Author: Dr Anand Mali
The kind of rags to riches tales took a different turn when Anie Siva, Sub Inspector of Police in the sleepy town of Varkala in Kerala became an overnight sensation with a life story of perseverance and will. Anie has now been appointed in Ernakulam district. Anie was pursuing her graduation when cupid struck her at the age of 18, only to have a life that hit her harder than an iceberg. The first rejection came from husband when she was bearing their first child. The family forsaken young woman had nowhere else to go with an infant to look…
From house doors to gadgets and clothes, everything is red and white in this Bengaluru real estate agent’s house. Sevenraj’s bizarre obsessions with the colours red and white and the number seven have turned him into a local celebrity.Youtuber Nas daily has also covered this Bengaluru’s man. Everything in Sevenraj’s life is red and white, from his office to his household furniture and décor.He was the seventh born in his family, and considers seven to be his lucky number. Sevenraj’s family is totally fine with his freakish obsession.In fact, the family of Sevenraj is named as the “Red and White…
Ten fold engineering develops a modular, self-deploying structure that can unfold itself without the need for foundations, builders, or cranes. The core defining all ten fold systems is a unit that can be easily transported to any location on a truck. On arrival the structure unfolds to three times its original transport size, after which it is instantly habitable, with all internal fixtures and fittings pre-installed. The system is reversible, meaning these structures can be refolded and moved to a new location just as quickly. Ten fold engineering’s structures can be interlinked, or stacked, in various combinations to make larger…
For all the glitz and glamour associated with Indian cricket, there are players who have been forced to live in abject poverty and struggle to make ends meet. Former Indian domestic cricketer and ex-Ranji star Prakash Bhagat has been forced to run a food stall in order to take care of his family. He had once bowled to Sourav Ganguly during his memorable stint at the famous National Cricket Academy (NCA), but is now fighting for survival by running a roadside stall in southern Assam’s Silchar. Once dubbed as an exciting prospect in the domestic arena, Bhagat had raised his…
A video of hundreds of tourists bathing at the Kempty Falls in Mussoorie surfaced on the internet on Wednesday and has gone viral on social media. Tourists flocked to Uttarakhand’s top holiday destinations Mussoorie and Nainital after Covid-19 restrictions were eased in a situation that was rather similar to Himachal Pradesh. Hotels were full and there were long queues of vehicles on the streets as people escaped to the hills in order to beat the heat in the plains. In a video similar to the ones seen before in parts of Himachal Pradesh, hundreds of tourists were found washing away…
Paytm is expected to seek shareholders’ approval to raise up to Rs 16,600 crore through an initial share sale, giving it a valuation of over Rs 1.78 lakh crore, according to a source. The extraordinary general meeting of Paytm is scheduled for July 12 in which the company may seek approval to raise up to Rs 12,000 crore through issuance of fresh equity. Another Rs 4,600 crore is expected to be raised from the sale of equity shares by existing and eligible shareholders, according to the source. “The company may seek approval of the shareholders to raise around Rs 16,600…
COVID-19 vaccination drives gained momentum with Centre’s liberalisation move, the elderly population in several areas are finding it tough to visit COVID-19 vaccination centres especially in remote areas Mohan Singh, a police officer from J&K special police officer (SPO) and village defence committee (VDC) member, received a lot of praise from the internet after a video of him helping an elderly man man named Bashir Ahmed, 72, go to a vaccination centre. In Singh’s arduous climb lay the story of Reasi district’s success in vaccination, and efforts of the 5,700-plus VDC members across remote and hilly areas to allay vaccine…
The much-awaited initial public offer (IPO) of online food delivery and restaurant discovery platform Zomato is expected to open for subscription on July 19 at a price band of Rs 70-72 per share, said people with direct knowledge of the development. The offer size will likely be as much as Rs 9,375 crore at this price, making it the second-biggest IPO in the last four years after the Rs 10,355 crore offer from SBI Cards and Payment Services. In October 2017, General Insurance Corporation of India raised Rs 11,176 crore through an IPO. At the upper end of the price…
In a first, India is having two flag-bearers – one male and one female – at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics to ensure “gender parity Mary Kom, the six-time world boxing champion, and Manpreet Singh, the men’s hockey team skipper, will be India’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, announced Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday. Bajrang Punia, a silver medallist at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, will be the flag-bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8. In a first, India is having two flag-bearers — one male and one female — at the upcoming Tokyo Games…
Jeff Bezos started Amazon in the garage of his home in Seattle. A behemoth that contains ecommerce, cloud computing, and much more, Amazon’s reins are going to Andy Jassy. Here’s a look at Bezos’ timeline from a high school in Miami to suborbital space. Even after stepping down as the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos remains at the top of the Forbes The World’s Real-Time Billionaires list, as he holds onto the number one position with an iron grip. With an estimated net worth of $203 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaire Index. His fortune saw a substantial increase in 2020.…