Archive for June, 2008

Poor India makes millionaires at fastest pace

WASHINGTON: India, with the world’s largest population of poor people living on less than a dollar a day, also paradoxically created millionaires at the fastest pace in the world in 2007 even though the world grew such “high net worth individuals (HNWIs)” at the slowest pace in four years.
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Career Questions to Think About This Summer

As we head into the steamy summer months, we’re getting ready to tackle the hot topics on job searching, life at work and career development Here are a few questions we’re thinking about for upcoming posts:

Does the length of your resume actually matter? We’re seeing some resumes as short as 140 characters — and More >

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The Vacation Not Taken

One thing Americans don’t do particularly well is vacations. We don’t get nearly as many vacation days as workers elsewhere in the world, we don’t use all the vacation time we do get, and — perhaps worried about our job security — we tend to check in with the office while we’re away. What’s more, More >

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During a job interview mind your body language

Body language is one of the very powerful ways of communicating. The term “body language” includes just about any manner, gesture, or posture that conveys meaning to the observer. Body language is especially meaningful in an interview as your interviewer will be paying attention to nonverbal cues as much as to what you have to More >

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Annapoorna Devi

Shiva and Parvati often played Dice in their conjugal abode on Mount Kailasa. Once to make the game more exciting and interesting, Shiva asked Parvati to bet her Jewels and he betted his trident. If he won, he would get Parvati’s jewels. If Parvati won, she would get Shiva’s trident. But More >

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The Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization, or the Harappan Culture, formed the earliest urban civilization on the Indian sub-continent, and one of the earliest in the world. Its unique urban characteristics ensure it a place in the annals of world architecture. However, before discussing these, it is worthwhile to briefly examine the history of its discovery.
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