Quote of the day by Sir Walter Scott: 'To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so': Lessons on bravery from iconic Scottish writerSir Walter Scott, a renowned Scottish author, believed that fear and doubt create non-existent barriers. He stated that to the timid, every...
01 Apr, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Quote of the day by Guy de Maupassant: 'Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as...' - lessons on leadership, responsibility and war avoidance strategy by French author of Boule de Suif and one of the fathers of modern short storyQuote of the day by Guy de Maupassant: His quote on leadership emphasizes the duty of governments to prevent war, likening it to a ship cap...
27 Mar, 2026, 01.39 AM IST
Britain, US are rewriting junk food policyBritain and the US are taking decisive action against unhealthy food marketing. Britain banned unhealthy food ads on TV before 9 pm and onl...
23 Jan, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Not just adults! High cholesterol & triglycerides now attacking Indian kids; How they damage the body & the states worst hitA new report reveals high triglyceride levels among Indian children. Bengal has the highest proportion of affected children aged 5-9 years....
26 Sep, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
From kids to adults, no one is safe: UNICEF reveals alarming spike in obesity across India, & the urgent steps needed to fight itIndia, grappling with persistent undernutrition, now faces a surge in childhood obesity, surpassing underweight as the primary malnutrition...
11 Sep, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Immigrants brought to US as children are asking judges to uphold protections against deportationImmigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children are rallying outside a federal court in New Orleans. Judges are hearing arguments on t...
10 Oct, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Delhi HC restrains local firms from using 'ADIDAS' markThe Delhi High Court has restrained three local firms, Adidas Weaving Mills, Adidas Textile Industries, and Adidas Merchandise, and their d...
22 Jul, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
Study warns against childhood inactivity, promotes light activity for heart healthA recent study has linked childhood inactivity with heart enlargement, which can lead to serious health risks in adulthood. The research, c...
08 May, 2024, 05.16 PM IST
'Sorry can't Retweet this': A signboard in Bengaluru warns people against smartphone zombiesActually, the message on the board directly attacks a major modern problem that has been affecting people across the globe. This board caut...
22 Jan, 2024, 11.27 AM IST
Watching TV, mobile not only hurting your kid's eyes, it's also damaging heart & mind: StudyA new research study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2023 suggests that sedentary children are at an increased ris...
26 Oct, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
Qatar teams up with FIFA and WHO to battle child obesity, launch initiatives to encourage fitness among youthAccording to reports, 70 per cent of Qatar's population suffer from obesity.
19 Dec, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Building up the brain: How walking can potentially improve our ability to think & rememberA study found that the walkers and dancers were aerobically fitter, as expected. Even more important, their white matter seemed renewed.
20 Jul, 2021, 06.21 PM IST
Donald Trump tries trolling Greta Thunberg's climate speech, faces backlashThe 16-year-old activist accused world leaders of betraying her generation by failing to act on rising emissions.
24 Sep, 2019, 02.39 PM IST
US to roll out immigration framework next weekThese reforms were assembled in coordination with frontline law enforcement officers and career public servants who know what is necessary ...
25 Jan, 2018, 09.46 AM IST
Why two out of 10 schoolkids in Delhi are overweight: SurveyThe survey involving nearly 1,000 respondents from Delhi-NCR shows that children eat out a lot but barely indulge in physical activity.
01 Nov, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
Kailash Satyarthi, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai receive Nobel Peace PrizeSatyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014, sharing it with Pak's Malala, the youngest ever Nobel laureate, for their work on promot...
10 Dec, 2014, 07.16 PM IST
Opportunity and right timingA great lesson for life is contained in the story of a sculptor, who had in his studio, the statues of many gods. Pointing to one of them, ...
13 Jul, 2009, 01.56 AM IST