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Quote of the day by Emily Bronte: ‘I had dreams that have stayed with me and changed my ideas. They have gone through me like wine through water.’ Wuthering Heights writer on imagination and self-discoveryQuote of the day by Emily Brontë explores dreams, imagination, and emotional transformation through the English writer's timeless literary ...- Quote of the day by T.S. Eliot: ‘Only those who will risk going too far…’ Life wisdom from the Nobel laureate in literatureQuote of the day by T.S. Eliot continues to resonate because it captures a universal truth: understanding limits requires confronting them....
- Quote of the day by Virginia Woolf: 'If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people'Virginia Woolf, a pioneering modernist writer, revolutionized narrative with her stream-of-consciousness technique, exploring inner lives w...
- Story of London’s last ‘Fart Lamp’: How the English capital once lit its streets with sewageBehind London’s luxurious Savoy Hotel burns a bizarre piece of Victorian innovation—the city’s last ‘fart lamp.’ This sewer-powered streetl...
- India gaming incubator adds six startups including Kolkata's AdvaitaKrafton has inducted six startups into the second batch of its India Gaming Incubator (KIGI), expanding to cities like Kolkata and Madurai....
- Indian shapewear brands clamour to tighten your waist and cinch you, inch by inchSara Blakely’s Spanx and Kim Kardashian’s Skims have popularized shapewear, with the market booming in India. New brands like ButtChique an...
- A clean technology trade war shows how empires fallChina produces 84% of the world’s solar modules and 86% of its lithium-ion batteries, as well as 67% of the nacelles that join wind turbine...
- Pandora Papers: Leaked records open up box of financial secretsIt's being dubbed the "Pandora Papers" because the findings shed light on the previously hidden dealings of the elite and the corrupt, and ...
- Leaked 'Pandora' records show how the powerful shield assetsHundreds of politicians, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfro...
- President Bill Lincoln: America needs to look at two giants of the 19th century for a comebackA reformed America could lead the West again; but if Washington snoozes, it could follow the way of other empires that crumbled, notably Ro...
- Hyderabad’s legacy deserves World Heritage tagOur attitude towards heritage preservation is lackadaisical. Those responsible must realise it’s a necessity, not an option.
- The case for and against public toiletsPublic urination is, of course, still common in India, but it is being constrained by initiatives like Swach Bharat – yet without easy prov...
- US media’s excessive attention on Narendra Modi’s jacket was to make up for an inconsequential Barack Obama visitThe downside is that if and when his image slips, this will be cited as a further example of hubris and be used to further damn him.
- 1st citizen a busy host at Rashtrapati BhavanThe lack of foreign travel did not impact his diplomatic efforts as he has hosted 75 foreign dignitaries so far at the imposing Rashtrapati...
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