Milgram’s electric shock experiment: The test that exposed dark side of human obedience to authority |

Stanley Milgram’s 1961–62 Yale University experiment tested obedience, where participants believed they delivered painful electric shocks to others under authority. In the early 1960s, a deceptively simple question took shape inside a laboratory at Yale University: how far would an ordinary person go if instructed by an authority figure to harm someone else? The answer,…

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Evening news wrap: Samrat Choudhary set to become next Bihar CM; probe flags possible WhatsApp syndicate in Noida violence | India News

Following Nitish Kumar’s resignation, Samrat Choudhary was voted in to become the next Bihar chief minister. Over 300 arrested, seven FIRs filed after fresh Noida workers’ protests. The probe also pointed to an organised WhatsApp network. US-Iran negotiations edge towards a second round of talks, with Islamabad and Geneva emerging as leading venue options. An…

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World War II American soldiers buried in Belgium and the Netherlands have families there who still care for them | World News

Decades after the end of the Second World War, a quiet and deeply moving tradition continues across parts of Europe. In Belgium and the Netherlands, local families have taken it upon themselves to care for the graves of American soldiers who died during the liberation of their countries. These are not relatives by blood, but…

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‘Nobody supported Dhurandhar, big directors said Monday ko baith jayegi film,’ reveals Kunal Kohli, shares what happened during ‘Hum Tum’ |

The audience was still not over ‘Dhurandhar’ which released in December and ‘Dhurandhar 2’ hit everyone in the face. The sequel surpassed the collections of the first part and became the first Bollywood film to cross Rs 1000 crore net in India. At the worldwide box office, the film has crossed Rs 1300 crore. While…

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No handshake! India’s Harika Dronavalli breaks silence on Uzbek GM’s ‘Namaste’ | Exclusive | Chess News

Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Yakubboev comes up with ‘Namaste’ gesture against Harika Dronavalli (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: In this digital age, when every gesture is scrutinised under the microscopic lens of social media, a fleeting exchange at the recently-concluded Grenke Freestyle Open snowballed into a large-scale social media debate.As India’s Grandmaster (GM) Harika Dronavalli extended her hand…

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