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Quote of the day by Antonio Gramsci: "The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not..." Learn the profound lesson from the imprisoned Italian thinker who exposed how societies surrender freedom quietly through consent, culture, and invisible powerQuote of the day by Antonio Gramsci reveals a timeless truth about power, propaganda, political control, and social influence. Jailed by It...- Word of the day: PolemicalPolemical means aggressively argumentative. This style of writing or speech challenges opposing views. It is often used in journalism and p...
- Praising US Congress members for coming together, PM Modi takes veiled swipe at Rahul GandhiDuring his address to the US Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the members for coming together and celebrating the ties betwee...
- Regional parties divorce Congress in Rajya Sabha Triple Talaq battleThe passage of triple talaq bill takes the issue into the realm of ideological challenge to the “secular” bloc.
- It’s Raje’s lieutenant versus Sachin Pilot in TonkSachin Pilot indicated that BJP had to change its tactics after the announcement of his candidature from Tonk.
- Ban, Mandatory, Compulsory: Three words that define the modus operandi of India’s ruling politiciansOur leaders, especially when in power, are not interested in persuasion, discussion, etc. Why persuade when you can bulldoze them? Why coax...
- Jawaharlal Nehru University was never a bastion of open debateThe argument was that universities are natural centres of heretical and unconventional views and that the authorities should not overreact.
- BBC talks tough as clash looms with new UK governmentDavid Cameron's government has set its sights on the 92-year-old corporation, accusing it of holding imperial ambitions that threaten the v...
- International law needs new direction, urgent reforms in UN: Hamid Ansari"The nation-state system is under strain, prompted by geo-political, short term strategic compulsions and radicalised non-state actors," he...
- Birthday love for Dhirubhai AmbaniDhirubhai Ambani’s 82nd birth anniversary on December 28 was marked by thousands of employees of the RIL going on one giant movie date.
- LK Advani speaks out against 'political untouchability'"There have been occasions when even in such matters (condolence meetings), (political) untouchability is practised. It's sad and tragic," ...
- Hysteria about freelance journalist Vaidik speaks poorly of our media and political classUntil his controversial meeting with Hafiz Saeed his name didn’t ring a bell much beyond Delhi’s incestuous circle of policy wonks and medi...
- Narendra Modi visa issue haunts poll-bound Silicon ValleyYou don't expect Narendra Modi to become an electoral issue in Silicon Valley. But he has thanks to flexing of Indian diaspora's political ...
- BJP takes the lead in hunting down icons from Sardar Patel to Bhagat SinghPolitics makes strange bedfellows, especially when occupying two ends of an ideological spectrum, as is happening in the co-option of icons...
- Samajwadi Party will pay for its mistakes in UP: Varun GandhiVarun Gandhi today said that the ruling Samajwadi Party would pay for its mistakes in Uttar Pradesh.
- Oh, to be judged just as one likes!According to Cambridge University’s Psychometrics Centre, for instance, one’s Facebook ‘likes’ can reveal ‘intimate details and personality...
- Lessons from Moscow blastsIt should serve as a catalyst to improve the security systems.
- Ex-ISI quotes Left, wants govt to listen to KaratHamid Gul, former chief of ISI and ideologue of fundamentalism, has said that New Delhi should listen to views of the Indian Communists par...
- Advani makes Right choice for partyBJP leader LK Advani has said that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is the obvious choice after he vacates the top slot. Charting out a...
- UK varsities to spy on Asian studentsIn a measure likely to infuriate the minorities, British government has drawn up a plan to ask lecturers and university staff across the co...
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