Category Archives: Desi Totkay

The floods in Pakistan began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and, Balochistan regions of Pakistan, which affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan’s total land area was affected by floods, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province facing the brunt of the damage and casualties (above 90% of all the deaths occurred in the province).Nationwide, there were 1,985 deaths.According to Pakistani government data, the floods… Read More »

Losing weight is no easy feat. However, a few tips and tricks can help to speed up the process alongside a healthy diet and daily exercise. In fact, there is a myriad of vitamins and minerals to help improve weight loss regimes that you might not even know about. Health experts confirm that adding these nutrients to your… Read More »

Is anger healthy? Everyone has experienced anger. The intensity of your anger can range from profound annoyance to extreme rage. It’s normal and healthy to feel angry from time to time in response to certain situations. But sometimes people experience an uncontrollable anger that often escalates, especially when the provocation is minor. In this case, anger is not… Read More »

In one village there was a poor barber who used to put a chair under a tree and shave peopleShe was having a hard time. He had no home to live in, no wife, no children. He owned only a sheet and a pillow. When it was night, he would spread a sheet outside a closed school, put… Read More »

I had been eager to ask `Umar about the two ladies from among the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding whom Allah said (in the Qur’an saying): If you two (wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) namely Aisha and Hafsa) turn in repentance to Allah your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet (ﷺ) likes) (66.4),… Read More »

When Will My Milk Come In? For the first few days after your baby’s birth, your body will make colostrum, a nutrient-rich “pre-milk.” Colostrum (kuh-LOSS-trum) has many benefits, including nutrients that boost a baby’s immune system and help fight infection. For some women, colostrum is thick and yellowish. For others, it is thin and watery. The flow of colostrum is… Read More »

We all have our favorite pastimes. Mine happens to be falling down internet k-holes. One minute, I’m investigating the whereabouts of Anastasia and, two hours and many mouse clicks later, I’m somehow reading all about how Henry VIII had his butt wiped by people called the “Grooms of Stool.” That’s around the time I ask myself, Wait, how did I get… Read More »

New Delhi, Aug 18: Today is Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s birthday. She was born on August 18, 1959, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in a middle-class family. Her father Narayan Sitharaman worked in the Railways and her mother Savitri Sitharaman was a homemaker. Her journey from being a saleswoman to becoming India’s Finance Minister has been an interesting one.… Read More »