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The new conservatives: How the woke became what they opposeToday's world sees both the woke and the right-wing demanding strict adherence to their beliefs. Both groups punish those who stray from th...- The delimitation debate reflects our inability to eschew the politics of handouts, caste and ethnicityIndia faces a critical juncture as a proposed constitutional amendment fails. This highlights a growing divide between economically prosper...
- Word of the Day: FacetiousFacetious describes playful, joking remarks not meant to be taken seriously, originating from Latin words for wit and jest. While useful fo...
- Why ex-Minnesota Gov. and WWE legend Jesse Ventura believes the US is now a ‘third world country’Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura labels the United States a 'third world country'. He cites the increasing militarization of law enf...
- Put a stop to 'killing in the name of'Rage Against the Machine's chilling song, 'Killing in the Name of', has the lyrics: 'Those who died are justified/ For wearing the badge......
- 'Nitebrite 300' flashlight achieves Guinness World Record for brightnessThe "Nitebrite 300" flashlight has set a new Guinness World Record for being the world's brightest flashlight, with an impressive 501,031 l...
- Statutory warning in awards is a bad ideaThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture recommends that recipients of awards from state-run Akademis be aske...
- Indian politics, cricket team most inclusive examples that democracy has really deepened: S JaishankarJaishankar, in conversation with Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) Vice Chairman Rakesh Kaul, said that when he looks at the Indian Parliam...
- We the people must act on ParliamentThe strength of democracy lies in the vigilance voters exercise in safeguarding liberty.
- Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power, says Joe BidenWhen asked how he would envision his first 30 days in office in terms of both domestic and foreign policy, Biden said: “A lot more can go w...
- ET View: J&K may provide a strategic direction to regional oppositional parties across the countryIn the presently assymetrical multiverse that is today's Indian politics, unlikely permutations and suspicious combinations are legit, some...
- View: Players more powerful than coachesWhen probed about the Virat Kohli-Kumble fracas that resulted in the coach being put to pasture, Dravid braced himself to respond seriously.
- Gurmehar has right to express views, those threatening her with rape are lowest form of life: Virender Sehwag"I have been through a lot and this is all that my 20-year-old self could take...I request to be left alone," said Gurmehar in a Facebook p...
- Let VIPs move around underground, to avoid grounding the rest of usCity dwellers in India increasingly face the same predicament, as more and more peripatetic important personages cause interminable delays.
- Denied poll ticket thrice, Rajnath's son Pankaj Singh biding his timeAs a matter of fact, Pankaj's 12-year political career is marked by signposts that do not add to his curriculum vitae.
- Mistaken sinsOscar Wilde said, "You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit." Is Wilde makin...
- Great guiseShiva comes disguised as a tribal to test the mettle of the warrior-prince Arjuna. Initially fooled, he intuits to the divinity within us a...
- Now you see meThere was a young man who said, “God!/ I find it exceedingly odd/ That the tree that I see/Should just cease to be/ When there’s no-one abo...
- American troops may stay in Afghanistan after 2014: US GeneralAmerican troops in Afghanistan could remain in the country even after 2014, the timeline set for the withdrawal of US forces from the war-t...
- Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude pricesThe appetite for Arctic oil has surged in line with rocketing crude prices but environmental concerns and a diplomatic stalemate stand in t...
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