Quote of the Day by Aristotle: 'The safest way of not being very miserable is…'-Father of Political Science's timeless lesson on excellence, effort and destinyAristotle, the legendary philosopher of ancient Greece, asserted that greatness is the result of purposeful action rather than mere luck. I...
18 May, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
History's most famous Halley's comet may need a new name, and the real discoverer was a monk nobody ever heard ofHalley’s Comet naming controversy is reshaping astronomy history after new medieval research revealed a forgotten discovery from nearly 1,0...
14 May, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Quote of the Day by William Shakespeare: 'When sorrows come, they come not single..'—Inspiring quotes by the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatistQuote of the Day: William Shakespeare's powerful words about hardships arriving together continue to resonate. His quote, "When sorrows com...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Mars' ‘perfect square’ that went viral—here's the actual truth behind the mysterious imageA seemingly perfect square shape on Mars, captured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor in 2001, went viral online, sparking theories of artifici...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Your Dog Isn’t Digging for No Reason, Here’s What You’re MissingDogs dig for many reasons beyond burying bones. This instinctual behavior helps them find cooler ground or pursue hidden prey. Digging also...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Why Penguins Sometimes Raise Someone Else’s Baby and What It Reveals About Their Secret Social WorldContrary to popular belief, penguins exhibit allofeeding, where adults care for chicks that are not their own. Studies on king and chinstra...
28 Mar, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
How a random wake-up thought spurred Abhishek Sharma to smash record-breaking hundredAbhishek Sharma's record-breaking innings powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to victory. He scored 141 runs off 55 balls against Punjab Kings. Sha...
13 Apr, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billionLate in 2020, Paramount had announced the sale of Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House for $2.2 billion, a deal that would have made th...
08 Aug, 2023, 06.14 AM IST
Penguin Random House scraps $2.2 bln deal to merge with Simon & SchusterBertelsmann, a German media group which owns Penguin, initially said it would appeal a U.S. judge's decision which said its bid to acquire ...
22 Nov, 2022, 07.31 AM IST
King Charles III's Coronation ceremony will not include Meghan Markle, Prince Harry if they slam Queen Consort Camilla, claim reportsKing Charles III will not object if Prince Harry criticizes him, but there is one thing that he will not tolerate, according to reports. He...
18 Oct, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
Can Prince Harry’s memoir be blocked? King Charles's advisors, Royal insiders ponder over possibilityThe advisors of King Charles and other Royal insiders are discussing if Prince Harry’s memoir could be blocked from release.
03 Oct, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle look to re-edit Netflix show, memoir after Queen Elizabeth's death. Here’s whyMeghan Markle and Prince Harry want to make changes in their upcoming projects with Netflix after the death of the Queen. It has been over ...
29 Sep, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
Stephen King testifies for government in books merger trial against publishing giantsKing's displeasure about the proposed merger led him to voluntarily testify for the government.
03 Aug, 2022, 08.07 AM IST
'The Shining' Stephen King set to testify for govt in books merger trialKing himself would likely benefit from the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster deal.
02 Aug, 2022, 10.08 AM IST
Sudha Murty's Diwali gift for children: Her new book 'The Sage with Two Horns'Published by Puffin, the book has illustrations by Priyankar Gupta.
04 Nov, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
Devdutt Pattanaik's new book to give a peek into iconic stories in Abrahamic religionsThe book, titled 'Eden: An Indian Retelling of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore', will hit the stands in September.
05 Apr, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Grant Thompson, YouTube's 'King of Random', passes away in a paragliding accidentThe 38-year-old had 11 million subscribers on his channel and billions of views.
01 Aug, 2019, 09.40 AM IST