The chair on which JK Rowling sat to write The Philosopher’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets, the first two books in the Harry Potter series, is up for grabs on eBay. She was, of course, an impoverished single mother at that time, living in her Scottish Council flat surviving on benefits and fighting depression. The chair has been personalised by Rowling herself and features several painted...

If you were given a choice, where you would choose to live? A survey conducted by International Living Magazine across 194 countries has tried to find out the best places for living. Countries were judged on nine parameters - cost of living, culture & leisure, economy, environment, freedom, health, infrastructure, safety & risk, and climate. France emerged as the highest-rated country for the...

Sugar indulgence is becoming a common health issue in urban societies, thanks to easy access to sugary foods in the form of soft drinks, caramels, chocolates, artificial sweets and canned desserts. Often, people, who wish to give up sugar, do nothing more than hope ‘to do something about it’ and end up binging on sweets. The way to control sugar is by reducing the craving for sweets,...