On November 7, 1875, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed Vande Mataram, inspired by Bengal's spirit of Durga Puja. This six ...

Durga Puja is around the corner and today when we think of it, we are instantly reminded of dazzling lights, food stalls, and pandal hopping. However, in the crucible of India’s freedom struggle, the ...

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Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

Landlines from companies like Tin Can allow kids to chat with their friends without all the distracting apps and pings of a smartphone. (Photo illustration: Nathalie Cruz/Yahoo News; photo: Courtesy ...

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An Ohio brewery recently sparked a viral conversation about parents bringing kids to bars and breweries, leading hundreds to chime in on the debate. Eastside Brewing Co., an Ohio-based craft brewery ...

An Esso fuel station in Singapore. Chandra Asri Pacific—controlled by Indonesian tycoon Prajogo Pangestu—has agreed to buy ExxonMobil’s Esso-branded fuel service stations in Singapore, expanding its ...

Ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, Kate Gosselin revealed she doesn’t expect to spend the festive day with any of her and ex-husband Jon Gosselin’s eight kids this year. Instead, the reality ...

Alarming reports that 154,000 New York City public-school students are "homeless" rely on a dubious definition used in no other context. Pat Benic/UPI/Shutterstock Alarming reports that 154,000 New ...

The Flint-based cash aid program for new parents is set to expand significantly in Michigan after the state Legislature approved $270 million from the newly adopted budget to expand it into more ...