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The Maruti Alto has been on top of Indian car sales charts for a long time now. It is undoubtedly the segment leader and the most successful car in the Indian market. Hyundai launched the Eon three years back and it has also been a huge success. Looking at the market response many more manufacturers are working on launching...
Delhi prides itself on three things- the affluence of its people, its numerous green spaces and the very functional, very efficient, Delhi Metro! As every intimate person close to our heart gets associated with certain eccentricities, The Delhi Metro, too, is inhabited by certain unique people who make the Metro an entertaining, or irritating  place-depending on how you look...
Truck racing started way back in the United States around the 1980’s. It soon made it’s way to Europe and became very popular in England. Now Tata Motors have decided to bring this new format to India with the launch of Tata Prima T1 truck racing Championship. It is affiliated with the FIA(Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) and FMCI(Federation of...
Karan Johar has an-Illustrious lineage-his father I.S.Johar, was ahead of his fellow actors. He had fluency in English and he was a great wit-so much so his Film-Fare Q&A's were sought after reading. Karan has established his credentials as a reputable director with few off beat movies-probably the only one that has come close to Raj Kapoor as a...
‘Soul’ is a simple word; the Oxford dictionary defines it as the immortal and spiritual element in a person. But ever wondered what the word soul mate means? There is a popular saying that a soul mate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. Now that is quite a saying, isn’t...
    “When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned; only then will we realize that we cannot eat money.” Using words as powerful as these, Akshar Diwas is back with a bang. Project Akshar was started in the year 2011 with an aim to provide employment opportunities to victims of drug abuse and...
“LOVE YOUR COUNTRY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, BUT LOVE THIS WORLD MORE THAN YOU CAN” Love for your country and loyalty towards it can be summed up in the word- ‘Patriotism’/ ‘Nationalism’. Everyone must be proud of his land, people, culture and language. But is it really sufficient to be patriotic only for your country? Certainly not. As we belong to...
There are certain cars built to go like hell. There are others built purely for comfort. There are cars built for practicality. And then there are car that are built for the drama that the manufacturer represents. The E-Class has always been a case study for every competitor. It may not have the ferocious power of the BMW 530D,...
Technology that we take for granted has fundamentally changed the way we live. And that’s the way it should be. Technology should innovate and push mankind forward. However, innovation in smartphones has stopped. Every year, smartphones become slightly faster, with slightly larger screens, and get slight design changes. These things have been confused with innovation. However there are companies where innovation...
By Pratishtha Mahajan The year 2013 has been a busy one, with as many as six movies making it to the 100 crore club, I wonder what determines the success of a film in our country? Star cast : the biggest crowd puller in our films are the main actors and actresses. If a movie fails to cast the dominant actors...
A good script turns into a great movie when you have a talented ensemble to back you up; the director, the actors, the camera man, the spot boys etc. all play a very important part. But more often than not, the people who steal the show away are not the ones playing the lead in the movie. These stalwarts,...
Marc and Angel, two passionate writers, life-hackers and “admirers of the human spirit,” have come up with an amazing list of 30 things to stop doing to yourself. If you like their list, make sure you check out their site and sign up to their amazing newsletter. #1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short...
  Sea of Poppies – a book by Amitav Ghosh is the first in the Ibis trilogy, which revolves around the theme of indentured labour, which is a contract by which a person agreed to work for a set period for a colonial landowner in exchange for passage to the colony. It maintains a likeness to slavery, as the workers...
  'Its unconvincing and perhaps anonymous looks put me off', was the reply I received from a Toyota Fortuner owner when I asked him why he did not choose the Hyundai Santa Fe instead. He may have been right, the Santa Fe failed to impress many potential buyers with its, frankly put, bland looks. At the time, the Toyota Fortuner...
The video by Tatia Pllieva titled “First Kiss” shows 20 strangers kissing for the first time. This video begins with awkward hellos, shy smiles and a lot of blushing; all are wearing L.A. fashion label Wren's fall 2014 clothing collection. Some kisses are quick and cute; some shy while others go on for too long which truly made my...
By Ira Sharma Science has made it possible for the man to reach on the moon. But living in the era of science, some of us still believe in the things called Superstitions. Superstitions are known to be a set of irrational beliefs, rites, rituals or practices that are based on fear or ignorance that one held inspite of its...
By Gauri Rajput Street shopping is becoming stronger these days. People who dont get ''Enough” fashion at their High end brands ought to get on the streets by simply exploring. And I swear, you will get better stuff than what is found in lavish stores. Many people think that it is not classy to shop on the streets as it...
Varanasi: Arvind Kejriwal told a capacity crowd at a rally in Varanasi today that he will take on the BJP's Narendra Modi in the general elections in this temple town of Uttar Pradesh. The Aam Aadmi Party chief built a case for his candidacy by ripping into Mr Modi's claims of development in Gujarat, the state he governs, and then said, "I...
By Pratishtha Mahajan Those pretty girls who are still wondering what the hell I will be talking about in this article; well literally I will be talking about battling for a boy friend. Something that has become way too common in our era of social networking. I am sure we all have or will come across a stage in life...
Retail analytics firm, dunnhumby, hosted its first Hackathon in India  Dunnhumby hosted its first Hackathon in India for students and professionals who are passionate about data.  The mission at hand was to help a failing retail business identify ways to transform into a profitable venture by leveraging the power of data. Participants competed for the grand prize of Rs 250,000...
The Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing March 8 with 239 people on-board shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, it is officially announced in Kuala Lumpur Monday, ended in the southern Indian Ocean with no survivors. Following is the timeline of events: March 8: Contact with flight MH370, which took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12.40 a.m., is lost...
Hyundai have launched the all-new Xcent compact sedan to take on the likes of the extremely successful Maruti Suzuki Dzire and the Honda Amaze. The Hyundai Xcent sedan is based on Hyundai's new Grand i10 so it shares a lot of components with it which has enabled Hyundai to price the car very competitively with prices starting from 4.66lakhs...
This enigma pushes us to rethink our pasts and redefine our histories. In his novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez plays the detective and reconstructs the events associated with the murder of Santiago Nasar, a rich Arab who lived in the Caribbean town where the author grew up. The murder that happened 27 years ago...
By Gauri Rajput 2013 is over. Here we go with 2014's latest to do trends to follow. Nails have been the most important accessory during the latest decade and pretty ladies have tried every designer acts to adorn their nails. And now the season is all set with some pretty fashion  for us to follow. SO HERE WE GO GIRLS... This...
Society provides a context for the popular culture. Similarly, cinema also imbibes reality. However, we often say that our movies and the televised world are not real, that they do not accurately portray the dilemmas, the nuances of modern life. If we look closely, we realize that cinema and the whole of popular culture is in fact a glaring...

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