Here are 15 keys to happiness from Bhutan, a country where Gross National Happiness is considered more important than Gross Domestic Product.
1) If you search for happiness, you will not find it. If happiness searches for you, it will always find you.
2) A flea springs up from a cozy blanket, a hero springs up from a rocky ledge.
3) A yak herder takes the credit, but it is the poor yak which carries the heavy load....
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12:14 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: The government on Monday told the Supreme Court that there were no guidelines or rules to regulate the working of private security agencies and an offence by a private security guard would be individual in nature and no liability could be attributed to their agency. "There is no concept of vicarious liability under IPC (Indian Penal Code) and for the use of firearm resulting in the commission of...
04:21 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Amid nationwide outcry over the rape of a 5-year-old girl in the national capital, the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has formulated guidelines for prevention of child abuse in the country. "Child abuse is a crime against one of the most vulnerable sections of our society our children. It is a crime that leaves permanent damage on psyche of children and robs them of their innocence....
01:33 AM, Apr 24, 2013
San Francisco: Google Inc has sold the Frommers' line of travel-guidebooks, acquired just eight months ago from John Wiley & Sons Inc to strengthen its trove of local content and reviews, to founder Arthur Frommer. Google had intended to use the popular brand to beef up its own local content, listings and reviews, executives said at the time. To that end, it has spent the past few months integrating Frommer's...
09:52 AM, Apr 05, 2013
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking framing of guidelines on registering and probing cases of sexual offences against women. ...
05:26 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Indian cinema had always enjoyed linkages with literature, says Abhishek Kapoor. ...
11:20 AM, Mar 31, 2013
High-fliers are picky. Bone china in business class travel is so last decade. And large carriers are working very hard to woo the first and business class traveller into ever newer, even more exclusive experiences. Millions of dollars are being spent in the effort to lure the big spenders away from the siren songs of corporate jets. ...
04:17 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Paying a tribute to Douglas Adams on his 61st birth anniversary, Google has posted an interactive doodle, which includes several references to his works. ...
10:28 AM, Mar 11, 2013
The Reserve Bank of India today issued the much-awaited guidelines for new bank licences, allowing corporates and public sector entities with sound credentials and a minimum track record of 10 years to enter the banking business. ...
07:55 PM, Feb 22, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a wide-reaching set of new guidelines for makers of mobile platforms and developers of applications for mobile telephones and tablets to safeguard users' privacy. ...
03:59 PM, Feb 03, 2013
The Delhi government has come up with new Medico Legal Case (MLC) guidelines for rapid response by hospitals to examine sexual assault victims, an official said on Friday. ...
12:41 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Stock markets have years that are horrible and years that are cheerful. For example, 2007 was cheerful, while 2008 was horrible. A rarity is a year that approaches the investor with the look of the Grim Reaper but turns out to be Santa Claus; 2012 was such a year. ...
01:48 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Over the last few years, there's been a trend of interest rates going up. Investors were generally happy investing in fixed deposits that offered a modest rate of interest. But now things are going to change. We are at an inflection point in the interest rate cycle; I am positive on the movement of interest rates and expect them to go down over the course of the next one year....
02:30 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Depends on whether you like Queen Elizabeth or the author Christopher Koch, 2012 was Annus Horribilis or The Year of Living Dangerously for the real estate industry. The developers were done in badly. The financiers of real estate industry saw very little returns. Don't even talk about the buyers. In spite of low sales, prices refused to come down significantly. ...
02:05 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Wikivoyage, the newest project by the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), was launched on January 15, 2013, the 12th anniversary of Wikipedia. Like its sister projects, the ad-free worldwide travel guide available in nine languages can be edited by anyone. ...
03:16 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Casinos in Goa will now be monitored and for gamblers, entering licensed gambling hubs would be akin to walking into an income tax office. In a fresh modification of the existing guidelines to casino operations, the Goa government has introduced stringent measures, which includes casinos requiring customers to fill up a Know Your Customer forms and bringing money laundering and terror financing activities under vigil. ...
07:40 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Tablets are at the top of many wish lists this holiday season. But what to get? The choice used to be pretty limited, with the iPad dominating the latecomers. But this year, the field is more even, as tablets from Apple's competitors have matured. In addition, Google and Microsoft are diving in with their own tablets, providing more choice. ...
12:49 PM, Nov 24, 2012
New Delhi: Microsoft has launched the latest version of its smartphone operating system - Windows Phone 8 at an event in San Francisco on Monday. Previously announced Windows Phone 8 smartphones such as the Nokia Lumia 920, HTC Windows Phone 8X, Samsung Ativ S will go on sale globally from November. Here are a few tips to help you find your way around. ...
01:21 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman, whose legendary smile can still light up any room she enters, says romance - that is both heartbreaking and exalting - is missing from films today. Rehman, who will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival, is also unhappy with the quality of the music and lyrics in current Hindi films. "There was romance in films of our...
03:13 PM, Oct 16, 2012
