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On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...- In 1886, a wealthy hostess tired of broken crockery built a machine with water jets, and the dishwasher entered the modern kitchenA socialite named Josephine Cochrane invented the first dishwasher in 1886. She was frustrated by her fine dishes breaking during handwashi...
- Quote of the day by Father of English poetry Geoffrey Chaucer: ‘Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave…’ ; lessons on love from British literary iconCenturies ago, Geoffrey Chaucer proposed that women desire a wise, brave, patient, and generous partner. His theory, found in The Canterbur...
- On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
- In 1886, Josephine Cochrane Grew Tired of Chipped Dishes: That Fix Established the Foundation for the DishwasherA common kitchen gadget, the dishwasher, owes its existence to Josephine Cochrane. In the 1880s, she faced the problem of broken dishes. He...
- Honour social innovators too, not just tech pioneers: Sudha Murty in Rajya SabhaRajya Sabha member Sudha Murty has called for a new award category to recognize social innovators. She highlighted that while technical ach...
- What is the 'Matilda Effect'? How science became a man's world by dominance, not by meritFor centuries, women in science have been sidelined, their groundbreaking work erased or credited to male peers — a phenomenon known as the...
- A year ahead of Bihar assembly elections, Nitish Kumar embarks on 'Pragati Yatra'Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar begins his 'Pragati Yatra' from West Champaran, engaging directly with citizens and reviewing government ...
- Two unquiet bits about Nobel Peace PrizeNarges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her...
- Nobel ceremony held in Stockholm with full glitz and glamourFive of the six Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm every year after a nomination process that is kept secret for the next 50 years.
- What chess tells us about our inventionsIn the world rankings, India stands fourth and third in the men's and women's game (why there are two categories for a 'mind game' is somet...
- When bias hurts the mother of invention: Gender gap affects health innovations targeted at womenMost medical innovations were designed by men who overlooked women's needs.
- Lightspeed selects 17 startups for its Extreme Entrepreneurs programThese startups were selected from a pool of more than 1,200 across India and Southeast Asia.
- Govt eases rules for patents filed by women, govt departments, patent protection abroadThe department has also incentivised Indian companies to file patents abroad.
- Scientific achievements are perceived as per description: StudyNew York, Oct 19 (IANS) Perceptions about inventions and inventors are shaped by how they are described, shows a new study.
- From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, powerful men & their distasteful commentsDonald Trump recently sparked off global outrage with his lewd comments on an old leaked tape.
- British-Indian Anish Kapoor's artwork adorns new UK passportBritain's new passport design features the "inspirational works" of well-known British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor alongside cultural figu...
- Google marks zipper man Gideon Sundback's 132nd birth anniversaryGideon Sundback, the Swedish-American is the inventor of the ubiquitous zipper -- the fastening device that has revolutionised the clothing...
- Divide & Rule Doesn't WorkIn France, any Parisienne wanting to 'dress like a man' must get permission.
- Just Koogle itA new search engine developed in Israel comes with morality filter.
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