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Mahakumbh Mela is a once-in-a-lifetime globally recognised Hindu pilgrimage festival celebrated only once 144 years after the completion of the 12-Kumbh Mela cycle. You've probably been hearing about it constantly these days in the news and on social media. The mela, being held in Prayagraj, attracts 400-500 million devotees, pilgrims and tourists, thus making it the world’s largest peaceful gathering of people...

Online shopping has now become a staple in our lives and the lives of people around the globe. It has made shopping incredibly convenient for users. Gone are the days of needing to visit stores in person. Now, with just a few clicks on our devices, we can purchase pretty much anything under the sun...

The iPhone 16 launched around the world on September 20th, 2024. By now, with iPhones having been around since 2007, you might be desensitized to their hefty price tags. While iPhones are undeniably expensive no matter where you purchase them, India stands out as one of the countries with the highest iPhone prices, despite the country’s lower cost of living. Have you ever stopped to wonder why Apple’s iPhones remain so expensive in India...

The last time you opened Wikipedia, did you notice a message asking for a donation? Something along the lines of, "Wikipedia still won’t be sold." Did you ever stop to wonder why such a popular website asks for donations, what keeps this massive operation running, and who is behind it...

Imagine a place that transcends the boundaries between the sacred and the secular. A place where millions gather for spiritual solace, yet bustling markets and booming tourism thrum with a vibrant energy. This isn't some mystical land; it's the very essence of temples and religious institutions in India...

The Olympics are much more than a global sporting spectacle—they are a high-stakes financial gamble for host cities, with immense infrastructure demands and the potential for both economic boosts or pitfalls. Balancing the promise of economic gains or losses from hosting the Games is a complex challenge. So, what does it truly take to pull off this monumental event...

In this article, we will explore a common question for consumers: when buying things like a phone, clothes, or shoes, should we pay in full with cash or opt for monthly instalments known as EMI? The idea of EMI is relatively newer compared to the traditional method of taking loans to make purchases...

The world of sports is a stage for athleticism capturing the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world. But beyond the thrill and excitement, the sports industry is a multi-billion dollar business that continues to grow rapidly. Behind the cheers of fans and the adrenaline on the field lies a web of financial transactions, economic strategies, and market dynamics that govern the existence and success of a sports team...

We all enjoy donning colorful, clunky shoes whenever possible, whether we're going to attend lectures (which we don’t usually do) or going to Viceroy. Yes, I'm talking about the evergreen footwear brand - Crocs. Again, I’m reminded of how many of my friends responded disparagingly when I brought my pair of Crocs’ clogs and was super excited about them. On the same lines, when Crocs were introduced for the first time...

Not very long ago, Late Jhunjhunwala’s backed Akasa Air launched with its maiden flight on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, India’s newest airline is all set to finally launch its operations in the country’s largest aviation market- New Delhi. It will be the 6th destination for the airline in the country (after Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, and Ahmedabad) as the airline opened bookings on its Bangalore-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Delhi route w.e.f 8 October 2022. The aircraft will be

Music has always been a critical part of our lives, and our increasingly hectic schedules have only amplified its importance. Indians spend 21.58 hours per week listening to music, higher than the global average of 17.89 hours. Like you may recall from the Spotify ads, we need music while performing chores, driving, working out, or spending time with our family...

Pivoting is when a business decides to fundamentally change its course, function, or its business model. Businesses pivot when they think that their current line of business does not yield expected results anymore or a much bigger opportunity is spotted elsewhere, and they change their business strategy to adapt and accommodate the changes in the industry...

Democracy needs a thriving civil society, free and fair media, solid independent institutions, and a dynamic political process to flourish. With all its tribulations, India has still managed to do quite well in the 73 years of its independence...

Founders are an essential part of any firm. They play a critical role in the setting up and subsequent evolution of the venture. Despite the importance of founders within these ventures, estimates suggest that one or more founders depart within the first few years in at least half of multi-founder firms. In this article, we see how founder exits affect firms' performance and the factors that determine the extent of such effects...

As the “Oracle of Omaha,” the richest, the most idolized, the most respected businessman in the world celebrates his 90th birthday, we bring the story of his life for you. From $38 to $78.9 billion, from a paperboy to the wealthiest businessmen, his life has become the most inspirational and imitated in the world for young entrepreneurs...

The article is organized as follows. The first section contains a summary and some highlights from the Big Tech Hearing in-front of the House Judiciary Sub-Committee on Anti-Trust of the US Congress. Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Tim Cook were present for this hearing, and the Congress had some choice words for each of them...

Building a successful start-up is an arduous task. It demands a lot out of anyone, both physically and mentally. Additionally, a good entrepreneur probably misses a high-paying job despite their great skills, while working in a small room. Therefore, they invest a lot in their venture if one accounts for the high opportunity cost...

We are all familiar with the Zoom app, as the ideal video conferencing platform (VCP). Its overnight success is what is making its competitors bite their nails. The debateable question is, how Eric Yuan, the CEO of Zoom, managed to use the pandemic as a stepping stone to success? Let us try to address this question and understand the secret behind it, learning about him and the company from their history to the future...

With the imposed lockdown and newly accepted norm of social distancing, work from home has replaced the traditional offices in almost every sector, at least as of now. Although the world has already experienced a sneak-peek of remote working long back, work-meets in rectangles is a new normal now...

Covid-19 has disrupted almost all parts of the world and has challenged the public health system greatly. A medical catastrophe, the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 2 million people and killed over 160,000 people till now. The last pandemic of the size and scope of the current coronavirus pandemic was the 1918-19 Spanish Flu pandemic...