Whatever you do in life, do it with love. Love is easily the most potent, the brightest, the strongest and the most harmonious force in the world. We are all creatures created out of love and filled with love. Our heart and spirit is ever longing for love. It is the lack of love that is responsible for all the violence and restlessness that we see in the world today. […]
Abu Dhabi: A Swiss solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi early Monday, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel. Solar Impulse founder Andre Borschberg was at the controls of the single-seater when it took off from the Al Bateen Executive Airport. Borschberg will trade off piloting with Solar Impulse co-founder Bertrand Piccard during stop-overs. The Swiss pilots say their […]
India has taken measures to ensure that the mails of politicians and government officials are not snooped into. While this is one major threat that the government had to deal with the next problem that need to be dealt with is spoofing. Recently reports showed that the ISI had picked up information regarding Indian army posting in Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. A technique known as spoofing was deployed […]
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 […]
Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway dropped one of the biggest hints about a possible successor to the billionaire investor, describing India-born Ajit Jain and Greg Abel as “world-leading” performers who are “better” business executives than the octogenarian. In his much-anticipated annual letter to shareholders, Mr Buffet praised Mr Jain, who manages the Berkshire Reinsurance Group, for the way he has grown the business over the years. While Mr Buffet stopped […]
Authorities in the US chased down two llamas, one black and one white, across Arizona on Thursday. With news helicopters circlling overhead, the authorities chased down the two llamas on the run was broadcasted live and the two were lassoed into instant fame. In what is arguably the most famous chase video since “World’s Wildest Police Chases”, the pair running through Arizona made national and international news along with being […]
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged his army to prepare for war with the United States and its allies, state media said on Saturday, as Pyongyang ramps up the rhetoric ahead of US-South Korea military drills. Kim’s comments came after South Korea and the United States yesterday conducted a joint naval drill involving 10 South Korean warships and a US Aegis destroyer, ahead of the launch of […]
Social networking giant Facebook has paid over USD 3 million since 2011 to security researchers who report bugs on its website, with India topping the tally with tFacebook pays bug hunters $3mn; India reports largest threathe largest number of valid threats reported. India, which has over 112 million Facebook users, cornered an average reward of USD 1,343 (about Rs 84,000) in the US-based firm’s Bug Bounty programme. “India contributed the […]
The White House believes this to be a historic moment. This deal that would clamp down on Tehran’s nuclear activities for at least 10 years but then slowly ease restrictions on programs that could be used to make atomic arms. Originally The U.S. had originally sought restrictions for 20 years but have conceded to a 10 year agreement. Obama is trying to prevent Congress from passing new sanctions against Iran, […]
I think about weddings often. Not in the lovey-dovey, bride-wannabe kind of way, but more in the this-is-such-an-unnecessary-spectacle kind of way. The decorations, the cheesy tradition of the couple’s first dance, the DJ — none of it impresses me much. Upon reading the title of this piece, you may have said to yourself, “This writer is trying to be a smartass.” I’m not; I’m writing out of genuine curiosity because […]
