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Sidhu’s compensation at Google was around €100,000, including bonuses and shares, equivalent to roughly ₹83 lakh at the time. For Mantaj Sidhu, leaving a well-paid Google job in Dublin was not a decision he made overnight. After nearly five years with the company, he began questioning what he was working towards and eventually decided that … Read more

Coral brings to mind warm seas, bright colours and summer landscapes. Inspired by marine life and coral reefs, the name has a distinctive natural quality. It can be especially appealing to parents who associate summer with beaches, clear water and the vibrant beauty of the ocean. Nature offers endless inspiration for baby names, and the … Read more

Devotees noticed what they described as ‘sweat’ on the idol during evening prayers on August 22. (Photo: Niranjan Shrestha/AP) An unusual incident at a temple in Nepal has caught attention after devotees claimed that the idol of Goddess Bhagwati began “sweating” (was reportedly seen with moisture) days before devastating flash floods hit the country. The … Read more

For many Indian employees, seeing an office almost empty before 5 pm on a Monday might seem unusual. For Mohit, an Indian man living in Germany, it’s simply part of the work culture.Mohit recently shared a short video on Instagram showing his workplace at 4:58 pm on a Monday. And there wasn’t much happening around … Read more

When excavators’ shovels bit into the hillside at Villa Celimontana—a lush Roman garden where tourists and locals stroll, just a few streets down from the Colosseum—the initial task was mundane. Workers began simply rebuilding the villa’s historic retaining wall, but soon swept the dirt off colored fragments of immeasurable value, dating back nearly two millennia. … Read more

Confidence is not something you are simply born with or without; it is a quality that can be nurtured, strengthened, and consciously built over time. One gentle yet powerful way to cultivate self-belief is through manifestation, the practice of repeating positive, intentional statements until they gradually reshape the way you think and feel about yourself. … Read more

Couple recalls their near-death experience in Nepal floods (Image Credit: Instagram/ @cbsnews) Anjana Raja and Pattabiraman Venkatesan, a couple from the San Francisco Bay Area who were travelling on a pilgrimage to Tibet, described a terrifying escape after a huge mass of mud and debris suddenly rushed toward their tour bus near the Nepal-China border. … Read more

The Trump administration says it has helped close 37 commercial deals worth $25.67 billion in Africa as Washington moves to compete with a much larger Chinese economic footprint across the continent. “China continues to flood Africa with exports,” Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Frank Garcia told Fox News in an interview published Aug. … Read more

Experts say that a hen’s reproductive system is designed to release yolks at regular intervals. And when the yolk starts as an immature egg cell in the ovary, it grows and layers of nutrients build up around it, forming the familiar yellow yolk. When the yolk is mature, it is released from the ovary in … Read more

What is the world’s most popular musical instrument? Guitar? Drums? Violin? Nope. In spite of its high price tag and formidable size and weight, it’s the piano. A modern piano has 52 white keys and 36 black ones, for a total of 88. It’s built from about 12,000 parts, of which 10,000 are moving parts. … Read more