How this Baba became a mega business czar

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How this Baba became a mega business czar If you thought no one can become a billionaire by telling people how to do yoga, you couldn't be more wrong. according to the Hurun India Rich List 2017, Acharya Balkrishna, CEO of Patanjali, is the eighth richest Indian. You should also know that last year he was 25th on the list. This year his wealth grew by 173 per cent to Rs 70,000 crore. When Saudi women protested driving ban in 1990 Saudi King Salman has announced women in the ultraconservative kingdom will be able to drive for the first time next summer. In 1990, a major protest saw 50 female drivers ply the streets of Riyadh, the country's capital. Here is that story: Seven destinations to visit once in your lifetime Since it is World Tourism Day, we thought of curating a small list of lesser known destinations for your travel cravings. Bill Gates ditches Windows phone for an Android You'd imagine Bill Gates, being the co-founder of Microsoft, must be using a Windows phone. It's just that he doesn't. The billionaire now uses an Android phone with 'a lot of Microsoft software'. How to identify a counterfeit product If the deal you're getting is too good to be true, there's a high probability that the product you will get is counterfeit. Here are few tips to spot it: Nepal names 3-year-old as new 'living goddess' A three-year-old girl has been named the new Kumari of Nepal's capital Kathmandu after her predecessor retired when she reached puberty, continuing an ancient tradition that sees young girls worshipped as "living goddesses".

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