The much anticipated 7th Pay Commission turned out to be a letdown for the masses. The mammoth 900 page report submitted by Justice A K Mathur to Finance Minister will mandate that the new scales be implemented from 1st January 2016. The decision is believed to impact the lives of nearly 1 crore government employees and pensioners.
Speaking at the XXIII Annual Convocation ceremony of FORE School of Management, Delhi, Ms. Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director Hewlett Packard Enterprise, stimulated the outgoing students with her short but power packed speech.
It was 11 at night. I could see rain drops striking hard on the window pane and wondered if I should cancel my plan of going to Bishu Da- the favorite hangout ‘restaurant’ for XLers at night.
I forcefully opened my eyes to switch off the alarm. The digital clock in my mobile struck 8:52 am. I had overslept and now had to make it to a 9 am lecture, and rather quickly. Then began that listless (no breakfast, no water) race against time. You then curse the random lottery that gave you the room farthest from the learning centre classrooms.
Thanks to Chetan Bhagat, everyone is comfortably married to a story that begins from college corridors and ends up in nuptial vows. My story is different. For my husband and I, applying to business school was a mutual decision – and coming to IIM Calcutta was a journey we decided to embark on together.
Game of Thrones is pretty much the most popular show of the past decade. It is a high fantasy show based on the book series called ‘The Song of Ice and Fire’ by George R.R Martin. This show contains a lot of fantasy elements such as magic, dragons, white walkers, Giants, Children of the Forest and other such elements exist in the make believe land of Westeros. Violence, lust, murder, incest, battles, sex, conspiracy, hookers, power and all in the name of love, there’s quite a bit to learn from our beloved series. And who says we can learn only from the living? The famous deaths on the show can teach us some life lessons as well.
Ice Creams and Ice Cream Parlours have been an all-generation favourite for decades and decades. Our very own Aamchi Mumbai has seen the evolution of stand-alone ice cream parlours to multi-chain outlets. Baskin Robins from California, Gelato from Italy and Haagen Dazs from New York have continued what our friendly neighbourhood parlours had begun. Our neighbourhood parlours like Naturals and Apsara have themselves spawned franchisees all over the city and beyond. And In this age where we all scream Ice-cream for these modern formats, K.Rustom, a stand-alone, half a century old, ice-cream parlour has been able to not only sustain but has managed to thrive.
