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Why Trump’s fondness for Munir runs deeper than geopoliticsTrump's praise for Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir stems from psychological needs. Munir offers Trump validation, mirroring his admirat...
Word of the Day: SycophanticWord of the Day: Sycophantic captures a timeless human tendency: the inclination to praise power in pursuit of advantage. Rooted in ancient...
Word of the day: ObsequiousObsequious, refers to behavior that is signified by excessive obedience, flattery, or submissiveness, mainly toward someone in a position o...
It makes sense that people see AI as GodPublic discourse increasingly frames artificial intelligence in religious, even apocalyptic terms. Podcasters, writers and tech elites like...
How Trump uses the Oval Office to flex power on the world stagePresident Donald Trump transformed Oval Office meetings into a spectacle. He hosted over 40 world leaders, often with cameras rolling. Trum...
Married daughter not to get share in father's 4 acre ancestral land in this case, rules High Court; know how it impacts family successionThe Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a married daughter is not entitled to a share in her father's ancestral land if he died before 1956....
HUL, don't get Unileverised: The ice cream business melted away, but what’s next?HUL boss Rohit Jawa needs to think out of the box and make HUL what it was in pre-liberalisation India, independent and free thinking; haul...
Photo-op, that embarrassing visual power play that people are happy to end up doingGoing to lengths to have your photograph taken with a powerful or famous person gives you the kind of brand equity that says, ‘Look, I have...
How to write your WillPrimarily, a Will states what and how the writer's assets are to be distributed after discharging liabilities of the writer. A person who w...
The sycophant in the room: The world is even flatterer than it seemsSycophants thrive, and indeed survive, on high visibility. A shy toady is purposeless. He or she needs to be seen grovelling, so that in th...
What does India want on July 5? Here's a ground report from 8 places that matterET visited eight industrial hubs across India, spanning several sectors, to find out what businesses want.
View: Reverse swing for BJP in Madhya Pradesh puts Congress on back foot"There is a clear reverse swing of mood – people have forgotten Assembly result, BJP will get 25-26 seats here," a voter in Bhopal said.
The evolution of 'auntie', from a respectful greeting to an annoying titleRecently, actress Jahnvi Kapoor called Smriti Irani 'auntie'.
Why India's high and mighty like Golden RetrieversThe popularity of retrievers in India leads to their intensive breeding which is exploding.
What do you do if around an alpha male or female, the one who calls the shots?Aggro peeps are the alpha. They take charge, they make things happen, they lay down the law and they die early.
Hysteria about freelance journalist Vaidik speaks poorly of our media and political classUntil his controversial meeting with Hafiz Saeed his name didn’t ring a bell much beyond Delhi’s incestuous circle of policy wonks and medi...
- A peek into Taiwanese 'ghost month'
That they propitiate the spirits of not only ancestors but also enemies is what intrigued Sharmila Chand about the Ghost Month observed by ...
Submit and be freePandit Jasraj, the celebrated vocalist of the Mewati Gharana is going to sing at the Janmasthan in Mathura on Gokulashtami night. “I have n...
Remember, change is the only constantThose failing to recognise the fundamental truth are guilty of abhinivesha says Patanjali in his Yoga Sutra. It is the root of all other kl...
- DCGI pill to check patent misuse a case of overdose
A late and originally hesitant endorser, India, in its overzealousness, is planning moves that even Western countries are have refused to a...