Quote of the day by popular psychiatrist Thomas Szasz: “If you have strongly held opinions, you are opinionated; if you don’t, you lack…” – a witty observation that exposes the impossible standards society often places on independent thinkers |

Thomas Szasz (Image: Wikipedia) Say what you actually think and someone will call you opinionated. Keep your views to yourself and someone else will say you lack conviction. Thomas Szasz, the Hungarian-American psychiatrist known for challenging almost every accepted idea in his own field, summed up that impossible bind in one line. “If you have…

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IED blast in Nagaland: Assam Rifles personnel killed, four injured | India News

IED blast in Nagaland: 1 Assam Rifles personnel killed, four injureD (Representative image) One Assam Rifles personnel was killed and four others were injured in a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast near Sukhovi in Nagaland on Monday, officials said.According to the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kohima, the blast targeted Assam Rifles vehicles.“A suspected…

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Ocean warming has been shrinking marine animals for 450 million years, massive study reveals |

Marine animals do not just struggle when ocean temperatures spike, they actually shrink, and a massive new study shows this pattern has been repeating for nearly 450 million years. Researchers built one of the largest collections of marine body size data ever put together, drawing on almost 9,000 recorded changes and over 1.6 million individual…

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Commission orders RedBus to pay Rs 10,000 after bus ticket was cancelled 17 minutes before departure

NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Himachal Pradesh has held RedBus and a bus operator jointly responsible for cancelling a passenger’s confirmed ticket just 17 minutes before departure, leaving him stranded late at night and forcing him to book an emergency flight to Delhi. The commission, in its July 4th order, ruled that online…

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Beyond the 70% headline: USCIS report shows H-1B workers are becoming more educated, better paid and increasingly concentrated in tech

Of the H-1B petitions approved in fiscal 2025 (fiscal ended Sept 30), nearly 70 percent were for beneficiaries whose country of birth was India. The second most common country of birth was China, accounting for approximately 12 percent of all beneficiaries. Top source countries for H-1B visas (including extensions) 1 India 2,83,772 69.9% 2 China…

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Yastika Bhatia, Kranti Gaud inspire India’s historic Lord’s Test win over England | Cricket News

India’s Kranti Gaud (second right) celebrates with her team mates after taking the wicket of England’s Tammy Beaumont, background right, during day one of the first Women’s Rothesay Test between India and England at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. (AP/PTI) India scripted history on Monday with a commanding 270-run victory over England on Day 4…

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Watch: Iran ‘completely destroys’ Patriot air defences, fuel tanks, radar at US Gulf bases

Iran claims three-phase operation destroyed Patriot air defences, fuel tanks and radar at US Gulf bases (Video credit: X) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday claimed it carried out a three-phase missile and drone operation targeting US military bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, saying it destroyed Patriot air defence systems, fuel tanks…

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Farah Khan Parenting Rules: ‘No makeup, no revealing Clothes’: Farah Khan’s parenting rule for her teenage daughters is something every Indian family will relate to

Farah Khan is known for speaking her mind, and she did exactly that on Bharti Singh’s podcast recently when she talked about her twin daughters who are turning 16. “My girls are not allowed to put makeup or wear revealing clothes,” she said simply. And just like that, the internet had opinions. Some parents nodded…

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Anupam Kher’s response to Naseeruddin Shah calling him a ‘clown’ goes viral: ‘If you can criticise Amitabh Bachchan, Virat Kohli…none took you seriously due to the substances you have been taking..’ | Hindi Movie News

Actor Naseeruddin Shah‘s old criticism of Anupam Kher has resurfaced online after Kher’s recent comments on the reported theft of donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple sparked debate. A clip from Shah’s 2020 interview is once again being widely shared, with the veteran actor calling Kher a “clown” while speaking about his political views.The years-old…

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Buried for 5,300 years beneath a Stone Age tomb, a skull discovered in Spain has revealed the world’s earliest known ear surgery |

For more than 5,300 years, it lay undisturbed beneath a Stone Age tomb in northern Spain, hidden among the remains of nearly 100 people. When archaeologists finally uncovered the ancient skull, they expected another glimpse into prehistoric life. Instead, they found evidence of something far more extraordinary. Careful examination revealed that the woman had undergone…

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