In 1907, car salesman John Hertz looked at his surplus of traded-in cars and decided to start a taxi business. Since taxis needed to stand out, the colour yellow was chosen. That was the result of a survey by the University of Chicago which concluded yellow was the easiest colour to spot. Hertz’s Chicago Yellow Cab Company was the first …

The US has withdrawn the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits provided to India and few other developing countries. GSP withdrawal will be enforced from 5th of June 2019. GSP is an arrangement that allows concessional or zero tariff imports from developing couturiers into the US. Withdrawal of the GSP benefit is expected to adversely affect exports from India. What …

Full Name: Rohit Gurunath Sharma Born: 30 April 1987 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Nationality: India Nickname: Ro Role: Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm off break Relation(s): Purnima Sharma (Mother), Gurunath Sharma (Father), Vishal Sharma (Brother), Ritika Sajdeh (Spouse), Samaira (Daughter) Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer, born on 30th April 1987 in Bansod, Nagpur. Rohit is primarily a right-handed batsman, who generally opens …

Sourav Ganguly — Sourav Chandidas Ganguly also known as “Dada” is an Indian cricketer. Born 8 July 1972, lives at Barisha in Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, West Bengal, he made his One Day International debut against Australia in 1992, and a Test debut versus England in 1996. He went on to become the captain of Indian cricket team from 2000 to …

Atal Pension Yojana (previously known as Swavalamban Yojana) is a government-backed pension scheme in India targeted at the unorganized sector. It was mentioned in the 2015 Budget speech by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May in Kolkata. As of May 2015, only 20% of India’s population has any kind of pension …

MUDRA – Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) is a scheme launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on April 8, 2015 for providing loans upto 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small / micro enterprises. These loans are classified as MUDRA loans under PMMY. These loans are given by Commercial Banks, RRBs, Small Finance Banks, Cooperative …

Jagadguru Rambhadracharya — Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, born 14 January 1950 as Giridhar Mishra, is a Hindu religious leader, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. He is one of four incumbent Jagadguru Ramanandacharya, and has held this title since 1988. Rambhadracharya is the founder and head of Tulsi …

प्यार और इजहार का त्योहार वैलेंटाइन डे आने वाला है। ऐसे में अगर आप इस साल वैलेंटाइन डे के मौके पर कुछ खास करना चाहते हैं तो राशि के अनुसार अपने वैलेंटाइन को प्रपोज करें। आगे जानें, कि अलग-अलग राशि के लोगों को इस साल वैलेंटाइन डे पर कैसे प्रपोज किया जाए… अपने वैलेंटाइन को राशि अनुसार करें प्रपोज 1मेष …

The Duanwu Festival, also often known, especially in the West, as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. It is also known as Zhongxiao Festival, commemorating fealty and filial piety. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar, which is the source …

The most important holiday for Chinese around the world is undoubtedly Chinese New Year – and it all started out of fear. The centuries-old legend on the origins of the New Year celebration varies from teller to teller, but they all include a story of a terrible mythical monster who preyed on villagers. The lion-like monster’s name was Nian which …