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Leadership is often measured in volume. Who speaks the strongest in the boardroom. Who posts the most confident quote. Who looks busiest, fastest, most unshakeable. Yet the real test of leadership does not happen in applause. It happens in pressure. A client threatens to walk. A senior hire resigns. A supplier fails. A family emergency…

Children come up with the strangest ideas. Not weird in the alien-abduction sense, but strange in the manner a mirror suddenly starts talking back to you. Their thoughts arrive unfiltered, unedited, without the soft cushioning adults add to make life less awkward. They say things straight, like arrows shot by someone who doesn’t yet know arrows can…

On February 15, the red balloons look tired. They hang outside cafes like overworked interns. Half deflated. Still smiling. Quietly questioning their life choices. Valentine’s Day is over. The roses are discounted. The heart shaped cakes are 30 percent off. The same couples who posted “Forever begins today” are quietly arguing over who paid the…

Facing his worst political and personal crisis after a fallout with his son Anbumani, PMK founder S Ramadoss bemoaned late last Dec, “I didn’t bring my son up well.” It was as much a wail in self-pity as a barb at Anbumani, who had virtually taken over the party. On the personal front, it’s difficult…

Shaivism as a sect, worships various forms of Shiva and has its origins in India. The Rigvedic Rudra or the Siva-lingas reported from the sites of Saraswati-Sindhu Civilization were not confined to India. Over time, they spread beyond India and evidence of Shiva worship can be found in present-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Indonesia, and China. Between…

Yet the verdict is layered. Jamaat-e-Islami’s strong performance—securing 68 seats—signals the persistence, if not resurgence, of Islamist mobilisation in a society constitutionally committed to secular principles. The National Citizen Party (NCP), the political offspring of the uprising, managed only six seats, a reminder that street legitimacy does not automatically translate into electoral viability. Voter turnout…

I’ll be in India this week for the Global AI Impact Summit, where conversations will focus on expanding access to AI and putting it to work for more people, in more parts of the country, as quickly as possible. The momentum is clear. As of this month, India has 100 million weekly active users, giving…

HyperWrite CEO Matt Shumer’s post ‘Something Big is Happening’ has generated a viral earthquake. The post was widely shared because it was not just speculation, but a report from the trenches. He has described how he gave a complex coding task to an AI agent, GPT-5.3 Codex. When he returned after four hours, the work…

From the way the ground is shifting, this is no longer just about whether the Bharatiya Janata Party can win Kerala — it is increasingly about when that moment finally comes. There are regions where politics feels transactional — power traded for patronage and periodic promises. And then there is Kerala, where for decades politics,…

Europe is emerging as a key pillar in India’s diversified defence partnerships. Historically reliant on Russia for major platforms, lately, it has increasingly engaged with the United States, and now, India is balancing its portfolio with deeper European ties. India’s decision to approve the acquisition of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets—most of which will be…