GST is a household term in India, not just because it’s a tax levied on most goods and services, but because it’s a relatively new phenomenon that also attracted controversy. But there’s more to it than its oft-repeated controversies. Like GSTIN. The Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN) is a unique identification number provided … Read more
I am dying. Either aged 84 or 54, according to the two extremes of life expectancy calculator I found online, which is worrying because I am 55 in December. I’m running out of time to do the things I dream of: see Machu Picchu; find a good vegan sausage; beat my kids at Mario Kart … Read more
Zoom announced the public beta of smart name tags, a new feature designed to enhance inclusivity and engagement in Zoom Meetings. Available now in public beta Zoom Rooms, smart name tags leverage artificial intelligence to apply name tags to people in a Zoom Room, making it easier for virtual participants to know who is in … Read more
Sarah Fox, vice president and regional general manager, Asia, Disney Cruise Line (second from left), Laura Cabo, portfolio executive creative director, Walt Disney Imagineering (fourth from left) and Lee Hawkins, cruise director, Disney Cruise Line (second from right) with various characters from the Disney stable. Image: Courtesy Disney Elsa or Jasmine? Spiderman or Deadpool? Mickey … Read more
You’ve thought up a punny team name, agonised over squad selections and joined a league. You’re ready to spend countless hours meticulously planning transfers, agonising over which player should be your captain and frantically trying to check who got the assist for a goal. This will be familiar to the more than 11 million playing … Read more
Visitors listen to tour guide Ruby Maidment during a visit to discover the sets of the Netflix series “Bridgerton”, in Bath, western England, on July 16, 2024. Image credit: Photography Justin TALLIS / AFP Standing opposite a mansion in the elegant English city of Bath, Tegan Shirdon marvelled at the window from where Penelope, one … Read more
Failure to deliver polio vaccination programme would be disastrous for children in Gaza and beyond, UN warns Louise Wateridge, of the UN, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme earlier about the polio vaccination programme starting on Sunday in Gaza: The campaign will be in the middle area, the southern area and the northern area of … Read more
Siddhartha Lal, chief executive officer and managing director of Eicher Motors Ltd. Image: Amit Verma When India became independent, its economy was mostly agrarian, with farmers dependent on traditional, manual methods of farming. It was at a time like this when Man Mohan Lal set up Goodearth Company to import and distribute tractors in 1948. … Read more
Alireza Firouzja, the Iran-born Frenchman, is a reborn talent after the 21-year-old triumphed unbeaten in this week’s $350,000 Sinquefield Cup at St Louis. Firouzja totalled 6/9, half a point half a point ahead of the US champion and world No 3, Fabiano Caruana. The world champion, Ding Liren, drew his first six games and lost two … Read more
Image: Shutterstock There are four ways to manage cyber risk. One is avoiding risk by eliminating or foregoing it. Two is mitigating risk by reducing its likelihood or impact. Three is transferring cyber risk to a third-party cyber insurance company. Four is accepting the risk without eliminating, mitigating, or transferring it. Given that eliminating cyber … Read more