Word of the day: QuixoteToday’s word that we are going to discover the meaning of is Quixote. The word comes from a famous old book written more than 400 years ago...
13 Jan, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Budget 2025: Finmin may skip bold cuts in personal I-T or surcharge for the rich, but can still take steps to ease burdenGovernments worldwide are adapting tax policies to secure more revenue post-economic crises. While some countries seek to tax ecommerce and...
12 Jan, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
Scientists find alien-like predator in the depths of the ocean, call it 'Darkness'Researchers from the University of Concepción in Chile and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US have discovered Dulcibella ca...
13 Dec, 2024, 01.15 PM IST
De-Dollarisation dilemma: Can BRICS challenge the global reign of the US Dollar?Donald Trump's tariff threats against BRICS nations highlight the ongoing debate about de-dollarization. While alternatives like the renmin...
04 Dec, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
Trump is the only one threatening the dollarDonald Trump’s reelection strategy involves addressing fears about migrants, crime, and the economy. He claims the dollar is under threat f...
10 Sep, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
Embrace debt-to-GDP ratio, instead of rigid deficit targetsDebt-to-GDP ratio compares a country's debt with its productive capacity, sending policymakers more appropriate and incentive-compatible si...
27 Aug, 2024, 11.25 PM IST
View: With Disney’s copyright ending, two films are taking the mickey out of the world’s most lovable mouseA YouTube trailer of the first, called Mickey's Mouse Trap, was released scant hours after the expiry of the copyright and showed a human i...
13 Jan, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
Big fan of those big fans of ParliamentSo, why were the central hall's ceiling fans not hanging from the, um, ceiling? Simply because the vaunted ceiling was so high that lengthe...
19 Sep, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
The great Chinese white elephant of Sri LankaRajapaksa has presided over the economy’s undoing: It began with an expensive tax cut soon after taking office in 2019; that was followed b...
14 Apr, 2022, 12.26 PM IST
Chest-thumping and military's downgrading can't go togetherFor a government so gung-ho on the muscularity of our armed forces and so keen to wear patriotism on its sleeve, the unseemly controversy o...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.16 PM IST
Google should be very scared of what Amazon built, according to investor Bill GurleyGurley believes that Amazon, through Amazon Prime, has built a service that weakens Google's lucrative search business.
21 Sep, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
Is a PhD degree really worth the whole effort?Unless you’re one of those people who absolutely loves being a scholar, you’re probably going to pay heavy costs in terms of your lifestyle...
24 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Sino-Russian bonhomie brewing; India should be waryIndia needs to pay attention to this West-induced Sino-Russian strategic marriage even though it isn’t clear that it has many options in th...
22 Jul, 2014, 06.00 AM IST
An undiplomatic affair: Diplomat row snowballed as Indo-US relationship decayed under UPA-IIEven if the Devyani Khobragade episode matter is sorted out immediately, a larger paralysis could well extend into the second half of 2014.
10 Jan, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
Rupee seen making a comeback soon, markets look volatileNifty's long-term charts point to a consolidation in the region of 6100 and 5500 that has continued for about a year now.
17 Aug, 2013, 01.49 PM IST
By raising quixotic demands, Anna Hazare is diluting the anti-corruption fightThe Team Anna-led nationwide anti-graft upsurge had initiated a welcome and much needed conversation between political representatives and ...
30 Jan, 2012, 09.41 AM IST
When Gaddafi caused diplomatic embarassment for IndiaGaddafi, who has rarely been a person India has been comfortable with, in his speech railed against India and Kashmir as well.
20 Oct, 2011, 10.35 PM IST