Monthly Archives: September 2016
From years and ages controversies have revolved around Muslim clothing item - Hijaab. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, Hijaab is a kind of scarf worn by Muslim women to cover their head. Some Muslim women wear it 24x7 while some others prefer it while praying or offering namaaz.
Earlier Hijaab was all about negative controversies but New...
There is something remarkable about watching a movie in a theatre. You get all those sweet and wispy anticipations in the beginning and then as soon as the movie starts you get hooked up.
The darkness that surrounds you and the background sound makes you think that you are at the centre of all drama happening in there. As long...
By- Pallavi Sondhi
"Acche ghar ki ladkiyan drink nahi karti.", "Have you seen how short that skirt is?", "She was flirting with me! I obviously took it as a hint.", etc.
How many times have we heard this?
Being a 21 year old girl from the upper -middle class strata of Delhi, I know I've heard it more times than I should have.
Pink...
Within just days of release of iPhone 7, Apple has released the newest upgrade to their OS i.e., the iOS 10. The upgrade is made available for iPhone 5 or newer and iPad 4 or newer, which means we finally bid goodbye to our beloved iPhone 4s.
Making its way in a highly competitive market and already struggling through ‘bricking’...
Indians, in general, have a habit of judging you based on everything that you do. And we have stereotypes for everything. If a woman has a lot of male friends, she is a whore, and if a man has a lot of female friends, he is a casanova. You are a woman and you smoke? WOW, where are your...
Have You Ever Written A Letter?
No, I am not talking about e-mails. Or birthday cards. Or small good wishes in pretty paper. Actually, you know I am not, you might be thinking that these are just good enough substitutes.
Have you ever written a letter that began with a greeting and ended with your signature, pen on paper, folded it...
Marc Jacobs has recently been in the line of fire, due to his usage of fake dreadlocks on his models for his New York Fashion Week show.
But it was not just the use of dreadlocks which caused such a big uproar, it was the fact that even after including dreadlocks in the entire look, the models were for the...
This is one of those inspiring stories that hit you in the gut. This is the story of Joao Maia, a 41-year-old photographer at the Rio Paralympics. A photographer is often defined by their creativity to ‘see’ and capture the moments that many fail to notice, but for Joao Maia, this job is done by his heart and not...
*FEW SPOILERS AHEAD FOLKS*
Yes the wait is over! Narcos Season 2 is finally streaming on Netflix right now. And now that I’ve finished watching the 10 hour non-stop marathon of binge watching this enticing TV series, I’m here to tell you exactly what you what this season offered to us. Check it out:
A Wrap-up To The Pablo Escobar Story
Yes,...
ED had the honour of attending the just completed event organized by the Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO), which was attended by popular names like Kalki Koechlin and Dilip Cherian.
Kalki Koechlin is no newbie to the world of feminism, having been an active and vocal one since forever. She has not only participated in campaigns revolving around feminism but...
By Paran Sharma
With the arrival of UPI (Unified Payment Interface) launched by the National Payments Corporation of India, the consumers have now a much easier, streamlined and secure system of transferring money be it for online purchases, account transfers, fee payments or installments of the new Bolero (Read Hawai Jahaz).
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE THIRD KIND
Today we use a few...
Keeping up with time, Oxford has decided to rev up its dictionary by adding a few more words.
Oxford has launched the latest version of its dictionary that has thousand new words which are being frequently used in the social media.
In the last few years Oxford has added a few words to its library of words and such words automatically get added...
Back in the day when I was a kid, going to watch a movie in summer vacations use to be one of the greatest delights of the entire summer. Summer classics were usually known to be fun and uplifting, unlike what cinema offers now- dark and serious.
Summer time in Hollywood is analogous to Eid releases in India. But this...
NGO’s are the saviours of this world.
They are the good guys, the one that people turn to when all else fails, and who help just to help.
NGO’s have their whole reputation based on being compassionate, and not being greedy or hungry for money, power and fame.
But with the recent reveal by Supreme Court, while hearing a petition concerning the...
Building a website may seem like a daunting task, and many expect it to be an expensive endeavour, but the truth is you can create a high-quality website on a small budget.
These days, if you’re going to run a successful business, get a startup off the ground or start a blog, you’re going to need a website. Whether it’s...
Feminism is one of the major areas where hypocrisy prevails the most.
Don’t close the tab. I’m not going to talk against feminism, again.
Thousands of people across the territory of India are fighting hard to eradicate the long prevalent epidemic called patriarchy. They are literally physically fighting male domination. Coming out of their houses, protesting on streets, filing PILs in...
Recently, popular comedian Kapil Sharma, tweeted a few choice words against Modi, his government and how bribery and corruption is still rampant in his regime.
Now, fast forward to a couple of days later, and suddenly, out of the blue, there is an FIR registered against him for illegal extension in his Goregaon flat.
Along with Sharma, Irrfan Khan too has...
Liv’ED is an ED original style where we write about our personal experiences on visiting and reviewing any place which gives us a feeling of coming back for more. This time, we discuss MyPoolin, a group paying application that is more than it seems.
The one thing that can truly ruin a nice outing with friends and bring the mood down...
Online Shopping.
Two words that have completely changed the way in which us Indians used to shop.
Gone are the days of wandering around in huge markets like Sarojini Nagar and Janpath, shifting through hordes of clothes and other items, in order to find the perfect one for you.
Gone are the days of losing at least a few grams of weight,...
One of the major players of the smartphone market, Samsung, has always been worthy of faith. But the current 'exploding battery' nightmare of Samsung galaxy Note 7 has dealt them an enormous blow.
Samsung officially announced the exchange program for the smartphone on 1st September 2016 following several cases of overheating and exploding batteries.
DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business,...
Let's delve into the year 1990, when Germany was unified into a country we know now. To know the answers of questions: What happened to Germany after World War II? What was the Two Plus Four Treaty and why it happened?
The Two plus Four Treaty was signed on September 12, 1990, after many negotiations between the victorious countries of...
Politicians are never the favourite of any one frankly.
For being the representatives of a state or country and its people, it actually seems like politicians make more goof-ups than would be expected of them.
I will be honest, and say that when it comes to politics I do not really have that much of a vested interest in it. But...
Any attack that involves damage to physical appearance is seen as something extremely disastrous, as one has to live with those scars and bruises for a long time if not forever.
Perhaps the worst of such attacks is those of acid attacks, where one has to live permanently with the reminder of their attack.
And most often, people including the victim...
This is to everyone who loves electronic music!
The world's biggest electronic music festival, Electric Daisy Carnival is all set to make its debut in INDIA, this year. The event is scheduled for the 12th and 13th November at the Buddh International Circuit, Noida; and is organized by Insomniac and Only Much Louder (OML) in partnership with Budweiser.
About EDC
The carnival...
On 9/11 in 2001, at around 8:45 am in the morning, American Airlines Boeing 767 with about 20,000 gallons of fuel crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in NYC, USA.
The impact from the crash left a hole a hole near the 80th floor killing and injuring hundreds! Soon the evacuation began while the television broadcasted...
