Word of the Day: SanctimoniousWord of the Day: Refined in sound yet pointed in implication, the word Sanctimonious reminds readers that moral authority is strongest when...
20 Feb, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
One year of Trump 2.0: The glitz and gab of Davos cannot disguise America's voluntary winding downOne year into Trump 2.0, the US president's 'unsettled' approach has opened multiple fronts, with the Greenland demand overshadowing more c...
22 Jan, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Coldplay of Code: Meet Trilok, India’s wild AI rock band that fuses mantras, machines and sounds humanCollective Media Network introduces Trilok, India's pioneering AI-powered rock band, blending spiritual themes with modern rock. This innov...
10 Jul, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
On rent-seeking, while seeking a rentalAsim, an ex-bank manager, emigrated from Pakistan to the US, citing the impossibility of living with dignity due to pervasive corruption. H...
17 May, 2025, 11.11 PM IST
'Powerful indictment' of Modi govt: Chidambaram on CEA's preface to Economic SurveyCongress leader P Chidambaram labeled the Chief Economic Advisor's preface to the Economic Survey as a criticism of Narendra Modi's governm...
31 Jan, 2025, 09.49 PM IST
Climate summit hypocrisy: The disconnect between promises and reality in global emissionsClimate summits have failed to achieve emission cuts. A new approach focusing on green energy R&D can provide a better solution. Trump's el...
28 Nov, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
View: The spirit of 1947 should never flagOne should wave flags and wear the three colours on Independence Day to show that the spirit lives on in us, not to prove patriotism.
13 Aug, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
Why don't you let sleeping lies lieThe world doesn’t need more truth-seekers and fact-checkers. What it needs are gracious, competent liars who value politeness
09 Jul, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
View: Trump's school voucher system answer to India's educational woes?Government schools are guaranteed their funding, and their teachers, who are paid many times what teachers in budget private schools get, a...
12 Feb, 2017, 11.49 AM IST
Time to act, not to deliver speeches on intolerance: Sitaram Yechury"They are the government. Inciting passions through public speaking is a criminal offence under the Indian Penal Code. Why is no action bei...
20 Oct, 2015, 09.22 PM IST
Can’t stand Lalit Modi having fun on the run? Too bad. It’s not a crime"While we, upright citizens with lower back pain, were suffering the heat and humidity, this fugitive was holed up in Montenegro."
28 Jun, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
By heeding Janardhan Dwivedi's diagnosis, Congress can chart its way forwardIf you cannot identify what has gone wrong, you will never discover how to set it right. Dwivedi deserves a doctorate.
09 Feb, 2014, 08.38 AM IST
Part of our problems stems from judicial interventions: Jairam RameshThe party has become a victim of negative perception, but says that they have a performance track record which they have to sell effectivel...
24 Jan, 2014, 10.05 AM IST
Can India wall its corruption mart?In India, collecting political funding almost exclusively through graft ensured all businesses must grease some palms somewhere to exist.
24 Nov, 2012, 05.50 AM IST
- In Defence of Investors in Microfinance
nvestors in microfinance have come in for some severe criticism in industry circles in the recent past.
23 Mar, 2011, 03.21 PM IST
- Cancun: A toothless climate deal
Preliminary reports make it clear that the climate talks at Cancun have yielded an agreement essentially to continue talking and not give u...
13 Dec, 2010, 05.45 AM IST
Through the past, darklyIf you ask anybody when was the last time they did something which was morally dishonest, they would either say it was something very minor...
02 Nov, 2010, 05.26 AM IST