After winning numerous archery contests and being hailed as the greatest archer of all time, a young man’s ego swelled with pride. Riding high on his reputation and accomplishments, the champion decided to challenge a Zen master—also known for his archery skill but who had never competed. Without waiting for a response, the young man…
India launched the first of its second generation of navigation satellites. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MK II lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at 05:12 UTC (10:42 IST) on May 29, 2023. ISRO confirmed the satellite unfurled its power-generating solar panels a few minutes after the spacecraft separated from the GSLV Mk.2 rocket….
Incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured a victory in a historic runoff election. This will be his third term as Turkey’s President. He has won despite people’s grievances being on the rise as well as his mismanagement of the response to the earthquake that hit Turkey earlier this year that registered 7.8 on the Richter scale…
Several years ago, a young woman—daughter of a close family friend—tragically lost her life in a car accident. It was yet another heartbreaking story of drunk driving. She was a passenger in a car driven by a friend under the influence. During the crash, she was thrown from the vehicle and spent months in a…
We’ll See There was once an old farmer who had spent most of his life tending the same plot of land. He lived a simple life—quiet, steady, and close to the rhythms of nature. One day, his only horse ran away. When word got around, the neighbors came to express their sympathy. “What terrible luck,”…
P.V. Narasimha Rao has been the most consequential Prime Minister India has seen in modern times. The glory achieved by latter PMs like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and currently Narendra Modi. In addition, Rao was a scholar and a statesman with impeccable integrity who displayed utmost honesty while other leaders around him were mired in corruption…
A Buddhist man had just moved into a new home and wanted to start things off on the right foot. So he picked up the phone and called the nearby monastery. “Hello,” he said. “Would it be possible for a monk to come and bless my house?” On the other end, the monk replied gently,…
Twenty eight year old Gert-Jan Oskam was riding his bike in China when he met with an accident that broke his neck. His legs were paralyzed and was told he would never walk again. Fast forward 12 years – Oskam was able to walk again, thanks to a device called the “Brain-Spine Interface”, that uses…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise guest appearance at Johns Hopkins University as he live streamed his address to the class of 2023 at their commencement ceremony May 25th. Zelenskyy spoke at Homewood Field on the university’s Baltimore campus, where he was also presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Johns…
As India moves closer to becoming one of the world’s top three economies, its neighbor Pakistan continues to grapple with recurring debt crises and economic instability. This contrast often raises a fundamental question: both nations gained independence at the same time, share deep cultural and historical roots, and have comparable human potential—so why have their…
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