Quote of the day by Archimedes: ‘Give me a place to stand, a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the World’, and how to find your own fulcrum

Quote of the Day by Archimedes Archimedes was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor. He was born around 287 BC in Syracuse, a powerful Greek city-state located on the island of Sicily. He is regarded as one of the greatest minds of the ancient world, right alongside figures like Isaac Newton and…

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‘I’m still in shock my OPT is revoked’: Indian student’s appeal to choose ‘legit employers’ in US goes viral; ‘Asked me to leave in 30 days’

Indian student’s warning to fellow students after STEM OPT visa gets revoked (Photo: AI) An Indian student’s appeal that fellow Indians should not fall for bogus companies in the US has now gone viral as the student shared the experience of getting STEM OPT revoked because the company did not have any US presence. The…

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Quote of the day by Osamu Dazai: ‘I could believe in hell, but it was impossible for me to believe in the existence of heaven’ and the chilling reason why the human mind trusts pain far more than peace

Osamu Dazai was a Japanese novelist whose deeply personal works explored alienation, identity, and the struggles of the human condition. When suffering becomes constant, physical pain and emotional exhaustion stop feeling like ideas. They become part of everyday life. For someone living through long-term trauma, punishment feels real and easy to believe, while peace or…

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From chasing Paul Chelimo to making CWG history, coach reveals plan behind Gulveer Singh’s historic Commonwealth Games silver | Commonwealth Games News

Scott Simmons, Gulveer Singh Three years ago, Gulveer Singh could not keep up with two-time Olympic medallist Paul Chelimo in training.“His actual top-end speed could not even match world-class women,” said Scott Simmons, Gulveer’s long-time coach.Today, the Indian has rewritten history.On Tuesday night, Gulveer became the first Indian to win a medal in the men’s…

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Hockey jersey row: HI president Dilip Tirkey questions process, his federation cites precedent | Hockey News

Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,…

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From three-day train journeys to CWG, Inunganbi Takhellambam’s long road to Glasgow | Commonwealth Games News

More than a decade ago, Inunganbi Takhellambam would spend nearly three days travelling to age-group national competitions without a reserved train berth, often sitting on the floor beside the washrooms.Along with fellow judokas from Manipur, she would first travel to Dimapur before boarding a train to Kolkata. From there, another train would take them to…

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‘Historic Day for Indian Judo!’: Modi hails India’s first-ever judo double gold at Commonwealth Games | Commonwealth Games News

Modi celebrates Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey’s historic double gold as India reaches 19 medals in Glasgow/ Image: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey after the Indian judokas secured gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, describing it as a “historic day” for Indian judo.The two victories marked…

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South Africa released 11 formerly captive elephants onto wild reserves; five years later, their behaviour closely matched elephants that had never lived in captivity

Rewilded elephants on Khamab Kalahari Reserve, who were observed during this research project (from left to right: Ngwedi, Mana, Michael, and Chikwenya) South Africa released 11 elephants that had spent years in captivity into protected reserves. Five years later, researchers found that their behavior was very similar to elephants that had always lived in the…

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Environmentally Friendly Cooler: Meet Quazeem Tiamiyu, a student who turned discarded wood into insulation for beverage coolers

On a hot summer day, when most of his peers grabbed a drink from the cooler and moved on, Quazeem Tiamiyu paused to think about what’s underneath. That very thought led this University of Maine student to develop something extraordinary: a safe alternative to the toxic conventional insulation used in beverage coolers. And he built…

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‘I felt that everything was over’: Asmita Dey remembers late father after historic CWG judo gold | Commonwealth Games News

India’s Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asmita Dey fought back tears after creating history at the Commonwealth Games 2026, dedicating her landmark women’s 48kg judo gold medal to her late father, coach and everyone who stood by her during the toughest phase of her life.The 23-year-old from Tripura,…

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