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Quote of the day by philosopher Voltaire: ‘I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one- O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous, and God granted it’. What French Enlightenment author teaches us about dealing with enemiesVoltaire's famous prayer for his enemies to be made ridiculous offers a timeless lesson on confidence and patience. He suggested that unfai...
Quote of the day by Geoffrey Chaucer: ‘Love will not be constrained by mastery. Love is a thing as free as any spirit. Those bound by love must obey each other if they are to keep company long’Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless wisdom from 'The Canterbury Tales' reveals that genuine love thrives on mutual respect and freedom, not control...
Quote of the Day by French author Voltaire: ‘Every man is guilty of all the good he…’ Powerful words on regrets in lifeVoltaire, a prominent Enlightenment thinker, left a vast literary legacy. His writings championed reason, tolerance, and justice. He fierce...
Thought of the Day by Voltaire: ‘Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers’ — Timeless quotes from the French satiristThought of the Day: Today’s quotes teach that true intelligence lies not in having all the answers, but in asking the right questions. In a...
'Vile and ugly humor': Turkey detains cartoonist over Prophet Muhammad drawingA controversial cartoon published in Turkey’s Leman magazine has led to the arrest of cartoonist Dogan Pehlevan and his editors, sparking s...
Francis I would have laughed at 'Pope Don'The article explores the reaction to AI-generated images of Donald Trump as pope. It contrasts this with the response to similar images of ...
Satire makes life of human beings more meaningful, says SC amid raging debate over freedom of speechThe Supreme Court has emphasized the importance of freedom of speech in democracy while quashing an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgar...
UN official expresses 'deep concern' over Mohammed cartoon tensionsThe statement by Miguel Angel Moratinos -- who heads the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations -- follows growing anger in the Muslim wo...
Kerala: Where MLA stands for Many Laughs AssuredAccording to Nazeer, Malayalis working in other parts of the country and the world often come up to him and make this comment: "If you guys...
Editor held for reprinting Prophet Mohammed's offensive image"The court has granted her bail. She was held on charges of hurting religious sentiments by reprinting the controversial cartoon of Prophet...
Protest against Charlie Hebdo's cartoons in KashmirNormal life was affected in Kashmir Valley due to a strike called by religious and separatist groups to protest against French satirical ma...
- Pakistan religious groups observe black day
The satirical weekly published the contents on Wednesday after an attack on its office in Paris by two gunmen last week in which 12 people ...
Pakistan parliament passes resolution against 'Charlie Hebdo' cartoonsResolution tabled in the National Assembly or the lower house said: "These cartoons are a conspiracy to widen misunderstandings among civil...
Petition in court against 'PK' for 'hurting' religious sentimentsA complaint was filed in a court against Aamir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani & Vidhu Vinod Chopra for their movie 'PK', alleging the trio have hurt...
Petition in court against 'PK' for 'hurting' religious sentimentsThe application was moved in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tarun Kumar Singh, here yesterday by a local lawyer Kamlesh...
Complaints filed against Aamir Khan's 'PK' in HyderabadA group of local BJP workers have filed a complaint with the police against the makers of 'PK' for hurting the religious sentiments of Hind...
Court asks police to probe complaint against Aamir Khan's `PK'Bhagwati Mandal, the organisation, has demanded a ban on the film which allegedly presents a satirical take on superstitions and godmen.
Sunday ET: Satire: Rash of young writers using internet to parody politicians, film stars, cricketersMost of these satire websites are small-time operations with the only revenue tie-up being with Google Ads.
- US snubs India on Leno skit, says comments satirical, constitutionally protected
US said comments made by the comedian Jay Leno in a skit briefly involving the Golden Temple appear to be satirical in nature and are const...
- Between celibacy and god’s call
In India, we are hardly unused to various scandalous escapades of assorted godmen.