Quote of the day by Heraclitus: 'To fight with desire is hard: whatever it wishes, it buys at the price of soul' ; life lessons from ancient Greek philosopherGreek philosopher Heraclitus warned that unchecked desire can lead to the erosion of one's integrity and sense of self, demanding fulfillme...
16 Apr, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Word of the Day: AustereAustere means simple, plain, or strict. It describes lifestyles, places, or personalities that avoid luxury. The word's origin is from Lati...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Quote of the day by stoic philosopher Epictetus: ‘You are not your body and hairstyle, but your capacity for choosing well. If your choices are beautiful, you will be too.’Once enslaved, Epictetus became a pivotal Stoic philosopher, championing inner control over external circumstances. His teachings, emphasiz...
05 Apr, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
Greece has until Sunday for a new debt deal, euro zone warnsYet the leftist premier seemed relaxed and confident, with a note of humility, when he appeared before EU lawmakers in Strasbourg to cheers...
09 Jul, 2015, 07.29 AM IST
How Greece went bustIn Tsipras' eyes it is a crisis of democracy and sovereignty, of whether the wishes of a nation state outweigh the aims of the supra-nation...
01 Jul, 2015, 07.02 PM IST
Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal warns about Greece happening in AmericaLouisiana Governor and presidential candidate Bobby Jindal believes that the US is headed down the path to a Greek-style financial disaster.
30 Jun, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
Greece takes a toll on global markets; top 5 takeaways on defaultChina's Shanghai Composite Index slumped over 7% but later recovered some of the lost ground. Nikkei closed at 20,109.95.
29 Jun, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
RBI seeks to globalize rupee to cut forex debt risksRBI has made a strong case for internationalization of the rupee and sought to differentiate it from capital account convertibility
19 May, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
RBI seeks to globalize rupee to cut forex debt risksAccording to the central bank, countries that can borrow in their own currency are less susceptible to international crisis.
19 May, 2015, 08.01 AM IST
The rumble in Riga: How EU lost patience with Greece’s finance minister VaroufakisVaroufakis’s isolation raises stakes, which include a potential default and keeping euro indivisible’; he is called a time waster and his t...
27 Apr, 2015, 05.14 AM IST
Olympics yogurt controversy: World is catching on to what Indians have long known about curdsOver the past two decades, Indian techies powering the Silicon Valley success brought the brain-enhancing potential of thayir-sadam (curd-r...
10 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Greece will not default: Wolfgang SchaeubleGerman Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday that Greece would not default, but warned that if Athens did exit the eurozone it...
15 Oct, 2012, 05.03 AM IST
- How Spain landed in a mess due to its banking crisis
Mariano Rajoy said more Spaniards will lose their jobs in a country where one out of every four are already unemployed.
12 Jun, 2012, 03.30 AM IST
- Europe risks double-dip recession: Stiglitz
Growth in Europe's services and manufacturing industries slowed more than economists forecast in August and German investor confidence slum...
25 Aug, 2010, 01.12 AM IST
- IMF visit fuels speculation on Spain bailout despite denials
The head of the International Monetary Fund is to visit Spain amid reports Madrid is seeking a bailout while the government bit the bullet ...
17 Jun, 2010, 09.50 AM IST
- EU rushes to firm up safety net, calm nervous markets
European finance ministers sought to calm nervous financial markets on Monday by nailing down details of a massive financial safety net for...
08 Jun, 2010, 03.41 AM IST
- Europe faces debt contagion fear
The euro slid further amid fears that Greece's debt crisis would spread across the continent, after a ratings agency warned that contagion ...
06 May, 2010, 05.12 PM IST