In his remarkable book The Diploma Disease (1976), Ronald Dore captured the enormous surge for higher education in the South Asian region that resulted in the accumulation of degrees without much hope or opportunity for employment. The demand for quality higher education has only grown in the decades that followed, despite high unemployment figures. In Timepass (2010) Craig Jeffrey … Read more
What is GST? Goods and Services Tax, popularly known as GST, is a reform for our economy’s indirect tax plan. On 8th August 2016, GST Bill (which was long pending) was passed in Lok Sabha. It was possible after a very long journey flooded with challenges, confrontations, and what not. At last, the GST bill has … Read more
Now that Goods and Services Tax (GST) has come into force, business people have made a beeline for chartered accountants due to the complex nature of the new tax regime. Often, even the CAs cannot answer a query immediately. A month ago, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) started a new Twitter handle (@askGST_GoI) … Read more
In 24 hours, R Madhavan’s selfie was ‘liked’ more than one 100,000 times on Instagram alone. PHOTO: Instagram The 47-year-old actor who stole heart with his performance in ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns‘ has aged gracefully. Recently, Maddy shared a post-shower selfie and the picture has sent internet into meltdown, according to ABP Live. The selfie has gone … Read more
Men are assertive; women, bossy. Men are competent; women, attractive. Boys are boys; girls must learn to be ladies. Promotion for men is never because of their sex. Promotion for women is probably because they “slept their way to the top.” Men can easily choose family and career, or both, and be lauded in every case. … Read more
We all hope that the society is now more familiar with the basics of gender equality. But then comes the arrow from the pop culture world where every now and then someone misses the mark of equality, to shatter that hope. This time it was Ranbir Kapoor mansplaining for Katrina Kaif. People expressed their emotions by … Read more
Lionel Messi poses with wife Antonella Roccuzzo after their wedding ceremony in Rosario, Argentina. Lionel Messi got married to his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo in his Argentinian hometown of Rozario, Argentina. The marriage, dubbed as “wedding of the century” was attended by 260 guests including some of the best footballers in the world. However, none … Read more