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The day started to be amazing soon after entering to the best 5 star hotel of bangalore, JW Marriott. Such a nice place it is, be it the entrance, chandelier, the conference hall at its best. As always, Sujit sir rocked the introduction part. The hall was sparkled after the entry of the founder of Camp Leaders, Smaller Earth and World Merit*, none other than Sir Chris Arnold. In spite of coming from a normal background, beating all the odds, experiencing the many tragedies in life, he didn't complain his situations. He was exceptionally well as a student. His father was very supportive to him. It was his teacher Mary Wilson who made a huge impact on his life. At the age of 16, she made him to plan for his future. Mary Wilson made him to believe that he had talent and made him realised that he was responsible for himself. He then wanted to a writer but it didn't turn well. He then thought that travelling the world and finding the right mentor was the solution for all the confus

India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai has expressed gratitude over the deluge of wishes extended to him on his promotion to the helm of the technology giant. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella were among the scores of dignitaries who took to the micro-blogging site to congratulate the IIT Kharagpur alumnus when he was named by Google's co-founder Larry Page as the next chief executive of the slightly slimmed down internet behemoth. Pichai had said he hopes to meet Modi soon as he thanked the Indian leader for his wishes. Pichai received a B Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and holds an MS in Engineering and Materials Science from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School. He had joined Google in 2004 as its vice president of product management, where he led the team working on Google's Chrome browser and operating system. His alma mater Wharton had also tweeted on his promotion. Madhya Prad

Astrakart is an independent unit of Arvind ExIm Inc which is one of the businesses promoted by Mr. Arvind Wali. An engineering graduate, Mr. Arvind, started his venture in 1989 by introducing the first Maxi Cab operation in Gulbarga. Shakuntala Travels, a renowned company in Gulbarga that operates buses between Bidar-Bangalore-Bidar and Gulbarga-Bangalore-Gulbarga, is the brainchild of Mr. Arvind. His entrepreneurial journey includes family-run businesses in Travel, Telecom, Real Estate, Media & Entertainment, Energy & Petroleum etc., all operating under Wali Group. He is also the Managing Editor of ‘Uttara Karnataka’, a leading Kannada daily in Karnataka. Astrakart offers some of the best products which are generally unavailable; few are exclusive, at reasonable prices. It provides completely hassle-free experience with options of payment through Debit Card, Credit Card and Net Banking, all processed through secure and trusted gateways. Now shop online for organic coffee, si

Adelaide. Melbourne. Perth. Hamilton. Auckland. He’s everywhere the Indian team plays.  Yet, he has no source of income.  He’s a frequent visitor at Sachin Tendulkar’s plush Bandra residence, often sharing a meal with India’s most wanted.  Yet, he can’t remember when last he spoke to his father.  He carries a power bank to ensure his smartphone is never out of juice, you never know who might call.  Yet, he never picks up when his only sister calls.  Meet Sudhir Kumar Chaudhry, also known as Sudhir Gautam, the instantly recognisable Indian superfan.  You know him because it seems no India match actually begins till he blows his conch. You know him because no Indian century celebration is complete without him waving the tricolour as if his life depended on it. You know him because he was on the balcony of the Wankhede Stadium in the wee hours of April 2, 2011, holding aloft the World Cup trophy with Tendulkar. You know him because he is in advertisements, on the radio, in newspapers

Motorola has launched its high-end smartphone -- Moto Turbo -- in the Indian market. Priced at Rs 41,999, the Moto Turbo goes on pre-order starting today on Flipkart.  The smartphone sports a 5.2-inch Quad HD (1440x2560p) display with 565ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Powered by a 2.7GHz Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor and 3GB RAM, the smartphone comes with 64GB internal storage. Moto Turbo is designed with ballistic nylon, which the company claims is a first for the industry.  It features a 21MP rear-facing camera with an aperture of f/2.0, and a 2MP front-facing camera for selfies and video chat. Moto Turbo comes with water-repellent nano-coating.  It runs Android 4.4 KitKat and is expected to be upgraded to Android 5.0 Lollipop.  In terms of connectivity, the phone supports 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and 4G.  One of the highlights of the phone is its big capacity 3900mAh battery and turbo-charging feature that provides up to eight hours of

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named among the 30 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine in a list which also features US President Barack Obama.  The list, which analysed social-media followings, site traffic and overall ability to drive news, also includes British author of the Harry Potter series J K Rowling and singers Taylor Swift and Beyonce.  Time said the Indian Prime Minister has roughly 38 million followers on social networking sites Twitter and Facebook, putting him ahead of any other leaders in the world except Obama.  "And unlike many of his contemporaries, Modi recognises that social media can be invaluable when trying to reach India's 200 million-plus online population directly," the Time magazine said.  Modi, an ardent user of social media to communicate with people, announced in an unconventional way, Obama's strategic visit to India in January this year. He took to Twitter to make the announcement, "bypassing tradi

The year 1936 when the flying was like dream, flying in air was like miracle. There were only male in the cockpit of the airplane. At that time one lady entered the cockpit of a Gypsy Moth and flew into the blue skies, and made a history as India’s first lady pilot.  The dashing, courageous, Sarla Thakral. She was only 21 year old when she achieved that sky. She had a four-year-old daughter. After obtaining the initial licence, she persevered on and completed one thousand hours of flying in the aircraft owned by the Lahore Flying Club. Her husband P. D. Sharma comes from a family which had 9 pilots, encouraged her to achieve it. She was the first Indian to get airmail pilot’s licence and flew between Karachi and Lahore.  While she was working towards the commercial pilot license in 1939, World War II broke out and civil training was suspended. Sarla, also known as Mati, became a successful businesswoman, painter and began designing clothes and costume jewellery. She died in 2009.

This will make your day! Worth a read!  -Once a group of 500 people were attending a seminar. Suddenly the speaker stopped and decided to do a group activity. He started giving each person a balloon. Each person was then asked to write their name on it using a marker pen. Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.  The people were then let into that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written on it within 5 minutes. Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with each other, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.  At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.  Then, the speaker asked each person to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.  The speaker then began, "This is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.  Our happiness lies in the ha

Arthur Ashe, the legendary tennis player who once held the no 1 rank and winner of several tournaments including Wimbledon, was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. Arthur Ashe  From world over, he received letters from his fans, and Many asked him: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease?"  To this Arthur Ashe replied:  "The world over - 50,000,000 children start to play tennis,  5,000,000 learn to play tennis,  500,000 learn professional tennis,  50,000 come to the circuit,  5000 reach the grand slam,  50 reach Wimbledon,  4 to semi final,  2 to the finals.  When I was holding a cup, I never asked GOD 'Why me?'  And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?'. " Source: Wikipedia

Three Indians, two women and one man, have made it to the list of 100 applicants who will move on to the next round of an ambitious private mission that aims to send four people on a one-way trip to Mars in 2024.  From the initial 202,586 applicants, only 100 hopefuls have been selected to proceed to the next round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process, The Netherlands-based non-profit organisation Mars One has announced.  The project aims to set up a human colony on Mars and eventually around 40 people will be sent to the red planet on a permanent basis. The finalists will train for seven years and Mars One will begin sending out four at a time from 2024.  The Mars 100 round three candidates include 50 men and 50 women with 39 from the Americas, 31 from Europe, 16 from Asia, 7 from Africa, and 7 from Oceania.  The Indian candidates include 29-year-old Taranjeet Singh Bhatia, who is studying Doctorate in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. Mars One has

||VALENTINE'S DAY ||  __________________  I rushed through the gift shop looking for something that she would like. The racks were full of photo frames, red cushions in the shape of hearts, teddy bears and huge cards carrying love messages.  My phone beeped for the 10th time since I had entered the shop. I checked my phone, already knowing what the screen would show.  10 missed calls from her.  I switched off my phone and pushed into my pocket. She would have to wait.  I hurriedly scanned the shelves before my eyes finally rested on the beautiful pendant hanging from a silver chain. She wasn't too fond of jewellery but this particular pendant would only add to her beauty.  I quickly took it to the cash counter and paid for it. I drove out of the parking lot praying that the gift would be enough to satiate her rage considering that it was the first time I had not answered her call.  ***  I rang the doorbell with reluctant fingers. She opened the door after a few moment