Quote of the Day by Ernest Holmes: ‘Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.’Quote of the day attributed to Ernest Holmes remains widely shared because of its simple yet profound insight. By describing life as a mirr...
08 Mar, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Here's a pencil-pusher getting all very pensiveRoald Dahl's demand for Ticonderoga pencils from his publisher, Alfred Knopf, triggered a complex dispute involving tax issues, corporate m...
14 Jun, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
Donald Trump orders 'Iron Dome' for US, but freezes funds for nuclear protectionPresident Donald Trump issued an executive order to accelerate and explore new approaches for defending the United States with a proposed I...
29 Jan, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
Killers of the Flower Moon: Crime Drama to Receive Vanguard Honor From Palm Springs International Film AwardsMartin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" is set to be honored with the Vanguard Award at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Fes...
14 Nov, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
James Beard Award Winners 2023 Full List: Rob Rubba, Madhur Jaffrey and others honouredThe James Beard Award Winners 2023 include Madhur Jaffrey CBE, Robert Rubba of Oyster Oyster in Washington DC, Damarr Brown's Virtue in Chi...
06 Jun, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
Meghalaya, Nagaland polls todayPolls in Meghalaya will be held across 3,419 polling stations. There are 369 candidates, including 36 women in the fray. Around 21.75 lakh ...
27 Feb, 2023, 10.42 AM IST
Poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch the Beat movement, passes away at 101A month shy of his 102nd birthday, Ferlinghetti died due to lung disease.
24 Feb, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Cicely Tyson, award-winning actress who shattered stereotypes, passes away at 96Besides her Oscar nomination, Tyson also won two Emmys.
29 Jan, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Heritage buildings, quirky street art and delicious local food make Penang an ideal getawayPenang is worth a visit, whether you are a jaded history buff, a discerning gourmand or an accidental tourist looking for that funky experi...
27 Oct, 2018, 11.54 PM IST
From the 253.7 carat Oppenheimer to 3,106.75 carat Cullinan diamond, here are the world's most glittering rocksAll about the most dazzling diamonds!
31 Mar, 2017, 05.29 PM IST
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to read a book that claims human potential is infiniteThe Facebook CEO's 2015 New Year's resolution was to read an important book every two weeks and discuss it with the Facebook community.
29 Dec, 2015, 05.37 PM IST
Indian-origin Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan to head Royal Society in UKIndia-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious Royal Society.
20 Mar, 2015, 12.56 AM IST
Author Akhil Sharma: Navigating a difficult shift from banking to a literary careerIn a freewheeling chat, Sharma talks about Ernest Hemingway and how writing made him feel unimportant.
19 Jun, 2014, 03.15 PM IST
Malaysians hail India's decision to ease visa restrictionsMalaysians today welcomed India's decision to ease visa restrictions saying it could result in a spurt in tourism and people to people cont...
04 Dec, 2012, 05.43 PM IST
Does exile kill imagination and lead to devastation?Stefan Zweig, the Austrian-German author who was born into money and had a fetish for collecting originals of artists, once bought a manusc...
23 Aug, 2012, 07.15 AM IST
- 'I want to figure out the relatively unknown'
Claudio Magris in his writings has pondered on the questions of history, politics, travel and many other areas of global scenario.
19 May, 2008, 01.26 AM IST
- 'Premji among all-time Top 30 entrepreneurs'
India’s IT mogul Azim Premji, and Bangladesh’s microcredit leader and Nobel Prize winner Mohammad Yusuf are among the all-time top 30 entre...
03 Jul, 2007, 01.56 AM IST