After chatting with ISS astronauts, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will yet again use Facebook Live on June 14th to hold his first Q&A session. The young entrepreneur who found two of his social media accounts hacked recently, made the announcement in a post on his Facebook profile. Zuckerberg said the Q&A session powered by Facebook Live would be different from the Townhall Q&As he has held in the past, saying […]
The sharp witted boxing legend lived a large life, and the champion himself, in his daughter’s words was — a humble mountain. When I say two, there’s never a third, Standin against me is completely absurd. When Cassius says a mouse can outrun a horse, Don’t ask how; put your money where your mouse is! I AM THE GREATEST!” — This is the legend of Cassius Clay” A civil right […]
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali died late on Friday night after being hospitalized at Phoenix-area hospital in Arizona with a respiratory issue. “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening,” family spokesperson Bob Gunnell said in a statement. li had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for more than three decades and has […]
The path to the Olympics is paved with potholes for many athletes but few can claim to have overcome hardship like wrestler Vinod Kumar, who was thrown from a speeding train by a rival’s family in India before landing on his feet in Australia. Melbourne-based Kumar will compete for his adopted country in the 66 kg-class of Greco-Roman wrestling at the Rio de Janeiro Games, six years after landing Down […]
Anurag Thakur today was appointed as BCCI president at the age of 41. His election was unanimous. He is the second youngest to hold the post, the first being Fateh Singh Gaekwad at the age of 33. As he begins his new responsibilities at the helm, here are some facts one should know about him:1. Has been a member of Lok Sabha since 2008. Has played one match in first-class […]
Vijay Mallya , under pressure from banks to repay loans, said he has every intention of honouring commitments, that he has made a new settlement offer to main lender State Bank of India and is hopeful of making quick progress on the matter, according to directors who attended a United Breweries Ltd (UBL) board meeting that he chaired by video-conference. Even as the Enforcement Directorate is seeking to extradite […]
“People often believe that I’ve had such a charmed life, that I couldn’t possibly have faced any hardships, any difficulties but the truth is really pretty far from that,” says writer Shobhaa De in a commercial for one of India’s leading banks. The video shines a light on the woman and mother behind the public personality. In the ad, shared on YouTube on May 12, Ms De talks about the […]
A speech given by ‘Budhha in a traffic jam’ director Vivek Agnihotri at Jadavpur University has gone viral on various social media platforms. Since the speech’s video has been uploaded on internet, it has become talk of the town. WATCH the fiery speech here:-
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) results have been announced on Tuesday. Delhi girl Tina Dabi has secured the first rank while Railway officer Athar Aamir ul Shafi Khan and Indian Revenue Service officer Jasmeet Singh Sandhu came second and third respectively. For the fifth time in the last six years, girls have topped the exam. 22 year-old Tina is a graduate from Delhi’s prestigious Lady Shri Ram College. She […]
As forest fires raged through the Canadian province of Alberta last week and the city of Fort McMurray had to be evacuated, an Indo-Canadian real estate magnate decided to lend a helping hand to those fleeing the flames. Navjeet Dhillon, better known as Bob, founder and CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp, based in Calgary, Alberta, tracked the disaster and the resultant exodus and offered 100 apartment units rent-free for three […]
