Monthly Archives: May 2016
QuoraED! This is when we pick up a trending or interesting thread from Quora and spin a story around it.
There have been various instances of people comparing old and modern day stories, epics, and wondering what could possibly be the common grounds between them. Most of the stories are ‘inspirations’ from others, right?
We found this very interesting answer on Quora...
Last week, the Pakistan government proposed the “Wife Protection” bill as a form of ‘discipline’. In the proposal, Mohammad Khan Sheerani suggested that a light beating is acceptable should the need arise to ‘punish’ a woman. It also listed down other things like the ban of women to work in the military, receive foreign/non-related individuals, and the husband’s approval before...
Here are some unknown facts about celebrities you probably didn't know.
1. Kesha had a golden tooth.
2. Halle Berry was named after a department store.
3. Bruno Mars’ real name is Peter Gene Hernandez.
4. Taylor Swift’s first job was to knock praying mantises out of Christmas trees.
5. Justin Timberlake originally wrote the N Sync song ‘Gone’ for Michael Jackson.
6. Brad Pitt’s...
Not too long ago, the news of TV actor Karan Patel refusing to shoot a song in the ‘rain’ to avoid any wastage of water all but flooded social media, drawing him tremendous praise from everywhere (except, maybe, the screenwriter of Ye Hain Mohabbatein). People said things like, great to see a TV star actually setting an example for...
By Kshiteeja Tomar And Suryansh Upmanyu
To fulfill the shortage of doctors in the healthcare sectors, Narendra Modi in his recent Saharanpur rally announced that the age of retirement of doctors would be raised to 65 years. This has led to a major conflict and is seriously being opposed by many medical bodies all over the nation.
Kshiteeja Tomar: Why I...
So many of us sports players face a real dilemma when it comes to life. We love to play, but are not able to. Either it is because our grumpy neighbour Mrs. Sharma can’t bear the thought of children having fun in front of our house (Screw you Mrs. Sharma!) or because there isn’t a ground suitable enough for...
India is too sensitive a country to discuss religion. The word itself brings various emotions like hate, sexism, superstition, irrationality, etc., in everybody’s mind. Religion, in India, has achieved what common people have failed to, like employment and humanism. Thousands of devotee have had spent their entire life promoting a religion which was forced upon them by their ancestors,...
The recent attack on the Congolese national, Masonda Ketanda Olivier, has resurfaced the ugly face of racism in India. He was beaten to death last week in a brawl over hiring an auto rickshaw. Infuriated by the incident 42 African countries have decided to boycott the African Day celebrations as a protest against the constant racial attacks on their...
Think back to your puberty. Remember the pain, the hormonal changes that you could not understand. It does not seem too good, does it? But at least you had somebody to talk to about it (those friends whose faces had that ‘been there, done that’ expression or a pale horrific one, or your parents who knew that life was...
As a college student myself, I cannot stress enough the importance of relying on a café which does not burn a hole in your pocket (Yes I'm talking about you, *insert expensive café here*). And yet, you would not want to compromise on the quality of the food.
Pipeline in Satya Niketan is one of my favourites in these aspects....
Party supporters get beaten, offices destroyed. A day after the elections, this is what I find on the papers. Later, I hear that someone in the neighbourhood is hospitalised after getting injured. Well I do distinctly remember a group of men clad in whites and carrying lathis going across the street.
In West Bengal, according to the People's Democracy blog,...
“Together we announce the Holy Alliance, between the Crown and the Faith.”
After last week’s devastating episode, it is only understandable that Game of Thrones chose to follow it up with a largely table-setting episode which never underwhelmed but was still anti-climatic in parts. So, without further ado,
Winners
1. Everything Braavos: Yes, that’s not something I say or feel very often....
I really don’t like finals. The buildup to the game usually increases my expectations which fall flat if the game turns out to be drab and boring.
But I was so glad that I had watched this one final. Here are the moments which stood out in the game:
Dave’s the Man!
Well, David Warner has had a blast in this...
In this month of May, we’d like to remember John F. Kennedy for his amazing personality and an even better presidential record rather than his mysterious assassination theories.
Born on 29th May 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, John “Jack” F. Kennedy was the second child of other 9 children. Being a child of one of the Boston’s most prominent political families, privilege...
Yes, Real Madrid have won the champions league for a record-extending eleventh time with a 5-3 win in penalties as the score had been tied at 1-1 after extra time. Winning a trophy which has managed to elude top clubs like Atletico Madrid and Arsenal (pains me to say it as an Arsenal fan) and that too with such...
Welcome again to my weekly desi take on the top news this week.
Yes, people say stupid stuff, and some go ahead and DO even more ire inviting stuff. My goal is to be unbiased to their degree of stupidness and bring to you the top 3 mentions of the week that can induce a migraine even in the most patient of us.
But...
Udta Punjab has been in the news from the very moment its first posters were released. The trailer garnered a lot of praises for Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s look and the issue that was being dealt with i.e. the drug problem in Punjab.
Although Anurag Kashyap has rubbished the rumours that Udta Punjab has been banned, the makers have...
By Iresh Gupta
Bollywood has recently been quintessential when it comes to portraying a biopic on the silver screen. PR teams have done some meritorious job promoting stories of lead actors working towards such roles. Be it Farhan Akhtar who underwent training for ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ or Aamir Khan who resided with the actual wrestler he is playing in upcoming...
Air India has always been in news, though mostly for its saree clad air hostesses. But, this time the attention hovering around Air India has come as a relief to a lot of frequent domestic travellers.
Travellers with unconfirmed railway tickets of Rajdhani Express would be provided with an option to fly with Air India at the same cost of...
By Bhavya Malhotra & Siddharth Sharma
Siddharth thinks Tinder is a good idea:
What do we do on Facebook and Instagram? Stalk people. If some stranger approaches us, we call him/her a creep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEC0pKHJKNM
So to legitimize stalking and recognise the creep inside every human soul, dating apps were given as a boon to human kind.
Instead of looking into profiles of beautiful people...
We all know that travelling gives us an opportunity to explore and experience new things in life like new people, food, foreign traditions and customs that make us aware of all the things we are surrounded by .It helps us widen our horizon outside our daily work schedule and confined office/college buildings.
But while deciding the vacation budget and taking...
The results out and the frenzy calls from relatives subdued, I see students frantically searching for courses. And this reminds me of what I did when I had to choose my college. While everyone thought that I, as a science student would go for the mainstream courses, somewhere between the exams and the results, I had realised that it...
Smartness in this era is all about mobility, how one is able to do tasks himself without consulting a human. The greatest friend of man is not a man, it’s a machine.
According to Ministry of Urban Development, 31% of India’s population lives in cities and contribute 63% of the GDP. Till 2030, 40% of the population is to occupy...
“I’m 93 years old and I can die any day but I assure that it will not happen before I get you justice from the Supreme Court.”
It can explicitly be inferred from the above lines the kind of gusto and passion the senior maverick advocate of The Supreme Court of India, Mr. Ram Boolchand Jathmalani holds in him.
Mr. Jethmalani...
We Indians, are very (pure and) pious people – Radhe Maa reference.
We Communicate with God. Thank him for what we have. Make attempts to get rid of our sins through prayers, dips in holy rivers, observe fasts etc. And then get back to our lives the way they were.
But have you ever wondered whether your prayers are reaching all...
