Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, passes away

The husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip -- the Duke of Edinburgh and Britain's longest-serving royal consort passed away on Friday aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced.  A......

Style or substance? Which way will Trump's visit go?

With a decelerating economy that weakens India's hands on geopolitical issues, it will be interesting to know which way this trip will go, notes T R Vivek. IMAGE: Workers carry a hoarding with......

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Indian nun Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City on Sunday. Mariam Thresia, who founded the......

'Gandhi became the first non-Muslim to lead a jihad'

'At the heart of the present Muslim angst lies what once Henry Kissinger described, in a conversation, as the Medina question: How did small bands of 7th century Bedouin from a minor oasis in the......

The 'Ford' test of CEO success

Few people are likely to take issue with last week's ranking in business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio of the world's worst-ever CEOs. Lehman Brothers' Dick Fuld, Enron's Ken Lay and even......

Machiavelli & the art of management

It's easy to dismiss the Machiavellian approach to running organisations in today's kinder, gentler world of new age, team-based management. But some management experts like James O' Toole, Senior......