Quote of the Day March 17, 2026: Miguel de Cervantes on Rising After Failure – “For each time he falls, he shall rise again, and woe to the wicked”This quote of the day by Miguel de Cervantes is a simple motivational quote about never giving up. It shares a strong life lesson that fail...
17 Mar, 2026, 11.02 PM IST
Today in History: What happened on January 16January 16th marks significant historical milestones. From NASA's first female astronauts in 1978 to the launch of Operation Desert Storm i...
17 Jan, 2026, 01.56 AM IST
Word of the day: QuixoteToday’s word that we are going to discover the meaning of is Quixote. The word comes from a famous old book written more than 400 years ago...
13 Jan, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Trump is the only one threatening the dollarDonald Trump’s reelection strategy involves addressing fears about migrants, crime, and the economy. He claims the dollar is under threat f...
10 Sep, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
Embrace debt-to-GDP ratio, instead of rigid deficit targetsDebt-to-GDP ratio compares a country's debt with its productive capacity, sending policymakers more appropriate and incentive-compatible si...
27 Aug, 2024, 11.25 PM IST
Don Quixote Miguel de CervantesA man, losing his mind, embarks on a knight errant journey to seek honor and fame by righting wrongs. He starts by cleaning rusty armor sto...
22 Apr, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
Big fan of those big fans of ParliamentSo, why were the central hall's ceiling fans not hanging from the, um, ceiling? Simply because the vaunted ceiling was so high that lengthe...
19 Sep, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
Rare 'Don Quixote' editions published in 1605 go up for auction, expected to fetch up to Rs 5.14 crThey were last bought in the 1930s by diplomat, Jorge Ortiz Linares.
16 Dec, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
The utter magic of the first novelThe Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (the first part being a 1608 third edition, the second a 1615 first edition) along with a ...
06 Oct, 2022, 11.27 PM IST
Margaret Atwood's 'The Testaments' favourite choice to win Booker Prize in fiction categoryThe author had won a Booker for 'The Blind Assassin' in 2000.
14 Oct, 2019, 07.26 PM IST
Cannes in the time of #MeToo: Film festival sets up sexual harassment hotlineIn a statement, the festival organisers said that the time has come to speak out, and there will be zero tolerance of abuse of any kind.
08 May, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
From A Tale of Two Cities to Harry Potter, check out these bestsellersMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s Don Quixote was published in 1605. It has been translated into 25 languages, and there have been 963 edition...
05 Feb, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Air India toilets will now bear Khadi soapsAir India placed a trial order worth Rs 1.21 crore from the KVIC to supply 25,000 units of amenity kits which was successfully supplied in ...
26 Sep, 2016, 06.29 PM IST
Friendship Day: Memorable friends from classicsFrom Horatio and Hamlet in Hamlet to Sancho Panza and Don Quixote in Don Quixote, here is a look at some other friendships that set the ben...
07 Aug, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
Spanish classic Don Quixote will now have an adaptation of Kathakali theatreMargi group has structured the Kathakali play of the novel in which the lead will be played by eminent artiste Nelliyod Vasudevan Namboodir...
27 Jun, 2016, 02.28 PM IST
Books that changed the history of the worldFrom being just a medium to enhance our imagination to becoming a medium of protest and breaking stereotypes, books have done it all.
17 Feb, 2016, 09.22 AM IST
Despite Tesla Motors and SpaceX's success, Elon Musk included in 2015’s ‘Luddite Award’Don Quixotes are prowling the tech lands. Despite the success of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, Elon Musk was included in 2015’s ‘Luddite Award’ ...
25 Dec, 2015, 05.02 AM IST