Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday demanded a swift response from US President Donald Trump over Russia's refusal to sign "a full, unconditional ceasefire" amid the prolonged war between the two sides."We are waiting for the United States to respond; so far, there has been no reply," Zelenskyy said.Zelenskyy added that "the number of Russian air attacks is increasing," which he said proved that "the pressure on Russia is still insufficient."This comes after a fresh batch of missile and drone attacks by Moscow killed two people and wounded seven in Kyiv.Earlier in the day, Russia "launched a massive nationwide attack on Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones," said Ukraine's first deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko.Over the past week, Russia has launched more than 1,460 guided aerial bombs, nearly 670 attack drones, and over 30 missiles of various […]

[ad_1] MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) Once hailed as Indian cricket’s ultimate ‘finisher’, MS Dhoni is under increasing pressure in IPL 2025 after failing to make an impact with the bat for the third consecutive match. Chennai Super Kings, the five-time IPL champions, began their season with a narrow win over Mumbai Indians but have since stumbled with three back-to-back losses while chasing — against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, and Delhi Capitals — leaving them at ninth place on the points table.Although Dhoni continues to be sharp behind the stumps, his strike rate has seen a significant dip — down to 138.18 from a remarkable 220.55 in the previous season. His inability to find boundaries consistently has been a cause of concern, especially in high-pressure chases.Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper Rashid Latif didn’t hold back in his assessment, suggesting Dhoni […]

[ad_1] In 1955, a young scholar named Noam Chomsky submitted a doctoral thesis to the University of Pennsylvania that would revolutionise the field of linguistics and lay the groundwork for what would become generative grammar. Titled Transformational Analysis, Chomsky’s thesis was a rigorous, mathematically inspired critique of existing approaches to syntax and an ambitious proposal for a new kind of linguistic theory—one rooted in formal rules and abstract mental structures.This early work, though lesser known than his later publications, marked the beginning of Chomsky's challenge to the behaviourist orthodoxy that dominated linguistics and psychology in the mid-20th century. The ideas first formally outlined in Transformational Analysis would reach a wider audience with the 1957 publication of Syntactic Structures, a condensed and more accessible version of his thesis. Yet the thesis itself remains a seminal document in intellectual history.Also read: Noam […]