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Epic love poetry of the day: ‘Love is a fire that burns unseen, a wound that aches yet is not felt, an always discontent contentment, a pain that rages without hurting’. Portuguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões on chaotic love- Is 'patient-centredness' becoming a sarcastic oxymoron, like 'business ethics'?
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- Speaking Tree: Using silence to converseSilence, often viewed as an oxymoron to conversation, holds profound wisdom, according to Ramana Maharshi's quote, "Silence is also convers...28 Jan, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
- Why the self-help book is an oxymoron and won't help you with your new year resolutionA self-help book can aid New Year resolutions, yet the term feels oxymoronic. Many books claim universal applicability, ignoring individual...30 Dec, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
- Why Stablecoins are an oxymoron to their nameA Stablecoin is a popular form of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a constant value through a peg to another asset. In 2022, the cumulat...19 Oct, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
- European Union says has no option but to talk to Taliban"The Afghan crisis is not over," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.14 Sep, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
- Culture and CommunityThe Muslim world, for its part, is equally quick to take Western actions out of context: there are those who may be profitably reminded tha...05 May, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
- Reaccommodating a new word orderThe incident gave Indians a glimpse of the flip side of what can happen when airlines put their employees before passengers.13 Apr, 2017, 12.34 AM IST
- Ache in India: More toilets are odorableGetting rid of Delhi belly will take time, but we could cover it up in other ways.18 Nov, 2016, 11.08 PM IST
- Independent directors are becoming important catalysts in good corporate governanceThe new Companies Act has several additional provisions regarding independent directors, but is term independent director itself an oxymoro...19 Dec, 2013, 05.40 AM IST
- Do gooding as policyRenowned as the Ethical Warrior — an oxymoron to Pacifist ears — Bhishma saw purity as being inseparable from his core concept Dharma.23 Sep, 2013, 05.33 AM IST
- 'Hindu nationalist' is an oxymoron: Khurshid to Narendra ModiSalman Khurshid today took a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for describing himself as "Hindu nationalist", saying it is an oxy...12 Jul, 2013, 07.42 PM IST
- Broadcast sector: Information and Braodcasting Mininstry for dedicated 'techno-commercial' regulatorManish Tewari said he felt that the TRAI which currently serves as the broadcasting regulator was not originally supposed to carry out this...05 Apr, 2013, 04.18 PM IST
- Internet cannot co-exist with the concept of governance: Kapil SibalA new cyber jurisprudence, having no political boundaries, needs to be evolved to deal with Internet crime, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal sa...06 Nov, 2012, 10.08 PM IST
- Bring electronic, social media under us: Press Council of India tells GovernmentThe Press Council of India has urged govt to carry out necessary amendments to bring electronic & social media under its purview.28 Aug, 2012, 05.03 PM IST
- Wash-and-tellBe careful of your bais these days, as you never know what dirty linen they may wash in public once they are done scrubbing yours in the pr...14 Jan, 2011, 07.46 AM IST
- EU believes in oxymorons, good Taliban & may be Santa Claus tooEU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner discusses a range of issues, from the Af-Pak situation and enhanced counter t...07 Nov, 2009, 05.13 AM IST
- Healthy scepticismOxymoronic phrases reflect the contradictory nature of society; and at no time does it become more apparent than during a crisis.01 Sep, 2009, 02.14 AM IST
- This one's for Indian business: ChidambaramThis award of business reformer is the invention of the fiction team. What is a business reformer?09 Oct, 2006, 03.45 AM IST
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