In 1893, a chemist was silvering double-walled glass for cold gases and made a stubborn flask, which created the thermosIn the pursuit of knowledge, scientist James Dewar engineered an innovative container specifically designed for the exploration of ultra-ch...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
George Clooney's car once broke down. He asked wife Amal for her stockings and used them as a car part to drive back home. How did the Hollywood actor learn car mechanic skills?George Clooney once revealed a resourceful moment where he used his wife Amal's stockings to create a temporary fan belt for their overheat...
10 Jun, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
Psychology says friendships that survive your 30s aren’t the ones you still hang out with the way you used to; they're the ones where at least one person stopped waiting for it to feel like it did at 22Friendships often fade in adulthood as life gets busy. People report fewer close friends and less frequent contact. This is a common patter...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
From inputs to retail, a monster rages through: As supply-side inflation pressures build, the implications for monetary policyIndia's inflation is shifting from producers to consumers, driven by cost-push factors like rising global commodity and energy prices. This...
04 Jun, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
'Foreign MNC behaving like lala company': Techie claims every minute is tracked, employees left glued to screens, no lunch and coffee breaksA foreign multinational company faces backlash over claims of minute-by-minute employee work hour tracking. Employees report being mandated...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
He left office every day at 1 pm only to return 30 minutes later. When the manager discovered the real reason, he helped the employee in an unexpected wayA manager's quiet observation of an office assistant's daily hospital visits revealed a touching story of devotion. The assistant was carin...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Earning Rs 10 lakh a year and skipping Rs 150 gourmet coffee won't make you rich, warns CA and shares what will actually build wealthChartered Accountant Nitin Kaushik argues that focusing on small daily expense cuts distracts from the real wealth-building opportunity: in...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Psychology says people who can’t work without music or a familiar show playing in the background aren’t lazy but their brain is running a secret algorithm that needs a soundtrack to boot upMillions of people can't start a single task without pressing play first. Science finally explains why that's not a quirk, it's neuroscienc...
31 May, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Spanish Proverb of the Day: ‘The shrimp that falls asleep gets swept away by…’ The ancient saying your career counselor forgot to tell you, but your grandmother always knewSpanish Proverb of the Day: Centuries before LinkedIn existed, a wise Spanish tongue already had the answer to your procrastination problem...
29 May, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
Sugarcane or Ganne Ka Juice Not Healthy: ICMR suggests avoiding soft drinks, fruit juices, tea, and coffeeGanne Ka Juice Peene Ke Nuksaan: As heatwaves intensify, health experts caution against excessive sugarcane juice consumption due to its hi...
29 May, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
UK risks a 'lost generation' of jobless young peopleThe UK stands at a crossroads as more than a million young adults find themselves adrift, disconnected from education, employment or traini...
28 May, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Final May 2026 Social Security payment: Which SSA retirees, SSDI and survivor beneficiaries get up to $5,181 deposits Wednesday?Millions of retirees, disability recipients, and survivors await the last Social Security payment of May — but only a specific group qualif...
26 May, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
In 1908, a woman frustrated with gritty coffee led to the paper filter that changed global morning brewing routines foreverMelitta Bentz sought to improve her personal coffee experience, leading to the invention of the paper coffee filter. This simple yet effect...
26 May, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Frequent acidity and heartburn? Celebrity nutritionist shares 3 simple steps to support healthy digestion naturallyAcidity and heartburn affect millions. Celebrity nutritionist Luke Coutinho offers three natural ways to combat acid reflux. He advises slo...
26 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Canadian billionaire Kevin O'Leary calls Gen Z 'idiots' for wasting money on coffee and sandwichesCanadian billionaire Kevin O'Leary urges young people to stop spending on daily coffee and sandwiches. He advises investing this money to b...
22 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Japanese proverb of the day: ‘A bee to a crying face’ – a lesson on handling compounding troublesEver feel like one problem just invites another? A Japanese proverb, 'A bee to a crying face,' perfectly captures this. It illustrates how ...
19 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
‘Team scapegoat’: Introvert worker says manager purposefully gives incomplete instructions to blame her when things go wrong while ‘star employee’ wins office politics by ‘fake laughing’ at boss’s jokesA new employee feels scapegoated at work due to a manager providing incomplete instructions and blaming newer hires for problems. The situa...
18 May, 2026, 02.28 PM IST