Here's how you de-stress from exam distress like a pro!
Students can rewire their brains to overcome the stress and tension that precede their exams. Did you know that? An expert writes
Will not allow BJP to tar the university with anti-national tag: An open letter to AMU students
Former AMUSU President Dr Maskoor Ahmad Usmani, who was recently slapped with sedition charges writes a letter to the university students
Confusing word pairs: Certain English words may have similar meaning but not the exact same meaning
What is the difference in meaning between these two words? ‘Weather’ is what happens for a short term and ‘climate’ is over the longer term
Roster Debate: This is the latest attempt by the government to kill reservation. Here's why
The recent revision of the 200-point roster system and replacing it with the 13-point roster system has sparked a debate in the country. Here's a look into it
Should we test temptation? It is upon us to resist and counter our weaknesses
Temptation is more than a matter of jest or levity as the above quotes imply. It is a serious matter which engages the governments and even the Supreme Court
It’s not just your job, it’s your life: How to be successful and make it worthwhile
Be a contributor: Make sure that you contribute and add value to your organisation every day. These can be like adding small incremental improvements to your job
What makes an entrepreneur tick: What you need to do to rise to the top
Why are these people called entrepreneurs and how do they get the wherewithal to build and scale up sustainable businesses?
Can gaming addiction affect your social performance, lifestyle and even make you suicidal?
With more and more youngsters getting hooked on video games, both online and offline, WHO is set to classify gaming disorder as a mental health condition
All about myths: Grammar nazis may not like the term 'poetic license' but it is not wrong to use it
Double negatives are two negative words used in the same sentence with the purpose of turning thought into positive
Could AI and bots replace trained doctors for better diagnosis? Only time will tell
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be poised to wipe out cervical cancer after a study showed that computer algorithms can detect precancerous lesions far better than trained experts
Debunking grammar myths: You can split infinitives and it's not grammatically wrong
Traditional grammarians (prescriptivists) say that infinitives should not be split, but to split them is very common in writing of all kinds
Should English medium schools be merged with those teaching in vernacular medium to raise the standard of education?
Rationalisation and merging of schools is a compulsion in the context of migration of students to English medium schools.
Are the students studying in vernacular medium falling behind the ones who have an English-medium education?
Defending the government’s move noted above, the Chief Minister said that the English-medium call was taken keeping in mind the future of children from the underprivileged sector
The power of Resilience: It's all about how hard you get hit and still keep on moving
Keep the end in sight. Once you have decided on the end goal, don’t let any distractions keep you from attaining it
Using creativity in language: How are one-liners written so that they are witty and thought-provoking?
One-liners (OLs) are short jokes or witty remarks. They provide not only humour but also food for thought
Tame your FOMO : Here are a few words that you must definitely know today
Have you come across these expressions: echo chamber, clickbait, binge-watch, youthquake, and FOMO (Fear of missing out)?
The art of possibility thinking: How you can master this mental mechanism to succeed
Possibility thinking is a very powerful mental mechanism that could make an individual look at all the positive outcomes from any given situation
Why Not Tax all the Honking? Drivers can be disciplined by installing horn metres
The idea of horn metres is not far-fetched, but feasible and would be an additional weapon to control noise pollution through excessive and erratic use of horns.
Here are some golden rules on how to deal with career indecision
Career indecision is something that every youth will have to be aware of and they must be prepared to work their way to succeed by not falling into the trap
Which are the words of the year? Here's how they are chosen by major publishers like Oxford, Cambridge
Except ‘nomophobia’, all the other words are quite familiar to learners of English. The word is a combination of these three words: ‘no’, ‘mobile’ and ‘phobia’
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
