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Below the surface of the Bangladesh-India romance, some ugly strains are building

Sheikh Hasina’s invitation to Modi to attend Sheikh Mujib’s centennial celebrations in March sparked off large-scale protests, with Islamists and Left-wing students—long engaged in violent confrontation with each other—uniting to oppose the Indian prime minister’s visit to Dhaka.

How to survive the next Google outage

Google user? Gmail user?  YouTube user? Read this useful guide to be better prepared to deal with the next potential disruption of the internet giant’s services.

Extraordinary work will make you see a new perspective

Purpose-driven work creates a competitive advantage for businesses as well as people. To work with empathy is a powerful purpose. Adapt it.

Technology, not troops, holds key to guarding India’s high-altitude borders

In an AI-dominated battlefield, the kinds of long, slow stand-offs that have unfolded along the Line of Actual Control this year, giving leaders in both countries time to contain the scale of the crisis, may prove to be things of the past.

Six reasons why WFH is not working

Office space gets you a landing strip for you to move away from other things and enter a work zone.

Hockey India, a poor cousin of BCCI, rocked by a cricket-like power struggle

Retired hockey star Aslam Sher Khan takes on Narinder Dhruv Batra, who controls the sports body, and CEO Elena Norman in bitter legal tussle.

Zen Kohli’s learnings from IPL University

Though yet to get his hands on the T20 cricket trophy, the Indian Premier League helped Virat Kohli transform his game.

Getting real about realty: Asset owners need to be creative to outlast COVID-19

The pandemic continues to disrupt real estate in different ways depending on the region and property type. Property owners need to adapt to the new reality as some asset classes may never go back to pre-COVID times.

Kerala’s Onam sadhya | Ayurveda, Yoga, Vastu Shastra…Balebesh!

It all begins with the banana leaf that is rich in antioxidants, and allows food served on it to absorb polyphenols that help with its antibacterial properties to aid with the ingestion of germ-free food

The airports laid low by the virus and those that are holding steady

As flights by airlines such as IndiGo, Vistara and SpiceJet gather pace, a look at those Indian airports that are the most  and least impacted.

President Biden’s world of modest means and modest ends will exclude grand ideological pursuits

The key to understanding Biden’s world lies in what he does when charm isn’t enough to get his way.

Brands need superpower to balance consumer and advertising sentiment in post-lockdown world

Much like the terror of Thanos, COVID-19 has caused rampant pessimism in both the consumer and advertiser sentiment.

After China clashes, India has a ‘how to handle Dalai Lama’ problem

Indian experts are miffed at New Delhi’s kid-glove treatment of China over Dalai Lama and Tibet, particularly in the light of Ladakh’s border standoff and China’s insensitivity towards issues close to this country.

Assam land ordinance could land BJP govt in trouble

The ordinance allows conversion of land without clearances for setting up industries and is likely to pose a challenge in protecting the land rights of indigenous people.

From PPE kits to sanitisers to ventilators, COVID-19 has sparked off an indigenous cottage industry boom

Scores of firms of varying shapes and sizes are manufacturing essential protective gear since coronavirus was declared a pandemic in mid-March.

Interview: Parenting expert Parul Ohri on Bois Locker Room scandal, sex education in India

Schools are supposed to have mandatory sessions on sex education, which are unfortunately treated as a box to be ticked and delivered ineffectively.

COVID-19 and costs: You might want to reconsider your child’s education in a foreign university

India has plenty of options of liberal arts colleges that offer a unique bouquet of courses and have a well-endowed infrastructure.

Coronavirus impact: Virtual politics sets the tone for digital transformation in India

Politicians are driven by their respective political agenda but in COVID times there has been unanimity in adopting the digital tools to not only stay connected but to stay impactful.

GDPR – An insight that extends beyond fines and penalties

For India-based organisations, in addition to the IT Act 2000, and the Information Technology Rules 2011, GDPR readiness is a boom before our data protection act is released.

Adopting a business-first approach to make IoT work

The bottom-line is, just capturing data for ‘Things’ is not sufficient. To derive real value and to make real business decisions it is critical to capture data about the ‘Context’ too.

Industry 4.0 where computers and robots would take over human force

A sustainable partnership model is essential between government, private firms, industry bodies, research and financing institutions for promoting Industry 4.0

GST impact largely neutral on auto sector but bigger cars and SUVs to benefit

While the base GST rates for the automobile segment have been set at 28%, in addition to the base rate, the Government has also proposed to levy a cess on vehicles of different categories and sizes, the impact of which on the end prices of vehicles will vary accordingly.

Think before you click: A few tips to guard against ransomware

Auto comp sector to grow at 8-9% CAGR

Safety norms will boost demand for safety equipment such as airbags, automatic brake systems(ABS), rear view sensors and speed warning systems.

Beyond the bill: It's time we start looking at health insurance as an investment

Health insurance can be your trusted health consultant and at the same time is a solid investment that will secure your savings that were accumulated for essential life goals