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Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Union Minster of Finance, formally inaugurated Paytm Payments Bank today, marking a major milestone in the history of India’s financial services sector.  Also present on the occasion were P. Vijaya Bhaskar, Former Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India, Dilip Asbe, Interim CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO of Paytm, and Renu Satti, MD & CEO of Paytm Payments Bank Ltd. Speaking at the event, Vijay Shekhar Sharma said, "India is at a cusp of a financial revolution. The demography and access to financial services will create a ton of jobs in the country and Paytm is very proud to be a part of this financial services revolution. Paytm Payments Bank will work towards creating a massive number of jobs in the long run." Renu Satti said, "Paytm Payments Bank is the country’s largest mobile-first, technology-led bank. By virtue of reaching every n...

It goes without saying that a newborn baby is dependent on good parenting for physical growth and psychological development. If you are a parent of an infant, you would know a great deal goes into raising a baby. As a parent, if you are concerned about the most essential child care tips you should pay heed to, you have come to the right place. Today, we will discuss the immense importance of micronutrients in a child’s diet for proper brain and cognitive development. A new born baby requires optimum nutrition to meet the needs for proper physical and mental development. The nutrients required are categorized into two parts, namely - micronutrients and macronutrients. Micronutrients are those nutrients which one requires in small quantity. They have a vital role to play in the all-round development of a child. Neglecting the need of these nutrients in your child’s diet can result in developmental issues like stunted growth, or developmental disorders like Niacin deficiency...

Cold Stone Creamery, America's most loved ice-cream brand is now in India. We all have had ice creams of various flavours from various brands for ages but I bet not all of them would have been the same as Cold Stone Creamery is. This conglomerate has been introduced in India by the renowned Lulu Group through its subsidiary Tablez  which is known for introducing Toys 'R' Us. The brand also owns Peppermill, Bloomsbury's apart from owning the franchisee rights for other brands such as Galito's, Genghis Grill,Grimaldi's, Famous Dave's, Sugar Factory, Pancake House among others. Cold Stone Creamery has got more than 1,000 stores in the U.S. and currently has 7 in India with 1 in Kochi(which is also its Head Quarters), 5 in Bengaluru and 1 in Chennai. They are also planning to expand it across India with close to 200 stores coming up. I was invited to check the functioning of the store and was really thrilled to get to know about the concept. ...

How friendly are you with your neighbors? When this question arises, many of us are left baffled since we hardly know any. I was born in 1980 and I had the opportunity to be raised in a house which had almost 10 sections that were being let-out and hence I can say with confidence that I knew a minimum of 10 families. But it did not end there. Almost the entire street knew me. This came with few pros and cons. Pros being that I always felt safe and felt happy and proud at times that everyone knew me and the Con is that I could not do anything mischievous as I knew for sure that the complaint would land up directly with my dad. Having said that, I now live in a gated community where there are more than 300 families but since it is an apartment, I hardly know 10 families. However, one good thing with the apartment life is that you can get to see each other during functions and festivals. Perhaps that is the only occasion where we all can meet. Now let's go back again to...

Women power all the way! Google.org grantee, Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust,  conferred its prestigious M.G. Mehta Human Spirit Award to Rio Paralympics silver medalist, Deepa Malik. Giving this award away on November 21, 2017, will be Hon. MP Poonam Mahajan, also the National president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. The Trustee of Ratna Nidhi Trust, Asha Mehta will also be on stage, making it a trio of powerful women, contributing to, and leading society towards positive change. “ We are grateful that Poonam Mahajan, a young dynamic leader of the new face of India, is giving away this award. We believe that more social good can be done, if NGOs work in partnerships with the Government,”  said Asha Mehta, Trustee Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust. "We chose Deepa Malik for the 'M G Mehta Human Spirit' award, for her exemplary achievements. We confer this every year as we approach World Disability Day (observed on December 3) to a deserving ...

Cyclone Vardah that hit the East Coast on December 12, 2016 was a green disaster for Chennai.  More than a lac of trees were either felled or destroyed, seriously damaging Chennai’s green cover.  Temperature levels have risen as a result posing new challenges to public health, drinking water  security and food security. Coupled with unplanned urban expansion, air-conditioners, destruction of  water bodies and marsh lands, this crucial loss of green cover further increases the disaster  vulnerability of Chennai. Re-Green Chennai is envisioned as people’s participatory movement involving widest possible  stake holders, replant a Million well grown saplings, while in the process creating massive awareness  about urban disaster risks and ways to be prepared for them, creating a pool of technology and  information enabled disaster volunteers in multiple locations, and bring in personal attitude changes  that in the long run will critical...

Ingredients Dates :1 cup Milk :1/2 litre  Condensed milk :1 cup Sugar :1 spoon  Cardamom powder:1 spoon  Ghee: 2 spoons  Cashews and kismis : as required  Method  Soak dates in warm water for half an hour. Boil the milk. Blend soaked dates with cashews and raisins to a fine paste. Add this blend to the boiled milk. Boil altogether till becomes slight thick. If reuired, add sugar ( though it’s not compulsory as we get sweetness from dates and condensed milk). Add condensed milk and stir.Once it is done add cardamom powder. Garnish with roasted cashews and raisins. The product is rich in iron and can help the children beat he deficiency effectively. Moreover, they would love this for sure. Give it a try. The kids would love it for sure and would keep asking for more. To know more, head over to  http://www.livogen.in/iron-chef

Prem Nath, the iconic villain actor needs no introduction. He ruled the bollywood through his versatile roles in 1970's and 80's. Despite being the most terrific villain, he has also performed as a comedian. Some of his movies like Sanyasi(1975), Karz(1980) would be remembered forever. His career has spread over few decades with some 150 movies to his credit. What made Prem Nath most successful among his peers is his versatility since he showed difference in each and every movie with his style.  It would be surprising for the younger generation to know that despite being cast as a parallel lead in Raj Kapoor's Aag(1948), he chose to become a villain later on, instead of becoming a hero. Being born in November, he also breathed his last in the same month.  To remember this legendary actor and his contribution to the Indian cinema, Zee Classic has came up with new proposition called Woh Zamana Kare Deewana which will air "Prem Nath Film Festival"  ...

Title - Bheem : Destiny's Warrior Author - Jyotin Goel Genre - Fiction Publisher - Penguin Books ISBN - 978-0-143-33408-8 A novel that would give you the feel of reading the story which includes the characters of "Thor" and "Hulk" with a little bit of other characters which we have seen in super hero movies. Having said that, this novel is about our own mythical super hero BHEEM While the prologue takes us back to the period of Ravana, the death of his sister Surpanaga unleashes a new curse which would put the mankind to the peril after few centuries. This takes into effect through time travel where the characters Bheem and Asvattama who comes later - during Mahabharata becomes the part of the legacy where as we know Bheem stood on the side of justice along with his other 4 others - Pandavas who fought against their cousin brothers - Kauravas . We also know that in the end the sons of Bheem gets killed by Asvattama who was considered immoral due ...