Plotinus (Image: Wikipedia) There was once a philosopher who refused to let anyone paint his portrait. He would not even tell people the date of his birthday. The reason was strange and striking. He was almost embarrassed to have a body at all, and saw no point in celebrating the day it arrived. His name…
New Delhi Railway Station (Image Credit: Canva) Few places in India have witnessed as many dreams arrive and depart as the New Delhi Railway Station. According to Wikipedia, The New Delhi Railway Station was set up in 1926, with a single platform at Ajmeri Gate near Paharganj, and was completed in time for the city’s…
Some travel memories fade with time, some get replaced by photographs, videos and reels. Then there are moments you remember not because they were beautiful, but because they left behind fear and questions for which you still seek answers. My ‘that’ moment happened outside the Kamakhya Temple in Assam just a few days before the…
Mumbai: With the cessation of hostilities between the US and Iran hopes have risen of normalization of trade, but Indian insurers plan to retain the marine insurance pool to ensure that there is enough domestic capacity to ensure that trade is protected when similar geopolitical events arise in future.Insurers and brokers said that while the…
This image released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Jimmy Gonzales ia Cepheus, Matt Damon as Odysseus and Himesh Patel as Eurylochus in a scene from “The Odyssey.” (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP) Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon, and Tom Holland are set to visit India for the Mumbai premiere of ‘The Odyssey’ in July….
Michel de Montaigne (Image: Wikipedia) Some lines refuse to age. This one is more than 400 years old, yet it still turns up at weddings, in films and in late-night arguments between couples. A French thinker named Michel de Montaigne wrote it long before anyone had heard of dating apps or divorce lawyers. He compared…
Do you know why is it important to make changes according to Vastu? if you are not aware about it then we must keep you updated that Vastu brings big change in life. This is an ancient Indian practice that brings harmony, balance between people and their living spaces. This helps in making proper arrangement…
China on Wednesday condemned Taiwan’s launch of a website encouraging Chinese citizens to share intelligence with Taipei and warned that it would take ‘resolute countermeasures’, accusing the island’s authorities of fuelling cross-strait tensions.The warning followed the launch of an online platform by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) on Sunday. The website is designed to provide…
Image: Left/Nobel Prize Org/Right/Canva She was always fascinated by mathematics, logic puzzles and the thrill of solving difficult problems while Andrea Ghez was growing up in Chicago. What began as a curiosity about how things worked eventually led her to ask one of astronomy’s biggest questions: what lies at the centre of our galaxy? Unknown…
Bernardo Silva (AP Photo) Real Madrid have strengthened their squad with the arrival of Portuguese star Bernardo Silva, who joins the Spanish club on a free transfer after bringing the curtain down on a remarkable nine-year career at Manchester City.The 31-year-old midfielder has agreed to a two-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu and becomes another…
After being at a war for over four months, the US and Iran will finally be signing an interim memorandum of understanding on Friday. The signing, which will take place in Switzerland, will pave the way for 60 days of negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and imposing strict limits on Tehran’s nuclear programme.According to…
Frank Pittman (Image: psychotherapy.net) Frank Pittman could have said that marriage requires commitment. Plenty of people have said that. Relationship experts, religious leaders, grandparents, novelists. The thought itself is hardly new.Instead, he brought a submarine into the discussion.That is probably why the quote has survived.“Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you get all…
