Long ago, there was a person who was very good at making beautiful pots. His name was “Kumbaranna “. Even though he was making good pots, he had a great ambition to make a pot which will never break. One day, an angel passing by heard his secret wish.…
Various areas of the coast, including Mangalore City, have literally shifted to pre-monsoon precipitation. Rainwater is flowing on the road due to the silt of the sewers in many parts of the city, the public has complained due to poor maintenance of drainage system. As the south-west monsoon arrived Karnataka…
If you are in possession of soiled or mutilated Rs 200, Rs 2000 notes, there are chances that you will not be able to exchange them over the counter in bank branches, due to the lack of the requisite exchange rules not being amended so far. There are many reasons…
Bitcoin..! After my previous artilce on May 02, 2018 I have received many queries asking what is bitcoin? How does it look like? Is it a kind of gold coin? Is it yellow in colour? So many questions! I appreciate their curiosity to know the Bitcoin. Because these days many…
Currency is a tool which we use to exchange values. Earlier people were utilizing Gold and other valuable metals to exchange with goods required by them. Gold is tangible. If a certain amount of Gold were to be in your hand, it basically meant you owned it. Due to Gold’s…
Life always brings a surprise is a cliché. Home is always the only heavenly place you would like to go and relax after any busy work. It was 2nd of April between dusk and night, the beginning of the end of something, I can say end of day and beginning…
There are times when shares or dividends held with the company investors had parked their money in are moved to a separate unpaid divided account, as per the Companies Act, 2013. Such unclaimed funds are transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the companies after a waiting period…
Reacting to fake or offensive posts increases its reach… With billion users, social media have a huge impact on how people connect, communicate and consume content. Though awareness about fake posts on social media is growing, the way people reacted to them needed transformation. Whenever a user realises that a…
To provide emergency help to victims of road accidents during the golden hour period, we need to educate citizens to become ‘Good Samaritans’. Nearly 1,50,000 people are killed and half a million people are injured every year due to road accidents in India. An estimated 12% of total road accident…
The Water-related challenges we face today are immense. World Water Day is celebrated on 22nd of March annually. It is celebrated to spread awareness of water, its importance in our daily life, how one can save water and drink clean water for healthy living. August is Water Quality Month.World Water…
World Happiness Day: Strong personal bonds help create achievers Cherish, nourish and flourish. These words are key to your happiness. From here starts a journey of our being happy, and making others happy. Our relationship with ourselves and others is very critical to our well being. I think it’s all about…
Very nice article published today (March 16, 2018) in Business Line: From simplicity to diversity and the ability to admit errors — strategies that have worked for the Oracle of Omaha Berkshire Hathaway released its 53rd annual report on February 23, 2018 along with Warren Buffett’s legendary letter to the…
Shopkeeper to a customer who has purchased some items from his shop: That will be `200 Sir! Customer: I have a digital payment app on my phone and I see that you are accepting all digital payments. Can you help me with the QR card here and I shall scan…
Yesterday I was reading Business World Magazine, there I found an interesting article written by Mr Prakash Iyer. Mr Iyer is an author, motivational speaker and leadership coach, and former MD of Kimberly Clark Lever. So I would like to share his article. He gave title as “Missing the old…
WhatsApp UPI payment feature: How to get it right now Facebook-owned WhatsApp earlier this week started testing peer-to-peer payment service in India. Unlike Hike Wallet and Paytm Wallet, WhatsApp lets you send and receive money via the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) platform. Only a small group of users in India…
This morning I was reading an article about, what are the procedures to buy a Rolls-Royce Car. A week ago my friends were talking about Rolls-Royce car. They said that the King of Patiala’s request to buy a Rolls-Royce was rejected. Reacting angrily to the refusal, the Maharaja later ordered…
If you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill Be a scrub in the valley–but be The best little scrub by the side of the rill; Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a bush be a bit of the grass,…
Indeed one step towards cleanliness… A child remembers and follows everything taught in school.” School days” oh yes what great fun it was! It was the foundation of our life. We were mainly thought all sort of manners everyday every class in a different way. We had to keep our…
Dr Thamil Pavai, neurologist, Apollo Clinic offers simple tips to keep your brain as healthy and fit as your body The brain has the size and appearance of a small cauliflower, but thanks to its 100 billion nerve cells, it enables you to think, plan, talk, imagine, and so do…
Please read the full article before you proceed. It is not mandatory to have an Election ID to vote, you can use other identity proof as your identity but you need to enrol your name in order to vote. Below are the procedures. 1. New Registration: If you are 18…
Mr X, a customer of Bharti Airtel, recharged his pre-paid mobile as with usual with Rs 100. However, the next day, he found that his balance was reduced by Rs 3 and, in 12 days, by another Rs 36, though he did not make any calls. When he contacted the…
A lady, waiting at the airport for a flight, felt very hungry. She went to a restaurant at the airport and bought a pack of cookies. She found a table in the restaurant & when she was about to open the pack of cookies, she thought of rechecking the flight…
Is there life after death? Yes, if you are an organ donor. You will continue to enable life, even after your own life has ended. A cadaver donor can give up to 25 organs, saving up to nine lives. Lives saved can go up to 50 if we count tissue donations! Even…
Just Imagine for a moment you won a car from a lucky draw… If so, you have to pay 30% of tax. Yes. You heard it right. Much like discounts and attractive loan offers, a lucky draw is often used by sellers to lure customers during the festive season. If…