The Early period between 1917 and 1989, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottaman and Russian Empires yields an unstable political and economic order plagued by rival nationalism, Bolshevism and democracies that turn into dictatorships, unleashing the Second World War. In the latter period the US and the Soviet Union dominate one half of Europe…
Human cognitive diversity If you are on a plane, do you think about its aerodynamics, or when you look at a mountain do you think about how precisely it was formed or do you notice how the music you are listening to is structured, then you could be a hyper systemiser. People who think like…
The Pandemic has touched every aspect of life bringing death, disease, isolation, joblessness, fear, grief, and despair amid deepening social and economic unequalness. Globalisation is under pressure from nationalism, as countries have closed borders, hoarded PPE and bartered over vaccine. As geopolitical alliances are being reshaped, the US seems in disorder, China appears invigorated. The…
Zoologist and a vaccine pioneer Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, a Russian Jew who had trained in Odessa and developed his skills in Paris, in search of cholera at a time when the world of international bacteriology was factional and prone to suspicion. He created the world’s first vaccines for cholera and plague, but an accidental…
Actress Dame Barbara Windsor noted for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On films has died aged 83. Scott Mitchell said she had died peacefully from Alzheimer’s at a London care home on Thursday evening. He said she would be remembered for the “love, fun, friendship and brightness she brought to all our lives”.…
Elon Musk-led Tesla on Tuesday announced that it will be raising $5 billion, marking it the second capital raise in the last three months. The additional shares will be sold “ from time to time” and “ at-the-market” prices. Its shares are up nearly 670 per cent this year with its market capitalisation crossing $600…
Bollywood veteran actor Dilip Kumar, ahead of his 98th-birthday on Friday, his wife Bollywood heroine Saira Banu said that she is not looking for praises to be called a “devoted wife”. ” Just to cuddle him is the world’s best thing that’s happening to me. I adore him. He is my breath itself”. Saira Banu…
Athens International Airport recently held an exhibition featuring authentic smiles of people around the world and Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s statue was also featured in the Smiles exhibition. Underneath the statue’s picture read, ” Indian Bollywood Actress smiles at Athens International Airport. Grey marble, 2020AD”. The pictures of the statute have been shared by Deepika’s…
Facebook faces antitrust allegations over deals for Instagram and WhatsApp including acquisitions, other claims target the company’s tactics against competitors, as it is being sued by FTC, State Attorneys General, and 46 states. Imagine your posts are visible only to people in your real-life community as not only does the company not use tracking cookies,…