“Getting a poor grade in 6th grade is not a big deal but what the child needs to learn is how to deal with it.” “Everyone will fall, stumble and have adversity here or there. What matters is you are resilient.” “Happiness is about doing what you love, and if you are not happy you will not succeed.” Amit Singhal, senior vice president, Google, on the precious lessons he […]
There’s opulence, there’s crazy opulence and then there’s the birthday party of Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe. He’s the world’s oldest leader, who has been ruling Zimbabwe since its independence from Britain in 1980. The president ushered in his 91st birthday at an exclusive golf course and spa in Victoria Falls by releasing 91 balloons into the sky, hosting 20,000 guests and spending a whopping million dollars – and that’s […]
Books by Indian authors are an entirely different ball game, so it wasn’t easy to pick only 12 masterpieces. But here’s a list we think you shouldn’t miss. 1. The Inscrutable Americans by Anurag Mathur If you want to laugh out loud then this is the book for you. The cultural reference to an Indian boy’s upbringing is bang on. The letters written by Gopal, the protagonist are hilarious. […]
Forty thousand York University students are not in class this morning after the university suspended classes following the decision by the school’s non-contract faculty to strike. It is the first strike at York in seven years, but already students on social media were raising the spectre of the last labour disruption by teaching assistants and non-tenure track faculty. That strike, in 2008, lasted three months and ended with provincial […]
Universal Pictures has introduced pictures of seven more dinosaurs from its upcoming film ‘Jurassic World’. The Jurassic World viral site has been updated to include pictures of seven more creatures that visitors can meet when they visit the park, including Suchomimus, Baryonyx, Dimorphodon, Pteranodon, Edmontosaurus, Metriacanthosaurus and a pack of Microceratus, reported Ace Showbiz. These beasts join previously-revealed species like Ankylosaurus, Gallimimus, Mosasaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex and of course […]
PUCON: One of South America’s most active volcanoes erupted on early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people. The Villarrica volcano erupted around 3am local time, according to the National Emergency Office, which issued a red alert and ordered evacuations. Local media showed images of the volcano bursting at the top, glowing in […]
They had an idea in mind. They left their cushy jobs. They worked hard. They created history. India is witnessing a brand new generation of startups, making their presence felt not just in the domestic sphere, but also globally. They’re inspiring success stories of people who have paved their own roads of innovation and dreams. Read on as Cearet Sood compiles a fabulous list of ten hot startups in India. […]
Warren Buffett‘s annual letter to his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders is one of the most widely read corporate reports in the business community. That’s partly because investors of all sorts–from small-time stock-pickers to the big-name hedge-fund folks–are curious to learn from one of the most successful capitalists in history. But it’s also partly because the “Oracle of Omaha” simply has a way with words. Below are some of the […]
As anyone who has ever tried to lose weight will know there are two main camps “Diet versus exercise”. But which works better for losing weight? And most importantly, which will work better for you. Let’s run through some of the pros and cons of each! Diet is definitely the easier of the two to change – it requires much less commitment to counting calories and cutting some out than […]
Many may find this post not interesting interesting or funny or entertained. But this post does share important information. Not many realize the importance of blood until they need it….. This was shared by Robin Kankerwal, from Global Blood Donors Team and below is what he says : “Inspired from a true incidence when I lost my loved one due to shortage of blood. I have decided to take an […]
