Quote of the day by Michael Faraday: ‘There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right’ and how blind certainty is human nature’s most dangerous trap

Quote of the day by Michael Faraday: ‘There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right’ and how blind certainty is human nature’s most dangerous trap

‘There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right’ A room full of clever people falls silent when someone speaks with total confidence. Doubt creates space for discussion, compromise, and checking the facts. Absolute certainty does the exact opposite. It shuts down debate, ignores warning signs, and treats any disagreement as a…

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Word of the day: Construe |

Word of the day: Construe |

The same words can lead to very different conclusions depending on how they are understood. A comment intended as humour may be taken as criticism, while a simple gesture can be interpreted in several ways by different people. This ability to assign meaning is central to communication, yet it also explains why misunderstandings occur so…

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Manchester City star Erling Haaland’s emotional journey from childhood setbacks to global football greatness and inspiration

Manchester City star Erling Haaland’s emotional journey from childhood setbacks to global football greatness and inspiration

Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (AP Photo) With his incredible goalscoring prowess, relentless consistency and record-breaking performances for Manchester City and the Norway national team, Erling Haaland has become one of the most recognisable faces in world football. His exploits on the pitch are still headline news, but recent discussion of his mental approach to success…

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Quote of the day by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew: ‘I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course’

Quote of the day by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew: ‘I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course’

Quote of the day on leadership by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew was known for his iron fist with which he founded the base of today’s Singapore. He was revered for his leadership and this is one of his most memorable leadership quotes, where he said leaders are not manufactured in…

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Jay-Z moves to block 9K debt from being erased in bankruptcy case linked to man claiming he’s the rapper’s son: Report | English Movie News

Jay-Z moves to block $119K debt from being erased in bankruptcy case linked to man claiming he’s the rapper’s son: Report | English Movie News

Jay-Z moves to block $119K debt from being erased in bankruptcy case linked to man claiming he’s the rapper’s son: Report Jay-Z has filed fresh legal documents seeking to prevent a $119,000 judgment against Lillie Coley, the godmother of Rymir Satterthwaite, from being discharged through bankruptcy.According to TMZ, the rapper filed the request as part…

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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani hires Lina Khan who went after Amazon, Meta and Google in her days as FTC head

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani hires Lina Khan who went after Amazon, Meta and Google in her days as FTC head

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has roped in Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) known for her aggressive antitrust lawsuits against Big Tech, to lead the board of directors for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC). In a press conference at the City Hall Rotunda, Mamdani named…

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It once sold two out of every five phones on Earth: How a company that started by making rubber boots became a global phone icon before losing it all in just seven years |

It once sold two out of every five phones on Earth: How a company that started by making rubber boots became a global phone icon before losing it all in just seven years |

130 countries and a name that everyone remembered, that’s how successful Nokia once was. The Finnish company that spent its first century making rubber boots, toilet paper, cables and gas masks reinvented itself in the 1990s as the world’s dominant mobile phone maker, controlling roughly a third of global handset sales by 2000. But within…

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A giant stone jar in Laos holding 37 skeletons may finally solve a century-old mystery | World News

A giant stone jar in Laos holding 37 skeletons may finally solve a century-old mystery | World News

For nearly a century, archaeologists have puzzled over thousands of giant stone jars scattered across the highlands of Laos. Carved from solid rock and weighing several tons each, they stand in clusters across the landscape, yet almost all of them have turned up empty, leaving their original purpose almost impossible to determine. That has finally…

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Amid manhunt for J&K cop’s terrorist killers, detentions spike to 3.5k | India News

Amid manhunt for J&K cop’s terrorist killers, detentions spike to 3.5k | India News

Detentions across J&K linked to the terrorist killing of head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi rose to 3,500 SRINAGAR: Detentions across J&K linked to the terrorist killing of head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi rose to 3,500 Friday as police stepped up their crackdown on suspected sympathisers of armed groups.A senior police officer said around 700 people…

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Now, health crisis brews at Jantar Mantar protest as heat, humidity and overcrowding trigger viral infections; doctors raise alarm

Now, health crisis brews at Jantar Mantar protest as heat, humidity and overcrowding trigger viral infections; doctors raise alarm

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, many protesters have reported health problems, including viral infections, dehydration and other illnesses, due to intense heat, high humidity and overcrowded conditions.Volunteer doctors at the protest site said many protesters are suffering from sore throats, headaches, fever and dehydration after spending days outdoors. They added…

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Quote of the day on discretion and self-preservation: ‘It’s good to know the truth and speak it. But it is even better to know the truth and speak of palm tree’

Quote of the day on discretion and self-preservation: ‘It’s good to know the truth and speak it. But it is even better to know the truth and speak of palm tree’

Quote of the day on self-preservation. Knowledge is power. But sometimes this power is best hidden for self-preservation. The quote of the day advises us to keep our mouths shut when we have information that can pose a threat to us. This old quote is not attributed to anyone in particular, but it is said…

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Haryana’s air pollution action plan: Centre suggests strict enforcement and accelerated implementation to curb pollution in a time-bound manner | India News

Haryana’s air pollution action plan: Centre suggests strict enforcement and accelerated implementation to curb pollution in a time-bound manner | India News

Centre reviewed measures taken by the Haryana govt to address the issue of air pollution NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday reviewed measures taken by the Haryana govt to address the issue of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, and emphasised the need for “accelerated implementation, stronger inter-agency coordination and strict enforcement” to ensure substantial reduction in…

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Sergey Brin and Larry Page, with combined wealth of more than 3 billion, have bought homes in Florida; what this ‘expansion’ into Billionaire Bunkers has meant for Google office space

Sergey Brin and Larry Page, with combined wealth of more than $573 billion, have bought homes in Florida; what this ‘expansion’ into Billionaire Bunkers has meant for Google office space

​Sergey Brin and Larry Page have deepened their ties to South Florida. Together, the Google co-founders have purchased waterfront homes worth more than $225 million in the state. Meanwhile, their company, Google parent Alphabet, has reportedly followed suit by expanding its Miami office footprint more than fourfold. According to a Bloomberg report, the tech giant…

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