OCTOBER 25, 2023
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that giving up on developing Windows phones was a serious mistake. The 56-year-old had written off $7.6 billion related to Microsoft’s acquisition of the Nokia phone business a year after taking over as CEO in 2014.
In an interview with Business Insider, the Indian-origin CEO admitted that Microsoft’s “exit” from the phone...
Business
Wall Street warning: Ray Dalio, Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink issue grim outlooks for the global economy
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Ray Dalio. - Eoin Noonan/Getty Images
Wall Street leaders issued grim economic outlooks at an event in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
Ray Dalio, Jamie Dimon, David Solomon, Larry Fink, and Steve Schwarzman all shared their views.
They tackled topics such as inflation, recession, the Israel-Hamas war, and commercial real estate.
Some of Wall Street's biggest names issued bleak...
Business
Kevin O’Leary says you need to have $5M in the bank to ‘survive’ no matter what happens — here’s the math behind his number and how to hit it
OCTOBER 23, 2023
O'Leary says you need to have $5M in the bank. - Phillip Faraone / Getty Images
Everyone has a certain number or dollar amount that they believe would be enough.
For entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary, that number is $5 million. “You have to get to a place where you have $5 million in the bank,” he said in a video...
Cricket
Indian Cricketer Shami’s Secret: Preparing pitches in village, bowling under lights, cross-country runs
OCTOBER 23, 2023
New Delhi, INDIA - Earning millions for a top Indian cricketer isn't a big deal but spending those millions to take one's game to the next level isn't everyone's cup of tea.
But then Mohammed Shami wouldn't have been an exceptional cricketer had he not shown time and again why he is away from the grind.
As he...
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Financial tech company Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has launched a Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) ‘VSS Investments Fund’, in a bid to invest in electric vehicle (EV) and artificial intelligence (AI) startups, the media has reported. The fund has a total size of Rs 20 crore with a green shoe of Rs 10 crore, making...
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Former Indian captainand legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi.
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, a legendary spinner, died at the age of 77 years on Monday. Between 1967 and 1979, the legendary spinner played 67 Tests for India, taking 266 wickets. In addition, he took seven wickets in ten One-Day Internationals.
Bedi, along with Erapalli Prasanna, BS Chandrasekhar, and...
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Navratri celebrations in Gujarat took a tragic turn when at least 10 people died while performing Garba. The victims, who lost their lives within 24 hours, were teenagers and middle-aged. The youngest was a 13-year-old boy from Dabhoi, Baroda.
Many of the victims suddenly collapsed while playing Garba. Over the first six days of Navratri, the 108 emergency...
Asia
Nvidia cofounder Jensen Huang says ‘nobody in their right mind’ would start a company, and he’d opt out if he could go back in time
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, pictured in May 2023, says he wouldn't start a company if he was given a do-over. - Sam Yeh—AFP via Getty Images
Nvidia’s major stock rally has seen it become one of the world’s most valuable companies this year—but in spite of its success, the tech firm’s cofounder and CEO Jensen Huang is adamant...
Community
Navratri Saraswati Puja 2023: Date, history, significance, shubh muhurat and all you want to know
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Saraswati Puja during Navratri this year begins on October 20 with Saraswati Avahan.
Navratri is celebrated with diverse traditions and rituals across the country. During this auspicious time, three days are dedicated to Maa Saraswati. In some traditions, goddess Saraswati is considered the daughter of Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati while in others it's believed that Maa Saraswati...
Asia
Canada row: Jaishankar signals India may resume visa services, says Vienna Convention allows parity
OCTOBER 22, 2023
The government looked to fend off the visa blowback from the diplomatic row with Canada as it signalled Sunday it might resume visa services for Canadian nationals. After foreign minister S Jaishankar said this could happen "very, very soon", government sources here said India was reviewing the security situation that forced it to suspend visa services in...