Monthly Archives: August 2013
An apple a day keeps the doctor away and an app a day keeps life happy, sunny and okay!!!
The most common thing that an average teenager actually looks for in a phone these days apart from the so-and-so megapixel camera, the sleekest and slimmest body, and the efficient operating system, is the applications available on the app-stores. Be it...
Some of you following the happenings in European football must know about AS Monaco. This little principality football club, based out of the France-adjacent Monaco, is owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybololev. Why this club is in the news is because AS Monaco have made full use of the tax-free status Monaco enjoys by splashing out on football's brightest...
As the transfer deadline approaches, i.e. September 2, football's largest transfer looks set to go through with Gareth Bale about to complete his move to Real Madrid for a fee in the region of $132 million. The transfer season thus far has already seen big spending French champions Paris-Saint-Germain smash their transfer record, while something similar seems to be...
Since elections are approaching near it seems as if our government is showering us with bills of all kinds and nature. The first in this shower was `The Food Security Bill` which took everyone aback by the huge figures of expenses which the government will lay on subsidies and provisions to be provided to implement it. The second one...
God bless our nation! All we can do is pray, because the incumbent government might be taking inappropriate measures . There is a conflict between micro economic (personal gains) v/s the macroeconomic gains (welfare of the country).
Indian rupee neared the 69 level against dollar. Global factors like worries over the possibility of military action against Syria, which pushed up...
By Bhargav Shandilya
“Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.” ----Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
It has been 66 years since India became independent. Yet the tag that reads “developing country” simply remains unaltered. Why is it that we, as Indians,...
By Manu Singh
The Bradley Manning case
21st August, Wednesday, 2013 is bound to become a legendary day for the decades to come. Bradley (Chelsea) Manning, the 25 year old whistle-blower was sentenced to 35 years of prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified and diplomatic documents to wikileaks in 2009. The court martial began three years after Manning was...
With lights dwindling for the entire economy, everyone looks forward to the General elections happening in Jan 2014. Even if you are not a political nerd, overhearing conversations in metros or even your college corridors, this thought might hit a note with you. And when you hear questions being asked about NaMo which lead to continuous giggles in an...
Some 30 years back, some popular artist releases their album. There has been talks about it, a lot of hype. And the fans have been waiting since the release date was first announced. And when the day finally does arrive, the kids have got money in their hands, waiting religiously outside the record store to trade the money for...
By Sukanya Rajan
Love her, hate her, you certainly can’t ignore her. With her in your face presence, lack of sympathy for the onlooker and plain weird ways of dressing, Gaga knows how to make your seemingly normal day look like a screen-shot out of a parallel universe. Here’s my compilation of the worst of the uhh…. Worst.
GEOLOGY LESSON #101...
By Archana Gupta
A Sunday evening as usual. India Gate’s beautiful vicinity which is brimming with people. There are vendors all over the place, as we expect. But the difference is that there were hardly 10% of them who used to roam around the area to sell their commodities. Now, they can’t stick to a place as it would wipe...
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good TV, must be in want of an AMAZING sitcom.”- An imaginary quote created by me, just a few minutes ago, conveys what we’ve been stating for generations together- A TV is as good as the shows you put in it, and in India, there...
A few years back , articles would read like " Online shopping is the next big thing! " and now it is like a revolution! It amazes me how businesses have taken a shift from real time market to digital market. Anything and everything can be transacted over the internet today. By overcoming the political and physical barriers, giving every...
65,66,67..one more ..68..! Oh no, I am not forecasting rupee depreciation! It’s just the number of rupee jokes I have been getting these days. No, don’t call me heartless. I am not the one sending these jokes! In fact, I am supporting a dear friend in a fast-until-death, till Mr. Chidambaram and Mr. Subbarao (well, no Rajan right now...
By Anubhuti Arya
Whether in India or abroad, almost every fashion store’s banners are screaming “SALE”, and are attracting customers like never before! So what are these sales exactly, and how can you make the best out of them? Read on to find out!
The fashion industry has two major seasons, spring/summer and autumn/winter. Every season has its own trends, and...
By Upasna Handa
Pakistan banned the screening of 'Ek Tha Tiger' in its homeland for patriotic reasons. In India the same movie was aired on national television by 'Sony' on this independence day.
Pakistan felt its esteemed government organisation 'ISI' was portrayed in a bad light in the film. The message the movie conveys is that when an Indian 'RAW' agent and a Pakistani 'ISI'...
By Ramneek Chawla
The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.
Since December 2010, the Arab World has been witnessing massive political upheaval. The massive popular protests by people against their power-hungry dictators have come to be characterized as the ‘Arab Spring’. Several Arab nations saw their version of this ‘Arab spring’: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain...
By Ramneek Chawla
What ‘She’ Didn’t Mention….
So, Ms. Dixit claims that Rs. 600 a month is enough for a family of 5. Hmmm…..
I could not accept the fact at first but an ‘organized and structured’ level of thinking which our CM forgot to put light on, made me apprehend her idea. I concluded that yes, her statement is 100% true...
By Ramneek Chawla
Quite often than not, people who claim themselves to be cricket fans, tend to support the cricket of their own country (the way it should be), but the real cricket admirers are those who apart from cheering for their own nation, lookout for any cricketing action that happen across the globe. Easier said than done, it’s actually...
The other day I was reading an article on how Indians are so lazy and ‘uncreative’ . When Rakesh Sharma landed on the moon he could only describe the surreal experience with the cliched, “Saare Jahan se accha Hindustan hamara”, while Neil Armstrong came up with the clever one-liner, “One step for a man but a giant leap for...
By Anirudh Kashi
The once glorious and all powerful India, suffers today from problems most unique to this country. The major problem is that even after the British have long gone, their shadows still exists. The constitution, the education system, the judiciary are still largely based on British ideals. But for India’s home grown problems, we need home grown solutions.
The...
By Anubhuti Arya
All of us, whether fashionistas or otherwise, have over time created their own unique style, or are still under the process of discovering their true style. But everyone attains sartorial enlightenment by following different paths, as is the case with spiritual enlightenment. Read on to find out the major groups that believers can be classified into.
The Natural:...
Guns, bullets, blood, and dialogues that induce nerves of steel. Definitely not for the faint hearted. Quentin Tarantino everyone, let’s have a huge round of applause for the most original, ingenious man to have ever looked from the other side of the lens. Some may disagree. I feel sorry for them. So let us celebrate the genius if this...
By Uddhav Srivilasan
I believe that nothing is completely correct just as much as nothing is truly incorrect. It’s in defining a statement as a mixture of both that we uncover a lie in a truth and a truth in a lie. As insubstantial as this thought may be, it is important to understand that the one thing separating a...
