Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating around the world! May the light of this festival brighten your year ahead. Shot on iPhone 18 Pro Max by Gursimran Basra.
American singer Mary Millben, who has performed for five consecutive US presidents, shares a clip of her rendition of the Hindu aarti Om Jai Jagdish Hare ahead of Diwali.
Dressed in traditional Indian attire, she links the festival's theme of light over darkness to a Bible verse.
#Diwali @MaryMillben
@myntra@MyntraSupport nightmare Myntra. What I ordered and what I received. Loyalty to Myntra right from your inception. What I received ??? Worst is no trust factor. Ordered kurta at received discarded shirt which is not even good for duster.
Many cardiologists now agree that Apolipoprotein B or ApoB is the single most valuable blood test when it comes to predicting future heart attacks. But unfortunately, the standard cholesterol panel that most Drs do, does not include it. So you need to specifically ask for it!
Pia Dandiya,
Florida’s first South Asian in the US House 🇺🇸🍎
→ Born and raised in Jupiter, Florida
→ Parents emigrated from India
→ Her mother founded a Montessori school in Jupiter at age 40
→ Went on solo trips to India as a child to stay with her cousins
→ Taught English to children in the slums of New Delhi the summer after her freshman year
→ Graduated Harvard in 2009 with a degree in Government
→ Started as a middle school math teacher in Boston with Teach For America
→ Her students hit the highest growth percentile on state assessments
→ Earned a Master’s in Education from Boston University
→ Taught at the first all-boys charter school in the country
→ Became a Teach For America manager of Teacher Leadership Development in New York
→ Founded Democracy Prep Endurance High School in Harlem at age 28
→ 86% of her students came from low-income households
→ Every graduate earned admission to college
→ Became a White House Fellow in 2020, the only Indian American among 14
→ Worked at Apple on public sector education and healthcare initiatives
→ Ran for office for the first time in 2026
→ Won the August 2026 Democratic primary with 68.6% of the vote
→ Won Florida’s brand new 22nd District on November 3, 2026, with 51.9% (152,950 votes) to 48.1% for Casey Askar
→ Became the first Indian-American to represent Florida in the US House
“I got into this race for my students, my son, and every kid growing up in this district who deserves a better future.” ~ @PiaforCongress
I'm a cardiologist.
Back against the kitchen wall, knees bent, two minutes. Rest. Four times.
In a 100-person randomized trial, doing that 3 days a week for 4 weeks lowered systolic pressure about 9 points more than in people who didn't.
Save this one.
Two buyers arrive at a car showroom on Dhanteras to take delivery of identical ₹28 Lakh SUVs.
Both paid in full 5 days ago.
Both have family waiting in the showroom with garlands, sweets, and a puja plate.
While doing a final walkaround in daylight, both spot a horror show:
A mismatched, repainted rear door with buffing marks, and the odometer reading 480 km (a demo car used for customer test drives).
Both refuse to take delivery. The showroom General Manager drops the hammer:
"Sir, RTO registration is complete on the Vahan portal. High-Security Plates are already drilled into the bumpers. Under Indian law, the car is legally yours. Once registered, a vehicle cannot be exchanged or returned. Take it, or we will charge ₹1,500/day parking in our yard."
Buyer A panics, signs the delivery gate pass out of family embarrassment, accepts two free service coupons, and loses ₹5 Lakhs in immediate resale value.
Buyer B says 2 calm sentences.
30 minutes later, the Dealer Principal apologizes in person, un-invoices the vehicle, cancels the RTO registration at the dealership’s expense, allocates a factory-fresh unit arriving in 4 days, and provides a luxury loaner car.
Same showroom. Same repainted door. Same "RTO is done" excuse.
The only difference?↓
Dün Amerika’da düşen uçakta hayatını kaybeden kişilerden birisi Adam Robinson.
Mezun olunca Wall Street’e giriyor. Lehman Brothers ve Barclays’te 10 yıl çalışıyor.
2008’de Lehman Brothers batınca kendi işini kuruyor. İlk şirketi bir e-posta pazarlama programı. Robly diye bir şirket.
Constant Contact diye de bir rakibi var. Rakibi olan firma 250 bin müşterisinin bilgilerini farkında olmadan internette açık bırakıyor. Adam bu listeyi buluyor, evinde bir çağrı merkezi kuruyor ve tek tek o insanları arıyor. Aralarından 5 bin müşteriyi kendine çekiyor.
Ama liste bitince büyüme de bitiyor. Şirket 3 milyon dolar yıllık ciroda takılıyor.
Sonra adam bu şirketi kendi anlattığına göre 10 milyon dolara satıyor.
O dönemlerde bu para ona yetersiz geliyor olacak ki daha büyük bir şeyler yapmak istiyor çünkü bir yandan da evlenmek istiyor.
Sonra Retention diye bir şirket kuruyor.
Aynı zamanda bu esnada LinkedIn’de de yazı yazmaya başlıyor. Sitede herkes başarısını anlatırken adam başarısızlıklarını anlatıyor ve 3-4 yılda 160 bin takipçisi oluyor.
Sonra o takipçiler için bir ürün çıkarıyor.
Ürün daha çıkmadan insanlar almak için sıraya giriyor. Burada da 16 haftada 1 milyon dolar ciroya çıkıyor. Yaklaşık 1 sene içerisinde de 5 milyon dolar ciro yapıyor.
Sonra üstüne bir şirket daha kuruyor.
Yani anlayacağınız adam tam bir girişimci.
İşini bıraktıktan sonra kısmeti açılmış, ne iş kursa tutmuş. Zaten daha önce birlikte yaşadığı ev arkadaşları evden çalışıyormuş. Adam da o dönem Lehman Brothers’ta çalıştığı için her gün takım elbise, kravat giymek zorundaymış. Onlara özeniyormuş. Banka batınca bahanesi kalmamış ve kendi işlerini kurmuş.
Eylül ayında verdiği röportajda da bu işlerden yıllık 15 milyon dolar para kazandığını söylüyor.
Yine o podcastte hayalimi yaşıyorum, sabah ve akşam çocuklarımı görebiliyorum diyor.
Ve maalesef birkaç ay sonra talihsiz bir kazada hayatını kaybediyor.
Pilotlardan birisi 55 yaşında, birisi 20 yaşında.
20 yaşındaki pilot araba ehliyetinden önce pilot lisansı almış.
Ailesine göre 9 aydır profesyonel olarak pilotmuş, hayali de havayolu pilotu olmakmış.
Uçağın varış noktası da Bahamalar’daki Eleuthera Adası.
Yolculuğun sebebi henüz bilinmiyor ama tatile gidiyorlar diye tahmin ediliyor.
Bahsedilen ada zaten plajlarıyla ünlü bir yer. Muhtemelen tatile gidiyorlardır.
Uçak 2004 model, 22 yaşında bir iş jeti. Bir zamanlar sınıfının en sorunlu jetlerinden birisi. Talep düşünce üretici firma da üretimini durduruyor.
Sonra maalesef bu kaza yaşanıyor.
@CMofKarnataka@DgpKarnataka@KarnatakaCops@GBAChiefComm
Dear Sir I am so disturbed with this news. Criminals shouldn’t be left free. This is culpable homicide. The Hotel should learn a lesson of lifetime and should not take safety for granted. They should be closed by your action the Entire holiday Season and should be allowed to open only in the month of January after the festival season is over. Otherwise they won’t improve.
Matthew Perry gives one of the clearest and most heartbreaking explanations of how addiction actually works.
“Just a brief lesson in alcoholism for you guys that don’t know. It’s a two-prong disease. It’s an obsession of your mind. What that means is you think of a martini, and then slowly but surely it’s the only thing you can think about. I know I’m supposed to be over here working, but I got to get another martini.
And then once you take that martini, you break the membrane of sobriety. Once you do that, the obsession is gone, but the allergy of your body, which is the second part of the disease, takes over and says, ‘Oh, now we’re drinking. I’m going to make you drink as much as you did last time and more.’ You can’t stop. I could not stop unless I was locked away somewhere…
Alcoholism did not care that I was on Friends. Alcoholism wants you alone, it wants you sick, and then it wants to kill you.”
Janhvi Kapoor recreates her mother Sridevi's iconic look from Nagina for Halloween, with friend Orry dressing up as Rishi Kapoor.
#JanhviKapoor#Orry#Sridevi
There are bars in Rwanda that only serve milk, and tourists are visiting the country just to try them.
Al Jazeera’s @MarahRayan finds out what’s behind this unusual drinking culture.
🚨🇨🇳 A Chinese glass company just turned the RIOTS in France into FREE advertising!
Hengxinfeng filmed NOTHING, just posted a video of its unbreakable windows on social media, and went VIRAL.
EPIC TROLLING!
A Nanotyrannus skeleton known as 'Jodi' sold for $47.255 million, including fees, at Sotheby's New York, far exceeding its estimate of $6 million to $9 million
I take extensive notes during meetings, but I rarely depend on my memory to recall what was discussed. This is a habit I developed many years ago, and it has proved extremely useful.
When I meet someone I am mentoring or working with, I usually have a one page note covering our previous discussions. Even if we meet after a year or two, I can quickly revisit the context and continue the conversation.
I follow a similar practice during skip level interactions with employees. I speak to people one level below the managing director, understand their motivation, concerns and aspirations, and capture the discussion in a short note.
The notes are shared with the individual and retained for future reference. When we meet again, there is continuity and accountability. I have always believed that execution is where good intentions are tested. Meetings can generate excellent ideas, but without a system to capture decisions and revisit commitments, much of that value disappears.
This habit also frees up mental space. I would rather spend my time thinking about the next decision than trying to remember every detail of an earlier conversation.
A simple discipline, followed consistently, can make a considerable difference to leadership effectiveness.
#Leadership #Execution #Management #Productivity