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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 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.

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.

India's exports of spices and spice products surged 12% to an all-time high in terms of value and also in volume terms in the financial year 2016-17, a communication from the Spices Board on Wednesday revealed. India exported Rs.17,664.61 crore ($2633.3 million) worth of spice products in 2016-17. In terms of volume, it stood at 9,47,790 tonnes. In the fiscal of 2015-16, the spice products export stood at 8,43,255 tonnes in terms of volume and at Rs.16238.23 crore ($ 2482.83 million) in value terms.

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.

Explore the top 10 controversies of Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. Katrina, one of the most popular Bollywood actresses and the wife of actor Vicky Kaushal has quite a long list of controversies that has garnered a lots of attention.

In a special ceremony, Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance of India opened the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and and later had a discussion with the investors on the role of UK in developing the fin-tech ecosystem of India and in delivering priorities forits development. The event was attended by Liam Fox, Minister for International Trade of UK.

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…

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf today inched closer to becoming the single largest party in the country's general elections by leading on 122 seats in an early count of votes, amid charges of rigging by rival political parties. In the eastern city of Lahore, capital of Punjab province and the country's political heartland, PTI supporters rejoiced by waving flags and raising party slogans as results trickled in after the voting yesterday.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) once controlled an area stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq - nearly the size of the United Kingdom. It proclaimed a caliphate in 2014 and imposed its harsh rule on millions of people. But it was flushed out of Iraq and eventually lost most of…

In Pakistan, only 31 out of the 1,288 Hindu temples, which existed at the time of partition, are functional now, the Pakistan Hindu Council has disclosed against the backdrop of halting of a temple construction in Islamabad because of protests by extremist Muslims.

India, a land of diverse cultures, rich history, and breathtaking landscapes, is known for its incredible beauty. However, the partition of India in 1947 not only divided the nation but also led to the loss of some of its most stunning places. These forgotten gems, once an integral part of the country's heritage, now exist only in memories and stories.

From Gabbar Singh, Mogambo, Kancha Cheena to Lajja Shankar Pandey, here is the List of top 10 deadliest villains of bollywood of all time.

Surveys are the best tools for researchers and even for businessmen. You must know the advantages and disadvantages of online survey before you choose the type of survey you are going to proceed with so that you can save your time and money. If you have traditional methods of survey as your option then you should definitely go through all the points to know more about the online survey.

From controversial scenes to unexpected character deaths, here are the top 10 biggest controversial aspects of Game of Thrones

France President François Hollande on Thursday accused Russia of not keeping its promises in Syria, while a local leader of the Syrian city of Aleppo called on Europe to send observers to ensure Security of evacuated civilians.

Japan's second largest automaker Nissan Motor Co on Thursday said its long-serving leader Carlos Ghosn will hand over the role of CEO to Hiroto Saikawa, a company veteran. After leading the company for nearly two decades, Ghosn, the Chairman and CEO of Nissan at present, will focus on the functioning of "recent expansion of the Renault-Nissan Alliance to include Mitsubishi Motors".

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