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Japanese Proverb of the Day: “What you owe your father is higher than the mountain, what you owe your mother is… — Life lessons on gratitude, parenting, sacrifice, respect, and why appreciation strengthens relationshipsJapanese Proverb of the Day highlights the meaning of “What you owe your father is higher than the mountain, what you owe your mother is de...
Wednesday Motivation by Anne Frank: 'People can tell you to shut up, but they can't...'Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager hiding from Nazis during WWII, penned a powerful diary. Despite facing immense fear and restrictions in the '...
Mother sold her jewellery to buy me cricket kit: Kranti Gaud wants to win T20 World Cup repay familyIndian pacer Kranti Gaud, a regular in the national team, remains grounded, cherishing her parents' sacrifices, including her mother sellin...
Why are Poland and Ukraine at odds about their history?Poland has expressed strong disapproval after Ukraine named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a group responsible f...
Quote of the Day by Soviet film-maker Andrei Tarkovsky: ‘Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing; when a man is just born, he is…’ - why being flexible may be stronger than being toughQuote of the Day by Andrei Tarkovsky: A reflection from Stalker (1979) explores why flexibility may be one of life's greatest strengths. Th...
On This Day in History, June 22: Fast & Furious release, France surrenders, Germany invades Soviet Union, Napoleon abdicates, Galileo recants, Maradona's Hand of God, G.I. Bill signed and other eventsOn This Day in History, June 22 witnessed Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Napoleon's second abdication, Galileo's recantation befor...
India, Russia prevented global economy from collapsing: IMEMO chiefRussia and India have forged a new global economic model, preventing global collapse and aiding the Global South with affordable resources....
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he returned state decoration to Polish presidentUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned a state decoration awarded by Poland after Warsaw revoked it over the renaming of a milita...
Happy Father's Day 2026: Best wishes, messages and quotes to celebrate the special dad in your lifeHappy Father’s Day 2026 Wishes, Messages And Quotes: Father's Day, observed globally, honours fathers and father figures for their love and...
Largest POW grave site: In 1944, the Japanese hellship Hōfuku Maru sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard; in 2026, forgotten military documents led to a discovery no one expected 80 years laterA Japanese prison transport ship, the Hōfuku Maru, sunk in 1944, has been found off the Philippines coast. This discovery brings to light t...
Movie Dialogue of the Day: 'I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed to him' Powerful line from a Tom Cruise classicCaptain Nathan Algren's profound realization, "I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed to him," encapsulates his jour...
In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
Iran-US sign 14-point deal at Versailles: In 1919, the same place hosted a treaty after World War I that created conditions for World War IIIran-US Deal: US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding at France's P...
Pope hails US-Iran deal, appeals for dialogue in UkrainePope Leo XIV welcomed a Middle East war resolution between Iran and the United States. He called it a result of dialogue and negotiation. T...
Quote of the Day by Gunter Grass: ‘Homeland is something one becomes aware of only through…’ German poet on value of home, culture and rootsNobel laureate Günter Grass, a voice for Germany's post-war generation, explored themes of guilt and memory. His famous quote resonates dee...
Russia is the test of Europe's strategic autonomyEuropean ambassadors' visit to Moscow to discuss ending the Ukraine invasion proved futile, highlighting Europe's geopolitical challenges. ...
Monday Motivation quote by Winston Churchill: 'It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what...'Winston Churchill, a pivotal 20th-century leader, championed the idea of doing what is required. His impactful words resonate with lessons ...
On This Day in History, June 15: Magna Carta sealed, first blood transfusion experiment, Batman Begins released and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 15 features landmark moments spanning law, science, war and culture. From the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 a...
On This Day in History, June 14: Anne Frank writes diary, Auschwitz opens, first woman in space, first US flag approved, Falklands War ends and moreOn This Day in History, June 14 witnessed the beginning of Anne Frank's diary, the opening of Auschwitz, the launch of the Vostok mission t...
Katyusha: Why a World War II-era Russian love song is becoming TikTok’s latest obsessionA 1938 Soviet song, "Katyusha," originally a folk ballad about a woman waiting for her soldier, has resurfaced on TikTok. Repackaged with m...