India: Digital travel platform Agoda reveals its latest list of the most affordable destinations for travelers. Travelers looking for some of the best deals in Asia for August and September are best off in Hat Yai, Thailand. While in India, Goa offers the most competitive room rates during this period. With several long weekends and … Read more
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a pivotal driver of economic growth, fostering development and innovation worldwide. Likewise, FDI in India plays an instrumental role in shaping the country’s economic landscape. As per the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2024, there was 43 percent decrease in FDI in India in … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Patrick Butler Patrick Butler is the Guardian’s social policy editor, and he has this story of social media getting the RSPB into hot water: The RSPB has been criticised by the English charities watchdog over social media posts in which it … Read more
The design thinking approach facilitates solution development for wicked problems. Image: Shutterstock Design thinking, a popular approach for innovation in the corporate sector, is yet to find its feet in the social sector. The social sector aims to address wicked problems through innovative, sustainable solutions. Wicked problems are complex, ill-defined, ambiguous, and require systemic, multi-dimensional … Read more
For most performers, the biggest fear about staging a new play is that no one will come. Or that an actor might forget her lines. For Chiayo Kuo, an activist, artist and diplomat, her biggest fear was that someone might shoot the cast. “During rehearsals, I was so stressed out that I often dreamt that … Read more
Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment. Image: Ronda Churchill / AFP At 10 am every Monday, Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, gets together with the heads of his filmmaking studios to take stock of the week gone by. “We discuss how the box office is performing, how the titles are doing, what are the problem … Read more
UK inflation rate rises to 2.2% Newsflash: Inflation across the UK has risen, as feared, for the first time this year. The consumer price index, which measures changes in the cost of living, rose by 2.2% in the year to July. That’s an increase from 2% in both May and June, and the first increase … Read more
UBS reported a nearly $29 billion profit during the second quarter of last year due to a huge one-off gain reflecting how the acquisition costs were far below Credit Suisse’s value | Photo: Bloomberg 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 14 2024 | 11:35 AM IST UBS on Wednesday reported a net profit … Read more
PA Media Stansted Airport is accused of being too heavy handed at security with some type 1 diabetics Children and adults with type 1 diabetes faced “appalling” treatment at London Stansted Airport and were made to feel like criminals, according to a number of complaints made to the BBC. One mum from Lowestoft, in Suffolk, … Read more
KABUL:It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. They have transitioned from insurgency to authority, imposed their interpretation of Islamic law and sought to reinforce their claim to legitimacy. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. They … Read more