Fifty lakh men lost their jobs in the past two years beginning November 2016, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overnight ban on high value currency, according to a new report. The timing of the start of the decline in jobs coincides with demonetisation but no “causal link” can be established based on the available data, says the “State of Working India 2019”, released Tuesday by the Centre for […]
Virat Kohli had once said that he sees himself as more of a Cristiano Ronaldo than a Lionel Messi. According to him, “Messi is a freak (genius) but this guy (Ronaldo) is giving him a run for his money because of his hard work”. While this could be a corollary to the talent vs. hard work debate, it points to a trend that has gone beyond the truism it has […]
An interim order from the Madras High Court directing the govt to ban TikTok in India has come into effect. It’s being reported that Apple and Google have been asked to remove the app from the App Store and Play Store respectively. TikTok is an immensely popular video sharing app that boasts of about 0.5 billion users, over 119 million of whom are in India. The bulk of these users […]
In a new study, psychologists have found that smiling indeed makes people feel happier. The study published in the journal ‘Psychological Bulletin’ looked at nearly 50 years of data testing whether facial expressions can lead people to feel the emotions related to those expressions. “Conventional wisdom tells us that we can feel a little happier if we simply smile. Or that we can get ourselves in a more serious mood […]
India announced their 15-man squad for the ICC World Cup 2019, to be played in the UK from May 30, 2019. Virat Kohli will lead the squad, which was announced in Mumbai on Monday. While there were no major surprises in the 15, the inclusion of Dinesh Karthik was the notable factor and Rishabh Pant was the surprise exclusion. The announcement had been awaited with great anticipation, especially since the […]
Sunil Mantri(SM): Could you tell something about yourself ? Rajneesh Dhawan)(RD): I am Associate Professor with the Department of English at the University of the Fraser Valley in Canada. I was born in Amritsar and despite being a Canadian for almost ten years, I have retained strong connections with the city of my birth. I have been freelancing for stage and television for more than two decades. I have written three T.V. series […]
Titanic, the gigantic ship started its venture on April 10, 1912, five days before it collided with an iceberg and sank into the frigid water of Atlantic on its maiden voyage. More than a century of research and debate, have brought different theories and facts about the ship, which has become famous even after the failure on its first expedition. Fourteen years before the Titanic expedition, writer Morgan Robertson wrote […]
There was a frog which was living in a well. It had never gone out of that well. So, he thought the whole world was his own little well. One day, another frog from the sea accidently fell into that well. So, the frog in the well asked the other frog, “Who are you? Where from have you come?” The sea frog said, “I am from the sea!” The well […]
Two separate studies published in Internation journals by Indian researchers have confirmed benefits of using ‘Punarnava’, an Indian herb, for kidney ailments. The extract from the plant can help with both preventing and managing kidney disease, said researchers, and added that one can definitely help slow the disease’s progression and treats its symptoms and complications by using formulations containing ‘Punarnava’ and a careful diet. According to a case study conducted […]
The trailer of Nani and Shraddha Srinath’s Jersey is out and fans cannot stop raving about it. The film also stars Sathyaraj and Shraddha Srinath (U-Turn, Vikram Vedha) who plays Sarah, Arjun’s wife. Directed by Gowtham Tinnanuri, Anirudh Ravichander has composed music for the film. Jersey is all set to release on April 19, 2019. Please follow and like us:
