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Bollywood pops up a centennial tribute to toastersA new Bollywood film highlights the extreme miser character's obsession with a wedding gift toaster. This sparks a look at the electric toa...
Quote of the Day by Liam Neeson: 'It’s still a great, big, beautiful, wonderful world no matter what...'—Inspiring quotes by the actor from Schindler's ListQuote of the Day: Liam Neeson's enduring optimism shines through his Quote of the Day, emphasizing the world's beauty and the importance of...
Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible’; famous English philosopher-mathematician on wisdom through acceptanceRenowned thinker Bertrand Russell's quote of the day proposed a surprising path to happiness: acknowledging the world's harsh realities. In...
Quote of the day by King Alfred the Great: 'The saddest thing about any man is that he be ignorant, and the most exciting thing is...'Quote of the day by King Alfred the Great: King Alfred the Great, a pivotal ruler in early English history, successfully defended Wessex ag...
Who is Frederick Alfred Jr.? Colorado Senate hopeful taken into custody after child neglect allegationsFrederick Alfred Jr., a Republican candidate for the Colorado State Senate, faced arrest in Florida on felony child neglect charges. Police...
Sequoia Capital names veteran Doug Leone as chairmanFounded by Don Valentine in 1972, Sequoia was an early investor in many top tech names, including Alphabet's Google and YouTube, Apple, an...
Quote of the day by Alfred Thayer Mahan, “Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.” Why Mahan said whoever rules the waves rules the worldQuote of the Day by Alfred Thayer Mahan: In 1890, naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan published The Influence of Sea Power upon History. T...
Quote of the day by Alfred Marshall: 'The price of every thing rises and falls from time to time and place to place, and with every...' - father of microeconomics explains why money’s value keeps changingQuote of the day by Alfred Marshall: One of the founding economist, noted prices and money's value are not fixed. This idea remains relevan...
Nobel Peace Prize 2024 winner: All about Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese atomic bombing survivor group2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a gro...
From the 1888 mix-up to the no-posthumous-honour rule, 5 interesting facts about the NobelThe winners of this year's prizes will be announced from Monday onwards.
Temple of Vedic Planetarium: All you need to know about world's largest religious monumentAccording to the temple authorities, it will be a 'one of a kind' building as it will be the first to showcase the entire Vedic cosmology i...
97-year-old school founded by Mahatma Gandhi shuts as funds dry upRashtriya Shala, which was founded by Gandhiji along with the famed Gujarat Vidyapith in Ahmedabad in 1921, had 37 students in class I to c...
- Cricket-England's Root puts family before IPL riches
CRICKET-ENGLAND/ROOT:Cricket-England's Root puts family before IPL riches
Sweden promotes innovation through Make in India initiativeThe annual high-profile exercise organised by Swedish Embassy to India showcases the sustainability and innovations of Sweden and Swedish c...
Economics Nobel winner Angus Deaton cares deeply about India: Arvind Subramanian, CEA"Angus Deaton's a great scholar, combining theory with empirics. Cares deeply about India. Searingly insightful on foreign aid," Subramania...
Why Cointreau's Heritage Manager mixes business & pleasureA good cocktail needs creativity, says Alfred Cointreau, eponymous scion of the French triple sec. Make the effort and the results will be ...
We distill great business books down to one-line insightsIf you want to bone up on your business theory, here are the central lessons — and a great way to begin a reading list:
Alfred Cointreau, the 27 year old scion of 150 year old 'Cointreau' liqueur brandHe considers himself to be among the closest to the family tradition in his generation having spent his childhood and teenage years in the ...
- Shah Rukh Khan's wax statue unveiled at Tussauds in Hollywood
Shah Rukh Khan, the 'King Khan' of Bollywood, will now have his own place in Hollywood with his lifelike statue being unveiled at the Madam...
- Himachal clears Rs 2,000 cr ski project
As the Himalayan Ski Village (HSV) readies itself for construction activity in the next six-seven months, it is busy approaching bankers an...