Adults dream for about two hours a night, on an average – that’s one-twelfth of their lives, adding up to more than six years of dreaming during an 80-year life. World literature is filled with dreams. Dreams play an outsized role in Shakespeare’s plays, from ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Macbeth’ to ‘A…
How often have you clicked on the link to a cute puppy video shared by your friend on Facebook only to find yourself watching how to make birdcalls an hour later? How often has that one extra scroll on Instagram possibly led to you stalking your kindergarten teacher you had…
1. Listening to happy music at work can help you complete tasks more quickly, especially if you’re doing something repetitive such as checking e-mail or filing documents. One study showed that the accuracy and efficiency of surgeons improved when they worked with the music of their choice in the background.…
Night owls- people who stay up late and have difficulty waking up in the morning- are more likely to die early than larks, who go to bed and wake up early. Night owls also had more health problems: twice the risk for psychological disorders; 30% higher chance of having diabetes;…
Belly fat is bad for your heart even if you are not obese, according to a study presented at a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology. “People with a normal weight, bug a fat belly have more chance of heart problems than people without a fat belly even if…
June 17, 2018, It was calm Sunday after heavy rainfall. The sky with white fluffy clouds, like cotton balls floating in a space, and some resembling football motivated me to play football. It was the perfect day to play earlier than usual. I called my friends to play, they were…
Give the gift of life! One pint of blood can save up to 3 lives. I am a blood donor and my blood group is O Positive. I donate blood regularly at Fr Muller Charitable College Hospital, Mangalore. I have been donating blood for over 6 years from now and would…
A woman, who had asked her husband to withdraw Rs 25000 from her account using her debit card, the ATM delivered a debit confirmation slip but cash was not dispensed. Account holder somehow managed to get the CCTV footage showing that her husband had not received the cash and approached…
1.Meditation A few minutes a day can ease physical ailments, calm the mind, and reduce stress. Meditation can also lead to a deeper self-awareness. 2.De-stressing Stress starts off as a mental and emotional barrier, which can then manifest physically. Finding ways to de-stress can have incredible results on…
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…