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• Top 10 Things Which We Love To Do But Always Regret
• Top 10 Most Beautiful Princesses in Indian History
• Top 10 Reasons to Trust Online Shopping Sites

Top 10 Things Which We Love To Do But Always Regret Posted: 19 Jul 2013 04:41 AM PDT "Your regrets aren’t what you did, but what you didn’t do. So I take every opportunity." This quote, given by Cameron Diaz, talks a lot about regrets that people suffer with just for hesitating to perform at the moment of truth. It's good that she takes every opportunity, but all are not same as her. A markedly large number of people regret about one thing or the other which they wanted to do, but weren’t able to do. Some of them are:- 10. Exacerbating instead of ameliorating: We generally worsen the issue by giving our ego a chance to play havoc with relationships by not apologizing for our mistakes and expecting the other person to apologize. This is the most common thing which we love to do in order to save the kinship with another person, but we don't have courage to do. And then finally, instead of ameliorating the conflicting situation, we worsen it. 9. Failing to court someone whom you love: India is a traditional nation where people can kill even if there is a slight aberration from what's written in their religion. Sometimes it's pressure from the parents' side also. An Indian young man is always in a muddle when it comes to choosing his life partner. He is literally compelled to work out strategies to court someone and still has slight chances of success. After some time, he starts regretting that had he courted the Denizen of his heart earlier, then he would have been living a happier life. 8. Not living the teenage life to the fullest: Life is a race and it starts when you are born. You have to learn how to walk earlier and faster than others, you have to excel in whatever subject you study and sports, oh my god, you should know the nitty-gritty of sports as well. Peer pressure, Parents pressure and Employment pressure keep on mounting and by the time a student reaches to the top of the stack, it gains height. So, he loses his teenage life and keeps on cursing his parents for pressurizing him until he himself becomes a parent. 7. Losing confidence and thereby, opportunity: "I missed an opportunity because I thought I won't be able to make it." This type of attitude ruins the life of the person mercilessly because if you’ve failed, then you'll be only disappointed; but if you have not even tried, then you are doomed completely. You are at least recognized in the former case, but nobody would ever come to know that you possess any kind of flair in the latter case. The regret of losing an opportunity due to inaction pains a lot. 6. Deadlines making people emotionally dead: With development comes greater polarization. The number of cacogens in our society are increasing at an alarming rate. Thanks to the demanding challenges with asphyxiating deadlines that are being given to the people of working class nowadays due to which people go to their respective homes only for sleeping. They want to spend some time with their family, but finally land up with the loss of hope. This is the biggest regret these people face. 5. Elation of anger: At times, we do not stand up against any act intended to bully us. Though, we feel angry, but try to conceal the same by not reacting there and then. Afterwards, we regret and get frustrated. It's not only because we didn’t react, but also because elation of anger has become our habit after the incident. 4. Regret for living somebody's life: "I don't like your dressing style.", "Come on bro, grow up. Your choice of books is awful. " or "What you're dreaming now, can't happen because you don't live in reality." Such remarks by our peers and parents don't let us do what we always dreamt of. This regret haunts us throughout our life as we always amended our ways to live life according to others. 3. I see you in the ICU: If you aren’t able to find humor in life, then this implies that you are serious and there is only one place on this earth for serious people, i.e. ICU. You need to evolve a little bit and stop worrying about the past happenings. People often regret for the regrets of the past life. For eg. – "Why did I regret when he poked fun at me? It wasn’t too embarrassing indeed. I wonder if I were like a flamboyant person during my college days." Ergo, by thinking like this, they form a vicious cycle of regrets and aren’t able to come out of it. 2. I don't care: Very often it happens that people whom you think is a pipsqueak and whom you don't care about, turns out to be an important person. This embarrasses a lot when you get late in recognizing his importance in your life, be it as a friend, relative, siblings, spouse or even parents. Unfortunately, "regret" is the only option left for you. 1. I'm not a good father/mother: "Whether you are a good parent or not" is assessed by the manner in which their child behaves. In cosmopolitan areas, people aren’t able to focus more on their child which is reflected when he is brought up. The culture or tradition which a child grasps in association with his parents is immortal and incomparable. But, a typical child brought up in the metropolis becomes a robot as and when he starts spreading his wings in the realm of his career. Later on, the regret of making a child 'robot' becomes incomparable indeed. The post Top 10 Things Which We Love To Do But Always Regret appeared first on TopYaps.

Top 10 Most Beautiful Princesses in Indian History Posted: 19 Jul 2013 04:41 AM PDT The stories of prince and princesses always manage to capture our imagination. From Princess Diana to Duchess of Cambridge, the princesses always manage to captivate us. Indian has had its share of royal history and a long list of princesses whose tales of life and love have mesmerized many for ages. When you hear the word princess, among other things you imagine them to be beautiful and sophisticated. Here's a list of some of the most beautiful princesses from Royal India. 10. Akkadevi: She was a princess of the Chalukya dynasty of Karnataka and governor of an area known as Kishukādu. Akkadevi was part of the Western Chalukya Empire and her beauty was in her abilities as an administrator. Given the moniker Gunadabedangi meaning “beauty of virtues”, she was an able administrator and adept general. In her reign, education was encouraged through grants. She is also known to have been liberal towards Jaina and Hindu temples. 9. Noor Inayat Khan: She was the eldest daughter of Hazrat Inayat Khan, who was born to nobility and came from a princely Indian Muslim family. An SOE agent during the Second World War, she became the first female radio operator to be sent from Britain into occupied France to aid the French Resistance. She died at the young age of 30 in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. She was a beautiful princess who led an exemplary life. 8. Meerabai: She was a Hindu princess who was a devotee of Lord Krishna. An important figure of the Vaishnava bhakti movement, she is known through her poems or sacred songs. Though all tales of her lifetime are available from stories recounted by her community, she is portrayed as a woman of magical beauty. Her Krishna bhakti and ecstasy of Krishna love, makes her a princess with a soulful beauty and pious aura. 7. Rani Lakshmibai: Born in a Brahmin family belonging to Varanasi, she was named Manikarnika. When she married the Maharaja of Jhansi, Raja Gangadhar Rao, she came to be known as Lakshmibai. She was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi. Known popularly as Rani of Jhansi, she is written to have been personable, clever and beautiful by Hugh Rose. Infact, she went on to add that she was one of the greatest warriors from India. 6. Sita Devi of Kapurthala: She was known as Princess Karam. One of the most glamorous women of her time, she was the daughter of the Hindu Raja of Kashipur, a zamindari. She married Karamjit Singh, son of the Sikh Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala. Fluent in several European languages and blessed with an incredible panache, she was one of the prettiest women in the subcontinent in her time. She looked elegant in dresses covered in jewels and was a fashion trendsetter. 5. Rani Vijaya Devi: She was the daughter of Late Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimha Raja Wadiyar and sister of Maharaja Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar. Proficient in veena and Carnatic music, as a young princess she went on to Trinity College of Music, London and Juilliard School of Music, New York. She married Thakore Saheb of Kotda-Sangani in 1941. She was an excellent concert pianist and needless to say one of the most beautiful princesses in the gigantic history of India. 4. Sita Devi of Baroda: She was born to the Maharaja of Pithapuram and his wife Sri Rani Chinnamamba Devi of Mirzapuram. Known for her extravagant lifestyle she was also called the "Indian Wallis Simpson".  Her second marriage which was to Maharaja Pratap Singh Gaekwad of Baroda earned her the title of Her Royal Highness. She was beautiful no doubt and had a truly colorful personality. 3. Maharani Gayatri Devi: Also known as the Rajmata of Jaipur, she was born as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar. She became the third Maharani of Jaipur when she married HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. All through her life she was admired for her charm and beauty. Infact she was a fashion icon, an enigma for women all over. She was also included in the list of ‘The Ten Most Beautiful Women of the World’ by Vogue magazine once. 2. Rani Padmini: She was the beautiful queen of Chittorand the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh who defeated Malkhan Singh in a swayamvar and married her. It is said that reason for one of attacks on Chittor by Alauddin Khilji was to forcefully capture the beautiful Rani Padmini. He was so obsessed of making Padmini a part of his harem such was her beauty. But he failed as Padmini chose to commit suicide by jumping into flames before Chittor fell. 1. Samyukta: She was the daughter of Raja Jaichand of Kannauj and went on to be the wife of Prithviraj Chauhan, the king of Delhi. Known for her bewitching beauty she was a determined woman. The love story of Samyukta and Prithviraj, is one of the most popular tales of medieval India. The fame of her beauty had spread far and wide in those times. When Prithviraj heard of the lovely Samyukta he had fallen in love with her even before setting an eye upon her. The post Top 10 Most Beautiful Princesses in Indian History appeared first on TopYaps.

Top 10 Reasons to Trust Online Shopping Sites Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:45 PM PDT Do you still hesitate in buying stuff from online shopping websites due to the threats of online fraud and leakage of your card information? If yes, then it's time to update your facts and figures regarding the safe and credible trends emerging in online shopping. E-commerce has brought revolutionary changes, and online merchants and their websites are now enjoying more trust from the consumers. So, there is no reason to keep you devoid of the boon Internet brought with it. Here are top 10 reasons why online shopping is much safer and credible now.   10. E-commerce is booming: Rapid growth in e-commerce trends is an evident reason that consumers are finding online shopping more reliable than it was a couple of years ago. Presently, online sales have touched $142.5 billion in the US, which represents about 8 percent of retail product sales in the United States. A survey also revealed that 72 percent of women are now looking online for apparels. According to Forrester Research, online retail industry in United States will be worth $279 billion in 2015. The trend has reached a tipping point. According to research by Roy Morgan, in just 12 months till March 2013, consumers had spent around $24.3 billion on online buying. Isn't that a proof that people are getting much more security and satisfaction in e-shopping? 9. Secure Credit Card Payments: One of the reasons why consumers hesitate in making online credit card payments is the fear of credit/debit card information being compromised in transit between the consumer and the merchant. But now, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption has solved this specific problem.  Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard has come to force and eradicated the frequency of such breaches. As countermeasures, e-commerce service providers and online retailers mostly protect breaches with firewalls and anti-virus software. Recently, Visa unveiled its online shopping project, titled 'V.me Digital Wallet' to keep you online shopping details secure. So, chose well and enjoy safe online shopping. 8. Better applications and plug-ins: To deal with the threat of fake online merchants, sites containing malware, and from hackers, popular browsers are coming up with plug-ins and applications to help you in verifying the credibility of retailers. Two fine examples are that of Web of Trust and 'Zscaler Safe Shopping' plug-in. Zscaler keeps an updated list of bad domains and warns you about fake and compromised online stores in case you happened to browse through one these sites. Alexa.com is another highly useful website in determining credibility of online stores. It gives you latest ranking and popularity ratios of any website. 7. Option for alternative Payments: These days, it's not necessary that you pay only through your credit card or debit card. Alternative options such as online banking and gift coupons are gaining popularity among the online shoppers. COD or Cash on Delivery is picking up too! 6. Fake websites are easy to identify: According to some recent surveys by different sources, well educated people, especially those between 14-25 age groups, are aware of the threats of online frauds. They apply their common sense and do some research, spent time on observing the information provided on a website, and know the difference between HTTP and HTTPS. Anyone can easily identify a site by using some details like 'about us' and availability of a physical address. If you see badly written content, bad sitemap, and spelling errors, then it clearly suggests that you shouldn't be shopping here. 5. Bill of rights and European trust seals: After some jolting online fakes with consumers, almost every country is considering strategies to encourage the protection of online consumer rights. In US, 'Bill of Rights' is considering measures that'll help consumers get replacement or compensation from the provider in case the goods delivered are either damaged or not up to the quality. European trust seal is another measure that European e-commerce companies are promoting. Only those retailers, who successfully meet the defined standards of quality, would get permission to use the seal. European seal, combined with quality service and a variety of payment systems will ensure that the cross borders online shopping becomes more trustworthy. 4. Purchase Protection is Available: Generally, credit cards are secure online payment option as compared to debit card. Majority of credit cards are now offering purchase protection in case your card number is stolen, or a provider delivers bad product. Credible shipping companies also offer refunds or compensation for the damage.  What you need to do is chose wisely. 3. Reviews and references aren't always fake: It's true that online stores display fake reviews admiring their services and products. Bulks of such reviews on these websites are bought from sites like Freelance.com. However, amidst this spam lie some credible reviews of the website by genuine users. Cross checking the reviews of a product by comparing them to the reviews of same product on other credible e-shopping sites such as e-bay and Amazon, would help you gain more authentic information. Also, the references of trusted sites from your friends, relatives or colleagues, who often shop online, will give your first hand confirmation before buying.  2. Trustable brands and keep a track of favorites: In case of giant brand names, there is almost no probability of fraud. These brands will never compromise with their reputation in any market. Once you have experienced successful and satisfactory online shopping, then explore others like it and keep a track of credible sources. It's like buying from a guy in a store nearby your home whom you often visit. Even websites keep records of the choices of a particular consumer who often shop or surf through them. 1. Presence of strong social media: Social media websites are playing a great role in boosting the trust of online shoppers. Consumers can cross check the presence of a brand or retailer on highly popular social networks like Facebook. If you come across an impressive e-merchant, but find it absent from Facebook, you are likely to move ahead. At the same time, there are many groups of online consumers who keep sharing their experiences with a retailer or brand. Many frustrated consumers leave valuable message for others. The post Top 10 Reasons to Trust Online Shopping Sites appeared first on TopYaps.

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