2026

In my years running a global business school, I have sat across from enough MBA applicants to know what a well-prepared failure looks like. The GMAT score is strong. The undergraduate institution is recognisable. The employer has a name that opens doors. The essays are clean and confident. And somewhere in the middle of the…

Comparison also changes the child’s relationship with the parent. Instead of feeling understood as an individual, the child feels evaluated. Every achievement becomes part of a family scoreboard. Every mistake becomes evidence in an invisible case against them. Over time, this can make children hide parts of themselves. They may stop sharing honest feelings, stop…

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has warned IPL franchises about the dangers of ‘targeted compromise and honey-trapping’ during the league, while simultaneously tightening security, access and behavioural protocols around players, support staff and franchise owners. In a detailed seven-page advisory sent to franchises on Thursday night, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia…

3 min readMay 8, 2026 10:55 AM IST Washington has long dismissed the United Nations as ineffective. Now, with oil prices surging and a fragile ceasefire with Iran hanging by a thread, it wants the very body it scorned to do the heavy lifting. The Strait at the Centre of it all During peacetime, roughly…

NFL free agency is officially open, and the deals have been fast and furious, so feel free to bookmark this page! Many players on Greg Auman’s top 100 free agents list have found new homes, like running back Kenneth Walker and quarterback Malik Willis. Other notable names still have yet to sign, though, like quarterback…

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the state had moved away from the politics of “appeasement” and “fatwas” to a model focused on development and public welfare. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath at a public event in Saharanpur district on Thursday. (HT) He also said the recent election results in West Bengal had…

Researchers have developed a clear nail polish that makes long fingernails conductive, allowing them to interact with capacitive touchscreens. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Anyone who’s tried typing on a phone with nails that are long knows how difficult it can be. From sloping finger angles to frequent typing errors, manicures and touchscreens haven’t ever been…

KOLKATA: The assailants who fatally shot Bengal BJP functionary Suvendu Adhikari’s PA Chandranath Rath at Madhyamgram near Kolkata airport late Wednesday were professional killers hired to target him, investigators said Thursday based on evidence suggesting they spent 72 hours scoping the site of the shooting. The assailants – at least four were spotted – fired…

NEW DELHI: At least six in every 10 road crash victims in India in 2024 were two-wheeler riders/pedestrians, according to the latest report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). An analysis of four years of data shows a steady rise in both the share and number of two-wheeler riders and pedestrians killed in crashes, amid…

एशियाई खेल सिर पर हैं और भारतीय तीरंदाजों के लिए विदेशी कोच का अनुबंध मुसीबत बनता जा रहा है। कुछ माह पूर्व तक यह तय था कि इटली के जाने-माने कोच सर्गियो पागिनी भारतीय कंपाउंड तीरंदाजों को कोचिंग देंगे। उनका अनुबंध सिरे चढ़ने जा रहा था, लेकिन भारतीय टीम के पूर्व कोच रहे पागिनी को…