At 27, Verena Bahlsen entered the leadership of the family company that had produced biscuits for generations. Two years later, she was gone. The departure marked the end of an unusually public
A quote attributed to legendary financier JP Morgan is gaining renewed attention for its relevance to modern financial and personal stress, with The Economic Times highlighting how clearly defining problems can be
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In the spring of 1967, history teacher Ron Jones at Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, California, launched an experiment that would leave a lasting imprint on educational and cultural discourse. Designed
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Artificial intelligence-driven discovery, landmark space missions and major advances in medicine and Earth science are set to shape global research in 2026, according to a wide-ranging outlook published by the journal Nature.
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Editorial Today is Christmas Day! The day we say the Holy Father’s Son was born in Bethlehem. Bethlehem, we are told, is once again lighting lamps after years of darkness, even as
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A passage from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale haunts me often: “That was when they suspended the Constitution… There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home… watching television… There wasn’t even
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Editor’s Note: The following statement was delivered by Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Gujarat State, during engagements in Sri Lanka. The remarks
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Rising instability in Africa’s Sahel region is likely to fuel new migration pressures on Europe next year, with Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso emerging as key countries to watch, according to migration
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The December 14 mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, aimed at the Jewish community during Hanukkah celebrations on Bondi Beach, stunned the world. Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old child. Instead of tackling antisemitism
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A man abandoned as a newborn in wartime London has been reunited with his long-lost half-brother more than eight decades later, after a chance DNA test given as a Christmas gift revealed
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India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next week, reinforcing Delhi’s commitment to aid and reconstruction following Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the island on November 27, 2025.
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What was once a niche gathering of academics has become the beating heart of the artificial intelligence industry. According to the Wall Street Journal, this year’s Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems,
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Hackers have claimed responsibility for stealing vast amounts of personal data linked to Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult websites, sparking fears that users could face blackmail or extortion if the
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When I was working on this new podcast, one question kept showing up in my notes: Why does the idea of a “shared future” receive increasing global recognition now? Not ten years
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“Inclusion strengthens nations; exclusion strengthens problems.” Sri Lanka’s long-term stability and democratic resilience depend not only on the strength of its security institutions but also on the quality of its inclusiveness. Experience
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Editorial The World Inequality Report 2026 does not merely describe a malfunctioning global economy; it indicts it. What emerges from its data is not an unfortunate imbalance or a temporary distortion, but
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