The new year doesn't always have to be about a new you! Here are some ways you can upgrade your home in 2019. Mustard yellow, the fashion trend from 2018, can serve as an upbeat wall accent for your living space. Greenery is not just a trend anymore and plant walls that go up to the ceiling are great way to amplify your interiors. Paint is not just for your walls anymore as people are upgrading their floors by painting them in fun colours. 

Navratris are here and for all those who are fasting, here are some foods you may not know you could still enjoy. 1. While grains are avoided during these fasts, you could turn to amaranth or ramdaana which is actually a pseudo-cereal and is also gluten-free. 2. Chironji, flax seeds and sunflower seeds have great Ayurvedic properties and give an energy boost. You can whip up a delicious Chironji Ki Dal and roll flax seeds and sunflower seeds into your rotis. 3. Himalayan pink salt is considered to be the purest form of salt on Earth. It is not refined or processed and is rich in as many as 84 trace minerals! 4. Potato is not only starchy vegetable you can eat while fasting. Root vegetables like arbi, jimikand and sweet potatoes can be eaten. You can add them to a chaat, shallow-fry them or cook them as a main dish. 5. You can have nut milks made of almonds and cashews along with coconut milk. Just make sure that they are pure and unprocessed. 6. You can even chomp on a bowlful of

Ukrainian fitness influencer&nbsp;Dmitriy Stuzhuk, who told his followers on social media that Covid-19 does not exist, has died of the virus at 33 years old.&nbsp;His ex-wife Sophia, another influencer, confirmed the news of his death from the deadly virus on her personal Instagram.&nbsp;
Stuzhuk, a fitness expert with 1.1 million followers on Instagram,&nbsp;shared the news of him catching the virus just four days ago.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sharing pictures from his hospital bed, he wrote that during a recent trip to Turkey, he showed some symptoms and got tested when he got back home.&nbsp;
"I was one who thought that Covid does not exist&hellip; until I got sick,&rdquo; he said in his Instagram post.

A 14-year-old Indian-American girl has won a USD 25,000 young scientist challenge for a discovery that could provide a potential treatment for Covid-19.
Anika Chebrolu, an eighth-grader from Texas, won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge,&nbsp;for her work on finding a molecule that can selectively bind to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus in an attempt to find a cure for the same, according to the 3M Challenge website.
Chebrolu was one of the 10 finalists in this year&rsquo;s 3M Young Scientist Challenge. In addition to the prize money, she was also awarded an exclusive 3M Mentorship.

Several pandal committees have made arrangements for virtual 'darshan' this year while barring the physical entry of visitors to cope with Covid-related restrictions.&nbsp;
At least two big-ticket pujas in Kolkata -- Santosh Mitra Square and Debdaru Fatak -- have announced that outsiders won't be allowed but insisted that people log on to their YouTube channels to catch a glimpse of the Durga idol, and the rituals.
Treading on a different path, some puja organisers have opened wide the doors of the marquees for the revellers, after putting in place strict safety measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

Hrithik&nbsp;Roshan&nbsp;has lauded the efforts of a doctor from&nbsp;Assam, whose dance video&nbsp;to cheer&nbsp;up the Covid-19 patients went viral.
The viral video shows, an ENT surgeon, identified as&nbsp;Arup Senapati shaking a leg on Hrithik's&nbsp;'War' movie song 'Ghungroo' in a PPE&nbsp;kit.&nbsp;
Hrithik&nbsp;took to Twitter to share share the video of the dancing doctor and wrote he is going to learn dance moves from&nbsp;Dr Arup.
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Clinical nutritionist Rupali Datta brings you the best ways to avoid bloating while fasting for Navratri.

Social media displayed its power when it changed the fate of Delhi's now-famous Baba Ka Dhaba, a stall run by 80-year-old Kanta Prasad and his wife. But not everyone is as lucky.
The story of Agra's Rotiwali Amma, who sells roti, vegetables, dal and rice for Rs 20 a plate, has now come to the fore. The octogenarian has been running the stall for over 15 years now and just like many others, the pandemic hit her hard.
After losing customers during the pandemic induced&nbsp;lockdown, she now faces the bigger threat of her eatery being removed from the footpath.
A permanent shop is now her only hope &nbsp;to earn a livelihood.

Designer duo Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna launched their collection titled Parallax at the first ever phygital Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week.
The colour of love, red, made a comeback in the collection, which reflected on hope and celebrations in the future.
The outfits featured a mix of tassels, motifs and embroideries. From gowns to tuxedos, the outfits were a combination of structure and fluidity.
The collection focused on the modern-day groom and bride, as the designers felt, despite trying times, every couple still dreams of the perfect wedding celebrations.

Ohud Abdullah Almalki, a Saudi artist in Jeddah has created the world's largest coffee painting, making her the first woman from the country to achieve a record title single-handedly, Guinness World Records said on Sunday.
Almalki made use of 4.5 kgs of expired coffee granules to illustrate renowned leaders from the kingdom and the UAE for the 220 square metre masterpiece which took 45 days to complete.
Titled Naseej 1, it was made on a canvas with 7 connected cloths and features the late King Abdul Aziz bin Saud and the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan.

To spread positivity and cheer amid tough times, a doctor dressed in a full PPE kit grooved to music at the Silchar medical college in Assam.
An ENT surgeon, identified as&nbsp;Arup Senapati, danced to the beats of the song Ghungroo from the movie War to uplift the spirit of Covid-19 patients.
The video, which is now going viral was shared on Twitter by another doctor. Since being shared online, the video has racked up over 165k views and is being widely praised!

Chetan Raut, a mosaic artist in Mumbai, has created a stunning, 6 feet portrait of Goddess Durga with 31,000 push pins for the auspicious Navratri festival.
Raut took almost 36 hours and the help of 6 others to create the masterpiece using pins of a variety of colours.
Chetan&nbsp;is known for creating larger-than-life works of several well known personalities and has bagged numerous world records.

In a bid to spread awareness about Covid-19 and the importance of social distancing, artists dressed up as Lord Ram, Lakshman and Ravana in Chandigarh.
The trio cycled around the famous Sukhna Lake from Rock Garden while interacting with locals.
They spoke about the need to wear masks and the importance of&nbsp;hand hygiene&nbsp;among other things.&nbsp;

An authentic Chinese restaurant in Kolkata, called Wok'ies has come up with an innovative solution to ensure customers do not have to remove their masks while eating food.
Wok'ies, dubbed as India's first 2d-themed restaurant, is giving masks with zips attached. While it is not compulsory to wear them, it definitely is of great help to customers who can relish their meal by just unzipping the mask.
Wok'ies&nbsp;is currently allowing only 50% seating.

Nokia&rsquo;s US subsidiary has secured $14.1 million in funding to deliver 4G connectivity on the Moon.
Nokia&rsquo;s share is part of $370 million in new contracts awarded for a broader NASA programme to advance research and development for space exploration.
NASA said in a statement that the 'system could support lunar surface communications at greater distances, increased speeds, and provide more reliability than current standards.'

A mama dog can be seen lifting her pup in her mouth and shifting it to a safe spot in the&nbsp;flood-affected Tarapur village of Karnataka's&nbsp;Vijayapura district, once again reminding all of a mother's love and sacrifices. The video is now doing the rounds on social media and netizens are all praises.&nbsp;

Toad, the French Bulldog in Texas is all set for Halloween! The canine is wowing fans on social media, by wearing a new costume every day of October, until Halloween.
Toad is quite famous on Instagram with 14k followers. From Drake to Frida Kahlo, his parents have decked him up in creative avatars and he's become quite a rage on the Internet with the hashtag toads31daysofhalloween!

The coronavirus remains active on human skin for as long as nine hours, a new research by Japanese scientists, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases claims.&nbsp;In contrast, the flu-causing pathogen survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours, the study said.
SARS-CoV-2's ability to survive for 9 hours on human skin may enhance the risk of contact transmission. The flu virus and the coronavirus are inactivated within 15 seconds of applying ethanol, found in santizers, they claimed.
Backing World Health Organisation's advice, the study concluded by adding that hand hygiene&nbsp;may reduce the risk, and stressed on the need to wash hands frequently to combat Covid-19.

Designer Samant&nbsp;Chauhan&nbsp;just showcased his collection at the Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week.&nbsp;
The designer redefined old silhouettes with&nbsp;cold shoulders and low necklines in silk.&nbsp;
The colourful collection featured a whole lot of silver and metal work embroidery and pays homage to 'changing moods', the designer shared.
A variety of long dresses with different cut outs dominated the designer's collection.&nbsp;

A couple from Kerala,&nbsp;Rishi Karthikeyan and Lakshmi&nbsp;tied the knot in September in a low key ceremony due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Since they couldn't have a pre-wedding photoshoot&nbsp;due to lockdown&nbsp;restrictions, the couple went ahead with a post-wedding photoshoot&nbsp;but the Internet has not taken it very well.&nbsp;
The couple's photographer friend conceptualised the shoot in which they donned white sheets in the middle of a tea plantation in&nbsp;Idukki district.&nbsp;
Netizens&nbsp;slammed the couple for the photographs, asking questions like if they were wearing clothes underneath.&nbsp;

The first ever digital edition of FDCI's Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week saw designer label Bloni by Akshat Bansal showcase collection titled Allogamy.
The collection sought to give a glimpse into another world, where cross pollination is practised to create hybrid identities and a resilient habitat, the designer said.
The designs were very freeform, a mimicry of the growth found in nature. Far from perfect, the collection reflected a post-apocalyptic aesthetic ruled by nature.

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