaches cooking to those foreigners, who visit her place, as part of their tourist programme Full Article

The words "zen" and "child" may not exactly go together, but that hasn't stopped a growing number of parents from home schooling their kids in the art of yoga, meditation and relaxation. A University of California, Los Angeles study found second- and third-graders who practiced "mindful" Full Article

 The first order of business after a split is by getting involved in some casual sex, according to experts. However, casual sex to some is fine only if the two have truly, emotionally, moved on, the Huffington Post reported. It could be good idea, as it helps you to forget that you have been Full Article

It may have begun as a tourist attraction in Kerala, but Black Mass followers have tightened their grip over the city, in recent years. It is no longer a lure for tourists alone or limited to tourist hotspots like Fort Kochi and Mattanchery, but is rampant in the city, even in areas like Edappally Full Article

Ingredients For cooking the muttonMutton - 300 gmsChili powder - 2 teaspoonsTurmeric powder - 1 teaspoonCrushed ginger - a small piece(Or ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon)A few curry leavesTo GrindRed chilli - 2Green chilli - 2Small onion - 10Garlic - 10Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoonClove - 2Cardomom Full Article

But you shouldn't just jump into bed with anyone following a divorce or tough breakup. Full Article

Here's how to join it, says Amy Fernandes. Full Article

A 9-year-old girl who asked McDonald's CEO to stop "tricking kids into eating your food."  Full Article

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Struggling Cyprus should be able to lure tourist revenue with pristine bathing waters, ranked the European Union's best in the latest EU bathing report published on Tuesday. Full Article

As usual Ronald wal­ked to his regular corner at the Shanghum­u­g­­h­am Beach with his mic­ro­ph­one and music system on Sa­turday. He began his work -- singing old Malayalam film so­ngs, pausing only to ask for do­nations after every song.  That evening, however, he pa­used longer to allow new mu Full Article

The shared A-level and GCSE system for England, Wales and Northern Ireland should no longer be continued, says Education Secretary Michael Gove. Full Article

Organic beauty fans will be pleased to know that the Australian supermodel's range of skincare is now available online. Miranda is currently the face of Spanish high-street label Mango and is also one of the famous Victoria's Secret Angels.     Full Article

If you want to sleep well, make an exercise schedule for the mornings, a new study suggests.  A study also found that when women woke up earlier, they were more active throughout the day.     Full Article

Previous studies have shown that eating a ‘Mediterranean diet’ reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study has offered explanation for the diet’s benefits. The new research has shown that eating a diet rich in the phenolic components of virgin olive oil represses several pro- Full Article

Yay! So much more exciting than Tax Day or Arbor Day, and clearly a great reason to pour a glass of wine. Full Article

A Paula Deen museum dedicated to the Queen of Butter's hometown is apparently in the works.  Full Article

The reasons to not get involved with a married man are plenty — heartbreaks, being called the ‘other woman’ so on and so forth     Full Article

A changing India has been the thinking writer's cap powering the genre of non-fiction literature for the last two decades post globalisation.     Full Article

Hershey is rolling out a Chinese brand designed for the world's fastest-growing candy market. Full Article

There are gods, there are goddesses, and then there’s something above it all, shows this French act in town. Awe-inspiring acrobatics, sweeping song-dance routine and powerful music. This is what French show, Mana- A Cirque Spectacle, which will be performed in Gurgaon soon, is striving to do.     Full Article

We tend to think of ethnic wear as being compartmentalised in two brackets, band-baaja elaborate or everyday casual. We tell you how to pick up your ethnic for summer, and do the look right. So pin up that pallu and strike a pose!     Full Article

A study has shown that lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria were killed with good old Vitamin C -- an unexpected discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. Interestingly, in the lab tests, the bacteria never developed resistance to Vitamin C.     Full Article

Thank you to all those kind and thoughtful people who have paid tribute to Kathreen and Rob over the past few days. Thank you to all of the generous people and companies who have made financial contributions to the children’s present and future needs. Thank you to all the friends, near and far, who have supported Full Article

DUBAI (Reuters) - Customs officials in United Arab Emirates have seized hundreds of elephant tusks shipped from Africa marked as furniture, the Ministry of Environment and Water said. Full Article