Mar 26, 2015

Mocktale: Ind vs Aus - Clash of the titans

Everyone in India and Australia are glued to their television sets. One couldn’t have asked for a better semi-final match. Cricket experts are calling it the finals of the World Cup. According to them, whoever will win this match will go ahead to win the World Cup as well. - Source      



Mocktale: Ind vs Aus - Clash of the titans

Yemen's conflict fuels calls for southern independence

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — The flag of once-independent South Yemen is visible everywhere around this port city, once the country’s capital. The banner – red, white, black and blue with a red star – is painted on walls, flown from homes, and flutters from the vehicles and checkpoints of militiamen in the streets…. - Source      



Yemen's conflict fuels calls for southern independence

Interview - UBS targets Asia for wealth management growth: chief executive

BEIJING (Reuters) – UBS AG, the world’s biggest wealth manager, expects Asia Pacific assets to account for as much as 30 percent of the funds it oversees within the next 10 years, the Swiss bank’s chief executive said.



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Interview - UBS targets Asia for wealth management growth: chief executive

Thais smile through gritted teeth for China's tourists

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Drying underwear at a temple and defecating in public, kicking a bell at a sacred shrine and washing feet in a public restroom: that’s a sample from a litany of complaints about the behaviour of Chinese tourists in Thailand.


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Thais smile through gritted teeth for China's tourists

Bangalore-based Mango Man Consumer Electronics Picks Up $1.75M From Sequoia And India Quotient Fund

Mango Man Consumer Electronics, a Bangalore-based startup that makes home entertainment hardware, has scooped up $1.75 million in seed funding from Sequoia Capital and India Quotient Fund. Read More


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Bangalore-based Mango Man Consumer Electronics Picks Up $1.75M From Sequoia And India Quotient Fund

Fit-again Guru, Sameer finding their way back

Finding their way back after a string of injuries left them on the sidelines, RMV Gurusaidutt and young Sameer Verma today received a big confidence-boost following their stunning victories in the opening round of the India Super Series. - Source      



Fit-again Guru, Sameer finding their way back

Egyptian Woman Reveals 42-Year Secret of Survival: Pretending to Be a Man

For Sisa Abu Daooh, what began as a way to survive rural poverty evolved into her preferred way of life and a means of navigating a world dominated by men.
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Egyptian Woman Reveals 42-Year Secret of Survival: Pretending to Be a Man

No, This Hill In Canada Isn't Using Magnetic Force To Pull Cars Uphill

There’s a hill in New Brunswick, Canada, where something extraordinary happens. If you park your car at the foot of it, and throw it into neutral, your car seemingly starts to roll (completely unassisted!) uphill. Yes, it’s real, and, no, it’s not for the reason many people think.



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No, This Hill In Canada Isn't Using Magnetic Force To Pull Cars Uphill

Museum in Little Italy Seeks to Evict a Living Link to the Past

Adele Sarno was born in Manhattan’s Italian enclave and has spent her whole life there. Now 85, she is being forced from her home by the Italian American Museum.
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Museum in Little Italy Seeks to Evict a Living Link to the Past

Tax Fraud Draws 6 1/2 Year Prison Term Despite Alzheimer's

Tax fraud can bring big penalties, and the government is especially unforgiving when payroll taxes are at stake. The withheld money is trust money that belongs to the government, and they don’t want you to forget it. - Source      



Tax Fraud Draws 6 1/2 Year Prison Term Despite Alzheimer's

How To Survive Public Shaming In A Reputational World

Jon Ronson’s new book, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, provides valuable lessons for how to protect your personal and business from viral reputation attacks. - Source      



How To Survive Public Shaming In A Reputational World

CEOs With The Best & Worst Online Buzz

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CEOs With The Best & Worst Online Buzz

Drones Beaming Web Access Are in the Stars for Facebook

The social network’s lofty ambitions are the centerpiece of its plans to connect with the five billion or so people it has yet to reach.
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Drones Beaming Web Access Are in the Stars for Facebook