Alexa von Tobel is a startup founder, a New York Times bestselling author, and a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. And her advice to other young entrepreneurs is simple: “Get mentors.” Von Tobel, who remains CEO of LearnVest, the financial planning company she sold last year for $250 million, told Business Insider how she found her own mentors – and how she knew they were keepers. “How I started that […]

Medical stories make headlines. But do they make sense to you? What are free radicals? What’s REM? What’s wrong with MSG? Common terms explained. Antioxidants When your body cells use oxygen, they produce by-products called free radicals, which can damage the body and cause heart disease, cancer and other disorders. Antioxidants scavenge on free radicals, and hence prevent and repair the damage they do. Examples: Selenium, vitamins C and E, […]

At least five people have been killed in a second day of violence related to caste rights in the northern Indian state of Haryana, police say. Protesters in the towns of Rohtak and Jind set fire to police vehicles, public buildings and buses. The demonstrators are mostly from the Jat community who are unhappy about India’s caste quota system. They say it puts them at a disadvantage in government jobs […]

The former First Lady and the top American diplomat who is aiming to create history by becoming the first woman president of the US was responding to question if the country is ready for it. Hillary Clinton has said she is not sure if the US is ready to elect its first woman president even as the Democratic presidential front-runner emphasised that there has been a “big improvement” in people’s […]

Open Road Films is pushing back the release of Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’ from May 13 to September 16. The biopic stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as controversial NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, while Shailene Woodley plays Snowden’s girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, said the Hollywood Reporter. It’s the third time the release date of ‘Snowden’ has been altered. It was originally set to open December 25, 2015, in time for consideration this awards season. Open […]

Harper Lee, who wrote one of America’s most enduring literary classics, To Kill a Mockingbird, about a child’s view of right and wrong and waited 55 years to publish a second book with the same characters from a very different point of view, died at the age of 89 on Friday. Mary Jackson, the city clerk in Lee’s hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, said by phone that Lee had died. A […]

Are you getting the right amount of sleep every night? You may be at risk of stroke if your sleep duration is less than seven hours or more than eight hours per night. A study conducted by researchers from the New York University found that getting the right amount of sleep and exercising several times a week can significantly can reduce the risk of stroke. Researchers also found that sleeping […]

Security was increased at the Delhi High Court today for a hearing on JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar’s request for bail, but it could not be taken up today for technical reasons. The Supreme Court declined to take up Mr Kumar’s petition and asked the Centre and the Delhi Police to ensure that his lawyers get protection at the high court. Here are the latest developments: Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested […]

The Canadian government is launching an investigation into the reports of missing indigenous women, which have grown in number through the last decade. Studies of the missing aboriginal women reveal that between 1980 and 2012 around 1,200 went missing, but that number is extremely low claim two government ministers. Because that represents about a quarter of what is believed to be the real number of missing, two Canadian ministers are […]

Even as the Government is grappling with the JNU row, am sure the South Block is busy preparing its strategy for the action next week. The Parliament’s Budget session kicks off on February 23. Given the ongoing imbroglio on the JNU issue and the Rohit Vemula suicide case before that even the most optimistic ones amidst the Government machinery cannot pin their hopes on a smooth sailing. If the Monsoon […]