In a neighborhood that doesn’t necessarily offer many extras when it comes to education there is one middle school student who wouldn’t let that dictate his fate. This is partly because he has a school principal who lets him know that he doesn’t have to. Sharing his story of how he was inspired by this educator has taken this student all the way to the White House. Vidal Chastanet inspired […]

“Hail Modi. Hail Modi” Dozens surround one man, chanting pro-Modi slogans. But the man at the center of attention is Abhinandan Pathak, also known as Nandan Modi — the Indian PM, Narendra Modi’s lookalike. “I am sure I must have done a lot of good deeds in my previous lives (so) that God has made me look like Mr. Modi. I literally worship him every day and I believe Mr. […]

Los Angeles: Actress-director Angelina Jolie has been named the most admired woman in the world, leaving behind Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Hillary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II and even India’s Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. According to a new poll of 25,000 people, the mother-of-six and United Nations special envoy was most worthy of respect internationally, reports dailymail.co.uk. However, the internet-based market research firm YouGov study found that Britons still […]

  Michael Dell was part of the growth of personal computing in the eighties by creating the Dell computer Corporation which now goes by the name Dell Inc. Dell has progressed to be an investor, an author, a philanthropist and one of the richest people in the world. Michael Dell’s estimated net worth is $22.4 billion. Dell has always had the type of mind that likes to pick things apart […]

Jaipur: After Nobel Laureate V S Naipaul penned books on India with titles such as “An Area of Darkness” and “A Wounded Civilisation,” his mother asked him to leave India and write on other subjects, the Nobel Laureate said today.   The Indian-origin British author, who was born in Trinidad narrated what his mother had to say to him.  “The only Hindi word my mother carried from India was ‘beta’ […]

He is India’s most successful Test match captain but Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided enough is enough. The 33-year-old has retired from Test match cricket, bringing down the curtain on an illustrious career in which he thrilled crowds across the world. Dhoni, who made his debut in 2005, captained India in 60 of his 90 Test matches but decided to quit on Tuesday following the draw with Australia in Melbourne […]

Ratan Tata’s name has been synonymous with leadership for many years and will continue to be for years to come. Did you know that when he joined the famous Tata Group in the 1960s he started off as a blue collar employee? Despite the fact that he didn’t have to, he chose to start from the grassroots level to understand the business and learn every aspect of the company. This […]

Media has become an integral part of our lives today. When the latest news is just a tweet away, it is hard to imagine a life without being informed 24×7. But there was a time, less than a century ago, when TV interviews and media appearances were rare! If you have always wanted to relive some of those greatest moments in history and witness what our great leaders did, well, […]

Cricketer Phillip Hughes has died, surrounded by close family and friends at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney The 25-year-old was struck by a ball delivered by bowler Sean Abbott on Tuesday afternoon at SCG Team doctor Peter Brukner said Phillip Hughes was not in pain when he passed away on Thursday afternoon ‘He never regained consciousness following his injury,’ Dr Brukner said As the sporting community mourns Hughes’ death, concerns […]