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Oscar Wilde’s most famous novel is ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, published in 1890. (Image Credit: AI) Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright known for his sharp wit and deep knowledge of human nature. He once talked about a beautiful idea about himself, describing himself as a person who walks through life with…

At age 12, Bihar’s Satyam Kumar cracked IIT-JEE, one of India’s toughest competitive exams. At an age when most children are still getting used to secondary school, Satyam Kumar was preparing for one of India’s toughest entrance examinations. At 12, the boy from Bihar cracked the IIT-JEE. A year later, he returned to the exam…

Quote of the day by Sadhguru (Photo: @SadhguruJV/ X) Life has its ways of testing us and then landing us in a pool of surprises. For a moment, it might seem that everything is going our way, and the next, an unexpected challenge comes up- maybe a job loss, a health issue, a difficult conversation,…

UP Food Safety Administration seizes 300 kg of unfit paneer ahead of Raksha Bandhan With Raksha Bandhan just days away, food safety officials in Noida have stepped up inspections of milk products and sweets — and one raid has already uncovered a sizeable amount of paneer deemed unfit for consumption.Around 300 kg of paneer was…

When Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, known as PK, fell in love with a Swedish woman in Delhi in the mid-1970s, getting to her was not simple. He was an Indian art student from Odisha. She was a young woman from a Swedish noble family. When Lotta returned to Sweden, PK had no money for a flight….

When Theodore Roosevelt went camping: The trip that helped establish a vast national park A three-day camping trip in Yosemite became one of the most famous excursions in America’s conservation history. In May 1903, Theodore Roosevelt went camping in Yosemite with naturalist John Muir. The two hiked, caught cold weather on the last night of…

AI representation/ChatGPT A 26-year-old UPSC aspirant has sold years of his civil services preparation material to a kabadiwala for Rs 464 after three consecutive Mains attempts and a failed Prelims this year. The books included the NCERTs he started with, Laxmikanth, his first test papers, mock tests and handwritten notes. For years, they had been…

If you’ve been trying to figure out when is Milad-un-Nabi going to be celebrated in 2026, you’re not alone. Figuring out exact dates for Islamic holidays can feel like a moving target because everything revolves around the moon. But if you’re trying to plan ahead for work, travel, or family get-togethers, here’s the lowdown on…

You pick up a packet of milk or paneer from the refrigerator and notice something odd: the normally flat pack looks inflated, tight or balloon-like. The expiry date is still days away, so is it actually safe to eat? The short answer: a visibly swollen or puffed packet is a warning sign and is best…

Image Courtesy: The Washington Post A family heirloom that had survived a dangerous journey out of the then-Soviet Union nearly a century ago ended up at the bottom of a New York garbage pile. For Victor, 45, letting it disappear was not an option. His wife Susanna had accidentally thrown two rings into the trash…