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POLITICAL AUTHORITY AND LEGITIMACY
Win polls, lose authority: The lesson of July isn’t that GoI lost a minister, but that authority has to be earned between electionsA youth-led movement, born from exam scandals, forced a minister's resignation. This dissent highlights a growing gap between electoral str...
Leading After the FounderWhen the person who built the company steps back, emotions run high—and many organizations stumble. Here’s how to manage the transition.
US judge declares Trump's tax deal 'improper', leaving future financial implications unclearA US judge on Monday voided a settlement between Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service giving the president and his allies sweeping...
Psychology explains why scammers are so convincing and it may have more to do with language than technologyScammers use carefully engineered language to persuade and influence potential victims. They build trust with polite greetings and expressi...
Mojtaba Khamenei's absence at Ali Khamenei funeral fuels questions over Iran's new leaderMojtaba Khamenei's absence from his father's funeral raises health and security concerns. He was appointed supreme leader after his father'...
Warsh task force members get an A at the outset, but results will need broad buy-inFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has enlisted a team of fifteen renowned external experts to spearhead reform task forces. This diverse...
Quote of the Day by Franz Kafka: "It is not necessary to accept everything as true..."- The original Kafkaesque moment, The Trial author’s chilling warning about truth and powerQuote of the Day: Franz Kafka's profound quote, 'It is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary,' c...
Mahakala in Baghdad: How Buddhism and Tantra reshaped Islamic thoughtA compelling historical transformation uncovers the distinctions between early Muslim rulers, known as Sultans, and the Mughal Badshahs tha...
Ritabrata faction takes over TMC headquarters, escalates battle for party's political identityThe Metropolitan office has served as the party's operational headquarters since 2022, when the TMC shifted there after its original office...
Venezuela earthquakes death toll: Over 920 dead, more than 51,000 missing, 3,300 critically injured as people allege limited state rescue teams in hardest quake hit areasDeath toll from Venezuela earthquakes is rising as aid agencies consider the first 48 to 72 hours to be a crucial time frame to retrieve pe...
Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes rises to 589 with almost 3,000 injuredVenezuela grapples with a devastating toll of 589 dead and nearly 3,000 injured following two powerful earthquakes. The hardest-hit state, ...
The NCPI gambit: TMC rebels' unlikely escape route runs through an obscure partyTwenty Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. This move bypasses legal hurdles and allows th...
$1,000,000,000,000: The larger story of Musk, the first trillionaire, lies not in wealth, but in power, tech and governanceElon Musk's trillion-dollar valuation marks a new era in capitalism. This unprecedented wealth reflects a changing dynamic between technolo...
Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'Love as a relation between men and women was ruined by the desire to make sure...' - British polymath's provocative reflection on how social expectations can shape personal relationshipsBertrand Russell, a prominent 20th-century philosopher and mathematician, significantly influenced modern thought through his work on logic...
Can Trinamool Congress survive itself? Mamata Banerjee's party faces its biggest crisis in 28-year existenceThe Trinamool Congress faces an unprecedented challenge. Mamata Banerjee's absolute authority is questioned after losing power in West Beng...
TMC rebels back expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as legislature party leader in BengalExpelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee met the West Bengal Assembly Speaker. He submitted support letters from 58 MLAs. Dissident legislators ...
Quote of the Day by Queen Elizabeth I: ‘I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of…’ Ex-England monarch's powerful words on honor and dignityQueen Elizabeth I, ruling England for 45 years, navigated political intrigue and religious conflict to become a formidable monarch. Her rei...
Trial by fire: Sonarpur attack seen as crucial moment for Abhishek Banerjee's political careerAn attack on TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur marks a potential turning point. Political observers suggest this incident could forg...
Roman emperor hidden as Egyptian Pharaoh found in Karnak Temple: 2,000-year-old stone discovery in Luxor shocks archaeologistsKarnak Temple in Luxor has yielded a remarkable 2,000-year-old stone slab showing Roman Emperor Tiberius depicted as an Egyptian pharaoh. T...
Who will lead? VCK SG D Ravikumar warns against new ministers from rebel AIADMK factionVCK leader D Ravikumar raises concerns over appointing breakaway AIADMK MLAs as ministers. He states that these MLAs defied their party whi...