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A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound worldThe world of chess has gotten caught in a major tug-of-war between the freestyle chess of Magnus Carlsen and the classical chess of FIDE. T...
16 Feb, 2025, 03.53 PM IST
Who says older has to be wiser?Indian society's reverence for age is often excessive and counterproductive. While politeness is important, automatic deference to elders, ...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
No plans to host 2026 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, our focus is 2036 Olympics: Gujarat govtThe officials denied reports published in a section of media which suggested that the state authorities may bid to host the 2026 Commonweal...
19 Jul, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
What is driving Vladimir Putin?Understanding Putin and the forces that shaped him has become an urgent global concern, as leaders around the world try to determine his mo...
26 Mar, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
Is sleepy Joe Biden making Vladimir Putin blink?Biden has done the best job a U.S. president could do, given the asymmetry in interests between America and Russia on Ukraine, to frame it....
16 Feb, 2022, 12.26 PM IST
View: China won’t bury us, eitherBeijing’s unconstrained behavior gives it the appearance of strength. It’s a cliche that China’s rise is “unstoppable,” much as Germany’s s...
06 Jul, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
Unconventional toys make a comebackPacked with oodles of information, painted in attractive colours, unconventional toys are gaining a comeback as ‘educative’ becomes the key...
04 Oct, 2017, 11.50 AM IST
Saudis are trying to figure out how to survive in a post-oil eraThe shock therapy to embrace a Saudi version of western-style capitalism risks coming too late, but on paper it’s tantamount to a revolutio...
08 Dec, 2016, 03.23 PM IST
- Turbulence is good for us: Bain MD Bob Bechek
Bob Bechek is on a 'Quest' along with hundreds of Bain & Co partners spread across groups in different parts of New Delhi and Gurgaon.
26 Apr, 2012, 02.25 AM IST
- Fascinating Bhopal: City of Begums
The author was fascinated by the magnificence of Bhopal. Its architecture and culture are the living legacy of a series of amazing women ru...
11 Nov, 2010, 07.46 AM IST
- Water world
Our visit to Zhujiajiao - in Chinese, it consists of three characters, Zhu Jia Jiao - was unplanned. With a day to spare in Shanghai, we de...
07 Dec, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- A crucible of competition: The emerging Chinese
It’s hard to believe today, but private companies are still a relatively new phenomenon in modern China. In ’88, the Chinese government beg...
26 Oct, 2006, 12.48 AM IST