Author: Udhaw Kumar

Once rejected by KFC and several other companies in his hometown of Hangzhou in east China, Jack Ma did not give up on himself. His rags-to-riches story is perhaps of one of the most spectacular …

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, popularly known as BKS Iyengar passed away on 20th August at the ripe age of 96, leaving a great legacy in the world of Yoga and self-regulation. Iyengar began practicing yoga …

TastyKhana.com, which evolved as an online food ordering platform, has come a long way now, with over 5000 restaurants in different cities across India. Serving over a million customers and more than Rs.10 crores of …

Some years ago, product designing engineers Martin Riddiford and Jim Reeves were asked if it was technically possible to build a light for less than $10 to replace kerosene and sun-powered lamps. The idea was …

Today, in a press release, Microsoft Corp. announced that Satya Nadella had been appointed as as CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Nadella, who has been serving Microsoft as the Executive Vice President …

Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys, has reportedly donated Rs. 225 Crore ($38 million) to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The money is supposed to be used to develop a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to Brain Research. …

British scientists have revolutionized the world of internet by achieving 1.4 terabit (which equals to 1000 gigabits or 125,000 megabytes) speed per second for an internet connection. The achieved speed will allow its users to …

Now 103 year-old Fauja Singh is believed to be the oldest marathon runner in human history. Two years ago, he set eight world age group records in a single day at the special Ontario Masters …

Through a press release on JANUARY 13, 2014, Google announced that it purchased Nest Labs, Inc. for $3.2 billion in cash. Nest Labs are the makers of Nest Learning Thermostats and Protect smoke detector. Launched …

1. Warren Buffett $12.7 billion gain to $59.1 billion. Source of Wealth: Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, an American industrialist and investor, was born in 1930, on August 30th in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son …

Nine-year-old Aditi Iyer first started humming tunes when she was barely 18 months; and in less than a year, she mastered almost all nursery rhymes. By the time she turned 4, she started showing immense …

The Notebook, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks and directed by Nick Cassavetes is an achingly tender and romantic love story of Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson whose love affair was tragically …