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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicOnline behaviour

Topic: online behaviour

Why are emojis so confusing? They have way too many meanings

A single emoji might communicate irony, sincerity, or sarcasm, depending on who is using it, what platform they are using it on, and what generation they belong to.

61% parents say their child spends at least 3 hours online everyday, says Local Circles survey

39% indicated their children had developed more aggression due to internet usage, followed by 37% indicating impatience, while 27% stated that they are lethargic.

Online life is causing people to invest less in memories & long-term sense of satisfaction

It is now far easier to pursue immediate happiness, compared to the available options in, say, 1986.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.