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How to Think More Effectively During a Crisis

Shift your thoughts so you can move into the future with more clarity, confidence and control.




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RBS set to target 'Generation Rent' after coronavirus crisis

RBS forecasts a big fall in home ownership and experts expect the trend to accelerate as house sales resume.




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Matt Hancock's Covid crisis 'trace agents' will have NO medical knowledge

Thousands of vital coronavirus 'contact tracers' are only now being recruited by the Government - two weeks after the Health Secretary first announced they would be hired.




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China flexes its military muscle: Beijing exploits Covid crisis to assert control of South China Sea

Deeply worried about Beijing's insatiable desire for land and the way its military has occupied areas by stealth, Washington has sent three warships to the region.




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Qantas uses HERPES disinfectant to clean planes to stop coronavirus spreading in Australia

Qantas flew three planes carrying passengers from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak back to Australia. The airline stepped up cleaning efforts to make sure future passengers weren't at risk.




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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce defends laying off 20,000 staff and says COVID-19 worst crisis to hit industry

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has defended the decision to stand down 20,000 staff in the face of the coronavirus outbreak which he described as the worst crisis to ever hit the airline industry.




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Qantas and Virgin Australia's domestic flights could be kept running during COVID-19 crisis

It would supplement a federal government package worth $1billion which has already been committed to the ailing Australian aviation industry hit hard by the crisis' impact on global travel.




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Siti Network Ltd vs I Right Television Network on 7 January, 2020

HOM BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTIE SINGH, CHAIRPERSON For Petitioner : Ms. Bitwik Nanda, Advocate MrAbhishek Bose, Advocate Ms.ApoorvaVijh, Advocate For Respondent : None Judgement(Oral) This petition has been beard ex-parte against the respondent because even after service of notice through paper publication it chose not to appear and has not filed any reply to contest the claim of the petitioner, to The prayer of the petitioner is as follows: -

*(i} Pass a decree in favour of the Petitioner thereby directing the Respondent, pay a sum of Rs. 2,81,100/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Eighty One Thousand and One Hundred Only} to the Petitioner towards the outstanding dues as on date;

Gi) Pass a decree in favour of the Petitioner awarding interest @ 18% from 08,16.2015 dil realization of the outstanding amount:




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Disney keeps remaking its animated movies into live-action films. Former animators tell us how hard it is to see their work re-envisioned 20 years later.

Disney keeps remaking its animated classics because they're a proven box-office success.Insider spoke with three former Disney animators who worked on "Beauty and the Beast," "Hercules," "The Lion King," and "Mulan" who shared their thoughts on the adaptations. They were surprised so many of the films they worked on are getting remade, especially the more recent ones from the '90s.None of them were fans of "The Lion King," criticizing the film's lack of emoting and how closely it adhered to the original."I think it's all about the money and growing the company and making the investors and stockholders happy," "Mulan" co-director Tony Bancroft told Insider. Insider also spoke with producers and VFX artists on "Aladdin" and "The Lion King" who pushed back on claims the remakes are simply cash-grabs.If




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Facebook extends 'Crisis Response' feature to WhatApp for users with poor connectivity

Facebook has extended its Crisis Response tools to WhatsApp, allowing those with poor connectivity to alert friends and family about what's happening - as it may be their only way to alert others.




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The Toyota Supra is a modern classic that's rising in value

The new Toyota Supra got our Cash Cars columnist excited but not because he wants one. What he likes is the extra interest he reckons it's going to create in old, proper Supras




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Old RAF airbase is packed with £35m worth of unsold cars amid covid-19 crisis

The brutal impact of the pandemic on the economy was laid bare yesterday by figures showing that fewer than 1,000 new cars were sold to private consumers last month. 




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Sydney mother defends decision to take her son to COVID-19 lockdown protest

Renee Altakrity had her four-year-old son pulled from her arms by police during the 'Exercise My Rights' protest outside New South Wales parliament house on Saturday.




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Jessica Ennis-Hill coach blasts Nike link in decision to stand by Alberto Salazar

Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach hit out at UK Athletics, suggesting they may have been compromised by a lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike in their decision to stand by Mo Farah’s coach Alberto Salazar.




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Jessica Ennis-Hill retires from athletics in one of her 'toughest decisions'

Track and field icon Jessica Ennis-Hill, who won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, has retired from athletics. The 30-year-old had hinted at retirement after Rio 2016.




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A new exhibition tries to get to the truth behind the romantic vision of Scotland

Bagpipes, tartan, thistles and lochs - such things are the basis of Scotland's tourist industry. And, to some extent, Scotland's national identity too.




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Matt Hancock's Covid crisis 'trace agents' will have NO medical knowledge

Thousands of vital coronavirus 'contact tracers' are only now being recruited by the Government - two weeks after the Health Secretary first announced they would be hired.




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China flexes its military muscle: Beijing exploits Covid crisis to assert control of South China Sea

Deeply worried about Beijing's insatiable desire for land and the way its military has occupied areas by stealth, Washington has sent three warships to the region.




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Manchester United hit by injury crisis as FIVE stars including Pogba and Martial are ruled out

Pogba is set to miss the game with the ankle injury that forced him to withdraw from international duty with France, while Anthony Martial (thigh), Luke Shaw (thigh) and Diogo Dalot (hip) are also out.




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Canelo Alvarez will climb two weight divisions to light heavyweight to take on Sergey Kovalev

Alvarez, who currently holds titles at 160 pounds, will try to become a champion in his fourth weight class when he meets Kovalev in a scheduled 12-round fight at the MGM Grand.




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Karren Brady reveals Premier League clubs will need to disinfect 'corner flags'

Discussions are taking place to restart the 2019-20 season behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brady has revealed the measures the government are asking clubs to take.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Crisis must not kill off our banks or our cash

There will be many changes for the worse when we finally creep out of lockdown and realise that the economy has gone into shrink mode.Cash will be a 'victim' of coronavirus.




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RBS set to target 'Generation Rent' after coronavirus crisis

RBS forecasts a big fall in home ownership and experts expect the trend to accelerate as house sales resume.




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Beyonce thanks Tina Knowles for her 'incredible vision' as they support COVID-19 testing in Houston

Beyonce and her BeyGOOD Foundation have been aiding in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.




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Ana de Armas is a vision of spring as she steps out in a marigold singlet for dog walk in Venice

Ana de Armas was a vision of spring on Saturday when she stepped out in a marigold colored singlet for a walk around her Venice neighborhood with her dog.




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Jaime King goes retro chic in chunky white sweater and denim bell bottoms as she disinfects her car

King took to her Instagram story while she was missing her Black Summer co-stars. The Netflix series was renewed for a second season in November, but production has been halted amid COVID-19.




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Scott Disick worried about kids after Kourtney Kardashian and sister Kim's explosive fist fight

'I'm trying to understand about Armenia because obviously it has to do with my children,' Scott Disick asked Kim Kardashian, ahead of her trip with sister Kourtney.




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Nicole Kidman reveals she's learning Italian amid COVID-19 crisis

Like the rest of us, Nicole Kidman has had to find unique ways to entertain herself while in self-isolation.




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Armed Forces personnel hit by same pension tax trap that 'fuelled the NHS staffing crisis' 

Almost 4,000 members of the Armed Forces pension scheme breached their annual allowance in 2017-18. This puts them at risk of five or six-figure tax bills under changes introduced in 2016.




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Karren Brady reveals Premier League clubs will need to disinfect 'corner flags'

Discussions are taking place to restart the 2019-20 season behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brady has revealed the measures the government are asking clubs to take.




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Video referees could make decisions from inside Premier League stadiums if clubs persist with VAR

Video referees could make their decisions from Premier League grounds if clubs decide to stick with VAR when football returns after the coronavirus crisis.




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EFL move to save the play-offs in attempt to decide final promotion places in coronavirus crisis 

The Football League will announce next week that there will be no further games in Leagues One and Two - but that the play-offs could still take place to determine who wins promotion.




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Wilfried Zaha offers free accomodation to NHS workers in London during coronavirus crisis

Wilfried Zaha has called on NHS staff in London to reach out to housing firm Zo Properties, which he co-owns, who are offering housing to medical staff fighting against the coronavirus pandemic.




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Crystal Palace tracking promising 17-year-old Hearts left back Aaron Hickey

Crystal Palace are monitoring developments with Hearts left back Aaron Hickey but have yet to make a bid.




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BJP against introduction of creamy layer provision for SC-ST people: Sushil Modi

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday said the BJP is in favour of reservation in promotion and against introducing the creamy layer provision for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe categories. The central government headed by Narendra Modi is committed to protect the rights of SCs and STs, he said and expressed support to the demand of the states SC and ST MLAs to include "reservation" meant for them in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution so that they cannot be challenged in courts. The demand of the legislators belonging to SC and ST categories from all parties came in the wake of the recent Supreme Court order asking the Centre to revise the list of reserved categories for providing quotas so that benefits trickle down to the needy. The MLAs said the apex court judgment virtually advocated for implementing the provision of creamy layer in the reservation meant for SCs and STs. Sushil Modi said, When two Constitution benches ruled in ...




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Premature menopause risks rising: study


A pan-India survey conducted recently by the Bangalore-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) has brought an alarming new phenomenon of premature menopause amongst Indian women to light. Neeta Lal has more.




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Recognising the 'work' in sex work


The Census thinks that prostitutes are not workers, not because they don't work, but because of traditional views that what they do simply should not be counted as work, writes Shoma Chatterji.




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Visualising the many layers of a brutal world for women


Does inequality engender crime? S Venkatraman presents a graphical exposition of data from a recent WEF report and the NCRB to unravel the many layers of inequality and violence against women in India.




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A common, invisibilized malady


October is domestic violence awareness month. Pushpa Achanta shares stories of victims of domestic violence to point out why the dilution of IPC Section 498A by the Supreme Court is a blow to the fight against domestic violence.




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Importing a farming crisis


India is unilaterally opening its doors to imports of wheat at a time when several contentious issues remain to be settled in the World Trade Organisation. This deliberate step up will result in serious consequences, and weaken the country's bargaining power, writes Ashok B Sharma.




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Crisis of Governance: Stirrings in the Corporate Sector


There is now a quiet but intense debate within some segments of the corporate sector on the crisis in governance due to communalism, says Rajni Bakshi.




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Invisible sportswomen


If a woman, or a group of women, does well in any sport in India, it is despite the State and the establishment and not because of it. Their achievements therefore are that much greater than of those who are pampered and feted, even for failing continuously, says Kalpana Sharma.




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Rising risks along the coast


A large number of existing and proposed investments along the Tamilnadu coast are at risk from likely changes to sea level in the coming decades. Plans for the future must bear this risk in mind, writes Sujatha Byravan.




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Invisible women


We usually wake up to their existence when they don't turn up for work. And the first response is annoyance, because of the inconvenience caused to us. Films like Lakshmi and Me open our eyes to the plight of people who hold up our homes, writes Kalpana Sharma.




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Popularising SRI


The System of Rice Intensification, known to increase rice yields significantly merely by following a few simple rules, is spreading throughout Bihar, thanks to an award-winning film that educates farmers. Shoma Chatterji reports.




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New language, old crisis


It is ironic that 'Conservation Agriculture' the new wave from agriculture scientists, requires so much new technology, and focuses so little on existing traditional knowledge of conservation techniques, writes Devinder Sharma.




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Covid crisis : The best time to being an entrepreneur is now !

India’s unemployment rate jumped to 27.1% from 8.4% as per the latest report by CMIE. The numbers in USA are 16.1% & 30 million folks unemployed, that’s close to ten percent of the American population…...




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NCP attacks Maharashtra CM for not paying visit to 26/11 memorial

NCP today slammed chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for not paying homage to the martyrs of 26/11 terror attacks by visiting the memorial built for them.




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Why Una is not a WhatsApp uprising

Mota Samadhiyala village, in Una block in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district, has now become a place-name for social terror. The video that went viral a few weeks ago, of cow-protection vigilantes beating seven Dalit men for skinning a dead cow, was recorded and spread by the gau rakshaks themselves.