While most people have likely never heard of loss aversion, the concept — arising in the social sciences some four decades ago — is among the most influential in the behavioral sciences. In a nutshell, it holds that when people make decisions, the impact of losing something carries greater weight than the impact of gaining something…Continue Reading
Acting on a tip-off, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) recovered fake Indian currency notes (FICN) valued at Rs 73.5 million from a house in Dhaka on Saturday. The police arrested one lady identified as Fatema Akhtar Opi from the Khilkhet area, and after prolonged examination, they were led to a house in the Dakshinkhan area where…Continue Reading
In an exclusive interview with WION, Maldives Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi hit out against the malicious “India out” campaign, saying that the perpetrators are just “social media bots” and “don’t represent the majority” of the island nation. Didi, who is on a six-day visit to India to review the ‘Passing Out Parade’ of officer cadets…Continue Reading
At one of the cafes, to ask for chai is to invite a gaze of withering contempt from the turbaned waiter, as if blasphemy has been committed: It’s called the Indian Coffee House, stupid. At the other cafe, exclusively chai is served, slow-cooked over coal fire in the same dark kitchen for 103 years with…Continue Reading
In a stern advisory, Indian government has told public on Friday that don’t subscribe to the satellite-based internet services of Starlink till it gets a licence in the country. Starlink, which is a satellite broadband arm of Elon Musk-led SpaceX, is advertising about its services. Starlink has been directed by the Department of…Continue Reading
The Reserve Bank of India has rejected a proposal by big business houses asking to mull on granting them banking license. India’s central bank has modified the rules of ownership and the corporate structure of private banks in India. Under the new rules significant shareholders in a non-state bank, known as bank promoters, must only reduce…Continue Reading
Meet Matilda Kullu from Odisha who has featured in Forbes India W-Power 2021 list. Forty five year-old Kullu is an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker in Gargadbahal village under Baragaon Tehsil in Sundargarh district. Kullu may be earning only Rs 4500 a month, but she has selflessly devoted her life to looking after 964…Continue Reading
Work is worship and if it is in the service of society, it is like virtues of a thousand lifetimes . It is this dedication and determination to serve the people that has made Odisha’s Matilda Kullu stand out as one of the rare gems in the country.From a nondescript village in the tribal Sundargarh…Continue Reading
A cyclone may be a reality in the Bay of Bengal next month. The region’s top cyclone forecasting agency IMD has today officially hinted at such a possibility. As per IMD DG Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, the low-pressure area (LPA) that is likely to form over the South Andaman sea on November 30 has the potential to…Continue Reading
Recently, a video showing two students dangerously boarding a running train and then performing life-threatening stunts at the Kavaraipettai railway station in Tamil Nadu has left everyone stunned. After the video went viral on social media, the Railway Police reportedly took the matter into consideration. Other Videos Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik Over 390 RCS-Udan…Continue Reading