Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma

Any move to appease the Marathas will boomerang.Eknath Shinde is a worried man with the agitation not having an easy solution, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Maratha Reservation activist Manoj Jarange......

800 plus attacks on refugee shelters in Germany

  As German makes provisions to accept 800,000 refugees this year, the nation is split vertically on the crisis with refugee shelters attacked with Molotov cocktails and swastika signs......

'As long as Pakistan exists, we can't say it was a flawed idea'

'Muslims, like people of all other faiths, are quite comfortable with the idea of nationalism and democracy today. But are they following Islam in its spirit? That is a different question.' Image:......

Betzig, Moerner, Hell win 2014 Nobel prize for chemistry

Two American scientists and one from Germany have won the Nobel prize for chemistry for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded......

CEOs' first jobs

The strength of the best leaders in modern business is rooted in years of experience in the world of work, whether or not it's in the same industry. They'll tell you that it also takes risk, the......

Markets: The hits and misses of year 2006

As the year 2006 comes to an end, it is time to check how the stock market has performed, and what sectors and companies have rewarded investors. At first blush, the numbers are impressive. The......

From playmaker to pacemaker, how ICD could save Eriksen's career

IMAGE: Danish footballer Christian Eriksen gives a thumbs-up at Rigshospitalet, where he is treated after he collapsed during a UEFA Euro 2020 game. Photograph: Danish Football Association/via......

Klinsmann uses mind games to push his team

With the help of a team psychologist, Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has been tapping into a vein of national euphoria for short but potent doses to get the best from his World Cup players.......

Klinsmann appoints team psychologist

Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann wants to get inside the heads of his players.He has appointed a team psychologist to help deal with the pressures of playing at the highest level and hopes......