Monday, August 10, 2015

Americans taking less vacation, and it's threatening

Americans taking less vacation, and it's threatening our relationships.

A new study found that Americans are taking less vacation time than ever before, only 16 days a year, and it's taking a toll on their personal lives, experts warn. TODAY's Sheinelle Jones reports.

World's Highest Paid Actors: Forbes

Amitabh, Salman, And Akshay Are Among The World's Highest Paid Actors: Forbes.

Posted: 05/08/2015 14:22 IST Updated: 05/08/2015 14:47 IST

Indian superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar feature in the top 10 highest-paid actors in the world list, earning more than Hollywood stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Johnny Depp.
The list of 34 global actors, which has been compiled by Forbes magazine, also includes superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor.
Forbes' annual list of the 'World's Highest-Paid Actors' 2015 looked for the first time outside the US to create a truly global dollar tally of cinema's leading men from various parts of the world.
The list features 12 newcomers, five from India alone. Of the 34 actors, Indian stars comprised the largest number of listees after the US, earning a combined $140.5 million, Forbes said.

Bombay Times exclusive

Asin Is Getting Married To Micromax Co-Founder Rahul Sharma

Posted: 10/08/2015 09:33 IST Updated: 10/08/2015 09:44 IST

Actress Asin, who has worked in both the South Indian and Hindi film industries, is finally getting married to businessman Rahul Sharma, co-founder of Micromax.
According to a front-page Bombay Times exclusive, this has been in the works for a while and the actress had been waiting for her upcoming film All Is Well to get completed before putting the news out. The couple is yet to announce a wedding date.

ISIS Map By BBC Reporter Shows Most Of India Being Targeted

ISIS Map By BBC Reporter Shows Most Of India Being Targeted In Next 5 Years.

PTI

Posted: 10/08/2015 19:25 IST Updated: 2 hours ago

The Islamic State plans to take over large parts of the world, including almost the entire Indian subcontinent, by the next five years, according to a chilling map that features in a new book on the dreaded terror group.
According to the map, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) plans to take control of the Middle East, North Africa, most of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Europe, within the next five years, to complete its caliphate.
The caliphate --- a state governed by Sharia law which ISIS plan to claim -- covers areas from Spain in the west to China in the east, the Mirror reported citing the map.
The map reveals the calculated way ISIS plans to take over the world by 2020.
According to the map, Andalus is the Arabic name given to the parts of Spain, Portugal and France that were occupied by the Moors from the 8th to the 15th century while the Indian subcontinent would come under 'Khurasan'.
BBC reporter Andrew Hosken, who includes the map of the targeted areas in his new book 'Empire of Fear: Inside the Islamic State', said ISIS wants "to take over all of what they see as the Islamic world.

TODAY to share tips on how you can stand out from the pack when applying for a job, and what NOT to do

How to make sure your resume, interview stand out (in the right way)

Google's Senior Vice President of People Operations, Laszlo Bock, joins TODAY to share tips on how you can stand out from the pack when applying for a job, and what NOT to do that might be a red flag to a potential employer.

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Monday, August 10, 2015