[ad_1] âThe past has other layers not susceptible to evidence from the archives, texts, manuscripts or archaeologyâ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto It is of course the historianâs professional responsibility to bring knowledge of the past back to life academically for which a rigorous training in the norms and the methods of the discipline is…
[ad_1] TikTok is resuming its service in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump promised to reinstate access to the Chinese-owned app upon assuming office, reported Reuters. This development came after the platform ceased working for its 170 million American users late on Saturday, ahead of a law that was set to take effect on…
[ad_1] Two months after skipper Rohit Sharma-led India men’s cricket team lifted the T20 World Cup 2024 at West Indies’ Barbados, former Pakistan women’s cricket team skipper Nida Dar hailed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. She took to social media to praise the Indian men’s cricket team for winning the T20 World Cup. But soon,…
[ad_1] Despite being rebranded as X, Twitter retains its hold over our subconscious as a brand. Even Musk called it Twitter the other day. About time he acknowledged the brilliance of the platformâs original name. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] India’s 17-year-old archer Sheetal Devi missed the world record by just one point on 29 August and secured the second position in the women’s compound ranking round at the iconic Les Invaldis Arena during Paris Paralympics 2024. Impressed with her performance, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra reminded Sheetal Devi on 2 September of his…
[ad_1] Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a sociological podcast. Most pop culture enthusiasts are familiar with the origins of the phrase â15 minutes of fameâ. Itâs derived from an Andy Warhol quote that went, âIn the future everybody will be famous for 15 minutes.â But lesser known is the fact that after the phrase took…
[ad_1] Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s new YouTube channel, ‘URâCristiano,’ launched on Wednesday and broke several records. In just two days, Ronaldo’s YouTube channel breached 33.8 million subscribers. Earlier Wednesday, he took to his social media channels and wrote, âThe wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this…
[ad_1] In 1824 Prince Wilhelm of Prussia asked for a demonstration of an elaborate game he had heard about from his military tutor. The Kriegsspiel, or war game, had been devised a few decades earlier as a more militarily realistic form of chess. Instead of regular squares, the board was a detailed map of a…
[ad_1] The role of X in disseminating often-false information and lionizing rabble-rousers, as well as X owner Elon Muskâs provocative tweets and irresponsible retweets, are all under the microscope. This week, Thierry Breton, a high-ranked European Union commissioner, issued a strong warning to X over âcontent that promotes hatred, disorder, incitement to violence”. Muskâs fan-boy…
[ad_1] Ace Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal in the javelin throw category at the Paris Olympics after sending the javelin to a whopping 92.97 metres distance. Not only he created a world record, but also defeated India’s Neeraj Chopra to become world’s best javelin thrower. Neeraj won the silver medal in the…
