Alibaba’s Jack Ma Is Teaching Kids How To Be ‘Human’ Instead Of Just Smart

Jack Ma recently quit as CEO of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, in order to enjoy his retirement and engage in charity work to give back to the community. And what has he been working on? Well he wants to teach kids how to grow up to be “human”. Images courtesy: Reuters During a dialogue at …

People Who Are Always On Their Phones, These Are 13 Things I Want To Say To You

If there is one thing that we are now obsessed with is our mobile phone. We keep it close to our hearts and it has become an indispensable part of our lives.    We need it when we poop, walk, work and everywhere else. People are always on their phones and this is personally annoying …

I Can’t Even Balance My Personal & Work Life, This Dog Can Balance Almost Anything On Its Head!

I can’t balance by personal and work life properly, and this dachshund is going viral online for being able to balance literally anything and everything on its head.  Paul Lavery was astonished to discover his dog Harlso’s talent of balancing things, when he randomly placed a toy on its head. The pup stood still as …

Five Inventions From India To Battle Water Pollution That Deserve Our Praise And Gratitude

Our water being contaminated is one of the biggest forms of pollution we have to worry about. Not only can that make both people and animals sick directly, it can also contaminate our crops, seep into our groundwater, and flow into our oceans. Luckily, there are at least a few Indians working on solving this …

Kashmir residents billed during two-month, government-imposed cellphone blackout

India restored partial services at noon Monday for about 4 million people in the Kashmir Valley with fixed contracts. Mobile internet and broadband remained suspended on Tuesday, as well as phones using prepaid SIM cards. ### Shafqat Bukhari, from Srinagar, told CNN that he was “disgusted” to be billed for the more than 70 days …

Death of K-pop star Sulli prompts outpouring of grief and questions over cyber-bullying

Those actions won 25-year-old K-pop singer Sulli praise — but also made her the subject of harsh online criticism. ### Now, a day after her apparent suicide, her death has prompted an outpouring of grief and calls to curb the cyber-bullying stars can be subject to when they stray outside the K-pop industry’s traditional norms. …

Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises to 72 as thousands are left stranded in the cold without power

The storm — one of the strongest to hit the country in years — made landfall on Saturday evening local time on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. ### On Tuesday, the arduous search for survivors continued in flood-hit areas. A total of 110,000 personnel have been …

Dreamworks’ ‘Abominable’ pulled from movie theaters in Vietnam over South China Sea map

“Abominable” is an animated film about a young Chinese girl who embarks on an elaborate trip across China to return a magical Yeti, named Everest, to the Himalayas. The movie is a joint collaboration between Dreamworks Animation and Shanghai-based Pearl Studios in China, and is voiced predominantly by actors of Asian ancestry. ### In a …

New BCCI President-Elect Sourav Ganguly Wants Virat Kohli To Focus On Winning Big Trophies

The new BCCI president-elect Sourav Ganguly wants the Indian team management to focus on winning big trophies, and is one specific area he wants Virat Kohli to address. Facebook “My only thing is that they need to win big tournaments. The are not going to win every time but they have gone through seven tournaments without winning …

On This Day In 1978, Kapil Dev Made His Test Debut And Would Go On To Become One Of The Best In The Format

We fondly remember the sight of Kapil Dev holding the World Cup trophy aloft on the Lord’s balcony in 1983, but one of India’s most revered captains had many other remarkable highlights in his career. Getty Images Today, also marks 41 years since the great Kapil Dev made his Test debut against Pakistan. The then …