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The World Happiness Report 2021 shows how India is in no position to smile. It is inching closer to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and is far behind all its neighbouring countries. The 10th edition of the World Happiness Report was released on the 18th March 2022 by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The report contains the national happiness trends over the year 2019-2021. These trends are explored based on a deep analysis of various factors such as perceptions of corruption, social support, healthy life expectations, generosity, GDP per capita, freedom of choice among others. The principal source of data for the World Happiness Report is the Gallup World Poll, which is a comprehensive and factual survey of the world. The Gallup World Poll takes between 1000 -2000 responses from each country. The results of life evaluations are based on what is called the Cantril Ladder (1) or the Cantril Self-Anchoring Scale. The respondents are asked to evaluate and rate their

Followers from all over the country visited the Ashram at Venkur, Baramulla in Kashmir to celebrate Swami Kral Bab's birth anniversary. Swami Kral Bab was born in 1928 on Phagun Purnima, also celebrated as the day of Holi/Holika Dehan. He established his first Ashram at Venkur, Baramulla and gained followers soon after. Natives say that he brought spiritual repute and prosperity to the place. Today, several generations of Kashmiri Pandit families living all over the world are devotees of the saint. Born in a simple family in Kashmir, Swami Kral Bab's original name was Bhagwan Dass in Kralgund village of Kupwara, Kashmir. He had a spiritual inclination since a very young age. He was the disciple of Swami Nand Lal Ji, who is also a revered figure for Kashmiri Pandits. He was renamed 'Kral Bab' by his guru. A havan was performed on 18th March 2022 at the Venkur Ashram to observe the birth anniversary of the Yogi. The celebration also included Kashmiri folk music and religi

Mumbai-based digital marketing agency eCultify will be the 1st Indian company to host an award show in the Metaverse. Watch Nickelodeon celebrate its annual show. Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2021, Metaverse version is an experience specially designed for children and their parents, bringing the NICK style as close to them as possible. Absolutely kid-friendly, but a treat for the adults as well!  The awards will be graced by the presence of superstars and kids favourites like Badshaah, Deepika Padukone, Siddharth Malhotra, Sara Ali Khan, Kiara Advani, Rashmika Mandana, and influencers like Anushka Sen and more.  What is this all about? This is a one-of-a-kind award show, even better than the physical world, where the guests get to experience the fantastical world of Nickelodeon with all the freedom. Here children get to interact and engage with their favourite TV characters in ways unimaginable.  The creators! We like to call ourselves the eCult - a community of tech-lovers and crea

Karnataka denies another chance for students who skipped exams on account of Hijab row The Hijab row in Karnataka is spilling over, after an interim order of the Karnataka High Court banning hijab and saffron shawls in colleges where uniform is prescribed. Many Muslim students, who had boycotted classes and exams across the state’s schools, have been left stranded following state Education Minister BC Nagesh stating that the government would not conduct re-exams for the absentees. With the Education Minister reiterating that the state cannot re-organise board examinations, students who missed the exams owing to the row are now left high and dry. The Minister has been quoted saying that “whatever the reason for the student absenting himself or herself during the exams, this year would be no different. Whatever the order says, we will follow it. It might be for hijab issue or other reasons, we will not hold examinations again.” No re-exams stance worry students The students who had not a

The DJI Matrice 30 has the capability of functioning in temperatures between from -4 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. In 2016, when DJI unveiled in front of the world its Mavic drone, the event came about as a landmark in the world of tiny flying machines. The drone that came with capabilities that allowed itself to fold itself had been copied by many drone makers across the world. And then later on, after two years to be precise, DJI brought to the fore a second model that held aloft enterprise capabilities. This model, christened Mavic 2, came with the addition of a modular mount that could be used to deploy a spotlight or a speaker that could help it fly in less than ideal conditions. However, instead of turning out to be an enterprise model, the Mavic 2 had a slant towards being a consumer drone, and remained so. Matrice 30 is DJI’s third And now, after a long gap, DJI has  unveiled  a new purpose-built  drone  for enterprise applications. Called Matrice 30, it is so different from its p

The BJP-SP fight continues with the same vigour as the state Legislative Council polls are scheduled for April 9. The Assembly polls are over, but the battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) continues with the same vigour as the state Legislative Council polls scheduled for April 9 is in the pipeline. The BJP, with its thumbing win in UP, is looking at an easy cakewalk, while the SP wants to make it look like the party won’t give in anymore. As many as 36 vacant seats will be going to the polls in the 100-member council for the Vidhan Parishad, which is considered the upper House of the state’s legislature. The elections are a biennial affair and the Vidhan Parishad witnesses a third of its members retiring every two years. With the last date for filing of nominations getting over today (March 21), the poll scene has been turning out to be hot. The current Vidhan Parishad has a BJP majority with 35 MLCs, while the SP has 17. The other remaining seat

Android users will now be able to quickly delete the last 15 minutes of their Google search history How would you feel if you are given the option of wiping off the last 15 minutes of your Google search history? Excited, right? Yes, the global tech behemoth is rolling out for its users the option of just clicking a button and wiping away the last 15 minutes of their Google search history. In fact, Apple users are familiar with this feature as Google had given iPhone users this facility last summer. Google had provided iPhone users this option when it spruced up its iOS app. And, though a tad late, Android users also can put this feature to play. Deleting your search history? Here’s how to do that Experiencing the joy of deleting the most recent search history with a single click is something awesome. With Google offering the option to remove the last 15 minutes of users’ search history to its official Android app, fans of the OS will be now on cloud 9! If you are an Android user, all y

West Bengal CPI(M) is at the receiving end of attacks from BJP and TMC for paying homage to Joseph Stalin On March 5, it was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s death anniversary. And, here in India, the West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) decided to pay homage to the departed leader through a social media post.  And that gesture has now put the West Bengal CPI(M) at the receiving end of attacks from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress. The comrades in West Bengal would not have imagined that such a huge backlash would be triggered by their homage to Stalin. After all, for the CPI(M), Stalin is among the greatest Communist leaders and revolutionaries the world has seen. And it was only natural to pay tribute to him. Little did they know it was something that would not go down well with the others around. CPI(M) tweet pays homage to Stalin The West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) party’s tweet read thus: "We remember one of the greatest Communist le

Unusually warmer poles spark discussions among scientists It’s hot days at the Earth’s poles. The Antarctic and Arctic poles are experiencing unprecedented heatwaves, and this could be seen as a warning sign for the rest of the globe. It has been reported that parts of Antarctica have become more than 40 degrees Celsius warmer than average, while in the Arctic region it is more than 30 degrees Celsius warmer than average. Recordings put out by the weather stations in Antarctica as on Friday were in fact a new high, with the autumn season nearing. Poles heating up? As per a report, the two-mile high Concordia station was at -12.2 degrees Celsius, while the even higher Vostok station posted -17.7 degrees Celsius. This is a new high, compared to the earlier recorded temperature, the new heat conditions were up by about 15 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the coastal Terra Nova Base was above freezing temperature at 7 degrees Celsius. The areas around the North Pole were found as closing in on

MLAs cutting across parties want us to form Govt in Goa, says Congress Post-poll Goa is again under the limelight. This time around it is the delay in government formation in the state that is being discussed threadbare. And, at the centre of it is the Congress party, which has raised issues against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s slow-steps towards government formation. The Congress unit in Goa has accused the BJP of delaying the government formation. Further, in a bid to make its stance clear on the issue, the party has also said that a bunch of MLAs from other parties had been pushing the party to form the government in the state. Going by what Goa CM and senior Congress legislator Digambar Kamat has stated, the BJP seems to have problems within the organisation and that could be why the event is being deliberately delayed.  The election results had come out a week ago and Kamat feels that the BJP’s claim that it has 20-plus elected representatives on its side is malicious, false, and

Fight the BJP state-by-state in future polls, is what Congress veteran P Chidambaram has to tell party colleagues How does a party like Congress hope to win against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the future? With victory constantly eluding the grand old party, it looks like a strategy to hold the party together so as to win upcoming polls has turned out to be a must. Veteran leader P Chidambaram seems to have a formula to win, and this could come about as a pointer to the days ahead for the Congress party. Fight the BJP state-by-state. That’s what Chidambaram has put forward as a suggestion. That could mean that the Congress will have to strategize as per the need of each state or region and pick up some winner links to stand up against the BJP. Future polls, bolder outlook A cautious strategy would be thus: When an election is announced in West Bengal, going solo would be bane for the Congress party, considering the current circumstances. The party is down and out, and to take o

The new numbers have been recorded between March 7 and 13, and it looks like the world will have to stay wary of Covid-19 The Covid-19 situation, which the world thought was on the wane for good, seems to be coming back with full force yet again. As of the latest available figures, the world is waking up to at least 11 million new infections. These numbers come from WHO records between March 7 and 13. Though certain parts of the world had been seen a massive reduction in testing for Covid-19 infections of late, the new numbers are of concern. As per the WHO, the surge could be due to various aspects such as the presence of the highly transmissible Omicron and BA.2 sub-variants and also the laxity in measures that could have brought the virus under absolute control. It was China that has reported an alarming increase in coronavirus infections. More than 8000 new cases have been reported in the past delays. This surge is huge considering that the pandemic was showing signs of slowing dow

Wrap around sunglasses are a distinctive style that provides a number of eye protection and vision benefits. If you need vision correction, the strength of your prescription can affect the ease with which you adapt to wearing wrap around prescription sunglasses. Find out more about the benefits of wrapped frames, which include an expanded peripheral field of vision, lateral protection from impact and ultraviolet light and a better fit. 1. A Wider Field of View Wrapped frames expand your ability to see more angles of your visual field. Whereas square or rectangular frames primarily allow you to see straight ahead and in the near peripheral field, wrap around lenses include the mid peripheral zone and can include the far peripheral field when you turn your head. If you want to see your surroundings clearly without frames getting in the way, you may prefer to wear wrap around sunglasses. 2. More Lateral Impact Protection  Safety-rated wrap around sunglasses provide an extended zone of imp

Kerala government’s efforts to put an end to exploitation of women in film industry set to be law In what could be considered a pioneering move, the Kerala government is all geared up to bring about a legislation aimed at ensuring complete protection of women in film industry. The legislation has come about as a need in the government’s efforts to put an end to exploitation of women in the film industry in the state. According to Saji Cheriyan, Minister for Culture in the state, the proposed legislation for protection of women in film industry will be drawn up after going through the reports submitted by two panels constituted in this regard. These two commissions appointed to study in detail the problems faced by women in film industry of the state include the one headed by noted film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan and the Justice Hema Commission. Ensuring safety of women in cinema The Minister for Culture stated that a comprehensive discussion on ensuring absolute safety of women in film

It is expected that digital donations in the form of crypto will help Ukraine in these times of war In case you have been following the cryptocurrency arena, you might have come across the news that the Ukraine parliament passed a bill to legalize cryptocurrency a month ago. The bill aimed at readying a framework towards regulation and management of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.  The bill has become a law, with Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of the country facing Russian invasion, signing it into law. Termed ‘On Virtual Assets’, the law establishes a legal framework for the country to operate a regulated crypto market, said a report in this regard.  After the Parliament adopted the bill on virtual assets, it was expected that President Zelensky would sign it into law without delay. And with this finally happening, Ukraine has fulfilled its wish of turning friendly with virtual assets. Law allows banks to open accounts for crypto firms The law being adopted means it

Poll debacle throws up the need for leadership and organisational change in the Congress party The Gandhi siblings are in a fix. With many a leader in the Congress party pointing fingers at Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi as responsible for the massive defeat of the party in the recently concluded Assembly elections in five states, the time seems to have arrived for the Gandhi family to see things in perspective. The defeat has come about as a major event that should spur the Congress party to go into introspection mode. However, apart from Rahul Gandhi’s “we will learn from our mistakes” statement, the party top brass seems to be doing absolutely nothing about it. Looking at what is going on at the Gandhis, it looks like there hasn’t been even a stock-taking initiative so far. The dissident Congress leaders, however, seem to have come together to assess what has happened. The leaders of the dissident G23, who had, earlier in 2020, written to party chief Sonia Gandhi seeking changes i

Russia has said that the sanctions imposed on it by the West could pull the International Space Station down to earth Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had many fallouts. Apart from the loss of lives, significant among the many setbacks are the sanction sanctions imposed by the US and the western world on Russia. While the sanctions are aimed at making President Vladimir Putin do a rethink on his military operations in Ukraine and withdraw the attacking spree, Russia seems to be unconcerned. While continuing with the military operations in Ukraine, Russia is hitting back at the US and the West by sounding alarm bells on the probability of failure of the International Space Station (ISS). The warring nation has send out a warning to the Western countries saying that the sanctions imposed on it as a result of the Ukraine invasion lead to the crash of the International Space Station (ISS) crashing. International Space Station at risk? The reason being attributed to the possible crash is th

Satya Pal Malik, the Meghalaya Governor, has warned the Modi government that if it messes with farmers’ concerns, they could resort to violence He has earlier too lashed out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on various occasions. Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has found himself on headline space has been critical of the Union government’s farm laws, which were repealed later, and he seems to be continuing with his attack on Narendra Modi and his government. The latest is that he has send out a warning to the Union government not to mess with farmers. Malik has informed the government that if it messes with the farmers’ concerns, chances are that they would even resort to violence in a bid to achieve what they look for. The Meghalaya Governor has been quoted by a media rep o rt saying that he would want to send out an advice to New Delhi that it “should not mess with farmers, they are dangerous people. Farmers will get what they want, either through talks or fight. If needed, the

Arvind Kejriwal has termed the Punjab victory as a revolution by the Aam Aadmi Party   For Arvind Kejriwal, the win for his party in Punjab is nothing short of a revolution. He believes that the Punjab victory is the second revolution of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after it did the same in Delhi years ago. Kejriwal will now look to spread the victory horizons in other parts of India too, and that is the confidence that the Punjab win has given him and his party. This win is also a major boost for the man personally, as he was accused by his erstwhile colleague Kumar Vishwas as being ready to take support from ‘separatist elements’ in Punjab to become the state's chief minister. That was an allegation Kejriwal found tough to stomach. This major win comes as his reply to Kumar Vishwas and those who made stories out of his allegation. Win injects added confidence in Kejriwal That was exactly what he meant to declare when he said, post-results, that the people of Punjab have chosen AAP a

Nothing similar seen since pioneering 2002 Osian’s Historical Mela Sale - From Awara to Mother India, from Mughal-e-Azam to Junglee, from Khamoshi to Majboor, First Release Original Posters - Tributes to Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna & the Cinema of Satyajit Ray & Bimal Roy Online Auction House deRivaz & Ives announced what is heralded to be the greatest collection of first release original Indian Film Posters to be offered for public sale on 8-9 April 2022 on its auction website: www.derivaz-ives.com. Exactly 20 years after the landmark Osian’s Auction - Historical Mela: The ABC Series – which introduced and started building a credible financial market and respectability for Indian film publicity material and memorabilia, this deRivaz & Ives auction though smaller in ambition, offers the finest collection of rare first release original film posters from India’s vast cinematic history, including many designs which are still not available on the glob

Ghoshak, Matrangal come together to hand-hold women entrepreneurs towards path to success In its constant endeavour to empower and extend support to budding women entrepreneurs from various walks of life, Ghoshak, an organisation that empowers small and medium businesses (SMBs) across India, has joined hands with Matrangal, a Chennai-based platform that works towards exclusively helping women entrepreneurs to create a brand identity through the promotion and generation of business by way of empowering each other.  The Ghoshak-Matrangal partnership came into effect on March 8,2022, International Women’s Day, at an event which had Ma. Subramanian, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, addressing women entrepreneurs. The event was attended by Karunanithi J, MLA, T-Nagar; Mylai T Velu, MLA, Mylapore; Sai Dhanshika, film actress; and Akshara Reddy, Miss Super Globe - World 2019, and actress-model. In tune with the way technology has been penetrating every sphere o

Prime Video premieres Sharmaji Namkeen, Rishi Kapoor’s last onscreen portrayal, on March 31 When Amazon Prime Video commences the exclusive world premiere of Hindi flick Sharmaji Namkeen, it would be a tribute to the late actor Rishi Kapoor. Prime Video has announced that it will premiere Kapoor’s last film directed by Hitesh Bhatia, starting March 31. Legendary actor Rishi Kapoor had passed away after being troubled by leukaemia in April, 2020. He was 67. Sharmaji Namkeen is his last onscreen portrayal, and is said to be the tale of an ordinary man and his extraordinary pursuit to find a new meaning in life. Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banner of Excel Entertainment in association with Honey Trehan and Abhishek Chaubey of MacGuffin Pictures, Sharmaji Namkeen comes with an ensemble cast, and it stars Paresh Rawal, Juhi Chawla, Suhail Nayyar, Taaruk Raina, Satish Kaushik, Sheeba Chaddha, and Isha Talwar. Significant about the film is that it is the first ever

Skill-training programme for 1000 educated women to aid them in giving shape to nano startups A pioneering programme aimed at imparting training to 1,000 educated women to kickstart nano startups in a year, is being rolled out by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM). The KSUM’s plan is part of taking forward its mission to make workplaces gender-neutral. Kerala Startup Mission is the nodal agency of the Kerala government for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the state. Christened ‘Kerala Women in Nano Startups’ (KWINS), the initiative seeks to provide knowledge in emerging technologies for women with basic working skills, KSUM said.  Improved knowhow through the initiative will enable the women to go for better jobs, new business endeavours, promotions and work-from-home option. Kerala Women in Nano Startups programme Trainees can undergo KWINS programme by sitting at home. Besides this, KSUM will provide two incubators or workplaces with the required facilities fo