Italian proverb of the day: 'It is easy to preach fasting with a full belly.' A lesson on empathy, privilege and why advice is often easiest to give from a position of comfort

Italian proverb of the day: ‘It is easy to preach fasting with a full belly.’ A lesson on empathy, privilege and why advice is often easiest to give from a position of comfort

Exploring the enduring wisdom behind a saying about hypocrisy, hardship and human understanding “È facile predicare il digiuno a pancia piena.”Translated into English, the proverb means: “It is easy to preach fasting with a full belly.”At first glance, the saying appears to be about food. Look closer and it reveals a timeless observation about human…

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Japanese proverb of the day: "To ask is a moment's shame; not to ask is…" - why swallowing your pride for one awkward question pays off for years | World News

Japanese proverb of the day: “To ask is a moment’s shame; not to ask is…” – why swallowing your pride for one awkward question pays off for years | World News

Japanese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) We have all done it. Someone explains something, you do not quite follow, and you nod anyway. The moment to ask comes and goes, because asking would mean admitting you did not understand, and that feels embarrassing. So you stay quiet. The trouble is that…

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Russian proverb of the day: 'The first pancake is always lumpy'. A lesson in learning and failure

Russian proverb of the day: ‘The first pancake is always lumpy’. A lesson in learning and failure

Russian proverb of the day: ‘The first pancake is always lumpy’. The kitchen is the source of this 19th-century Russian proverb which appears simple, something that every cook knows. Yet it teaches us an evergreen lesson in patience, learning, success and failure. Anyone who has ever made pancakes knows that the first one often turns…

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Watch: Hindus protest alleged desecration of Lord Ram photo by Islamist groups in Bangladesh

Watch: Hindus protest alleged desecration of Lord Ram photo by Islamist groups in Bangladesh

Protesters took out a large torchlight procession (ANI) Hindu groups in Dhaka on Friday held a major protest over the alleged desecration of a picture of Lord Ram in northern Bangladesh.The protesters demanded the arrest of those responsible and carried out a large torchlight procession, chanting “Jai Shri Ram.” The photograph was allegedly vandalised during…

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Mexican mayor accused of staging her own kidnapping in $2 million embezzlement scheme; husband, brother-in-law also involved

Mexican mayor accused of staging her own kidnapping in $2 million embezzlement scheme; husband, brother-in-law also involved

A Mexican mayor is facing allegations that she staged her own kidnapping so that she could embezzle around $2 million in public funds disguised as ransom money.Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, a town a few hours from Mexico City, has denied the accusations, calling them politically motivated. She released a video on social…

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Indian-origin man caught stealing $41,550 worth of designer clothes from Florida shop, was released on bail after confessing

Indian-origin man caught stealing $41,550 worth of designer clothes from Florida shop, was released on bail after confessing

22-year-old Dhir Patel was caught stealing designer clothes from a high-end Miami store over months. Dhir Patel, a 22-year-old man, was caught stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of designer clothes in a calculated manner from a Wynwood neighborhood in Miami, Florida. He did not flee after stealing the clothes but came back again…

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Quote of the day by Greek philosopher Pythagoras: "In anger we should refrain both from…" - a 2,500-year-old rule for not wrecking things in the heat of the moment | World News

Quote of the day by Greek philosopher Pythagoras: “In anger we should refrain both from…” – a 2,500-year-old rule for not wrecking things in the heat of the moment | World News

Pythagoras (Image: Wikipedia) Almost everyone has done it. Fired off a message you wish you could unsend. Said the cruel thing in the middle of a row, the one that cannot be taken back. Slammed a door, quit on the spot, hit send before the brain caught up with the temper. The damage gets done…

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Indian-origin mathematician gifts summer fellowship to alma mater Caltech honoring parents: 'We'll figure it out. Jump!'

Indian-origin mathematician gifts summer fellowship to alma mater Caltech honoring parents: ‘We’ll figure it out. Jump!’

Sukhada Fadnavis with her parents and then Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau at graduation in 2007. Sukhada Fadnavis, an Indian-origin mathematician, has decided to start a fellowship at her alma mater Caltech (California Institute of Technology), in the name of her parents — Shubhangi and Sharad Fadnavis Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship will support undergraduate…

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