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India is celebrating the auspicious festival of Raksha Bandhan, though there is a little confusion as some are celebrating today (30 August) and some others are celebrating tomorrow (31 August) but one thing is for sure that it is a great way to strengthen the bond of brothers and sisters. On this festival, sisters tie Rakhi on the wrists of their brothers and treat them with sweets. In return, brothers not only promise their sisters that they will protect her from all the problems of life but they also give her a gift. While some sisters expect to get beautiful dresses, few prefer to get makeup kits and there are several others who prefer to get cash so that they can spend it in the manner in which they want. On this beautiful occasion, the Internet has once again shown its funny side as there are many memes doing the rounds which are mostly related to the gifts that sisters will get from their brothers. Here are some selected memes: 1. Your sister on other days 2. On RakshaBan...

The products of Apple are quite expensive as they are highly advanced in terms of technology and features but it is not just the new products, the old or legacy products of Apple also demand huge prices in the auctions. If you are not aware then let us tell you that in 2019, the Apple 1 which was a desktop computer, originally purchased in 1976 was auctioned for a price of £3,71,000, which comes to Rs 3.8 crore, approximately. If you think that Apple 1 computer has been sold at a whopping amount, let us tell you that a handwritten ad-draft for Apple 1 which was written by Steve Jobs has been auctioned at a huge price of $1,75,759 (Rs 1.44 crore). As per MacRumors (a website which publishes articles and news related to Apple Inc.), this ad-draft seems to be of an ad which was published in a magazine in July 1976. In this ad-draft, Steve Jobs has written, “Board only + manual, $75. A real deal,” and it also contains signature of Steve Jobs along with the address of his parents’ hous...

The success of India’s Moon mission, Chandrayaan-3 is the hottest topic of discussion around the world and what makes this mission more special is the fact that India is the first nation in the world which has managed to reach the south pole of the Moon. This achievement of ISRO and the Indian scientists was celebrated by all the Indians including the school going kids because they are also aware of the fact as to how difficult it is to reach the Moon. A lot is being taught about the solar planet in the Indian schools and kids are told about the nine planets, Moon, Earth, Sun and how Earth revolves and rotates around Sun which rises from the east and sets in the west. However, the case is not the same in India’s neighbouring country Pakistan as a video is going viral in which a Pakistani youngster who studies in Madrassa is saying that Earth doesn’t move at all. In that youngster’s opinion, not just the Moon but the Sun also revolves around the Earth and the female reporter who was...

Marriage is one of the most important events of a person’s life and there is no denying the fact that proposing to a girl for marriage is one of the most difficult tasks for a man. While many people prefer to propose to a girl when they both are alone at some place, there are very few who have the guts to propose to the love of their life in front of the whole world. Something of the similar sort happened recently when a news anchor, Cornelia Nicholson who works at NBC affiliate WRCB-TV got the biggest surprise of her life. She was reading news as usual from the teleprompter but she got a little confused as it was about her, just then her boyfriend and colleague, Riley Nagel enters the studio with a bouquet of flowers and a ring. Before asking Cornelia for marriage, Riley said, “I have a very special report, for people at home, who don’t know, Cornelia and I met in Montana, at a news station almost four years ago. And, when I first met you, I was very drawn to you. You have such...

Unemployment is one of the biggest concerns of Indians as there are many youngsters who are not able to find suitable jobs as per their qualifications. Though the government of India and various state governments are working hard to create job opportunities, still it’s a common notion that there are not enough jobs in the country. Representational Image However, a tweet by the Harsh Goenka, the chairman of RPG Enterprises, has left many thinking whether there is scarcity of jobs or scarcity of candidates with skills. Harsh Goenka posted that his company is not able to find enough construction workers, truck drivers and plantation workers and people keep complaining about unemployment in the country. Here is what Harsh Goenka’s tweet read, “People in our country complain of unemployment. My own problem is to find skilled people in our business. We want construction workers- we can’t find enough! We want truck drivers- huge shortage! We want plantation workers- they are not availabl...

Chandrayaan-3 is India’s ambitious moon mission and tomorrow is a big day as Chandrayaan-3’s lunar Lander Vikram is going to do soft landing on moon tomorrow (23 August 2023). In order to celebrate the big occasion, a miniature artist Mariappan who is basically from Coimbatore has created a 1.5 inch tall model of Chandrayaan-3 using 4gms of gold. A video has been posted by the news agency ANI in which Mariappan is seen working on his model and adding a tiny Indian flag on his model. ANI posted the video with the caption, “#WATCH | Tamil Nadu | A Coimbatore-based miniature artist designs a 1.5-inch tall model of #Chandrayaan3 using 4 grams of gold. Chandrayaan-3’s Lunar Lander Vikram is all set for a soft landing on the moon tomorrow, 23rd August.” #WATCH | Tamil Nadu | A Coimbatore-based miniature artist designs a 1.5-inch tall model of #Chandrayaan3 using 4 grams of gold. Chandrayaan-3's Lunar Lander Vikram is all set for a soft landing on the moon tomorrow, 23rd Augus...

There was a surge in the number of airfields in the United States of America after World War II and the number of pilots also increased manifold as there were 34K pilots in 1939 and by 1946, the number of pilots increased to 4 lakhs. The Civil Aviation Authority of USA proposed construction of residential airfields so that the deactivated military lanes could be put to use once again and it will also help in accommodating retired pilots. This resulted in formation of communities which comprised people who were related in some manner with aviation. One such area is Cameron Airpark, California and many people started talking about such airfields after a video related to it went viral on TikTok. The video showed that everyone in the town has a plane which they keep in hangers just like people in other towns keep cars in garage. This may be surprising for many of us but in reality, there are many residential airfields in USA where owning a plane is a very simple thing. Many residents...

The Indians are taught from childhood that if we want to live a happy and successful life, then we need to study hard and get a good job. In fact if you remember, during our school days, our teachers used to say that if we don’t study properly then we may end up selling samosas, driving taxi, etc. What is more surprising is that we are also taught that no work is big or small and you should feel proud in whatever you do. Representational Image Blue collar jobs were not considered good in the older days, though things have changed a little, still many people consider blue collar jobs as low grade jobs but with the advent of social media networks, we are getting to know more about these jobs and the earnings that blue collar workers make. If you remember, couple of years back, there was a report in newspapers that some paan sellers from Uttar Pradesh bought land worth crores and it left many of us in a shocked state. Representational Image Recently, a Twitter user made a tweet in...