Monthly Archives: June 2014
Family is an integral essence of our country’s social system. Family is the focal point around which we all revolve. Bollywood has also felt it and time and again they have tried to capitalise it too. The one who has done it the best way is Rajshree Productions. A production house as old as our independence has been behind various multi starters. Their...
Sarthak Agrawal, we all are familiar with the name and the amount of fun we all had using his name on social networking but the guy has ,surely, given us a food for thought. 99.6% in board exams. Yes, generation X proves again that you think of something and they always have an edge to fulfil that.
Every topper every year is...
With the corporate world being ravaged by second stage hostile takeovers, reforms in corporate governance are inevitable. While dual capitalisation has emerged as an effective measure to drive away hostile bidders, it is not without some major ill-effects. It does away with the one share-one vote rule, thus violating the principles of corporate democracy. Although there is no denying that...
Drama is everywhere. Our lives. Tv shows. Politics. And even education. Since DU is considered to be one of the best universities, it decided to be the best even in drama. And no, I am not talking about the drama societies in Delhi University. What I am talking about is the drama by the authorities in DU (teachers' union,...
As I was crossing the DU campus today I saw a lot of parents along with their children struggling in this heat, moving from college to college; looking for a nice comfortable place to accommodate their "little ones" and it got me thinking about how much we take for granted the support of our parents. And yet, we never...
The transformation from a school nerd to a college hottie is always special for everybody. The first day of college, the first college friend, the first year, it is all very special. You get to enjoy a lot and learn a lot. However, there are a few things, which we should all take care of before going to college.
We...
Let us start by understanding the basic concept of mutual funds investment:
Many investors with common financial objectives pool their money.
Investors, on a proportionate basis, get mutual fund units for the sum contributed to the pool.
The money collected from investors is invested into shares, debentures and other securities by the fund manager.
The fund manager realises gains or losses, and collects...
The month of FIFA World Cup, when everybody is crazed about the game! So going along with the madness, here is a list of some great football films:
Escape To Victory (1981):
Director: John Huston
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Pelé, Bobby Moore, Mike Summerbee, Daniel Massey
Based On: Two Half Times In Hell by by Zoltán Fábri
The film is...
I am not just a woman,
I am also a human.
Help me believe in what I can be,
And all that I am.
These lines from a very famous hymn show us the strength, determination and humility of a woman.
A woman has remained a controversial figure in the social history of India. She has been adored and respected; and on the other...
Thrillers! Check.
Science! Check.
Drama! Check.
Romance! Check.
Sports! Check?
Your bookshelf might have the best and the awesomest reads ever but with the World Cup becoming even more ‘kicky’ and ‘bitey’, your collection of sports books needs a review. Or does it not?
Well, find out here!
Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life
by Alex Bellos
Futebol is an affectionate and shrewd account of the game...
One usually thinks of film critics as the vanquishers of masala films and purveyors of the more subtle arts and thus they end up being hated for their constant whip lashing of movie stars (cum demigods). However, here’s one duo that everyone seems to love. They’re funny, they trash films that are beyond trashy, give them bizarre titles/awards (which,...
Girls have always and will always have a love/hate relationship with retail. We hate it because we don’t have the money for it, but we love spending the money we don’t have. We hate how everything looks on us, but we love those days when everything looks perfect and we feel like a million bucks. We hate long shopping...
Rains have been romanticized since time immemorial and have always exuded an aura that immediately stands out. With the rainy season also come a plethora of lovely activities that we associate wholly with the 'feel' of the season. Now that the rains are just around the corner, here are some of the best-
1) Sitting in the balcony sipping a...
The Belgian Red Devils continued their delightful World Cup campaign by defeating Korea Republic through a late goal by Vertonghen in the Group H match played at Sao Paulo. Belgium joined Netherlands, Colombia and Argentina amongst the only teams who secured all 9 points in the group stage.
Starting Line-Ups:
Belgium: Courtois(GK), Vertonghen(C), Fellaini, Mirallas, Mertens, Van Buyten, Defour, Lombaerts, Dembele,...
Yesterday, I was traveling in a bus. That four-hour journey took me to some other level. A level where I was thinking about myself. Oh ! I had never given a thought to that. I knew what to do with my life but hardly knew how to live it.
I am sure this happens with all of us. We keep...
Empire Of The Moghul: Raiders From The North is the first of five historical adventure fiction books written by Alex Rutherford, which chronicles the reign of the Moghul Empire in medieval India, starting with King Babur. Rutherford’s glorious, broad- sweeping adventure in the wild lands of the Moghul sees the start of a wonderful series.In Babur, he has found...
Samaras’ penalty in the dying seconds of the match results in heartbreak for Didier Drogba and Co.
A dramatic finish at Fortaleza saw Greece go through after two pulsating halves of football.
Cote d’Ivoire came into the match knowing that a draw would be enough to see them through and it certainly looked so till the very end. The Ethniki’s, however...
We talk endlessly about life being unfair, unrewarding and so on. We talk about burdens, miseries, hardships. We have forgotten that life is the most precious gift we have ever received.
But more often than not, we are reminded of happiness by life.
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Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me at the...
Lessons in life can be of two types, one can be the outright philosophical ones, like:
‘Remember, happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.’ ~ Dale Carnegie
These quotes impart you with a lot of wisdom, but they’re at times out right boring and heavy for anyone to actually implement...
Belgium reached the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup through a late winner by Divock Origi against Russia in the Group H match played at Rio de Janeiro.
Starting Line-Ups:
Belgium: Courtois(GK), Alderweireld, Vermaelen, Kompany(C), Witsel, De Bruyne, Fellaini, Lukaku, E. Hazard, Mertens, Van Buyten
Russia: Akinfeev(GK), Kozlov, Ignashevich, Kannunikov, Glushakov, Kokorin, V. Berezutskiy(C), Shatov, Samedov, Fayzulin, D. Kombarov
After a delightful...
Costa Rica created history at Recife as they beat Italy 1-0 to book a place in the round of 16 for the first time after 24 years.Here, at Economy Decoded we have a quick look at how they achieved this feat.
ITALY SQUAD
COSTA RICA SQUAD
For Italy, marco verrati and paletta were replaced by motta and abate respectively as chiellini returned...
I’ll just get straight to it, after all, ain’t nobody got time for long introductions! HAVE’s
1. JUNK :
Okay, so here’s the deal (all you ‘anti-carb’ freaks please step aside), junk is by far the most important part of watching a game, it’s like the staple food for that one month when we’re all sitting at the edge of our...
After a lot of cheering for Narendra Modi, recently elected as a prime minister for a hoard of promises he made to the Indians, the new Government is facing difficult challenges almost every day. Given the already bad condition of the Indian economy, Mr Modi has to work a little extra hard to prove himself. So here is what...
The Blue Samurai’s failed to score against Greece despite having an extra man for more than an entire half of play.
A relatively low-key encounter saw both teams grab their first point of the World Cup Finals, but the Japanese team will hardly be satisfied. They definitely had more goal scoring opportunities and boasted higher possession as well but failed...
“No matter how busy a man is, he is never too busy to stop and talk about how busy he is.”
Believe me or not, but ‘being busy’ has become a vanity thing these days. From the past few days, I have encountered many instances where people pretend that they don’t have any time for family, friends, vacations or other...
