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- Quote of the day by Ocean’s Eleven star George Clooney: ‘Shutting down the government is not how you make government work’ – hot take on effective governance, responsibility and democracy
- CIA feuds over turf, mission with another top US spy agency; stops sharing some intelligenceA rift has emerged between the CIA and the nation's top spy office. The CIA is withholding contributions to key intelligence reports. This ...03 Jun, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
- Word of the Day: KakistocracyWord of the Day: ‘Kakistocracy’ is far more than an obscure dictionary term. It is a striking linguistic weapon, sharp, historical and emot...29 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by Abraham Maslow: 'To the man who only has a hammer...' -Inspiring quotes by prominent American psychologist best known for his hierarchy of needsAbraham Maslow's famous 'hammer and nail' quote explains why people often see the world narrowly. It warns against relying too heavily on o...20 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
- Nirmal Narvekar, Harvard’s $57 billion Indian-American money manager, bows outNirmal Narvekar, the Indian-American financier behind Harvard University's massive endowment, is set to retire in 2027. His tenure saw a si...17 May, 2026, 07.06 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Noam Chomsky: “The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are....” Did Manufacturing Consent author Noam Chomsky reveal the disturbing truth about institutions, conformity, and intellectual freedom decades before social media?Quote of the day by Noam Chomsky: The Noam Chomsky education system quote highlights how modern education filters independent thinking in s...09 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- India must leverage its digital verification architecture to evolve into a trust-based economyIndia faces a low-trust economy with high friction, exemplified by complex KYC norms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted this ...07 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
- Boss put him on a PIP and handed him walking papers — employee then pulls off the most satisfying workplace revenge story of 2026Most professionals don't see a PIP coming because they're looking at the wrong signals. They track their output, measure their deadlines, c...04 May, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
- Pak stood isolated after Mumbai attacks, acquired global respectability now: Cong slams govtOn the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Congress criticized the Modi government, alleging that Pakistan has regained...22 Apr, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
- Pakistan’s rising global respectability reflects complete failure of PM Modi’s foreign policy: CongressCongress attacked the Modi government on the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack. The party stated Pakistan has gained global r...22 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
- Political scientists Yogendra Yadav, Suhas Palshikar object to their names being retained in new NCERT textbooksPalshikar and Yadav, who were chief advisors for political science textbooks, had last year said that the rationalisation exercise has "mut...17 Jun, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
- Chief Justice Ramana makes a pointBoth refusal to debate in Parliament matters vital to democratic engagement and obstruction of parliamentary functioning are dysfunctional,...16 Aug, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
- Dysfunctional politics blocking reforms: Princeton economistLeading Indian-American economist at Princeton University Avinash Dixit has said the govt needs to do more for the improvement of infra and...12 Jun, 2016, 01.22 PM IST
- Make in India: Words are not enough, needs decisive actionThe biggest obstacle to India’s economic success is dysfunctional politics. Power is in short supply in most states.26 Sep, 2014, 05.03 AM IST
- Conflict between democracy and its funding through corruption holds India in thrallCertainly, the UPA has sinned, but that is not the reason for the current malaise — it stems from the unsustainable way in which India fund...22 Aug, 2013, 04.43 AM IST
- Prime Minister Manmohan singh slams opposition over dysfunctional politicsPM Manmohan Singh, without naming the main opposition BJP, lashed out at “those who prefer obstruction over discussion”.08 Sep, 2012, 07.49 AM IST
- Team Anna Hazare's calls to redraw the lawmaking process spell anarchyThe movement against corruption that the erroneously labelled 'Gandhian' Anna Hazare has spearheaded has had some positives.14 Dec, 2011, 03.25 AM IST
- Recession 2011: How US political class dysfunction differs from IndiaThe US political class was at its farcical best during debt negotiations. But our political class is even better at producing dysfunction. ...15 Sep, 2011, 03.03 PM IST
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