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Quote of the day by Sabrina Carpenter: ‘Part of life is making light of…'

US singer, songwriter and actress Sabrina Carpenter at the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, on May 4, 2026.

Published 72 days ago

Bride applies for job on wedding day, video goes viral

A bride was seen applying for a job in her bridal outfit, video went viral.

Published 121 days ago

Just Like That: Folk tales and earthy wisdom that grounds India’s philosophies

Representational image. (X)

Updated 157 days ago

Choppleganger: For when your doppelganger is a downgrade

Choppleganger: For when your doppelganger is a downgrade

Published 189 days ago

Salman Rushdie: stabbed 15 times but still laughing

Author Salman Rushdie attends the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala.

Updated 260 days ago

Jonathan Bailey says Bridgerton taught him nothing about romance

Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley in Bridgerton season 2

Updated 373 days ago

British etiquette coach shows ‘only way’ to eat banana with cutlery. Video

A British etiquette coach sparked laughs online by demonstrating the "proper" way to eat a banana — using a knife and fork.

Published 412 days ago

Huma Qureshi – “Books can be an escape from the harsh truth of reality”

Actor and author Huma Qureshi (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated 504 days ago

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 20 February 2025

Catch It Live on Thursday, 20 February 2025

Published 518 days ago

Croatia's laughter museum is on a mission to spark childlike joy

Museum founder Andrea Golubic inside a pool full of small white balls at the HaHaHouse museum of laughter in central Zagreb, on January 21, 2025. The 450-square-metre (4,844-square-feet) museum, which opened in January, offers eight interactive zones and has also an educational part featuring the history of humour from ancient to modern times and via different formats-theatre, film or Internet.

Updated 526 days ago

Expert explains why Gen Z, the 'unserious generation, uses humour to cope

Gen Z is all laughs even in dire circumstances.

Updated 556 days ago

Want to be a better parent? Science says laughter and jokes might be the key

New research highlights humour's role in easing parenting stress and building resilience.

Published 564 days ago

Baby John trailer: Varun vows to protect his daughter in action-packed thriller

Varun Dhawan in a still from Baby John.

Updated 590 days ago

Humour is an efficient parenting tool to connect with your child: Study

Phil and Luke Dunphy, the on-screen father and son from Modern Family, are the perfect example of a fun parent-child relationship.

Updated 607 days ago

All puns blazing: What makes a good joke?

(HT Illustrations: Jayanto)

Updated 663 days ago

Serena Williams cracks THIS racist joke on Caitlin Clark at the ESPYs: Watch

Caitlin Clark became the target of Serena Williams' joke at the ESPY Awards

Published 740 days ago

On Mother’s Day, here’s why Soha Ali Khan believes mums laugh harder

Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, and their six-year-old daughter, Inaaya, have different ideas of what’s funny. (PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM/@SAKPATAUDI)

Updated 803 days ago

World Laughter Day 2024: Date, history, significance and all you need to know

World Laughter Day, every first Sunday of May, celebrates laughter's universal ability to bring joy and healing.

Published 810 days ago

Priyadarshan confirms new film with Akshay Kumar is going to be on this subject

Filmmaker Priyadarshan with actor Akshay Kumar

Updated 818 days ago

Will you be this year’s ‘April fish’? Businesses have a long history of using April Fools’ Day to try and prank us all

HT Image

Updated 843 days ago

The definition of theatre plays is different for me: Waman Kendre

Kendre was speaking during second day of the two-day Deccan Literature Festival took place at the Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 969 days ago

Goad idea: Why get angry when you can laugh about it?

Even superheroes defuse anger with humour, not more anger. Be like Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool, who practised tact and wit in heated moments.

Updated 986 days ago

International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2023: Date, history, significance

International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration

Published 1039 days ago

Interview: Manish Gaekwad, author, The Last Courtesan – “My mother and I were accomplices in this”

Author Manish Gaekwad (Courtesy HarperCollins)

Updated 1055 days ago

It rains poetry, couplets, Bollywood numbers on last day of Uttar Pradesh assembly’s monsoon session

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the state assembly on Friday. (Deepak Gupta/HT)

Updated 1076 days ago

Stars in the City: Dilli ka ladka Zakir Khan at his candid best, gives lessons in love, life and likeability

Zakir Khan recently visited Hindustan Times House for SITC.

Updated 1125 days ago

Zeina Abirached, graphic novelist - “Humour saved us during terrible times”

Graphic novelist Zeina Abirached (Courtesy the author)

Updated 1195 days ago

#LockTheBox: A paradise for tricity bibliophiles

People browsing through books on display at the Lock the Box book fair at Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Sector 15, Chandigarh (Photo: Ravi Kumar/HT)

Updated 1204 days ago

First date rules millennials love to follow to impress their partner

Dating tips: Going out on your first date? Check out these rules that millennials love to follow to impress their partner

Updated 1445 days ago

International Joke Day: History, significance; benefits of sharing jokes

International Joke Day 2022: The day is annually celebrated on July 1

Updated 1483 days ago

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