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Rahul Gandhi's "Triple-Down" Analogy Of Difference Between BJP, Congress
In a conversation with IIT Madras students held sometime back, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha talked on a host of issues including on the changes he would want to initiate to improve the education system.
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Isidore Of Seville: The Patron Saint Of The Internet
In a world where information flows freely, its easy to forget that, for centuries, knowledge was much harder to come by. Imagine a time when the internet didnt exist, books were scarce, libraries were few, and most people couldnt even read.
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Hidden In Plain Sight: The World's Most Bizarre Secret Weapons
What became a very successful CIA programme during the cold war took its inspiration from British efforts during the second world war.
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5 Global Elections To Watch In 2025
The coming 12 months cant promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the worlds population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year.
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Why Time Slows Down In Altered States Of Consciousness
We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much longer than week at home.
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What Virginia Woolf's Memoir Has In Common With A Book For Toddlers
What does Peepo!, a popular picture book from the 1980s, have in common with Virginia Woolfs unfinished wartime memoir? More than a little, as it turns out.
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Total Eclipse To Saturn's 'Disappearing' Rings: Your Guide To Sky In 2025
In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there are always exciting events to look out for in the sky.
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Top AI Highlights of 2024: From OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Google’s Gemini and More
If 2023 was all about the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its entry into the mainstream tech conversations, 2024 became the year when AI began displaying its transformative capabilities. What started as a text-based chatbot fad that could respond to users in a human-like fashion, is today powering many major tech products and pl...
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How To Stay Safe In A New Year's Eve Crowd
The risk of overcrowding often peaks shortly after midnight.
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Humans Will Soon Be Able To Mine On The Moon. But Should We?
By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.
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Astronomers Discover A Massive Distant Spiral Galaxy from the Early Universe
Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), have identified Zhúlóng, a massive spiral galaxy with a redshift of 5.2. This discovery places the galaxy in a time when the universe was under a billion years old, providing critical insights into early galactic formation. Zhúlóng, named after a mythical Chinese dragon, spans 62,000 lig...
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Sony Looking to Revive Past IPs and Classic Franchises, Says PlayStation CEO Hermen Hulst
Sony is open to exploring PlayStation’s past IPs and classic game franchises, co-CEO Hermen Hulst has said in a new interview. Hulst, the CEO of Studio Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), talked about the PlayStation portfolio, IP expansion and broadening the range of games available on the platform in a wide-ranging conversat...
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Argentina's Soaring Poverty And What President Javier Milei Is Doing About It
Argentina, a nation once ranked among the wealthiest in the world, has found itself grappling with severe economic challenges over 25 years. Then, one year ago, provocative libertarian economist Javier Milei was inaugurated as its new president.
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What Scientists Know About Consciousness In Octopuses, Which Have 9 Brains
Intelligence is fiendishly hard to define and measure, even in humans. The challenge grows exponentially in studying animals with sensory, motivational and problem-solving skills that differ profoundly from ours.
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Poco Aims to Expand Offline Presence in India, Achieve Double-Digit Growth in 2025: Report
Poco — Xiaomi's sub-brand — is planning a strategic expansion of its offline channel in India, the company head reportedly revealed in an interview. As per the conversation, Poco India has ambitions to capture the offline market and achieve double-digit growth in 2025, aiming to take on the top five players in the Indian smartphone market in th...
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Rahul Gandhi's "Triple-Down" Analogy Of Difference Between BJP, Congress
In a conversation with IIT Madras students held sometime back, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha talked on a host of issues including on the changes he would want to initiate to improve the education system.
-
Isidore Of Seville: The Patron Saint Of The Internet
In a world where information flows freely, its easy to forget that, for centuries, knowledge was much harder to come by. Imagine a time when the internet didnt exist, books were scarce, libraries were few, and most people couldnt even read.
-
Hidden In Plain Sight: The World's Most Bizarre Secret Weapons
What became a very successful CIA programme during the cold war took its inspiration from British efforts during the second world war.
-
5 Global Elections To Watch In 2025
The coming 12 months cant promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the worlds population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year.
-
Why Time Slows Down In Altered States Of Consciousness
We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much longer than week at home.
-
What Virginia Woolf's Memoir Has In Common With A Book For Toddlers
What does Peepo!, a popular picture book from the 1980s, have in common with Virginia Woolfs unfinished wartime memoir? More than a little, as it turns out.
-
Total Eclipse To Saturn's 'Disappearing' Rings: Your Guide To Sky In 2025
In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there are always exciting events to look out for in the sky.
-
Top AI Highlights of 2024: From OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Google’s Gemini and More
If 2023 was all about the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its entry into the mainstream tech conversations, 2024 became the year when AI began displaying its transformative capabilities. What started as a text-based chatbot fad that could respond to users in a human-like fashion, is today powering many major tech products and pl...
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How To Stay Safe In A New Year's Eve Crowd
The risk of overcrowding often peaks shortly after midnight.
-
Humans Will Soon Be Able To Mine On The Moon. But Should We?
By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.
-
Astronomers Discover A Massive Distant Spiral Galaxy from the Early Universe
Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), have identified Zhúlóng, a massive spiral galaxy with a redshift of 5.2. This discovery places the galaxy in a time when the universe was under a billion years old, providing critical insights into early galactic formation. Zhúlóng, named after a mythical Chinese dragon, spans 62,000 lig...
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Sony Looking to Revive Past IPs and Classic Franchises, Says PlayStation CEO Hermen Hulst
Sony is open to exploring PlayStation’s past IPs and classic game franchises, co-CEO Hermen Hulst has said in a new interview. Hulst, the CEO of Studio Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), talked about the PlayStation portfolio, IP expansion and broadening the range of games available on the platform in a wide-ranging conversat...
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Argentina's Soaring Poverty And What President Javier Milei Is Doing About It
Argentina, a nation once ranked among the wealthiest in the world, has found itself grappling with severe economic challenges over 25 years. Then, one year ago, provocative libertarian economist Javier Milei was inaugurated as its new president.
-
What Scientists Know About Consciousness In Octopuses, Which Have 9 Brains
Intelligence is fiendishly hard to define and measure, even in humans. The challenge grows exponentially in studying animals with sensory, motivational and problem-solving skills that differ profoundly from ours.
-
Poco Aims to Expand Offline Presence in India, Achieve Double-Digit Growth in 2025: Report
Poco — Xiaomi's sub-brand — is planning a strategic expansion of its offline channel in India, the company head reportedly revealed in an interview. As per the conversation, Poco India has ambitions to capture the offline market and achieve double-digit growth in 2025, aiming to take on the top five players in the Indian smartphone market in th...
