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Why losing some friendships may not be a loss at all? Lebanese-Canadian psychologist Gad Saad says, ‘Anyone who is willing to end a relationship because of a reasoned difference of opinion is…’Gad Saad's quote on relationships argues that true friendships can withstand reasoned differences of opinion, suggesting relationships endi...
Quote of the day by Rosa Parks: 'I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place...' ; life lessons from American civil rights advocateRosa Parks' powerful refusal to give up her bus seat ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Her...
Turn, Turn, Turn, The Seamless PivotThe seamless pirouette of loyalty from one party to another is a thing to behold
Turn, turn, turn, the seamless pivotPolitical dynamics resemble a grand circus performance, where allegiances swirl and change with the rhythm of victory and defeat. Supporter...
What if Donald Trump were to rule like Vladimir Putin?Donald Trump hints at possible use of force to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, drawing comparisons to Putin's tactics. Trump shares...
View: Survival of the specious or a beauty contest,Brits have a strange way of finding a PMThe winners with respect to species within ecosystems, however, could become losers with a change of circumstances. The mammoth was more fi...
Boris Johnson resignation: Read the full text here"Being prime minister is an education in itself. I have traveled to every part of the United Kingdom and, in addition to the beauty of our ...
3 Indian writers join Obama's 'A Promised Land' in NYT's '100 Notable Books' list'A Burning', 'Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line' and 'A Dominant Character' feature on the list.
Pakistan is the lynchpin of China's South Asia strategyChina has been working to a plan – the 2010 diplomatic fracas over stapled visas to Kashmiris raised red flags over China's position on Kas...
- Zebras, giraffes, impalas and other evolutionary conundrums (Book Review)
Title: How the Zebra Got its Stripes And Other Darwinian Just So Stories; Author: Leo Grasset (translated by Barbara Mellor); Publisher: Pr...
Bobby Jindal and Leo Varadkar: The two politicians could not be more differentBoth have chosen their own paths to success but while one seems to have abandoned his qualities, the other shows the value of sticking to w...
What Satya Nadella's appointment as Microsoft CEO teaches usCould an American or European be a future CEO of Infosys? As Indian cos try to succeed globally, they must be open to talent carrying diffe...
West Bengal’s everyday violence led by muscle and political powerMir Aminul Islam died of burn injuries sustained on December 3, when he immolated himself outside a police station in south Kolkata.
Group godsLike the human animal, morality is, therefore, said to be 'groupish'. This entails the subsuming of self-interest for the greater good of t...
- Russia is Putin, Act III
As Vladimir Putin begins his third term as Russia's President, his halo has definitely slipped.
Shazia Ilmi, ex-journalist: The Muslim face of Team Anna'I understand how the system works. And I know the media well. I have seen all the power broking and the wheeling-dealing.'
Mind MayhemThe email on recession talks about a picture being worth only 200 words today versus pre-recession 1,000, and renaming of President ‘Owebam...
A thought for the bird in handHere’s a place we’ve all been to at some time in our lives: you walk into the backyard or balcony and find a baby bird that’s fallen out of...
The hard part is the softwareTowards the end of the Second World War the Germans had managed to beat all other nations in the race to develop a ballistic rocket and com...
- Corruption charges, mental illness haunt Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari, the man poised to become Pakistan's next president, is still known as "Mr 10 Per cent" because of corruption allegations.