On racial crimes in U.S., Valarie Kaur asks, “what if our America is not dead, but a country that is waiting to be born?” It was the murder of someone she called uncle 15 years ago that turned Valarie Kaur into a political animal. In the years that followed, Ms. Kaur has emerged as an interfaith leader, an activist-lawyer and filmmaker, who keeps the focus on racism in America. But […]

A new report by Pew Research Centre has said that Islam will become the largest religion in the world by 2050 if the current demographic trends continue. The report also said that Muslims form the fastest-growing religious group in the world. From 2010 to 2050, their population is estimated to grow by 73 percent, according to the report. It also said that West Asia is home to only 20 percent […]

The complexities of urban life leave us completely exhausted. We are taxed not just physically but mentally too. Our health deteriorates as we spare little time for ourselves and our well-being. In order to get control of our body, mind and soul, it is important to squeeze some time out of our busy schedules to unwind and relax. And the best way to claim good health and mind is to […]

Being president of the United States is perhaps the most powerful job on earth — and being a former US president can be one of the most lucrative. With book deals, speaking engagements, and a government pension, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama stand to earn as much as $242.5 million in the next 15 years, according to research from the Kogod School of Business at American […]

We all know that after several lives, we are born as humans and it is believed that our soul passes through 84,00,00,00 species in order to get a human body. Hence, we are born with some purpose. According to the vedas, a human has a certain purpose which he needs to fulfill. These are called four basic objectives or pursuits of life in order to attain salvation or Moksha. Below, […]

If you are a salaried employee and contribute to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), there is good news. Withdrawing your EPF account have become easier. Not that we recommend withdrawals, as EPF is a retirement product but EPF allows withdrawal if you are unemployed for at least 2 months and partial withdrawals for events such as medical emergencies, children’s education or buying a house, (read more about it : http://bit.ly/2lQA9h0).  […]

Shivam Shankar Singh woke last month to an e-mail from an Indian government department. It had a name, address, mobile phone number and bank account with a code for money transfers and investments made in a dairy farm. None of the details were his. The e-mail contained details submitted to a program that collects personal and biometric data, and was meant for someone from the eastern state of Bihar. Singh, […]

Given a chance to peek into the future, most people would rather not know what life has in store for them, even if they think those events could make them happy, a new study has found. Two studies involving more than 2,000 adults in Germany and Spain found that 85 to 90 per cent of people would not want to know about upcoming negative events, and 40 to 70 per […]