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Attending to one task at a time improves performance as well as satisfaction These days, there’s quite a buzz about how multitasking increases productivity in the workplace and even at home. However, research points out that it is not good for mental health. Moreover, it is debatable whether it does increase productivity. In fact, many […]
India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a gripping Asia Cup match on Sunday. After holding Pakistan to 147 in 19.5 overs with final stats of 3/25, Hardik Pandya hit 33 off 17 balls, including the decisive six in the finale over bowled by left-arm spinner Mohammed Nawaz. Contributing with 35 off 29 balls was […]
Indian judoka Linthoi Chanambam, 16, created history after winning India’s first-ever medal in Judo World Championships on Friday, August 26, 2022. Her two families were united in celebrating this victory — one in Manipur, and the other in Georgia. When the Covid-19 pandemic attacked the world in the year 2020 and as the first lockdown […]
(By Radhika Rai) Here’s how “3 Wins” works: First, you start by sharing two recent wins:1. A win from the past 24 hours. 2. A win from the last 90 days.3. (Read further) Why is this a big deal? Because if you’re like most of us, I bet you spend too much time focusing on what’s […]
The much-awaited Asia cup 2022 match between the two great arch-rivals India and Pakistan is already soaring the heat up and ready to accelerate the excitement of its audience worldwide. Scheduled to be played around 7.30 on Sunday evening, August 28, 2022 at the famous Dubai International Cricket Stadium based in UAE, the Asian Cricket […]
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra made India proud by securing the top notch to claim his first ever Diamond League title in Lausanne, Switzerland, after giving his best score of 89.08m during the qualification event. Neeraj has qualified for the Diamond League final, which will be held on September 7-8 in Zurich, Switzerland, which also qualified him […]
Thirty-five crore menstruating women in India. Twenty pads in a month per woman. You do the math. One sanitary pad could take 500 to 800 years to decompose as the plastic used is non-biodegradable and can lead to health and environmental hazards. About 12.3 billion or 1,13,000 tonnes of used sanitary pads are dumped in […]
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion. – Dale Carnegie Have you worked for a boss who was frequently in the midst of a panic attack? Though they had a prestigious degree and were technically brilliant, they were dramatic about the smallest of things and […]
Indian Women’s fast bowling legend Jhulan Goswami, who is set to retire after a ODI at Lord’s on September 24, has said more scientific research is needed to understand the effects of women’s menstrual cycles on an athlete, particularly in cricket where a player has to be on field for six hours. “When I was […]
The 50- year-old former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli sought support from the Mumbai Cricket Association to come out of his financial constraints. It was the year 2019, when the player last coached a team for T20 Mumbai League. Hit by the post-COVID world, Kambli and his family are now facing critical financial trouble. Their dependency […]
The 11 rape convicts in Bilkis Bano case are out of jail. They are grateful to Gujarat government for releasing them under a special remission scheme formulated to celebrate 75 years of Independence. Without naming Congress, the rape victims say they were targeted by the Central government then in power for the 2002 incident just […]
“This is 2022 but I am experiencing the same fear, insecurity and hopelessness as I did in 2002. Suddenly nothing seems to have changed. It feels like 2002,” Bilkis Bano opens up for the first time, hours after her rapists are released under a special remission scheme by Gujarat government. A woman of much courage […]
Gangotri Soneji, a resident of Baroda, was diagnosed with osteoarthritis four years ago. She was advised to rest and never trek again in her life. Going against the medical experts’ advice, she not only went on a trek, but she also accomplished the feat of scaling the Himalayas at the age of 63.The lady who […]
The Gujarat High Court has allowed a 23-year-old mentally retarded rape survivor to undergo termination of her 21-week-old pregnancy. The Single Bench of Justice Niral R Mehta said, “Mental and physical trauma that she would have to undergo if she were forced to carry the foetus and take on the onerous duties of motherhood is […]
The Talking Point: Manusmriti. Earlier this month, Delhi High Court judge Pratibha M Singh said women are “blessed” because Indian scriptures like Manusmriti give “very respectable position” to women. She advised working women to live in joint families to “share our resources” and not be “selfish” to live in a nuclear family. The Ancient Text? […]
When is Parsi New Year? Parsi New Year is celebrated in mid-August in India. It is also known as Jamshed-e-Navroz after the legendary King of Persia, Jamshed, who started the Parsi calendar. He also instituted Navroz meaning “new day.” History of Parsi New Year Parsis follow the religion of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest known […]
The Gujarat High Court denied the appeal of Vishrambhai Shingabhai Suvera (petitioner), an ex-Central Reserve Police Force employee who murdered his nephew, Shailesh. A division bench of Justice Vipul M Pancholi and Justice Sandeep N Bhatt upheld the Trial Court judgement and appreciated the prosecution for proving the murder case beyond a reasonable doubt. In […]
KL Rahul, the incumbent senior opener in the Indian Cricket Team, will lead the team in the three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe after being declared fit by BCCI medical team on Thursday, August 11. The Board for Control Cricket in India stated the same in an official update. It said, “The BCCI Medical Team has […]
As the world is torn between recovering from the lethal COVID-19 and getting to know Monkey Virus, another virus has now hit China. The new virus named Langya henipavirus (LayV) has infected 35 patients in two of provinces with largely mild symptoms. The virus is animal-driven and is a part of the same family as […]
Precise astronomical measurements now reveal that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and scientists don’t know why. This has critical impacts not just on our timekeeping, but also aspects like GPS and other technologies that govern modern life. The Ever-Changing Planet Over millions of years, Earth’s rotation has been slowing down due […]
