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Can ‘climate finance’ fund a transition to a low-carbon economy?
At the United Nations powwow of world leaders next week, environmental advocates and government officials from across the globe will present plans…
Social media has become a battleground in Hong Kong’s protests
Hong Kong demonstrators have remained largely anonymous, using social media to avoid being identified and arrested by police authorities. Media experts…
here’s what happened when I quit Instagram and Facebook for a week
Whenever I am on my phone, you can pretty much bet I’m spending a majority of that time scrolling through…
‘I secured a full scholarship to study in US, and I’m from a UP village’
Washington and Lee University campus (Source: official website) Some years’ back, if someone would have asked me what are your…
Google’s Invitation-Only Test for a New Social Networking Tool
The facts: Google started an invitation-only test of a social networking app that aims to bring people together in the real world…
How a Social Media Campaign to Game the Emmys Led to This Week’s ‘Block Voting’ Scandal
The Television Academy’s “block voting” controversy has quickly become the talk of Emmy season — and that appears to have been…
Arizona Wildcats offer 2021 5-star JT Thor a scholarship
JT Thor, a five-star forward prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by…
Want a US visa? Fork over your social media details first
Trump administration’s latest move to vet people during the visa process is to ask for their emails and social media…
‘Jeopardizing my children’s lifestyle’: Marijuana industry moms face a unique stigma
When Chanda Macias’s 9-year-old son talks about his mother’s work, he speaks in code. She deals in medicine, she’s a…
How My Full-Ride MBA Scholarship At Yale Is Helping Me Start A New Career In Venture Capital
Fan Wen taught himself coding at high school in his native China, designing programs for his classmates as well as…
‘Alarm bells ringing’ as finance optimism falls at fastest rate since 2008: ‘Brexit is now a national emergency’
London skyline: the City is on the edge over Brexit chaos. Photo: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images More Optimism among financial services…
Did publishers and social media giants have a part to play in the Christchurch terror attacks?
Major social media platforms must carry the same obligations that news media must shoulder. In the aftermath of the Christchurch…
6 Cooking Tips That Make Hosting a Dinner Party So. Much. Easier
Hosting a dinner party is like having to sauté on stage in front of a crowd of critics. Even the…
The healthiest way to cook every type of vegetable, according to a dietitian
You might have heard before that vegetables lose nutrients when they’re cooked and so eating them raw is always best. But for some veg, you might…
Manushi Chhillar is a vision of elegance in these unseen pics from a photoshoot
Manushi Chhillar Photo: instagram/manushi_chhillar Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, who according to grapevine will soon make her Bollywood debut, is…
Interim Budget 2019: Rs 10,000 crore hike in education sector, but higher education finance gets a cut
There was no big announcement for the education sector in the interim budget 2019-20, presented by Piyush Goyal in Parliament…
Banning cricket with Pakistan a justified demand: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
India and Pakistan last played a match against each other in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy final (Reuters Photo) Union…
Vande Bharat Express hits a cow and breaks down on Day 1
Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. (Photo: Reuters) A day after Vande Bharat…