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Sidhu Moosewala’s political commentary in rap

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Video | BooksHopping in Bengaluru

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Honda CB300R: an easy, light weight bike

Flat out performance is where the Honda CB300R punches way above its weight from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/gF3aWHo

Hyundai Creta N Line could come to India

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Music, books and food in Bengaluru this weekend

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Kia EV6 bookings open ahead of launch

Kia India is all set to launch the brand’s first EV in the Indian market, the EV6, on June 2. from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/1mdRfi6

BMW i4 launched in India at ₹ 69.90 lakh

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Yes, we Cannes!

Cannes Film Festival had it all: Deepika’s Bengal tiger sari & Aishwarya’s dark-yet-floral gown; alas, gum-baring Akshay & patriotic Kangana were missing. BTW, if we have a Cannespur, what would happen to Kanpur? from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/gAY6W1m

A new film ‘Podanur Thabaal Nilayam’ turns the spotlight on Podanur Post Office, the oldest and the first post office in Coimbatore

A suspense thriller, the film records three days in the lives of people who work in a post office from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/uKAURiN

Namma Metro ridership crosses 4.6 lakh mark

BMRCL hopes for ridership will cross the 5 lakh mark in two months from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/bRCauyZ

The Kolkata tram must die in order to live

The iconic transport system is bound for a destiny similar to bookshops and cinema halls that have become rubble from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/o26YvLe

An attempt to stop menstrual penalty

Menstruators will menstruate is a creative video that highlights the menstrual discrimination girls face at home and workplace from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/IXol6jW

Watch | Sirumugai’s unique wedding saree

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2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 is the new bike in town

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Sunday Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: on travel

‘People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home’ from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/TIAyYNm

Experiment with pottery and screen printing at this Chennai studio

Studio Serendip’s adult enrichment classes are designed to offer deeper artistic engagement, enable you to experiment with pottery, screen printing and more from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/4ItZDgu

Culinary talent hunt contest showcases the rural specialities of Tamil Nadu

Chef Damu is travelling across Tamil Nadu, picking out regional cooks for The Hindu One State One Taste grand finale. And the competition is as creative as it is fierce from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/l0neEdU

Benelli rolls out updated TRK 502 , 502X

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The cashew fruit gets its due: Restaurants in Goa innovate with the tangy apple

The cashew nut has long outshone the fruit in popularity. Finally, the tangy apple is being discovered by restaurants and enjoying its moment in the Goan sun from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/0w3OFBs

A postcard from the Paris of the 70s

‘Dalwadi: An Indian lens on France’, a travelling photo exhibition by prof. Parmanand Dalwadi comes to Hyderabad from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/deJUoL8

The century old Govindamangalam Homestay in Kochi hosts a Konkani food pop up

The more than 100-year-old homestay hosts a Konkani meal for Guests p from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/FIC12Ot

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut auctioned

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Plans afoot to promote paragliding in Karimnagar

Adventure sports enthusiasts and tourists will be in for a treat as paragliding is being introduced at Lower Manair Dam from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/fJLDe1I

KTM new-gen rolls out

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Data | Rural inflation peaks across States, except in Tamil Nadu and Kerala

The high prices of food and beverages was one of the primary drivers of rural inflation and within it, the prices of vegetables, oils and fats, and meat and fish increased the most from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/YQcZSva

A tea story blended with Indian spices for wellness

Founder of Vahdam tea shares his ‘healthy tea’ journey and the story of Oscar goodie bag from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/2pt1BKD

Palm tree nectar to be sold as packaged drink in Telangana

‘Neera’ will soon be available as a packaged drink in Telangana as Teneera from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/oaOrJzs

Inside a raw denim jacket

Street style, craft conscious and non-ageist — MoonRay by mother-daughter duo Karishma and Avantika Swali checks all the boxes from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/8ZNQO65

Jeep Meridian launched

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TVS Star City Plus: an off-beat city commuter

The two wheeler is nimble and agile when flitting through traffic, and the clutch and brake also feels as light as the bike itself from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/9wudoef

Actor Indrans can shoulder a film with ease, says Ratheesh Reghunandan, director of the Malayalam film ‘Udal’

The Malayalam film ‘Udal’ is a thriller that pivots around three characters locked inside a house from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/y7L0v4M

Rajesh Vijaykumar’s experimental works in mixed media delve into mysticism and Tantric art

A two-day exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram showcased 35 of his works in mixed media from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/1Dqk7b8

‘Outside the Window’, an art show by six artists in Thiruvananthapuram, celebrates myriad themes and perspectives

The artists from different walks of life are part of a collective, Colourbees from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/2mARWKa

Rajesh Vijaykumar’s experimental works in mixed media delve into mysticism and Tantric art

A two-day exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram showcased 35 of his works in mixed media from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/XxjBKVa

Peonies on kanjeevaram: a peek at good sari collaborations

Why a good collaboration is not merely the union of two crafts, but an expression of respect, generosity and creativity from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/WdqBJyc

Aulerth: this jewellery brand is coverting industrial waste into accessories

Conscious jewellery label Aulerth is breaking new ground in making designer accessories out of reclaimed industrial waste and man-made gemstones from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/hgWREIT

Brain on sale

Buy ‘em all, washing machines, massage chairs, goat-milk shampoos and even woollens in April; max out your credit cards to escape FOMO from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Ynq3hj0

Payal Singhal’s multi-tasking jewels

The designer’s first jewellery collaboration takes its blueprint from heritage pieces but gives it a contemporary makeover from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Jy1cAYz

Payal’s multi-tasking jewels

The designer’s first jewellery collaboration takes its blueprint from heritage pieces but gives it a contemporary makeover from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/DIO5cXV

TVS updates iQube line-up

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Porsche’s ‘most powerful 718 Cayman’ to hit the road

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Four pillars of an eco-project

Architecture and construction shlould be nature friendly. A look by Sathya Prakash Varanashi from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/5st4DES

BGauss is D15’s new electric scooter

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Handmade in Tiruppur, this Chennai-based brand of dolls that is about brown representation, is being shipped across the country and globally

The dolls, with interesting stories, are fashioned out of organic linen cotton, coconut shell buttons, wool, and stuffed with recycled polyester fibres sourced from single use plastic bottles from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/WxGj7Br

For the record: the vinyl is back

Analogue music in India is steadily growing, with both millennials and Gen Z collecting records, labels putting out albums, and even a vinyl bar now in the mix from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/ArE4ajL

Tata Motors launches new Harrier variant

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Aprilia scooter prices hiked

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Food Safety licence mandatory for eateries: Kerala Minister

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How to live like Ruskin Bond

Today, on the author’s 88th birthday, his latest book will hit the stands. To celebrate, he shares secrets on life, love and Mussoourie from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/DQbRLJm

A synergy of reggae, rap and melody

Apache Indian features in the latest release ‘Rise Up’ along with Shibani Kashyap, Dinero Ash and Chezin from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/oc7eLa8

Malayalam actor Sshivada on acting with Mohanlal in Jeethu Joseph’s ‘12th Man’

Being on sets of the film felt like going back to college, says the actor from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/bqLupxz

A synergy of reggae, rap and melody

Apache Indian features in the latest release ‘Rise Up’ along with Shibani Kashyap, Dinero Ash and Chezin from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/5mIweMs

This cocktail party comes in a can

Ready-to-drink cocktails, from classic Cosmopolitans to refreshing G&Ts, are making it quicker and easier to mix drinks for parties. But do they taste as good a freshly shaken cocktail? from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/HfeRBIi

Honda City petrol, diesel get mild equipment updates

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2022 India-bound Range Rover Sport price listed

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Everything here is handmade

The show, organised by A Hundred Hands, will presents crafts from across the country from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/uHFiB4Q

Bruised yet upbeat: Chennai-based Nivedha Srinivasan recently won two medals at the Kickboxing World Cup in Turkey

These include a silver in the Light Contact category and a bronze in Kick Light category from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/pZbBtu1

How Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram is promoting Kavyakeli

Over 130 students from across Kerala and other states are learning Kavyakeli through online classes from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/ULBKN01

Chennai’s young restaurateurs celebrate street food and home-style meals

A fresh crop of restaurateurs are finding slick, economical ways to repackage classic meals, encouraging customers to dive into traditional flavours in comfort from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/wNaGbLs

A miniature car and bike creator from the Nilgiris

They may look like toys, but the miniature bike and car handcrafted by G. Roshan from Udhagamandalam are fully functional from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/JrljNSW

A miniature car and bike creator from The Nilgiris

They may look like toys, but the miniature bike and car handcrafted by G Roshan from Udhagamandalam are fully functional from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/nD68MLK

A new bird sanctuary takes wing at Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur

Tamil Nadu’s 17th bird sanctuary, a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district, is an abode of colorful, vibrant, and rare migratory birds from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/d4nmfyA

A new bird sanctuary takes wing at Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur

Tamil Nadu’s 17th bird sanctuary, a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district, is an abode of colorful, vibrant, and rare migratory birds from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/5PWSevM

Louiz Banks, the godfather of Indian Jazz, is teaching children again

From a Kolkata night club to the world stage, Louiz Banks is a pioneer of Jazz in India. Now, at 81, he is eager to reprise an old role from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/6IrxWCL

‘Crash’ing the record

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Visakhapatnam’s latest millet meal destination

Millet Rasoi conjures up the spirit and flavours of rural Andhra Pradesh with ragi muddha, millet noodles and a comforting jowar biryani from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/YvKMNWL

YouTube channel KalPanthu’s series puts the spotlight on Kerala’s Sevens football

The documentary series hopes to capture Malappuram’s iconic Sevens football, in addition to featuring untold stories from across the country from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/T5wbNHp

“Working on ‘Word’ was a liberating experience,” says musician Sachin Warrier

Sachin’s new EP, ‘Word’, has crowdsourced lyrics in Malayalam, Hindi and English from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/P7jExi1

Through the lens, darkly

Photographer Spandita Malik’s Nari series, printed on fabric and accentuated with traditional embroidery, breaks away from the colonial lens from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/snT1BQP

Art scene in Bengaluru this weekend

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New Range Rover Sport unveiled

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Floating walls

Unconventionally brilliant design by an architect duo. A look by Nandhini Sundar  from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/BlpD857

Chennai cyclist becomes the fastest solo unsupported rider from Kashmir to Kanyakumari

Chennai-based B Srinivasan cycled across 13 states in 14 days to become the fastest solo unsupported rider covering 3,677 kilometres from Kashmir to Kanyakumari from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/tU8oOL5

Aditi Iyer becomes the youngest Indian global chart-topper 

The Mumbai-based teenager has two No.1s and a DRT Mainstream Top 200 entree alongside big global music icons from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/ynwNDjb

A one-man rescue mission for wild orchids in Assam

After years of rescuing wild orchids from fires, deforestation and construction, Mithu Gogoi has a garden where 9,000 burst into bloom every spring from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/FxptXIV

The Feels Express is touring India, bringing indie music to intimate spaces

Why three solo musicians from three different places decided to tour the country together  from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/VkQun9Z

Chennai’s Amethyst comes up with contemporary menu with indigenous rice

Rakesh Raghunathan demonstrates how flexible heritage rice can be, conjuring it into inventive dishes and contemporary desserts at Amethyst’s Wild Garden Cafe from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/h0FcKWd

Artefacts damaged during World War II are the subjects of this Chennai photo exhibition

A photo exhibition in Chennai’s Russian House captures the restoration process of priceless artefacts damaged during the Second World War from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/d6K9cji

The Park, Chennai, has grand birthday plans as it turns 20 this week

Priya Paul talks about the beauty of The Park’s past two decades, and the promise of the future from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/pJ8WMDn

EU lifts mask requirement for air travel as pandemic ebbs

European Union authorities say the bloc will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/q6IymTk

Tamil Nadu students’ solar-powered boat, YALI, is the first Indian entry at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

YALI, an energy-efficient boat created by students from Coimbatore, becomes the first from India to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge scheduled for July  from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/OTJCcji

New Mercedes-Benz C-Class makes it entry

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2022 Benelli Leoncino 800 and 800 Trail revealed

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Skoda launches Kushaq Monte Carlo

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KTM 2022 RC 390 price announced

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Malayalam short film ‘New Normal’ attempts to normalise the conversation around homosexuality

‘New Normal’ has been scripted and directed by debutant director Monisha Mohan Menon from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/6wWxB1T

A new book throws fresh light on Parukutty Neithyaramma, the queen consort of Cochin State

By breaking century old traditions, Parukutty Neithyaramma inspired The Cochin Nair Regulation of 1920, which banned polygamy, legalised Sambandham, and streamlined inheritance rights from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/qu2asxO

A new book throws fresh light on Parukutty Neithyaramma, the queen consort of Cochin State

By breaking century old traditions, Parukutty Neithyaramma inspired The Cochin Nair Regulation of 1920, which banned polygamy, legalised Sambandham, and streamlined inheritance rights from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/2VXLJsw

Rongali Bihu, a vibrant window into Assam  

A visit to Assam is a dive into its diverse cultural experiences and Rongali, Guwahati’s cultural festival, is a good place to start   from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/0VmKfaX

Maruti’s new XL6: Smooth and subtle

The new XL6 gets some subtle changes on the outside and some not-so-subtle ones under the skin. Has it all worked though? from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/bqBs8PY

Rough sea prompts closure of Karnataka’s first floating bridge, water activities suspended in Malpe and St. Mary’s Island

Karnataka’s first floating bridge at Malpe in Udupi district was damaged on the night of May 8 after being hit by huge waves. Images and videos of the damaged bridge and pontoon blocks lying on the beach were being widely circulated on social media on May 9 from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/W5Rowt2

The sarbath makers of Kerala

Meet the street-side mixologists, who can whip up anything from a simple lemon soda to a complex fizzy mocktail in a matter of minutes from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/gUZB4tR

Travel India on a designer thali

Designer Gaurang Shah’s new Hyderabad restaurant celebrates the spontaneity of Indian home meals with an vegetarian thali from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/0W82JDN

Ratheena PT on ‘Puzhu’: ‘A movie to be experienced and not explained’

The debutant director talks about bringing together Mammootty and Parvathy for the first time from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/tZEo07w

IF.BE makes space for art, architecture and design collaborations in Mumbai’s 144-year-old ice factory

Mumbai’s newest transdisciplinary space blends ideas of architecture, art, retail and community, while resting comfortably on 144 years of history from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/bCdniWR

 Kanjivaram with a Parsi accent 

 A collection of Kanakavalli Kanjivarams features gara embroidery by Ashdeen Lilaowala from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/fEDyP6b

Stranger than ever

Guided by their generous tongue and an inquisitive nose, Indians are no stranger to strangers from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/bVLYtpU

The Indian leg of the Great Backyard Bird Count records an impressive 1,017 species

Hobby birders and students collaborated with naturalists from across the country at the 10th edition of biggest four-day bird-o-thon and documented over 1000 bird species from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/dbymLxX

Behind Natasha Poonawalla’s Met Gala 2022 look

Celebrity stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania on Natasha Poonawalla’s gold statement at fashion’s biggest night out in New York from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/3D1XOUM

The Indian leg of the Great Backyard Bird Count records an impressive 1,017 species

Hobby birders and students collaborated with naturalists from across the country at the 10th edition of biggest four-day bird-o-thon and documented over 1000 bird species from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/0dOhRbk

Dance, music and food in Bengaluru this weekend

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2022 Honda City e:HEV launched

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Volkswagen Taigun gets more features

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How Kovai Trans Kitchen, a restaurant run entirely by transgender people, drives change

The restaurant in Pollachi hopes to integrate those from the community into mainstream society from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/KWzsALT

Puducherry gets a new resort beside the Ariyankuppam lagoons

Puducherry’s latest resort, Radisson Resort Pondicherry Bay, offers woodfired pizza in the lobby, boat rides in Ariyankuppam and access to the region’s only Blue Flag beach from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/rbiXUNu

Chennai is brimming with new pizzerias. These might come in handy for your next pizza party

From good old pepperoni and decadent smoked salmon to experimental Makhmali paneer pie, this list has got you covered from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/rXDTyaN

This Chennai photographer documents Tamil Nadu women with their hair done up with flowers

In his new series Poochoodal, city photographer Naveenraj Gowthaman documents women from rural Tamil Nadu sporting with heartwarming hairdos from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/JgPLfdU

Architecture must obey the ecology of the land, says Vinu Daniel

The avant-garde architect’s creations in ‘clothcrete’ will be part of an exhibition on climate change in London from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/CP6FmBV

Chaikaari in Thiruvananthapuram sells snacks made by home cooks

Athira J and Arun Kumar BS opened Chaikaari as an avenue for home cooks to be financially independent from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/gmc3YGa

TVS Ntorq 125 XT launched

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Skoda slashes Kushaq price

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Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram celebrates employees returning to the office after two years

Companies at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram organise programmes, contests and team outings to welcome back employees, who in turn are setting social media abuzz with ‘#back2office’ photographs and videos from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/DS7jZ2d

Watch | Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram welcomes employees back to office

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Fishermen focus on landing sashimi quality tuna

Fisher turned entrepreneur M Muthu Vel of Puducherry has trained the fishing community to land high quality Tuna, which now fetches record prices from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/4HeSI1x

Meet the chefs feeding Ukrainian refugees across borders

Chefs, actors, entrepreneurs and a host of others rallied across borders to feed the millions fleeing Ukraine over the past two months. Those at the forefront, have lessons to share from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/B1rKLmx

Manu Chandra’s Godawan story

The chef is consulting with Diageo India’s new single malt whisky, while planning his next chapter now that he’s hung up his apron at the Olive Group from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/ndI5DYk

Explained | Why are electric vehicles catching fire? 

Is the battery causing the problem? What are the safety measures that need to be followed to prevent explosions?   from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Jps9CIe