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From Norman Mailer's 'fug' to Trump's Oval Office: How a four-letter word conquered the English languageThe F-word's journey from censored print to common usage is explored. Norman Mailer faced publisher edits in his debut novel, substituting ...- SC sets Rs 30,000 monthly income for housewives, calls them 'nation builders'The Supreme Court has declared homemakers as nation builders. Their domestic care work will now be recognized as a separate category for co...
- Supreme Court recognises homemakers as 'nation builders', sets Rs 30,000 monthly compensation for domestic workThe Supreme Court of India has declared homemakers as nation builders. A monthly compensation of Rs. 30,000 will now be awarded for the los...
- Quote of the Day by Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘Do you know what fear stands for? False Evidence…’ The simple mindset shift that can help you stop letting anxiety run your lifeQuote of the Day: Jake Gyllenhaal’s Quote of the Day serves as a powerful reminder that many of life’s greatest barriers are created in the...
- Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah seeks Governor's appointment, might make way for ShivakumarKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is reportedly preparing to step down. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is widely expected to take ...
- Operation Sindoor reflected 'smart power' in its most complete expression, says Indian Army chiefIndian forces executed Operation Sindoor with military precision, dismantling terror infrastructure and demonstrating strategic resolve. Ar...
- ETMarkets PMS Talk | From Rs 1 crore to Rs 85 crore in 24 years - the power of high-conviction investing, says Alok AgarwalAlchemy Capital Management's Alok Agarwal highlights how a high-conviction, benchmark-agnostic approach has yielded extraordinary long-term...
- NYT Connections hints answers today November 12 puzzle #885: Complete guide with today’s categories, clues, solutions and tipsNYT Connections hints answers today November 12 puzzle #885 include four category groups – SPORTS, DOOFUS, ACRONYMS, and SPANISH WORDS. Thi...
- What does 'IMO' mean? Know use of this famed internet, texting acronym correctlyIMO refers to "in my opinion", an internet slang initialism, often in use to express writer's opinion.
- La, not le: Covid has a gender in the French language, and it's feminineThe World Health Organization has long referred to COVID-19 as "la".
- Catchy acronyms & their masters: How PM Modi communicatesPrime Minister Modi is a great communicator. In his speeches he uses acronyms to simplify and as mnemonics for an audience whose language s...
- Other tongues still add spice to englishA few of them seem to have immediate relevance to Indian users of English, though our own regional languages also regularly add masala to a...
- Scrabble’s ok with two more 2-letter wordsFrom aa (lava flow associated with basaltic rock) to za (slang for pizza), compilers of the game’s official compendiums have obviously trie...
- Guess, who is VPMVN: The man backed by 'Maker of Developed India'Many would say Naidu's elevation to VP post is due to his revealing to the world the hidden meaning of Modi in our PM's name — “Maker Of De...
- Brainwaves could replace passwordsThe way human brain responds to certain words could be used to verify a person's identity, says a study which suggests that brainwaves may ...
- China, Pakistan launch joint think-tank; faces ridicule on acronym RANDIIn one of the more understated reactions, writer and political activist Fatima Bhutto tweeted: "Well, that's an unfortunate name for a thin...
- Acronyms annoyingly outnumbered overused words in India in 2012The initiative by a university in the US to bring out an annual list of overused words and phrases is commendable.
- Invention of a word to describe today’s 'omnishambles' worldwide was inevitableGiven the variety of the bloopers, gaffes and muff-ups that come up with unfailing regularity in countries of all political persuasions, th...
- Instead of protesting foreign words, Chinese should claim them as their ownWhat is interesting about the Chinese objection is that most of the offending foreign words are not words at all but abbreviations or acron...
- Old words we don't wantIndia hopes that the four-letter word scam doesn't again become common currency in 2011.
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