Cadre engineering: Vijay's signature strategy powered TVK tsunamiTamil Nadu Results: Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has achieved a stunning victory in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, cross...
Confidant Claude: Anthropic says 6% of users turn to its AI chatbot for personal adviceAI firm Anthropic studied user interactions with its chatbot Claude. About six percent of users sought personal guidance. Health, career, r...
Rai, of light and shades of IndiaLegendary photographer Raghu Rai captures India’s essence through emotion and proximity. His iconic and unseen frames reveal everyday drama...
After liver cancer, Dipika Kakar faces a new health crisis, says ‘I can’t do anything about it’ in husband Shoaib Ibrahim’s vlogTV actress Dipika Kakkar has been diagnosed with two dot-sized cysts and the health update was shared in her husband Shoaib Ibrahim’s vlog....
'Don't bother me, I am on vacation': Man's banking complaint sparks meme fest after he tags wrong person on XA banking customer's routine complaint on X took a hilarious turn when they mistakenly tagged the wrong Vikas Saraswat. The individual, on ...
'There isn’t just fan following of Dhoni, there is sycophancy': Sanjay Manjrekar blasts CSK management for poor IPL 2026 performanceIPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings has endured a poor start to IPL 2026, winning just two of its first six matches. Amid the franchise's poor pe...
Claude Opus 4.7 hits 92% honesty rate— are we closer than ever to human-like AI with less hallucination? Here’s what Anthropic’s new AI model is capable ofAnthropic says its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.7, reaches a 92% honesty rate. That is a strong data point. It signals a push toward more...
Congress hits out at Milind Deora over Asha Bhosle funeral remarkThe Maharashtra Congress has strongly criticized Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora. They accused him of ingratitude and shamelessness. This followe...
Stanford study flags AI chatbots validating users’ harmful actionsThe research has found that leading AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek often agree with users, even when they are wrong o...
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbotsSycophancy or behaviour that was overly agreeable and affirming is complicated. While few people are looking to AI for factually inaccurate...
Flatter-ulence, negotiate the F-art of the dealThe article explores the dynamics of flattery, particularly how figures like Trump are aware of and even manipulate sycophantic behavior fr...
Jaiveer Shergill quits Cong, says sycophancy eating into party like 'termites'Elaborating on the reasons why he quit the party, Shergill said decisions were not being taken by the party in public interest and those in...
The sycophant in the room: The world is even flatterer than it seemsSycophants thrive, and indeed survive, on high visibility. A shy toady is purposeless. He or she needs to be seen grovelling, so that in th...
Sanjay Raut targets BJP over Mehbooba Mufti's comments on KashmirThe PDP has been "pro-Pakistan and sympathises with terrorists" right from the beginning, he claimed. Notably, the PDP and BJP had come tog...
Sycophancy sucks, but only in the short termSycophancy and kowtowing can really sap energy as sustained insincerity requires control, so it may, in fact, lead to a drop in efficiency ...
False flattery at work can ruin your careerSycophancy may get you noticed but it will do no wonders for your career in the long run.
- 'I am not a sycophant': Arjun Singh
Embroiled in a controversy on the loyalty issue, HRD Minister Arjun Singh on Monday asserted he was not a sycophant even as he alleged off-...