Quote of the day by Simone Weil: 'Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than...' – French philosopher and mystic's warning on global conflict, power, energy politics and how oil drives war and the economyQuote of the day by Simone Weil: Simone Weil's observation that petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat highl...
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Bayer strengthens its phygital connect with Indian farmers as FarmRise app reaches 5 million usersThe initiative also includes digital marketplaces, satellite-based insights for risk protection, and AI-powered advisory, aiming to enhance...
13 May, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Simone Ashley: Stop thinking light years ahead like, what about this? What if…' Bridgerton’s Kate Sharma on how to keep your ego in check & stop overthinkingQuote of the Day: Simone Ashley’s statement offers a timely reflection on the importance of mindfulness and gratitude. It challenges the cu...
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Quote of the day by French philosopher and existentialist Simone de Beauvoir: ‘Man is defined as a human being and woman…’Simone de Beauvoir, a pioneering feminist philosopher, questioned how society shapes women's self-perception. Her influential work, 'The Se...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
Simone Tata, beauty's matriarch, bids adieu at 95Simone Tata, a transformative figure in Indian retail, has passed away at 95. She revolutionized beauty standards with Lakme and pioneered ...
06 Dec, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Long before ChatGPT, this Nobel Laureate helped AI think like humans; not by mimicking our intelligence, but our stupidityLong before ChatGPT, Herbert Simon laid AI’s foundation by proving that smart people make irrational choices. His theory of bounded rationa...
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Three women, one wild weekend: Netflix’s ‘Sirens’ redefines The Myth with dark humor and sisterhoodNetflix’s limited series Sirens follows three women whose chaotic Labor Day weekend unravels dark secrets, betrayals, and broken dreams. Wi...
23 May, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Billionaire quant investing pioneer and philanthropist James Simons dies at 86Sixty years ago Simons -- who preferred to be known as Jim -- shifted course from teaching mathematics and working in U.S. intelligence to ...
11 May, 2024, 09.37 AM IST
Quant Investing pioneer Jim Simons dies at 86Jim Simons, a mathematician-investor who created the world's greatest moneymaking machine at Renaissance Technologies, has passed away at t...
11 May, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
Philanthropic Titans: Warren Buffett, James Simons, and Phil Knight lead 2023's generosity leagueThe year 2023 witnessed an exceptional surge in philanthropic acts, surpassing $3.5 billion in charitable contributions. Warren Buffett led...
02 Jan, 2024, 08.57 PM IST
Bengaluru's Synergia to host three day conclave on tech, security and the futureNSAB and Tata Consultancy services (TCS) have partnered with Synergia for the event. The conclave will bring together statesmen, policy-mak...
13 Nov, 2023, 10.33 PM IST
Who wants to be a millionaire? Nobel Prize award increased to nearly $1 mn this yearThe prize money has been adjusted up and down in recent years and the award-givers said it was increasing the amount this year to reflect t...
18 Sep, 2023, 08.08 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg, wife Priscilla Chan join $100 mn 'California Black Freedom Fund'More than two dozen philanthropic organisations and corporations have launched this fund.
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20 billionaires who believe in giving back to the societyScores of the world's wealthiest people have donated their riches to hundreds of causes. Here's a look at some of them.
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Three day cyber security conference beginsNational Security deputy advisor Arvind Gupta, US political scientist Joseph Samuel Nye, DGP (Fire Force) MN Reddi, former RAW chief Vikram...
28 Sep, 2015, 01.28 PM IST
Four Indian Americans win top science and maths awardsFour Indian-American professors are among 13 other scientists selected were for the Simons Investigators awards for their cutting edge rese...
27 Jul, 2013, 07.28 PM IST
- Foreign students to make documentary on trust run by disabled
A group of mass communication students from Norway is here to make a documentary and conduct research on a city-based charitable trust form...
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