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Quote of the day by influential Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker: 'We will never have a perfect world, but...'-Life lessons on progress and building a better futureCognitive psychologist Steven Pinker challenges the common perception of societal decline, arguing that humanity has made significant progr...
US proposes 75% hike in citizenship application fee, ends fee waivers for naturalisation seekersUS Homeland Security is proposing a significant hike in naturalisation application fees, with Form N-400 potentially rising by 75% to $1,33...
Quote of the Day on Philosophy of Mind by William James: "Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can..." Learn a profound lesson on why attitude shapes relationships, resolves conflict, and transforms lives from the father of American psychologyQuote of the Day on Philosophy of Mind by William James: Known as the father of American psychology, William James understood that the mind...
Quote of the day by The Alchemist writer Paulo Coelho: 'Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures' - lessons on emotional cost of isolation by Eleven Minutes and Wept authorPaulo Coelho's quote from Eleven Minutes states that loneliness is a more profound suffering than physical deprivation. He argues that whil...
Jeff Bezos takes dig at Zohran Mamdani, imagines Amazon run like NYC schools: ‘Packages would take six weeks, cost $100 and still arrive wrong’Jeff Bezos criticized New York City's public school system's inefficiency, comparing it to Amazon's operations to highlight administrative ...
'Vibrant Democracy': India trashes allegations on declining minority rights, media freedomIndia has strongly refuted claims of diminishing media freedom and minority rights. Officials state the nation is a thriving democracy ensu...
Hundreds of residents are getting surprise $500 deposits — here's how the program worksEvanston, Illinois has approved a new guaranteed income expansion program delivering automatic $500 monthly payments to 102 low income hous...
Why 2026 Kerala polls are crucial test for Congress-led United Democratic Front after Left front's decade in powerKerala Exit Poll 2026: Exit polls suggest the Congress-led UDF could unseat Kerala's ruling LDF after a decade in opposition, with projecti...
Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacksSupreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written message to Iranians that Tehran would eliminate "the enemies' abuses of the waterway" und...
From 'pure milk' to Scotch: Bihar’s secret language of liquorBihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...
Warren Buffett just said something about Social Security that every American needs to hearSocial Security supports over 67 million Americans today. That number is rising fast. Warren Buffett warns it is not a personal retirement ...
Brookings report backs PM Modi's policy thrust, says it helped eliminate extreme povertyA commentary authored by economists Surjit Bhalla and Karan Bhasin from The Brookings Institution stated that the pace of poverty reduction...
World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 won't be metThe COVID-19 pandemic marked a historic turning point after decades of poverty reduction, the report said, with 71 million more people livi...
- KMC seeks corporate support for TB-Free Kolkata mission
An appeal was made to corporate houses to invest in the anti-TB cause as the disease is inextricably linked with poverty.
NITI poverty elimination task force submits report to ModiArvind Panagariya, at a press conference, said that while NITI lays the roadmap to transform UP, many other states are now seeking developm...
NITI Aayog outlines key policy interventions needed in different sectorsThe review of the 12th Plan period (2012-17) is not of much use for the economy in the wake of a new 15-year vision document currently unde...
Narendra Modi is working towards poverty elimination: MJ Akbar"In the first speech given by PM Modi in the Parliament, he had said that the days of poverty alleviation are over and the govt will focus ...
Southern states agree to NITI Aayog's poverty line end-useThe participating states expressed concern about availability of drinking water in their respective areas and wanted the NITI Aayog to take...
Aadhaar to improve delivery of poverty elimination schemesThe Aadhaar programme has the potential to improve targeting of poverty elimination social sector schemes as per a World Bank report, Parli...
Narendra Modi government focuses on poverty eliminationThe thrust of the President’s speech was Modi’s economy revival plans and how this would help the middle class and the poor by creating mor...