Nuclear threats and climate change pose strong threats to the planet and a symbolic “doomsday” clock will stay at three minutes to midnight, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday. The clock serves as a metaphor for how close humanity is to destroying the planet, and was most recently moved closer to midnight in 2015. “It remains the closest it has been over the past 20 years,” said […]

The buzz of French President to be Chief Guest gracing the National Republic Day ceremony in the country is on. And just to add a bit of fervour in the buzz, we present you the ever-so-patriotic songs from Bollywood. National festivals like Independence Day and Republic Day have always got a special association with Bollywood films. From the rich cultural diversity existing in our nation to the paradigms of brotherhood […]

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said that singing the national anthem in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium before the 2011 World Cup final is the “proudest feeling” he has ever had in his life. “But it (singing of national anthem) goes to a different level altogether, when you are playing against Pakistan in 2003 World Cup (in Centurion), standing inside the stadium, in the middle of the group, with 60,000 […]

Motivation can be hard to come by, especially in the face of challenges or difficult work. When you’re thinking about implementing that new idea, or starting that new company or beginning that new regimen — this is the new year, after all — it’s easy to talk yourself into procrastinating. Or worse, avoiding your goal altogether. Thoughts are powerful, and negative thoughts can prevent you from achieving your goals. The […]

Sadhguru explains the importance of accepting people as they are, that spirituality is about feeling everything intensely.

Throughout your life, periodically, two questions will haunt you: Who am I? Why am I here? I have found that these two questions become more distinguished as you get older. Why, because we are beginning to understand the significance of our mortality. But sometimes all we need to do is change our minds. This Mindshift video drills into you, “There is nothing more powerful than a changed mind.” By changing […]

If you’ve grown up in a regular, middle-class Indian family, chances are you’ll agree – amid peals of laughter – with standup comedian Kenny Sebastian. For one of his standup acts, the comedian picked the most relatable topic ever – parents. From the small things that annoy almost every dad like wasting electricity, to the little OCDs almost every mum is known to have – cleanliness – the comedian hits […]

A tale of SPORTING TRIUMPH MUKTA Advertising proudly presents the Vadodara International Half Marathon (VIHM) of 21.1 kms and is the most celebrated annual sporting event of Vadodara City. In its 5th Edition this year, the Vadodara Marathon has long come to stand for the quintessential values of our vibrant city, enthusiasm, tradition and energy. The Vadodara Marathon is accredited by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Running (AIMS) […]

As we rapidly approach the New Year, it’s the time to start thinking about those resolutions that we’ll work on in 2016. The problem with resolutions is that they often fail because we’ll never reach these unreasonable and unrealistic goals. We’re entrepreneurs, we always try and conquer the unconquerable! However, if you set goals that are achievable if you stretch yourself, New Year’s Resolutions can help you gain perspective and […]

We all experience them, setbacks. Professionally, within relationships, when trying to make ourselves a better person. The experience of things either not going as planned or failing as a whole. It’s not a good feeling, and it can even keep us from moving forward in our lives in many ways. But through a simple shift in how you handle a setback no matter if it’s a large or small set […]