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All Roads Lead To Vizag Now

More than 2500 business and diplomatic delegates from the world over are expected for Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s dream Global Investors Summit for his beloved Andhra Pradesh. No ambition is too high for the mega AP GIS 2023 as the invitee list includes global biggies like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Tim Cook. While their attendance is not highly probable even if a US state is hosting such an event, the very fact that AP had the ambition to invite them shows the scale at which the young and dynamic CM of Andhra Pradesh is acting. At the same time, Jagan Mohan Reddy is never one to inflate the might of the investment proposals expected, and has kept it at a surprisingly low and refreshing Rs. 1.85 lakh crore. While this figure is likely to be.....

The Ancient Wisdom Of Stoicism For Overcoming Modern Challenges

It can sometimes feel as though we live in uniquely difficult times. Zeno of Citium developed Stoicism to teach how to face such challenges. Later Stoic

Decoding The Hype About Ai And Chatgpt

A conversation with Arvind Narayanan By Julia Angwin. If you have been reading all the hype about the latest artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, you might be excused for thinking that the end of the world is nigh.

How The Japanese Ethos Of Wabi Sabi Can Help You

Perfectionism is on the rise and its consequences for mental health can be devastating. The Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi helps us appreciate our imperfections. By accepting our faults as part of our journey toward improvement, we can better approach life with greater humility and self-worth.

Why Union Bank Is Firing On All Cylinders

The Union Bank stock which had already been on an upswing since July, recently shifted to overdrive after the second quarter results were announced. The recent vertical climb was of course prompted by the overall good numbers recorded by the bank in Q2, but there is also more to it than catches the eye. For instance, under its new MD & CEO A Manimekhalai, who took charge only in June this year, Union Bank has outperformed the entire banking system’s credit growth..

6 Essential Skills Of Successful People

Think of the most successful people you know. Perhaps you’re thinking of someone you grew up with or went to school with. Maybe the people you imagine include someone you’ve worked with, or been fortunate to recruit as a mentor. Maybe - although

Simple Brain Hacks For Boosting Your Mood

You can boost your brain's 4 happy hormones - dopamine, serotonin, endorphin and oxytocin. Here's how to do it naturally.

G20 & RULES-BASED ORDER

The Presidency of G20 should be used by India to argue for globalisation and a rules-based global economic order

Treat Adults Like Adults

BANK OF BARODA IS BANKING SECTOR’S SILENT OUTPERFORMER

If you are wondering how the Sensex and Nifty are surging, but not your portfolio or favourite stocks, maybe you need to take a closer look at the silent outperformers during the last two quarters. And Bank of Baroda will be

A few days after the admissions process, I saw an unexpected email from my daughter’s college administration. On clicking it open, I was relieved to see that it was only an automated message informing me that she had 100% attendance that day. I don’t think my adult daughter’s attendance is my

HOW TO FIND YOUR LOST KEY, LIKE HOW A NAVY FINDS A LOST SUBMARINE

Everyone has misplaced something from time to time, be it a phone, wallet, or set of keys. When something extraordinarily valuable, like a nuclear submarine, is lost, a

Give Digi Yatra A Chance

No matter how repugnant a technology might sound at first blush, I must try it out myself before forming a firm opinion

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CONCENTRATION & ATTENTION?

THE MAGIC OF COMPOUNDING: WHY SMALL STEPS LEAD TO BIG GAINS

Compounding isn’t just useful in finance. It is a principle that applies to all of life. Brad Stulberg researches and writes on sustainable excellence and wellbeing, explains its magical

Is modern life ruining our powers of concentration? Is the ping of a text stealing our focus or do we just lack willpower? And could mindless scrolling ever be good for our brains?

Why You Often Need To Be Unhappy To Be Successful

If you make happiness your primary goal, you might miss out on success as well as the challenges that give life meaning. In 2007, a group of researchers began testing a concept that seems, at first blush,

10 PROVEN WAYS TO LEARN FASTER, FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE

Modern socioeconomics is demanding that both children and adults learn more and more new things, faster. Thankfully, neuroscience has taught us a lot about how our brains process and