A coup, protests and a fleeing Prime Minister

Bangladesh’s top general, Waker-Uz-Zaman, announced plans to create a temporary government that includes all political parties. This decision comes after discussions with the stakeholders involved. The general said Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina had stepped down to make way for this new dispensation and left Bangladesh. Hasina is believed to have arrived in Agartala, India. The … Read more

We Didn’t Build Naturals To Sell It. IPO Also Not On Our Minds: Siddhant Kamath

Siddhant Kamath, Director, Natural Ice Cream Image: Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India 2013, Mumbai. In 2013, the ‘hero’ was not churning out blockbusters. “When my father started Naturals in 1984 in Juhu, Mumbai, ice cream was not the hero. It was a supporting actor,” recalls Siddhant Kamath, the second-generation entrepreneur who joined the family business in … Read more

Aakar Patel | Bid to regulate social media will fail, govt needs to hear its critics

The dictionary defines the word “propaganda” as being “information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view”. In Old India, propaganda was managed by controlling Doordarshan. Or at least that is what political parties assumed. The news segments in the evenings reported on the government and … Read more

Nearly 400 arrested after six days of violence

Getty Images Police dogs were deployed in Plymouth Nearly 400 people have been arrested after six days of riots in parts of England and Northern Ireland, police say. On Monday evening police were attacked in Plymouth as they attempted to keep rival protesters apart, petrol bombs were thrown at officers in Belfast and police dealt … Read more

Could Remote Work Hurt On-the-job Learning?

We learn from each other in person more than we think we do. That’s part of our success as humans, especially when it comes to knowledge that is new, not yet defined. Image: Shutterstock Four years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many workers still find themselves logging on from home at least part … Read more