The Secret Behind Becoming Likable by People

Do you know? Asking questions is a good quality of "becoming likable" by people. If you can ask some truly caring questions while interacting with people, you will be admired and loved by them according to a Harvard Study.

When you try to show some genuine interest in the person with whom you are interacting by asking questions, that person will feel that he is attracting interest from people and thereby try to like you and become a fan of you. This way, your popularity can grow among people and become likable.

Here is the article that highlights this point. The Secret to Being Likable. 

American Engaged in Deep Fake News Targeting US Elections

Elections and Democracy at stake!

An American (an ex-US Marines official) named John Mark Dougan has been revealed as involved in creating deep fake news in association with the Russian military intelligence service for the last few years. His fakes are now targeting the President Nominee Kamala Harris as per an article from The Washington Post. He was provided with funds to generate the fake news with the aid of Artificial Intelligence as per their report.

It is a very lengthy article published at this link providing full details of his involvement and the assistance provided by Russian agencies.

If it is true, it is a great threat to Democracy.

Donald Trump Sells Bibles Printed in China?

Recent revelations by the Associated Press and other media reports accuse the Late President Donald Trump of getting the "God Bless the USA" Bibles printed in China's eastern city of Hangzhou and shipped to the US through a large ship bound for Los Angeles during February and March 2024.

The Bible books were printed for $3, and he sells them for $59.99. This is a dual and very conflicting approach to his foreign policies.

God save the US now!

Here is the link to an article in the Economic Times

Elon Musk's SpaceX Scripted History

An amazing achievement by Elon Musk's SpaceX happened during today's early hours. 

The Super Booster of their rocket launcher was caught back intact after it fired into space a second-stage rocket of the Starship.  

The Super Booster was as tall as a 20-storey building. It was returning back to the launch pad after sending the rocket into space. It was safely caught by the arms of their launching tower.

This instills faith in the capabilities of rocket technology and artificial intelligence in achieving their futuristic goals of sending humans into space safely and, then, return back to pick up the next batch of travelers.

For full news, here is the link to an article in Business Today.

A Cab Driver's Six Rules for Passengers- Don't Call me Bhiya

 This rule of the cab driver is very peculiar.

Hindustan Times published an article showcasing a printed tabloid of the cab driver defining six rules for passengers traveling in his cab. A passenger shared the cab driver's tabloid of rules on reddit.com, which went viral and attracted comments both positively and negatively from the community. It attracted the attention of the HT reporter.

The driver's rules are quite reasonable, except the one that asks passengers not to address him as Bhaiya.

"Bhaiya" is a respectable word that translates to "elder brother". So, it is a bit awkward why he does not want to be addressed like that.

Perhaps he might be suspicious that his passengers may misuse the "Bhaiya" treat by indulging in uncomfortable acts during their journey, like smoking, littering, talking in loud voices, etc. This is my impression.

You can read all the six rules of the cab driver in this post in Hindustan Times. 

Paperclipping and Similar Terms to Describe On-Line Dating Trends

 I was reading an article dealing with Paperclipping. 

I searched for its meaning and learned that it is a tendency to engage in online dating nowadays. An old date reappears suddenly from nowhere to show up before you. But, he may not be really interested in forming a relationship. So, you are left confused and tense.

On reading that article, I googled for more tendencies and came across this article in The Times of India that describes 10 dangerous practices trending nowadays on social media and dating apps. I hope you may like to read this article.

Your Dream Job vs Your Dream Day

Instead of waiting or pursuing your Dream Job, pursue your Dream Day. 

Your dream day is the one that you want to live on daily. It is the result of a combination of multiple factors and choices. It can ultimately lead to your dream job.

For example, you can consider some essential aspects of your workplace, and nature of your job, and your expectations of salary, outcomes, etc.  Which job do you want to do daily, and where do want to perform your job (home, office, cafe, or any other particular place). You may perhaps want your workplace to be aesthetic, peaceful, and handy. You may prefer the company of your colleagues and sessions of group discussions. All these things contribute to your dream day.

So, first of all, you set upon your Dream Day. Your dream job will follow automatically.

Here is the link to a detailed narrative of this question.

Happy Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Birthday

 October 2 is the day to remember to great personalities of India. One is the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The other one is the Late Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Most of us know about Mahatma Gandhi being the Leader of the Non-Cooperation Movement and India's Independence Struggle. But, before that, he was a warrior against discrimination and ill-treatment during his stay in London and his longest stay in South Africa. He stayed in South Africa for 21 years working as a Barrister on completion of his Law Degree in London. He succeeded in achieving equal rights for the oppressed and ill-treated people in South Africa due to their skin color race, etc.

So, he was empowered with that experience and achievement to become the spearheader for our country's freedom struggle. The most enlightening fact of it is that his weapons of waging the war against the mightiest British Empire were simply Non-Violence and Non-Cooperation. With these two weapons, he grabbed the freedom from the clutches of British Rulers.

Now, coming to Lal Bahadur Shastri, he was a great admirer and follower of Gandhi's principles of non-violence and peace. He was the Prime Minister after Jawahar Lal Nehru when he visited Tashkent in Russia to negotiate a peace agreement with Pakistan after a month-long battle between their armies. With the help of Russian involvement, Pakistan agreed to stop the war and establish peace talks between the two governments. The Tashkent Agreement was signed on January 10, 1966. But, the very next day, we heard about the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri while still in Tashkent due to a heart attack.

A monument, a street, and one school in Tashkent city were named after Lal Bahadur Shastri by the Russian Government to honor his contributions. 

For a detailed story of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri, you can visit these links at Wikipedia.

Mahatma Gandhi's Life History

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Solar Ecclipse - Ring of Fire on 2nd October 2024

 A "Ring of Fire" annular solar eclipse will occur on October 2, 2024, from IST 9:12 pm to IST 3:17 am 3rd October 2024. It would be a great sight to witness this celestial event. However, people are forbidden to sight eclipses without taking complete precautions.

This is the 2nd solar eclipse this year. The first one was on 8th April, 2024. Due to night-time events, India is not affected by these solar eclipses. The sun will be invisible to India and hence no sighting.

On 2nd October (ie. today), the eclipse will be sighted in North America, Canada, and Pacific Region.

The astrologers suggest that there can be influences of the eclipse even though we are not in its path. So, they recommend people to keep inside their homes and not step out during this period.

You may like to visit this article on Jagran Josh News Website for full details.

Mithun Chakravarthy Gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award

 The "Disco Dancer" fame Mithun Chakraborty is awarded the Highest Indian Cinema Award of Dadasaheb Phalke Award. It is announced today by the Government of India as per news reports.

"I am a Disco Dancer" used to be my favorite song when I was in my late twenties and thirties. I used to hear it daily. I loved his dance steps and his roles in most movies. Now, I am happy that he got his due honor by getting this prestigious award.

Here is the link to the news of his award announcement. The award will be presented on October 8, 2024.