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Ronda Rousey, one of the greatest female UFC fighters of her generation on her return, lost to the reigning champion Amanda Nunes in JUST 48 SECONDS. YES. 48 SECONDS. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT. It was supposed to be a comeback for the ages for Ronda as she was making an appearance at UFC 207 after a lengthy gap but it went...
UP Elections
By Shreya Jha A sneak peek into the achievements and drawbacks of two major parties in poll bound Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, currently the helm of political chaos in the country. The most recent news regarding political turmoil has been declaration by Mulayam Singh to remove his son and the present chief minister Akhilesh Yadav from the Samajwadi Party. The two major...
"I've learned that people who are going to die have little wishes," - Kees Veldboer, Stichting Ambulance Wens (Ambulance Wish Foundation) Lying on the hospital bed as one counts every second before they die, can be very painful for both the patient and their kin. There are always moments when one considers dying than dying piece by piece because of...
Dangal
By Shreya Jha We need to stop obsessing over it, right now! An insight into growing hype regarding real life characters and their reel life portrayal. The history.. India has been a witness to overwhelming amount of film and television content since 1913 when the first feature film Raja Harish chandra was directed by the legendary Dadasaheb Phalke . The sea of Indian...
I am sure all of you remember the legen-wait for it-dary Rosesh from Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. He was seriously hilarious! But did you know there will be a real life Rosesh in our lives back then? The kind of Rosesh who wasn't just interested in bizarre poetry but even in governing the country! Yeah, I am talking about our beloved...
By Shreya Jha Each year we tend to contemplate on the “good” and the “bad” which the year offered. And this year too we are not doing things any differently except for the fact that this year offered us enough events which sets it apart from the rest. Here we look at some of the most eventful stories which turned our...
George Michael
By Shreya Jha How George Michael rose to superstardom and how much he craved to stay away from it...a peek into the life and times of this legendary singer. Wake me up before you go, don’t leave me hanging on like a yo-yo. As a 90s kid who would not have loved to listen to this popular number released by the...
Salini Madiraju “What’s your new year resolution?”- One question you can’t escape in the coming 1-2 weeks. As if any of the 365 days in the outgoing year weren’t suitable to make one. People generally fall into any one of the three categories when it comes to New Year Resolutions Those who are totally done with the concept of “New year resolution(s)”...
kissenger
Long-distance relationships can be tough, and times can get rough especially when the couple is not together for New Year’s or even Valentines. Now, in this age of technology people have managed to stay in ‘together’ through applications like Skype, Google hangouts etc., but the sense of intimacy that couples share is still probably not cherished. Well, for all depressed...
rbi
Demonetization. The word that has left the entire country at a standstill of sorts, with people having had to struggle with getting by even the most menial of purchases with immense difficulty. Till almost a couple of days ago, I would see long, long lines stretched out in front of various banks, on my way to office. I myself have stood multiple...
Bowie and Prince, a tragic story
2016 has helped this generation discover musicians they wouldn't have otherwise. So, 2016 has definitely been a tragic year, especially for music. We lost three major personalities in the industry - David Bowie, Prince and George Michael. While every ardent fan of these singers/musicians will definitely hate to look back at the year done gone, we have to admit that it...
Facebook dog
It comes almost as no surprise that a recent study conducted by the University of Copenhagen has discovered that spending a lot of time on Facebook, aka skimming through pictures of people in their perfect settings, can lead to negative mental health. It has concluded that over consumption of Facebook feeds can create envy and to be more precise,...
Akhilesh Yadav, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the son of the Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has been expelled from his own political party for a period of 6 years by his father. In what looks to be a really shocking move just before the Uttar Pradesh elections, Mulayam Singh Yadav has also expelled Ram Gopal Yadav,...
Tata mistry
Rishank Dabra Demystifier : ED Original where the content is written in such a way that it is knowledgeable and easy to comprehend at the same time. October 24, 2016 marked the beginning of one of India’s biggest boardroom battle after Cyrus Mistry was ousted from his position of Chairman. What has followed since then is $10 billion loss in shareholder...
Football in China is on the rise. Clubs from the Chinese Super League are buying some pretty famous names just like cherry picking from a catalogue at a shopping store. 2016 saw some big names flock to China for some HEAVY transfer fees and salaries. Does that mean trouble for European football leagues? Let's take a look : The Chinese Super...
As if sex toys weren’t already the fad around the world, their evolved subspecies- interactive sex toys have already started making headlines. The discussion was sparked in the 2nd International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots, that took place in the University of London from 19th to 20th December, 2016. Researchers from the California sex toy company Abyss Creations announced that...
Chelsea fans were rather skeptical as to how Antonio Conte was gonna adapt to the Premier League. The former Juventus and Italy national team manager did have some pretty impressive credentials but winning in the Premier League is a whole other story. What's up, Pep Guardiola? Antonio Conte came to Chelsea with an intent to succeed and well he bloody came,...
Bahrain successfully breaks the stereotype associated with the Arab world. We all have some set stereotypes attached to the Middle-east - men in white, women in black, the ruthlessness of Sharia, an uncompromising nature of its people. Well, Bahrain just brought a whiff of fresh air. If you don't know about this tiny Middle-Eastern country situated somewhere in the midst of...
Russian ambassador killed
Rishank Dabra Recently, Russian Envoy - Andrey Karlov was assassinated by a Turkish Police officer named Altintas while the ambassador was speaking at a modern arts center in Ankara. The assassination was captured real time in photos and video and went viral on the internet. The gunman was heard shouting in video God is greatest. Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget...
shiv sena
Intolerance has always been something we see in large quantities in this country. However the mere mention of this word or that we might just be a tad bit intolerant is enough to bring even the Shiv Sena upon us. Shiv Sena seems to be having the time of its life what with the ban on Pakistani actors and making...
New Year a.k.a. 2017 is just a few days away, that time of the year when we decide to give ourselves a fresh start! Almost all of us decide to party on the new year's eve and walk into the fresh year partying! And the other thing that all of us like, is to fool ourselves! Fool ourselves into believing...
20,000 ngos
2016 has been a tumultuous and extremely volatile year. With the world losing some of the most precious gems on earth, cruel and inhumane violence, a shocking turn of events that no one ever saw and much more, 2016 will surely go down in history. In another surprising ruling, on Tuesday, that is the 27th of December the Ministry of...
Liv’ED It is an ED original style where we write about our personal experiences on experiencing and reviewing any app/place/website which gives us a feeling of coming back for more. The Goodreads app has been around for quite some-time now. But it is yet to become a common name amongst the masses. Even the dedicated bibliophiles have shown seldom interest...
There are more people on my Facebook dissing 2016 than there are, dissing Justin Bieber. And that you guys, is saying something. I mean we lost some of the greatest people, witnessed some of the most terrible stints of Terrorism (Orlando, Paris and Syria) and the most sensationalising of all – suffered a slow death in the ATM queues due...
Najeeb Ahmed - protest
It has been over two months since the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, and it is only now that the officers probing the case will soon perform a lie-detector test on Najeeb’s roommate and 9 other suspects. Najeeb’s story Najeeb is a 27-year-old M.Sc Student of Biotechnology at JNU. It is said that this 27-year-old had got into a...

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