Can a stone be a witness? “And Joshua said to all the people, ‘Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord that he spoke to us. Therefore, it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God.” (Joshua 24:7) Interestingly, […]
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Ray Oldenburg, an urban sociologist, wrote: “The third place is not home and not work, but instead one of the physical settings that have throughout history encouraged a sense of warmth, conviviality, and that special kind of human sustenance we call community. These settings include cafés, taverns, libraries and hair salons, where people from different
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Justice Anoop Dhand, Rajasthan High Court, delivered the judgment while hearing a plea for protection filed by an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man from Kota, who told the court that they were living together out of free will. Two consenting adults, though not of marriageable age, have the right to have live-in relationships, and
A bizarre case of a foster family allegedly trying to “protect” a young woman from a suspected molester by locking her in a room since she was eight has come to light in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar after officials reached their home to rescue her from what had been her prison for two decades. The orphaned girl,
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There is a report about a professor who has obtained 150 degrees, which include twenty professional degrees and doctorates. He teaches in some colleges and spends most of his income on accumulating more degrees. (India Today, 25 October 2025) The Preacher in Ecclesiastes states that there is no end to making books. Much study is
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The world of information in the Digital Era has fuelled and accelerated confusion in the minds of adolescents and teenagers. Some even become violent to kill others, or attempt suicide. For questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Throughout history, humans have self-defined themselves. 1) I survive; therefore, I am: In the primitive times,
There were floods and landslides in the hilly terrain. A young man who wanted to experience adventure was lost and was trying to find his way out. The people trying to help him could contact him and ask him his current location. However, neither his smartphone nor his mind could state his location. Rescuers could
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