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Quote of the Day by American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: ‘To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman…’ - Why relationships can never be fully solved explained by Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History’s authorQuote of the Day by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich suggests that relationships are often built more on acceptance, patience, and emotional connecti...
Pedro Sanchez, a global champion who fed the world’s poor dies at 85Pedro A. Sanchez, a soil scientist, passed away at 85. He revolutionized agriculture in poor nations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. San...
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51Alice Wong, a prominent disability rights activist and author, has passed away at the age of 51. Wong, a luminary in the disability justice...
World’s top 10 universities 2025Oxford has retained its position as the top university for the ninth consecutive year, attributed to significant enhancements in industry c...
Foundations seek to advance AI for good and also protect the world from its threatsWhat philanthropy can do to influence the trajectory of AI is starting to emerge. Billionaires who earned their fortunes in technology are ...
How pandemic bonds became the world's most controversial investmentThe harshest critics of the World Bank's experiment have questioned whether it’s appropriate to tie responsibility for public health to pri...
Forgotten tales of courage and valour: The Bucket BrigadeIndia supported the UN Security Council Resolutions of June 25th and 27th, 1950, in naming North Korea as the aggressor. Mr Trygve Lie, the...
Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer win 2019 Nobel Economics Prize"This year's Laureates have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty," the acade...
Indian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran named MacArthur FellowIndian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow and given a 'genius' grant of USD 625,000.
Indian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran named MacArthur FellowChandran has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow and given a 'genius' grant of $625,000 for working on a novel solution to the world's need ...
Major project launched to address India-China maritime issuesProject launched by Australia India Institute here will explore how two fastest growing nations interact as major naval powers in both ocea...
US think tank launches website to encourage India-Pak dialogueAn American think-tank has launched a bloggers website to encourage dialogue between India and Pakistan.
Dr Jim Yong Kim is no financier, but that could be his strength in race for World Bank chiefJim Yong Kim, the physician and Dartmouth College president tapped by the US to run the World Bank, represents a break from the financiers ...