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I’ve recently been collecting versions, in different languages, of the phrase, ‘the grass is greener on the other side.’ What surprised me was how different they are texturally, geographically and in the images they bring to mind. Kannada says, ‘doorada betta kannige nunnage’, or further mountains are smoother. Unlike the English, who looked out at…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Dr. Priscilla Chan, co-founded The Primary School in East Palo Alto, California in 2016. The school was designed to serve the low-income families. The tuition-free private school aimed to support the “whole child” through wraparound services such as dental checkups, wellness coaching, and early-intervention screenings. For more than ten years…
Dalai Lama (Image: Wikipedia) Wealth can be counted, and machines keep getting faster at almost everything measurable. Neither has ever managed to produce honesty. The Dalai Lama put that gap plainly. “Good human qualities, honesty, sincerity, a good heart, cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced by machines, but only by the…
For resignations, the terms governing notice periods and buyouts are primarily determined by the employment contract. Serving your full notice period can be tricky after resignation, especially if you wish to join the next place of your employment at the earliest.In companies where notice periods can run for several months, moving to a new job…
Voltaire was an influential French Enlightenment philosopher and writer who championed reason, freedom of thought, and religious tolerance while criticizing injustice and intolerance. Imagine standing on the deck of an ocean liner when a sudden storm tears the ship open. The engine stops, water rushes into the lower parts of the ship, and the vessel…
Some endings happen once. Others seem to happen in stages. A connection becomes distant. You try to revive it. It returns briefly, then fades again. You hold on because the familiar version of that person or situation still exists in your memory. Eventually, there is nothing left to chase. That can be painful, but it…
Seven dogs break free from thieves and travel 17 km together to return to their village in China. The video of seven dogs from different breeds traveling together, uncertain about where to go, stopping to see curious passersby, has been doing the rounds. As social media users ask Grok whether the video is real, the…
Ravindra Wakode intended to demonstrate at IIT Bombay following his denial of permission to protest at Azad Maidan MUMBAI: The father of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who allegedly died by suicide, was denied permission to continue his protest at Azad Maidan and is now planning to visit the institute’s Powai campus, his lawyer said…
Rhea Chakraborty opens up about her 27 days in prison, reveals what inmates did for timepass and jokes about the food served in jail. Rhea Chakraborty has opened up about her experience of spending time in prison and shared some candid and unexpected details about her days behind bars. The actress was arrested by the…
For Libra Ascendant, Jupiter’s move into Cancer in 2026 is one of those transits that can change the tone of life in a visible way. Cancer is your 10th house, the house of career, status, recognition, authority and karma. It is also Jupiter’s exaltation sign, so the planet becomes very strong here.That sounds promising, and…
