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Quote of the Day by Sigmund Freud: ‘Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and…’ - why we keep loving the people who hurt usQuote of the Day by Sigmund Freud: Human connections are a complex mix of feelings, often contradictory. Freud understood this emotional de...- Psychology says people who prefer joint families may value belonging more than independenceFor some people, living in a joint family may offer psychological benefits that they value more than the independence of having a separate ...
- Psychology explains why parents panic when their child chooses an uncertain career pathParents often fear uncertain career paths for their children due to financial worries. Research shows parental expectations can increase st...
- Magic of movies lies not in realism, but in ability to make us believe the impossibleFilmmaker Alfred Hitchcock's belief that 'film should be stronger than logic' resonates with audiences who embrace escapist cinema. While s...
- Psychology says the people who genuinely start preferring to be alone in their 40s and 50s aren't depressed or antisocial; they're the ones who finally noticed how much energy they were spending performing the more agreeable version of themselvesResearch indicates that after 40, a preference for solitude isn't withdrawal but a shift to living authentically. Studies show chosen alone...
- Psychology suggests reason so many older parents won’t ask for help is a fear they’d never say aloud; moment they need their children more than their children need them, they stop being parent and become the responsibilityIn various caregiving scenarios, many elderly parents show reluctance to accept assistance from their adult children. This hesitance often ...
- Word of the Day: AmbivalenceAmbivalence is the state of experiencing conflicting emotions at the same time. It often emerges during decisions, life changes, or complex...
- Can a mother be to blame? The chilling novel everyone is recommending for 2026As part of the Best books to read in 2026, We Need to Talk About Kevin continues to captivate and disturb in equal measure. Lionel Shriver’...
- Word of the Day: AmbivalenceLife often presents mixed emotions. This feeling is called ambivalence. It means having conflicting feelings about the same thing. Modern l...
- Confident of acceptance for Rahul Gandhi for PM: StalinStalin told reporters after a party meet of lawmakers and parliamentarians that doubts expressed within the prospective alliance partners a...
- Bahaar Dhawan Rohatgi discovered art at 5, believes creativity is all about perceptionThe artist-lawyer was a guest on ‘Finely Crafted Journeys’ presented by Zoya.
- Shopaholics anonymous! Here's why shopping on smartphone apps isn't as popularThey worry about not seeing the full picture on an app or missing out on special offers and overlooking hidden costs.
- A boss with mood swings may be worse for your health than someone who's always nastyNot being able to predict how the boss is going to react can affect your productivity.
- Name change admits a reality: There's no rewind to one BengalThe decision of the Mamata Banerjee government is significant. Apart from rising in the alphabetical hierarchy of the states, the name chan...
- Sonia Gandhi's devotion to 'inept' son Rahul Gandhi ruined Congress: BJPBJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said his party had forced Congress to "turn" a vacation of Rahul into a photo-op of him attending a conferenc...
- Movie Review: 'Hunterrr' is an adult drama, but only for the callowHunterrr is a realistic tale peopled by believable characters that live and breathe in a real, tangible setting. They act and react in ways...
- A book that reads its readers sounds fun, but is it a good idea?Besides, does the world really need sensitive or touchy tomes shutting out anyone at a time when the electronic medium is edging out print?
- Jayalalithaa slams Centre on issue of training Sri Lankan defence personnelJayalalithaa today asked the centre not to train SL defence personnel until SL takes satisfactory action to end human rights violations
- Pro-Telangana stir reaches crescendo in 2011The separate Telangana agitation reached a crescendo in 2011 with public representatives resigning en masse from their posts.
- The wider connotations of the word non-veg needs to be fleshed outA list arrived at by monitoring the number of times English-language words, phrases and names are used on the internet, including social me...
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