Gen Z doesn't always argue: These 10 viral slang phrases say 'no' without saying 'no'In many situations, these phrases help people express disagreement without turning a conversation into a conflict. As psychologists have lo...
23 Jul, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Psychology says people who keep deleting and rewriting messages may be overthinking more than they realizeWhile excessive editing can sometimes reflect overthinking, it can also demonstrate consideration, empathy, and careful communication. Rath...
23 Jul, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Psychology says people who always reply with a thumbs-up emoji may not be cold, they could be choosing a shortcut their brains trustWhy do some people reply to almost every message with a thumbs-up emoji? Psychology suggests the habit may be linked to cognitive efficienc...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Psychology says people who save numbers of some people with various kinds of names aren't always trying to hide something: What this behavior may reveal?Psychology says people who save numbers of some people with various kinds of names aren't always acting with bad intentions. The way people...
24 Jun, 2026, 02.56 AM IST
When too much woefully falls shortPeople now use extreme words for everything. This makes it hard to praise something truly special. Social media has made this worse. Simple...
18 Jun, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Bengaluru techie uses emojis to tell housemaid if he's home or not, netizens love itA Bengaluru professional has created an emoji-based system to communicate with his housemaid and manage language barriers. With a house emo...
31 Jan, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
'Emotional overhead’ costing businesses valuable time, productivity: SurveyA new study by Atlassian reveals that over a third of the workforce loses more than 40 hours annually due to miscommunication. The research...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.02 PM IST
World Emoji Day 2023: Full list of most used and upcoming EmojisToday is the tenth annual World Emoji Day, celebrating the popularity and significance of emojis in digital communication. Emojis have evol...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Thumbs up emoji to be considered as legally binding agreement? All you need to knowOne needs to be careful before sending a thumbs-up emoji in reply as a Canadian judge has recently ruled that this will have legal ramifica...
09 Jul, 2023, 09.39 PM IST
Thumbs-up emoji may hurt Gen Z! Steer clear of these emoticons that can make you look olderA little caution while using emojis is advisable lest you offend someone.
13 Oct, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
World Emoji Day 2022: A look at how emoticons changed the way people communicateThe day was conceptualised by Jeremy Burge who is also known as an emoji historian and founder of Emojipedia.
17 Jul, 2022, 09.40 AM IST
An emoji is worth a thousand wordsThe only people who can grumble about its popularity are purists and pedants.
18 Jul, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Indian mudras can come in handy: The new ‘pinched fingers’ emoji debate shows need for more precise gesticulationIndians are probably the original codifiers and users of palmand-fingers configurations as, well, shorthand for communication.
12 Feb, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Back to the future with emojisWill they also supplant the spoken word after crowding out the written one?
02 Nov, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
Oxford Dictionary selects an emoji as the Word of the YearInstead of choosing a traditional word, Oxford Dictionaries has chosen a pictograph, the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji as the Word of the ...
17 Nov, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
The danger of saying it with emojisWith 17 million emojis being exchanged daily now just on Twitter, and many more millions elsewhere, the face of communication is clearly ch...
13 May, 2015, 06.47 AM IST