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Quote of the Day by Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: ‘If a man has no love in his heart...’ Why does this centuries-old message feel relevant in the age of hate and online negativity?Quote of the Day by Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: Abolitionist Quobna Ottobah Cugoano's powerful words from the 18th century resonate today. His ...- Stuck in a heated philosophical debate? Here is how 'Straw Man' and 'Steel Man' might just save the conversationEver found yourself arguing against a point no one actually made? That’s the straw man fallacy at work. But what if debates could be smarte...
- Elon Musk turns Twitter office rooms into bedrooms for 'tired' employeesThere are around four to eight special rooms with beds for employees at Twitter to rest per floor.
- View: The much talked-about randomised controlled trials are more sinned against than sinningRCTs, by creating treatment (those who get the development programme) and control groups (those who don’t), create further ethical problems...
- Decoding central bankers’ languagePolicy makers have long been aware that their words can be as powerful as their actions.
- View: Government has simply not created new jobs, writes Yashwant SinhaIndia’s level of unemployment is a marker of future social unrest among the youth.
- Wherever destiny led me, I did my dharma to the best of my abilities: Dr Y V Reddy, former Governor, RBIThe bureaucrat-turned central banker, Dr Y V Reddy, in his memoirs Advice & Dissent tells many tales of politicians, financial markets and ...
- BJP rubbishes Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's argument against PM Narendra Modi's special packageSushil Modi, who was Deputy Chief Minister during NDA rule, dismissed Kumar argument against PM Narendra Modi's special package.
- From Lala Amarnath to Duncan Fletcher, a look at some abrupt fixes in Indian cricketIt isn’t the first time that Team India had to resort to abrupt fixes. Here’s a look at some bumpy instances of change
- Poke Me: Don't write Narendra Modi off yetOne of the primary assumptions in many arguments is that Narendra Modi has jumped into this without a plan.
- How Anna Hazare and Prashant Bhushan are seeking to stem the rot of corruptionCorruption has taken centrestage and so have two crusaders seeking to stem the rot that is the other side of India Shining.
- It’s more about the power of faithIn the frighteningly funny anti-war novel Catch 22, Yossarian the terminally sane protagonist has an insane argument with his girlfriend ab...
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