Quote of the Day by Mark Twain: ‘The difference between the almost right word and the right word is…’ - Why people reread texts after hitting send, explained by the father of American literatureQuote of the Day by Mark Twain is on thoughtfulness and emotional conversation. He believed the difference between an almost correct word a...
09 May, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Hermann Hesse: ‘The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money…’ - Why too much comfort can leave people emotionally emptyQuote of the Day: Hermann Hesse's quote warns that power, money, or pleasure can consume individuals if they become their sole focus. Moder...
08 May, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
AI showing discrimination, inherent bias towards poor: CJI Surya KantSpeaking at the 8th Dinkar Memorial Lecture on "Rashmirathi: The Epic of Social Justice" organised by NGO Respect India, CJI Kant said the ...
06 May, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Quote of the day by Robert Frost: 'A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for...' - lessons on trust, reliability, banking and financial systems by 4-time Pulitzer-winning poet of New HampshireQuote of the day by Robert Frost: His insightful quote about banks lending umbrellas in fair weather but asking for them back in rain highl...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Jammu University proposes to drop Jinnah, Iqbal and Sir Syed from political science syllabus following ABVP protestsA University of Jammu committee has recommended removing topics on Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Muhammad Iqbal, and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan from the MA...
23 Mar, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Indian youth is creating a brave new world: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the convocation ceremony of Bharathidasan University, highlighted India's progress in innovation, ...
02 Jan, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
Johnny Depp 'amazed' after visit to poet Dylan Thomas' birthplace in Wales, writes in visitors' bookThe Pirates of the Caribbean actor visited the birthplace of Dylan Thomas in Uplands, Swansea. He also wrote in the visitors' book before l...
09 Jul, 2023, 04.46 PM IST
25 years after death, Mexican poet Octavio Paz's legacy on displayA museum dedicated to Mexican literary icon Octavio Paz has opened in his former home in Mexico City. The collection includes books, artwor...
20 Apr, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
White House gets a poetic twist, Jill Biden hosts reading session for studentsEach student poet read his/her winning work in a room set up to mimic a coffee house.
28 Sep, 2022, 08.34 AM IST
Teacher, a friend for lifeVidya dadati vinayam - so our scriptures teach us. True knowledge, true scholarship is humility. Current education has only succeeded in ma...
21 Sep, 2021, 11.33 PM IST
Good news for bibliophiles in Bengaluru! Fourth edition of Times LitFest to take place this weekendThe theme of the two-day, open-for-all festival is ‘Aseem: Beyond Boundaries’.
01 Feb, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Do not understand problem in singing Vande Mataram: M Venkaiah NaiduNaidu presented the "Bharati Virudhu 2017" award to former CBI director D R Kaarthikeyan at the 24th annual Bharati Thiruviza (Bharati fest...
10 Dec, 2017, 07.58 PM IST
Opposition blames CM Pinarayi Vijayan; asks him to resignSince the CPI(M) has conceded that they control the police force the Chief Minister should give up the portfolio, BJP leaders said.
22 Dec, 2016, 12.46 AM IST
Indian-American children recite poem at White HouseMichelle Obama, who felicitated Maya Eashwaran and four others including another Indian-American Gopal Raman with the prestigious National ...
09 Sep, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
Did you check facts?: JNU professor Makarand Paranjape to Kanhaiya KumarParanjape took on Kumar's "misrepresentation" during his speech after his release from jail.
08 Mar, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
Umar, not Kanhaiya, led 'anti-national' protest: FIRThe Delhi Police FIR said Kanhaiya Kumar led the protesters along with Umar Khalid but mentioned only the latter as leading the sloganeerin...
17 Feb, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
- India' s national anthem Jana Gana Mana turned 100 today
'Jana Gana Mana', the country's national anthem penned by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, turned 100 today as it was first sung on this...
27 Dec, 2011, 04.20 PM IST