Do New Year resolutions deliver? Here are some of the best examples of resolutions people make every year
New Year and resolutions go together. We look at shedding our dirty baggage and hugging elusive virtues
Here's how something as small as a pencil can change your life
People are willing to fund your dream if it has the right social cause. If you can effectively communicate your vision and also, if it resonates with them, they are willing to part with their money
The language of elections: Here's what phrases like tactical voting, to maintain surge mean
It is important for learners of English to be familiar with poll-related words, phrases, and collocations. Here are some of them: to go to polls, to cast vote, a hung assembly, to form a coalition
Why JNU's idea of stopping 7000 students from carrying their own books into the library is laughable
The JNUSU has been protesting for a month now over the library budget cut and banning outside books. We explore the comedy of the situation
How self-improvement is like regular grooming and is a necessity for career development
If there is no proper grooming, how can one expect to perform well? Isn’t that how you project a powerful aspect of the ‘self’? This is what employers seek in a placement selection process
How Google can take open book exams to the next level
If reference material is allowed into exam halls, can Google, accessible through handy laptops, smartphones and tablets, be far behind?
All is not lost yet: The truth behind Ankiv Baisoya's fake BA
College election is the first step for leaders like Ankiv Ji. He has cooperated throughout the investigation and shown that he is as righteous as Him
Innovative online English lessons are helping learners teach themselves
En.news is owned by Mike Elchik, the founder and president of WeSpeke, a global language technology company based in the US and affiliated with the Language Technologies Institute
Should the fear of violence dam campus elections? Here's a low down on how panic reactions work
Fear does strange things and I am sure we can all agree on that
Why we should learn being responsible from Virat Kohli
Virat is fulfilling all the promises he made to Anushka in that Manyavar ad. Learn from him
The art of disagreeing: How to politely say 'no' to someone in different situations
Saying ‘no’ to someone is one of the communication functions that we have to perform in different situations
Making sense of #MeToo: Here are a few pointers which can help us safeguard ourselves from perpetrators
The victims have suffered in silence for so long. Imagine how violated they would have felt. The psychological scars would remain, haunting them forever
Welcome to reason: Was it ok for G Parameshwara to jump the super slow Bengaluru traffic?
Thousands of commuters suffer in long traffic jams in Bengaluru every day but Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara believes he is well within his right to zip past common citizens
Why Rajiv Malhotra's talks at JNU are important for the future of India
Rajiv Malhotra just delivered his first lecture in JNU's Centre for Media Studies
How to influence people to accept your ideas willingly and ethically
Influencing is the power to make other people agree with your opinions or get them to willingly and ethically do what you want them to
Being politically correct: What do expressions like 'politically incorrect humour' and 'politically correct language' mean?
Some people take delight in hurting others by using politically incorrect humour. Jokes that are targeted at people of a certain sex, caste in a way to offend them are said to be politically incorrect
#MeToo: Here's how you deal with the trauma and demons of sexual harassment
This World Mental Health Day, we look at the trauma faced by young women who deal with sexual harassment and an expert tells you how to deal with it
Complexity vs simplicity: English should not be taught like any other subject but as a life skill
When we write we should not use run-on sentences as readability is affected. If we find long sentences we should break them into shorter units in order to enhance readability
Should we have digital supermodels? There's a possibility of models being phased out and replaced by them soon
Over the last two decades, there was a reaction to this and thin was out with many venues prohibiting anorexic models from strutting down the runway
Have we matured as a society to accept acid attack survivors? Laxmi Agarwal's case says no
Acid Attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal is now homeless and unemployed. As she is striving to meet two ends meet, we explore a few biases of the society
How can one improve their fluency in grammar? Here are four tips to speak good English
Develop your confidence: Confidence is the key to success while taking steps to master English
Should lonely students be left alone or should teachers and other students look out for them?
In Florida shooting, Nikolas Cruz, 19, who was allegedly involved, was kicked out of two schools and was ‘held back’
How to identify your inner strengths and excel in life
Everyone is talented at something. It is said that every person can do one thing better than 10,000 people. The trick is to find out what that one thing is
Why is pride associated with homosexuality? Understanding the terms queer, gay and bisexual
Who is called a straight person? The word ‘straight’ is used to refer to a person who is heterosexual, that is, anyone who has a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite of sex
How to be proactive during your job search and career? Here are five tips to be successful
A proactive job search is a win-win situation, both for the candidate as well as the employer
Relishing art: Exploring the nitty-gritty of the delicious world of edible art
French pastry chef Amaury Guichon, more popularly known as the ‘Chocolate Architect’, sculpts some edible goodies that are a thrill to behold
Should embryonic crowning be criticised? The Jio Institute controversy provides scope for debate
On June 10, the Minister of Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar, announced the names of six institutions of higher education that have been granted the status of ‘Institution of Eminence
Graduates must do some "soul searching" before they choose their careers
It is necessary for the young graduates to have an insight as to what is expected of them in the job environment and get oriented in it.
Air hostess or flight attendant? Why it’s important to use Gender-Neutral Language
In an increasingly diverse world, it is essential to not use gender specific terms to describe people and professions because it can be considered extremely sexist
Life beyond Section 377: And we finally saw the sun
History owes an apology to LGBT persons for ostracisation, discrimination, noted the judgment stating that this judgment has to be considered in all pending prosecutions
Rent a Boyfriend App: Are we seriously hanging 'For Rent’ signboards on people too now?
Can a boyfriend on rent cure mental health problems like depression?
Why State-sponsored suppression of free speech should scare every one of us
Despite the Chief Justice's observation that there needs to be a place for dissent, can it really exist when the State is throwing our constitutional rights out the window?
Here's how 'gossip' and 'rumour' are significantly different in meaning
A person who enjoys spreading gossip is called a gossipmonger and a person who enjoys spreading rumours is called a rumour- monger. Both the terms have negative connotations
What are the important aspects of career planning?
A personal and realistic career goal must be established by the graduates and they must be committed to working towards achieving it
Should we tolerate multiplex extortion? Why you can't compel an entire family to consume junk food
It observed that the state’s affidavit said there was no specific law or statutory provision that restrained people from carrying outside food into cinema halls
Dear patriarchal lady, here's why your essay on the 'modern girl' is as offensive as it can get
The essay begins like this, "The girl in the modern age is generally very smart, intelligent, conscious and fashionable"
Understanding the use of words like squander, hype and chutzpah
'Chutzpah' is an informal term which has both positive and negative connotations
The arrival of Gen Z: Can they reconstruct the workplace of tomorrow?
It was said that millennials, unlike the generation before them, worked for a purpose and not so much for a paycheck, but with Gen Z, the paycheck apparently has made a comeback
Style police alert! 'Stylish' youngsters marched into saloons in Karnataka for a 'gentlemanly crop'
All salons in Malur Taluk (Kolar district of Karnataka) were packed as police marched in youngsters with ‘stylish’ haircuts for a more sensible and gentlemanly crop
Here are a few ways in which you can develop and boost your courage
Courage as a trait will be a good resource for the youth to fall back on when they face a tricky situation
