Ottawa: The Indo-Canadian community is set to give a rock star like welcome to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who landed here on Tuesday for his three-day visit. Modi was welcomed by Canadian Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney and Indian High Commissioner Vishnu Prakash and a large number of Indo-Canadian leaders on his arrival at Ottawa airport from Germany. There is a palpable buzz in Canada about Modi’s visit […]
“Is there a way to strengthen someone’s willpower?” That was the question on researchers’ minds as they learned more about how the science behind this human virtue. Through many tests, they had discovered that willpower is like a muscle – it gets tired from overuse and requires food to replenish. So, if it does act like a muscle, can it also be strengthened? After several studies, we have our answer! […]
WASHINGTON: Applications for H-1B visas allowing US businesses to hire foreign workers in science, engineering and computer programming totalled a record 233,000 for fiscal 2016, according to government figures released on Monday. A maximum of 85,000 of the work visas, including 20,000 for holders of master’s degrees, are available each year under limits set by Congress, despite years of heavy lobbying by tech companies to raise the cap. US Citizenship […]
Here’s what really happens to your body after sitting through a sit-com marathon. 1) ON YOUR SPINE The problem: Sitting for long hours curve your spine into a C-shape, and keeping it that way for too long can cause cramped and aching muscles. The solution: Consider a recliner or tucking a pillow behind your chair. It’ll keep your back straight and comfortable, and help you maintain proper posture. 2) ON […]
India’s secularism is strong and it will not be shaken, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a reception in Berlin for the Indian community, hosted by the Indian ambassador to Germany on Monday night. The Prime Minister was talking about Sanskrit. He said decades ago, German radio had a news bulletin in Sanskrit when there was none in India. “I must applaud the Germans, they had Sanskrit news bulletins…our […]
What would you do if a complete stranger asked you for $100, or offered you an apple in a parking lot without explanation? These are only two of the 100 challenges Chinese-born, American-based Jia Jiang put himself up to when he decided to blog about “100 Days of Rejection”, a project he launched after he quit his comfortable six-figure job to follow his dreams of being an entrepreneur at the […]
Get this: Even though India’s per capita GDP is higher than at least a 100 other countries, it has the fifth highest stunting rate in the world and children born in India are, on average, shorter than those born in Sub-Saharan Africa, even though the latter are far poorer. In fact, the stunting is most evident with Indian girls, especially those who are younger. And the reason is shocking: it’s […]
There are a lot of advantages to earning more money, but getting a good night’s sleep may not be one of them. It turns out that, in general, the more money people make, the less they sleep. That’s been true for decades in the United States, and in other countries as well. On average, adults earning the highest incomes – around $98,000 for a family of four – sleep […]
AIB has created a nine-minute long video on net neutrality, which states that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application Stand-up comedy group AIB has returned with an online video, “Save The Internet”, three months after their show “AIB Knockout” had kicked up a controversy. The earlier show, which featured Bollywood celebrities Karan […]
The first look at Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara starring new comedy Hot Pursuit has been revealed by Warner Bros. It is set for release in 2015 spring. The trailer shows the pair attempting to hide from the authorities as they race through Texas, with Witherspoon’s character, a cop, struggling to reign in the high-voltage personality of the drug boss widow played by Vergara. The movie will hit theaters on […]
