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Immanuel Kant is best remembered for philosophical works so dense and demanding that generations of university students have lost sleep wrestling with them.
Immanuel Kant is best remembered for philosophical works so dense and demanding that generations of university students have lost sleep wrestling with them. The Critique of Pure Reason, published in 1781, is the kind of book that sits on shelves more often than it is read. His writings on metaphysics, epistemology and moral philosophy reshaped the foundations of Western thought so profoundly that scholars are still unpacking them more than two centuries later.
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India and Nordic countries have a new engagement, driven in part by a desire for middle powers to find common ground in the face of concerns about glo.
With the revised minimum wages notified on Saturday (May 23, 2026) and with an average hike of about 60%, the Karnataka government is pushing the Centre to revise the ESI ceiling from the current ₹21,000 a month to ₹30,000 a month. This is because a large part of the workforce, now covered under the ESI facility, will be out of the ESI cover for medical benefits as they would breach the ₹21,000 a month ceiling with the revised minimum wages.
Uttar PradeshCongress chief Ajay Rai was booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime MinisterNarendra Modi during a programme in Mahoba district, police said on Saturday (May 23, 2026). Police said the FIR was registered against Rai, Brijraj Ahirwar and 25-30 unidentified supporters.
A fresh row has erupted in the political circles of West Bengal with Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee expressing his displeasure over CPI(M) leader Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya representing a former MLA of Trinamool Congress before the Calcutta High Court. Bhattacharya, a designated senior advocate had appeared for former Trinamool Congress MLA Aditi Munshi and her husband in a case where the couple has sought anticipatory bail before the Calcutta High Court.
In a significant move aimed at strengthening communal harmony ahead of Eid al-Adha (Bakrid), Iqbal Ansari, a prominent local figure and former litigant in the Babri Masjid land dispute case, urged the Muslim community to completely avoid cow sacrifice during the festival. While sacrifice has been an integral part of Islamic traditions for generations during Eid al-Adha, we must respect the laws governing our land.
Rosa Parks, born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1913, became one of the most important civil rights figures in American history. On December 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, an act that helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Parks’s message is not about stubbornness for its own sake; it is about knowing when conscience must become action.
“Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything.” — Stephen ColbertLiveMint's quote of the day by Stephen Colbert, who argues that cynicism is a.
Audre Lorde, born in New York City in 1934 to West Indian immigrant parents, became one of the most influential poets, essayists and feminist thinkers of the 20th century. Her major works include The First Cities , Coal , The Cancer Journals , Zami: A New Spelling of My Name , Sister Outsider and A Burst of Light . Practise speaking in smaller rooms: Build courage by first sharing your truth with one trusted person, then expanding to larger spaces.
