Sports18/Jio Cinema presenter Semra Hunter makes the Qatar FIFA World Cup more special for Indian viewers As a football presenter, Semra Hunter is now popular among Indian fans Semra Hunter, star presenter at Sports 18 and Jio Cinema that broadcast the ongoing FIFA World Cup to Indian viewers, has emerged as a sensation in the … Continue reading A Kick-Ass World Cup Anchor Rocks, Earns Praise in India

(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) IT IS NOT JUST THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE COUNTRY THAT is interested in them. The government of India has made it amply clear on many occasions that it expects more from its B-School graduates. Which means there are endless opportunities lying in wait. Again, there are challenges that originate from how … Continue reading Faced with challenges, B-Schools are adapting fast to tap new opportunities

As IOA president, the legend is back in the spotlight FOR MOST MILLENNIALS and the generations of younger Indians that followed, PT Usha was a familiar name in general knowledge books and quiz competitions. Until sometime in the middle of this year when she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha and, of course, now when … Continue reading PT Usha: Born to Run

(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) INVESTORS DON’T OWN A CRYSTAL BALL BUT they fall back on clues. Nothing could have been as bad a premonition—or close to a crystal ball—for crypto in­vestors as the crash early this month of the high-profile Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its partner firm Alameda Research, which is headquartered in Hong Kong. … Continue reading Does the FTX collapse mark the end of cryptocurrency? Insiders say such shocks are temporary and typical of financial markets

Giorgio Chiellini after Italy lost to North Macedonia in the playoff and failed to qualify for the World Cup, Palermo, March 24, 2022 FOOTBALL NUT AND NOTED INDIAN ARTIST Riyas Komu is crestfallen about Italy not making it to the FIFA World Cup for the second time in a row. Komu, who has made several paintings … Continue reading Italy: The European champions will be missed for the second World Cup in a row

An aerial view of the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha (Photo: Getty Images) IS IT NASA’S MISSION CONTROL IN HOUSTON, Texas, wondered a UK daily about the Aspire Command and Control Center in Doha. Indeed, comparisons are un­avoidable considering the high, extra-large LED screens and resplendent PCs on display here. Except, the purpose is not to … Continue reading FIFA 2022: The most high-tech sporting event in history promises to be also the most secure football experience ever

  Radhika Gupta IN 2005, HER RECRUITER at McKinsey & Company in Boston told Radhika Gupta that they were hiring her because she was “different and unique”. That seems to be the default impression about this 38-year-old, the first woman CEO of a major Indian asset management company, Edelweiss Asset Management. Being “different” could be … Continue reading What next-generation investors can learn from Radhika Gupta of Edelweiss Asset Management

Shashi Tharoor’s latest book, Ambedkar: A Life, dwells on the scholar-politician’s trials and tribulations, achievements and associations, and his differences with leaders of the stature of Gandhi and Nehru How much do you admire Ambedkar for his educational qualifications? The truth is that he was by far the best educated and most qualified Indian of … Continue reading ‘I have written on Ambedkar in good faith’

 Sea Guardian drone (Source: General Atomics Global Corporation) As India looks to further heighten surveillance in the Indian Ocean and along its land borders, Washington is close to selling 30 MQ-9B (Sea Guardian) drones manufactured by San Diego-based General Atomics to New Delhi. According to top sources, the matter was discussed at a high-level meeting … Continue reading India close to buying 30 Sea Guardian drones from US to monitor Indian Ocean