Quote of the day by Chinese philosopher, Confucius: ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’Confucius, a renowned Chinese philosopher, advocated for kindness and personal responsibility to achieve social harmony. His famous quote h...
03 May, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Why Delhi’s Copernicus Marg is named after astronomer who influenced Galileo Galilei & Johannes Kepler; What is his India connect?Copernicus Marg in New Delhi honours Nicolaus Copernicus, a European scientist. He proposed the Sun-centered universe model. This road's na...
06 Apr, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Quote of the day by Aristotle: 'Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god'; thoughts on solitude and lonelinessAristotle in his quote says to exist entirely outside of society—and to find pleasure in that state—suggests a nature that is either sub-hu...
04 Apr, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
March 14 in world history: From Pi Day celebrations to the birth of Albert EinsteinMarch 14th marks Albert Einstein's birthday and Pi Day, celebrating the mathematical constant. This date also commemorates Eli Whitney's co...
14 Mar, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Where laws go to die: The case for institutionalised regulatory review in IndiaIndia is working to remove outdated and unnecessary laws to improve governance, ease of living and doing business. The government is introd...
13 Jan, 2025, 12.21 AM IST
The strife around India's farm laws was a necessary short-term pain for long-term gainsTo further substantiate, an equal number of NDA voters and opposition voters deemed the repeal of farm laws to be the right step. Only 21% ...
06 Dec, 2021, 11.35 PM IST
View: The need to cast doubt on global ranking systems like 'Ease of Doing Business'The investigation into the data irregularities of Doing Business (DB) 2018 and 2020 reports by law firm WilmerHale points to a lack of 'con...
27 Sep, 2021, 10.50 PM IST
View: When you oughta go, you gotta goThe difference in approach of a compulsive reformer and that of one with conviction is central to understanding the developments that have ...
05 Oct, 2020, 12.04 AM IST
Looking for reform, SC spares man who killed pregnant wife and sonThough the crime could qualify for the rarest-of-the rare criteria for awarding the death penalty, the court took a different view after co...
09 Apr, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Xi Jinping tells troops to improve combat readinessXi visited a study room of a company of an infantry brigade under the 65th Army Group, where he saw servicemen using a smart phone app to c...
25 Jan, 2017, 10.28 PM IST
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif terms honor killing a "stain" on countryNawaz Sharif termed 'honour killing' a blot on the society as he met Pakistan's first Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Ch...
15 Feb, 2016, 07.30 PM IST
President Xi Jinping unveils new slogan to govern ChinaJinping has unveiled political theory "four comprehensives", calling for deeper reforms and rule of law, asserting his authority on ruling ...
26 Feb, 2015, 07.34 PM IST
Piketty's book attests to growing concern about rising inequality: Joseph StiglitzPiketty also sheds new light on the 'reforms' sold by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s as growth enhancers from which all w...
09 Sep, 2014, 07.32 AM IST
Economy needs stimulus, in the form of public investment, not tax breaksThe economy can gain from reforms that improve efficiency, apart from a fiscal stimulus. Swift transition to a goods and services tax is on...
07 Dec, 2012, 08.14 AM IST
- Basu pitches for changes in labour laws, calls for debate
Economic advisor to the finance ministry Kaushik Basu threw his weight behind labour reforms, saying the industrial labour disputes Acts ne...
06 Sep, 2010, 05.23 AM IST
- Final DTC bill a missed opportunity
The DTC bill approved by the cabinet is far removed from the bold one put out by the govt for debate in 2009, creating impression that the ...
28 Aug, 2010, 02.49 AM IST
- States get aid, despite poor show on reforms front
When it comes to reforms, it is more said than done. Even the Centre, which insisted that states would get help in urban renewal projects o...
07 Aug, 2007, 04.47 AM IST