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The details of the great escape of Thai junior football team and their coach 'wild boars' are emerging out slowly. The boys and their coach entered the caves to explore on June 23rd and were trapped deep inside the cave complex as rains flooded the caves. Till July 2nd their whereabouts were not known. The British divers found them alive on a ledge in darkness. What struck the divers is their calm demeanour. In spite of staying in the darkness and with very low levels of food the boys did not panic. There is a reason for that. When the wild boars were found they were all meditating. Their coach, the real hero of the whole high drama that followed, was a Buddhist monk before he took the responsibility to coach the football team. Earlier the coach Ekapol Chanthawong spent a decade practising as a monk and is a practitioner of meditation. The coach and his team remained calm by meditating. Meditation kept the team healthy and strong. Mother of one of the trapped boy Chanin, Aisha Wiboonrungrueng was all praise for the coach. She was astonished watching the first video of the boys and said "Look at how calm they were sitting there waiting, No one was crying or anything. It was astonishing. Meditation kept the Thai boys trapped in a cave astonishingly calm". READ:Thai cave rescue to be made into a film A meditation expert Leah Weiss who was taught by the Dalai Lama said that the practice of meditation played a key role in keeping the group composed and alive. She was of the opinion that the meditation imparts mental training that improves focus and compassion. Weiss said " "For Buddhists, meditation is a go-to when distressed or in danger. Cognitive resources that would otherwise be hijacked by the threat can be accessed once again, meaning that problem-solving capacities increase." She further added that " Given that insufficient air and food was a major issue for the trapped boys, meditation is actually a very practical response to both of these c

According to the figures released by World Bank for the year 2017 India has emerged as the sixth largest economy by surpassing France. India's GDP worked out to be $2.597 trillion in comparison to France's $2.582 trillion. India's growth was stunted as a result of some of PM Modi's reforms such as demonetization and faulty implementation of new tax regime, Goods and Services Tax. Only last year the economy picked up and the recovery can be gauged by the increased GDP. The comparison with France is lopsided as the population of India is around 1.34 billion, almost twice as that of France's 67 million people. So the per capita income of Indians is 20 times lower than that of France. There is tremendous growth impetus in Manufacturing and Consumer spending that acted as main drivers of the economy in the latter half of the year 2017. India's GDP had doubled within the last decade propelling it as an economic power to reckon with in Asia. International Monetary Fund has projected that India will have a healthy 7.4% growth rate and it may well reach 7.8% by 2019 due to household spending and tax reform. This is far higher than the world's expected average 3.9% growth rate. According to London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research, a consultancy, India may even overtake both Britain and France in terms of GDP by the end of 2018. They predict that India may become the third largest economy by 2032.

As companies gear up for the final stages of implementing GST, a crucial exercise which is being carried out is a re-look at the existing contracts and negotiation with vendors from the perspective of alignment of contracts with the GST regulations. A crucial point of negotiation is for the vendor to pass on all benefits accruing or arising under GST to the recipient. In this context, the legislative backing comes in the form of Section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("CGST Act") which embodies the Anti-Profiteering provisions and the Anti-Profiteering Rules which have been finalised by the GST Council in its 17th meeting held on 18th June 2017.

The Government is working to improve the 'ease of doing business' ranking of the country, and one of the areas of focus is the time it takes for manufacturers to get their imported raw materials and components, out of the port and into their factories. The numbers are not very encouraging, and it currently takes about 9-10 days to get a container out of the port and on its way to the manufacturer. With a view to improving this, the Direct Port Delivery arrangement was started in 2016. How is it faring? Please read on in this week's update.

The Siberian husky is a Pet dog Asia, from northeastern Siberia, that's why its name. It is considered that was the Pet dog of the Chukchi tribe. In 1908, the All-Alaskan sweepstakes race, 408 miles (644 kilometers), kicked from the sled Puppy racing, a sport generally known as mashing, remaining certainly one of the biggest and greatest recognised races. Years later, all through the Second Globe War, the husky was also Section of the Arctic

The projection by Nasscom that Indian IT exports would grow 7-8 per cent in the current fiscal is realistic and reasonable and reflects the current global business environment, say senior figures in the sector. The numbers put out by the industry body are very realistic because the global IT spending is not going up this year and there are political uncertainties in the US and parts of Europe, two key markets of Indian firms, said T V Mohandas Pai, the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Infosys.

The US and China will wage a war in the next ten years on the islands of the South China Sea, and "there is no doubt about it." At the same time, the United States will be in another "great" war in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is on his way out of the administration. Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn that Kelly will be leaving "at the end of the year" and he will announce his replacement in the next day or two. Trump added…

The most important PM of the world is coming", is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit to Israel, the first by an Indian premier, is described in an article in one of the leading Israeli business daily. Business daily 'The Marker' in a feature story in its Hebrew edition discussing Indo-Israel ties says that Israelis had set up huge expectations from US President Donald Trump's visit to the Jewish state but "he didn't say much" while Modi, a leader of 1.25 billion people enjoying massive popularity and representing one of the fastest growing economies of the world deserves a lot of attention.

Our THN Group recently concluded a Survey pertaining to the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections, due in February in 2020. No Surprise, Arvind Kejriwal is all set to retain the Power Back as the CM with his credible face with a comfortable majority. It seems that Delhi is quite far for the BJP yet again, which has been out of power from the NCT of Delhi since 1998 now, amounting to more than two decades of longing for Power. Despite the Modi Magic, Delhi seems has chosen its ruler in befitting Arvind Kejriwal yet again, who has recently been wooing people with the Freebies that he has been gifting to the Janta.

When it comes to Indian cinema, the spotlight is often on the leading ladies who capture our hearts and dominate the silver screen. But what about the unsung heroines, the actresses who may not have achieved the same level of fame and recognition, yet have worked with some of the biggest names in the industry?

The delay in catching up with the world on 3G and 4G, the Telecom Secretary, J S Deepak says, will not be repeated for 5G. "It has a wider application for the industry including smart cities and management of grids. So we are keen to be with the world," he explained, stating that 5G is going to be important for India's productivity. South Korea is poised to introduce 5G by 2018, the year it is hosting the Winter Olympics.

The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) an arm of the Commerce Ministry has notified the final findings of the anti-dumping investigation on the dumping of aluminium radiators of various types. Aluminium radiator sub-assemblies, aluminium radiator core, including in CKD or SKD conditions are among the types of radiators used in automobiles, being investigated for dumping allegations from China. The notification was released on March 20, 2017.

Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sen. Angus King (I-ME) warned that if impeachment is moved forward on the current evidence, "at least a third of the country would think it was just political revenge and a coup against the president." Host Chuck Todd asked, "Given that the government has-is now saying, the weight of…

Lauren Simmons: I don't want to be just an anomaly. I don't want to be, you know, the only one breaking ceilings. I want there to be other women, minority, anybody. Narrator: Lauren Simmons is the youngest woman to be a full-time broker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Simmons: Well, usually…

The location-based VR is revolutionizing the standard VR experiences all over the world with its flabbergasting aspects. The free-roaming VR when combined with the Hollywood's motion-sensor tracking technology, provides an outstanding virtual world to the users where they can actually walk like it's for real

The bourses are in full swing. All the indices are shooting through the roof. BSE touched the lifetime high of 37,026 and NSE also peaked at 11,179. All the indications are positive on Thursday. The Rupee strengthened against Dollar. Asian markets ended on the positive side.

How IoT is revolutionizing the world is the buzz of a town. The world of tech industry can be described by the phase, "the only constant changes". It can be explained by the process of connecting of devices with the internet.

Speaking to the reporters on the margins of the international oil and gas meet CERA Week, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of IEA, said: "India is moving to the centre stage of global oil and energy markets. It is not only oil. It is coal. It is solar. It is out of the strong growth in the economy and the population growth."

The Trade Policy Agenda released by Trump administration for the year 2017 highlights the fast paced growth in US-India trade since 1980, when the total trade between the two nations was merely $4.8 billion. The US-India trade in goods and services has expanded by over 9% year-on-year to attain a figure of $109 billion in 2015, according to the document.