Word of the Day – Schadenfreude: Meaning, examples, and psychological researchWord of the Day – Schadenfreude: Schadenfreude is trending as searches spike during celebrity scandals and political controversies. Nearly ...
13 Feb, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
People enjoy seeing successful individuals fail: Raftaar amid Ranveer Allahbadia's controversyRapper Raftaar addressed the reaction to comedian Samay Raina's controversial joke on 'India's Got Latent,' attributing it to the pleasure ...
13 Feb, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
View: Consideration is needed, not schadenfreudeWhy other people’s problems spark speculation and not compassion needs to be addressed
29 Mar, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
Now, now, easy With the Schadenfreude'So, now that's how it feels,' is the tinny voice being heard inside many a hypothalamus, the part of the brain that tells the body to get ...
27 Jul, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
Arsenal vs Man United: Gary Neville explains viral clip which appears to show him lauding Arsenal’s winClips appeared to show Gary Neville's reaction as Arsenal secures a last-minute win over Manchester United, delighting some Gunners fans an...
23 Jan, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
Anand Mahindra describes Australia's victory against Pakistan in 1 word: 'Schadenfreude'The Mahindra Group uses the German word to describe every Indian's true emotions.
12 Nov, 2021, 06.31 PM IST
The Gloat FactorBeing aware of the intent to gloat and acceptance of the feeling whenever it surfaces, is one of the prerequisites in one’s arduous journey...
09 May, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
All set to move to the moon? Lunar dust is going to be a bigger problem than you thinkThe dust is powdery but as sharp as the illegal coating of ground glass on Indian kite strings.
05 Sep, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
Air strikes from Pakistan not behind heatwaveLoo winds do come from the west, but Pakistan only controls airspace, not air.
31 May, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
On size to suit them all? Now, another fit India movementSince everything is subjective in India — even sizes — can there be uniformity?
25 Jan, 2019, 10.24 AM IST
'HAHAHA' - schadenfreude sweeps web after German downfallA stream of memes and jokes flooded social media after a stunning 2-0 defeat to South Korea condemned Die Mannschaft to their earliest exit...
28 Jun, 2018, 04.14 PM IST
Will Messi be playing against CR7 in Dec?But instead of schadenfreude, (undisputed) Indians following the Spain-Catalonia spat feel nervous relief that there is enough distance bet...
24 Oct, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
Tomato trouble for Pakistan's curriesA similar boycott there of unexpectedly expensive fruit during Ramzan has evidently inspired the current tomato abstention move.
04 Oct, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
Is there no bar on re-robbing gold?The heist of 52 gold bars worth Rs 14.5 crore had been smuggled across the forested Myanmar border hidden in a truck is the stuff of movies.
07 May, 2016, 07.48 AM IST
Beware: voters are fed up of subtle spin and want straight talkThe more they annoy the latter and make them squirm, the more the public perversely rallies behind them, it seems.
14 Aug, 2015, 04.49 AM IST
At Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, VIPs suffered the common man’s travailsIf the new government wanted to bring home to the air-conditioned class what the average citizen’s grouses are, the ceremony did that in sp...
29 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Campaigning in sweltering heat, politicians lose flab, get a tanIt is only thanks to the punishing schedule that Lok Sabha campaigns demand that there is a distinct diminution in average circumferences o...
25 Apr, 2014, 04.44 AM IST