Quote of the Day by Hannah Arendt: 'In order to go on living one must try to escape…'— Top quotes by one of the most influential political thinkers of the 20th centuryPhilosopher Hannah Arendt believed perfectionism leads to a kind of death. She argued that striving for flawlessness in politics or persona...
14 Feb, 2026, 01.48 AM IST
Jayme Lawson: 'The Batman' actor to appear in 'The Running Man'Jayme Lawson will play a key role in Edgar Wright's adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Running Man' for Paramount Pictures. She will portray...
22 Oct, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
China's 'One Person, One File': Road to digital totalitarianismThe Shanghai authorities have proposed the "One Person, One File" (OPOF) mass surveillance program, which aims to triple the deployment of ...
28 May, 2024, 10.00 PM IST
- Death report exaggerated
China, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia are not in any economic shape to support such a change in the rules-based order. Despite the global e...
06 Jun, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
Why Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy still threatens Vladimir Putin?During his presidency, Vladimir Putin has systematically destroyed these historic achievements. On their ruins, his regime is mobilising mi...
03 Sep, 2022, 11.15 AM IST
Putin 'mirroring fascism' of 77 years ago, UK's Wallace saysIn a speech to coincide with Russia's Victory Day parade commemorating the end of the World War Two, Wallace said the Russian generals were...
09 May, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
James Bond has no time for China: Hollywood’s supine approach can help tackle a larger problemNo major Hollywood release has portrayed China in a substantially negative light.
18 Oct, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
A Chinese woman who delayed a train for her husband would be lauded in IndiaIndians would not deem a reprimand and suspension to be fair punishment for such a minor delay and such major spousal attachment.
11 Jan, 2018, 10.34 PM IST
Caste system is undemocratic and outdated: Dalai LamaThe Dalai Lama was on a two-day visit to Odisha during which he was honoured with the 10th Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Huma...
22 Nov, 2017, 03.57 PM IST
Overall Indians are religiously tolerant: Dalai LamaThe Tibetan spiritual leader said a lot of problems are highlighted in newspapers but they are not that serious.
07 Dec, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Dictators would love 66A: Law in a civilised society curbs the state, and not the individualOn one occasion, even the Chandigarh traffic police took offence for a Facebook comment.
28 Mar, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
- HC to hear pleas of Google India, Facebook India on Jan 23
Justice Suresh Kait, who was to hear the arguments on behalf of the two websites and the complainant today, deferred the case to January 23.
19 Jan, 2012, 08.52 PM IST
- Government has no plan to censor the internet
IT and Telecom Secy R Chandrashekhar added that everyone is aware of technology and there is a need to develop some mechanism to abide by t...
19 Jan, 2012, 08.26 PM IST
- We are not totalitarian regime like China: Google India to HC
Google India told the Delhi High Court that blocking them was not an option as a democratic India does not have a "totalitarian" regime lik...
16 Jan, 2012, 09.04 PM IST
- Internet is a great spying machine: Assange
Dubbing the internet as the world's greatest spying machine, the co-founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks Jullian Assange said that ...
16 Mar, 2011, 06.42 PM IST
- Getting brainy in North Korea
News is one of the last remaining genuinely secretive states in the world has produced the much sought-after elixir of life.
17 Jan, 2011, 04.14 AM IST
- NKorea shuts down biggest wholesale market: Report
North Korea has shut down its largest wholesale market because of its apparent concern that big markets spread capitalist influence, a Sout...
21 Sep, 2009, 04.51 PM IST