Word of the Day: CredulousCredulous describes individuals too ready to believe without sufficient proof, often leading them to be misled. Originating from the Latin ...
11 Mar, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Are there really ghosts in the voting machine?Strange EVM malfunctions are reported in parts of India, with some attributing it to human tampering and others to supernatural causes. Whi...
30 Nov, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Sean Diddy to get relief? Judge says lawsuit against US rapper can be dismissed under this conditionSean Diddy Combs row: Sean Diddy Combs, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual assault and violence, was accused of raping a woman tw...
31 Oct, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Gullibility travels better than facts or liesThe article discusses the power of gullibility in influencing people. It emphasizes that cultivating gullibility does not require investing...
01 Sep, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
SEC says it's not violating Elon Musk's right to free speechThe SEC argued that doing its job in the interest of shareholders and markets outweigh Musk's interest in being able to tweet about Tesla w...
23 Dec, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
It Doesn't FollowLogic and scientific methods lend a certain credulity and help cogent analysis and argument, whether for or against. But some stuff defy lo...
16 Aug, 2022, 11.05 PM IST
View: Indian fetish for status chokes entrepreneurial successIn India, people are constantly appreciating status. They have so many awards. 'Face' matters a lot - as does 'losing face' - as does givin...
19 Jul, 2022, 01.16 AM IST
Incremental Communal Politics: Hate by a thousand cutsHindu animosity against Muslims aims directly to manfacture a critical mass of disaffection and indirectly to get Muslim hotheads to react ...
27 Dec, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
View: A lucky half-century for this $50 mn Tata stake comes to an endOnce free of ownership tussles, the sprawling 153-year-old conglomerate, with tentacles extending from auto and aviation to tea and technol...
30 Mar, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Caught in corona crossfire: How the current crisis has vilified the C word and a Mexican beer all at onceOther uses of the word will find it hard to regain their stature in public discourse.
17 Mar, 2020, 07.57 AM IST
Promoters now realise they aren’t irreplaceable: Sunil Srivastava, SBI"Risk appreciation is expected to increase and one can't take regulatory nods for granted."
02 Jan, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Assembly Elections 2017: How BJP secured pole positionAs for BJP, despite being hard hit by anti-incumbency in Goa and Punjab its success in Uttar Pradesh was resounding, with a whopping 40% vo...
16 Mar, 2017, 12.51 PM IST
Bangistan review: A satire gone haywireTaking potshots at religious prejudice and misguided fundamentalism is one thing. It is quite another to ensure that the enthusiasm to make...
07 Aug, 2015, 03.00 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor supports Harsh Vardhan, says don't debunk ancient scienceCongress MP Shashi Tharoor today supported Union Minister Harsh Vardhan's remarks that Algebra and Pythagoras' theorem originated in India ...
04 Jan, 2015, 03.58 PM IST
Jan Lokpal: The way outArvind Kejriwal's colleague Prashant Bhushan accepts there are two views, and the Bill can be approved by the president later.
12 Feb, 2014, 10.01 AM IST
Rating agencies like Fitch & others have finally begun to appreciate the complexities of Indian economyRating agencies have lent themselves to severe criticisms ranging from an Anglo-Saxon bias to manipulating ratings for building revenue.
14 Aug, 2012, 08.56 AM IST
Eurozone crisis: Euro receives another last-minute stay of executionLike an inmate on death row, the euro has received another last-minute stay of execution. The markets are celebrating.
09 Jul, 2012, 09.08 AM IST