Thailand Masters 2020: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth hope to keep Olympic dream alive after disappointing start to year
Saina and Srikanth are placed at the 22nd and 23rd spots in BWF’s Race to Tokyo rankings with 26 April being the cut off date for Olympic qualification. According to the BWF Olympics qualification rules, only two players from each singles category can qualify if their ranking lies within…
‘This is the Indian century’: Jeff Bezos goes desi, makes big ‘Make in India’ pledge, talks climate change
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is on a visit to India In terms of alliances, the 21st century would be about the bilateral relations between the US and India, Bezos said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is on a trip to India and said he was betting big on the country, even…
Indian-Americans remember Harsh Vardhan Shringla as people’s ambassador
Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla is one of the finest diplomats who in a very short time won hearts of the American officials and government. Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla is one of the finest diplomats who in a very short time won the…
Sunny Leone begins 2020 with a trip to Thailand with husband Daniel Weber
”Sunny Leone is enjoying playing mommy to her three kids. The actress and husband Daniel Weber adopted daughter Nisha in 2017. Early last year, they announced the arrival of their twins Asher and Noah. Sunny tweeted, “Just so there is no confusion Asher and Noah are our biological children. We chose surrogacy to…
Agencies organize activities for Children’s Day
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will give children an opportunity to visit the office of the Bangkok Governor, Pol. Gen. Aswin Kwanmuang, on Children’s Day this Saturday, while the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation is organizing a science fair for children who are interested in science….
Thailand projects US$105 billion tourism revenue in 2020
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is expecting 3.18 trillion baht (US$105 billion) in overall tourism revenue for Thailand in 2020, or a four per cent year-on-year increase. This includes 2.02 trillion baht from international tourists (up three per cent) and 1.16 trillion baht from domestic tourists (up five per…
Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed new Foreign Secretary, to take charge on January 29
A career diplomat, Shringla has held a variety of positions in New Delhi and abroad in the course of a diplomatic career spanning 35 years Indian ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been appointed as Foreign Secretary, the government said on Monday. According to a Department of…
Thais are Getting Thriftier Says Poll
Thais are spending less than usual, according to a recent poll by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. The poll asked 1,174 people about their spending habits, of which around 70% stated they’ve cut back on leisure spend, around 40% said they are cooking at home more, around 23% plan their budgets,…
Yuvraj Singh celebrates birthday with Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar and Harbhajan Singh in Thailand
Known to be one of the biggest match-winners for India, Yuvraj Singh turns 38 years old today (12 December). Known to be one of the biggest match-winners for India, Yuvraj Singh turns 38 years old today (12 December). View this post on Instagram @yuvisofficial Special day with special friends !…
Sleep internship in India: This Bengaluru-based startup is offering Rs 1 lakh to sleep for 9 hours
A Bengaluru-based startup is offering an incredible Rs 1 lakh for interns to sleep for 9 hours for 100 days! Wakefit Innovations Pvt. Ltd. has come up with a “sleep internship” in order to monitor people’s sleeping patterns. The company website even says that the dress code for the job…