Monthly Archives: December 2016
Rishank Dabra
Whatsapp owner- Facebook has constantly re-invented itself since its inception by introducing new features, modifying the existing ones, improving the user experience, enhancing privacy, and improving security to differentiate itself from other social networks.
This has enabled it to remain among the best social networks for over a decade now. So, to sustain itself in fiercely competitive market...
ED Originals
From Nutella Hair Dye To Japan-Russian Dog Diplomacy, Everything Sarcastic That Happened In News This Week
Brinda Sen -
Your weekly dose of the top trending sarcastic news around the world is back! Curious about what you might have missed in news this week? Read on!
Indian Businessman Gifts 90 Houses to Homeless As Daughter's Wedding Gift.
In a really magnanimous gesture, a businessman from Aurangabad in Maharashtra decided to spend rupees 1.5 crore on the occasion of his daughter...
Politics
Too Many Adjourments Are Only Making A Mockery Out Of An Already Trolled Parliament
Chirali Sharma -
The Indian govt. is known for a lot of things, its steady pace for decision making and pushing out laws being one of them.
Not saying that that is a bad thing, however sometimes the opposition can use the Parliament system to stretch out the final decision on a particular bill with no end in sight.
A discussion in the parliament...
Lifestyle
What To Keep In Mind When Nominating Yourself To India’s Top 100 Young Leaders Awards
Chirali Sharma -
#PartnerED
The youth of today has the power and potential to transform the world into a better place to live. It is the youth that can bring a positive change in the society.
With this aim in mind, Indian Youth Forum - a platform that brings out stories of positive change and global action is organizing India’s Top 100 young...
The share market has always been like an abstract painting for so many of us. Great to see from a distance but most of us barely understand it.
Personally, when I see so many numbers together, my eyes start turning into a spiral. I have always been fascinated with the working of the shares but didn’t really understand much because...
For those who have been living under the rock, Virtual Reality is the new head turner, where science fiction has become the new reality. It has made the world of online gaming come alive where you can zoom past deserts and shoot barrels in the air without a hint of fiction in it.
With Samsung, Sony, Google, HTC all in...
Salini Madiraju
Today, almost every news website had some space reserved in the technology column for an article that was titled- “Amazon has made its first ever Drone Delivery” or something in similar lines. Who would want to miss mentioning such path breaking news that will catch every tech-enthusiast’s eye?!
While it was a promised deliverable from Amazon, half of the...
Christmas is just around the corner and it appears that hip-hop fans have already gotten their fair share of goodies. Weeknd dropped one of the most anticipated albums just recently and in the last few weeks we’ve been gifted by Childish Gambino and rumor has it that Drake is planning another release before the New Year (fingers crossed!).
This post,...
I don’t normally watch celebrity interviews, because well, almost every single one of them is exactly the same including the answers given by the actors.
There are a few exceptions sure, but more often than star interviews are just a snore fest for me.
However the few times I have managed to catch a glimpse of one of such interviews, I...
QuoraED! This is when we pick up a trending or interesting thread from Quora and spin a story around it.
FRIENDS, the American T.V. series ruled hearts. After watching and re-watching all the episodes, we're always left with the question: *teary eyed* "WHY DID THIS SHOW END?!?" Midst this, even a little hope of a new season gets us excited.
CALM...
Sanjay Dutt is known for many things in Bollywood, as Munnabhai, the Bad Boy and much else.
But his recent jail time and what he experienced there sure seems to have had a major effect on our Sanju baba.
ED was fortunate to be at an event and got some really great statements from Sanjay Dutt, some which even surprised us...
A lot is up with our country these days.
So the RBI is interested in introducing Islamic banking in India, following many speculations that a large section of our society is not involved in our current banking systems because of several inhibitions about their schemes. One particular drawback that prevents people from engaging with our modern banking systems is the...
Awareness about our legal rights for women has always been said to be of crucial importance. Whether you are a homemaker or a full-time working woman, knowledge of fundamental rights can only advance your independence in life. To achieve that goal of creating self-aware and self-conscious female citizens, a Tasmania based company has collaborated with TRS Law Offices (India)...
Fake Friendly Fridays
Fake Friendly Friday With The Person Of The Year (Unfortunately) – Donald Trump
A Guest Writer -
By Tanisha Tyagi
Welcome to ‘Fake’ Friendly Fridays where we interview famous personalities by asking them fake questions (for all the right reasons) to receive fake answers. This is meant for entertainment only. Don’t you dare take it seriously and get offended! This is a FAKE INTERVIEW. Though it’s a bit of a concern for me as our guest has...
Entertainment
TODJ a.k.a Tribe Of Dardanaak Jokes ; Today’s Internet Phenomenon For Quality Humor
Sahib Singh -
TODJ, which stands as the abbreviation for "Tribe Of Dardanaak Jokes" has grown from being a mere Facebook group to a hub of original and quality humor on the internet these days and we're here to take a look at what makes it special!
It all started in 2010 when two students names Karanveer Mohan and Tushant Jha started a...
ED Originals
From Racist Robots to Five Rupee Cheques, All That Sarcastic That Happened In News This Week
Brinda Sen -
Are you sure you are updated well about the news this week? The newspapers don't always give away the good ones. If not, here we bring for you all that sarcastic that happened this week- fresh, off-beat and totally weird!
Trump Effigy Burned To Cast Away Evil Spirits
Guatemalans burn Donald Trump effigies wearing devil's horns on public squares during their...
There are many reasons why universities such as the University of Arizona are preparing their students – both offline students and those pursuing an online MPH degree – to handle a Zika outbreak. An outbreak is now more possible than ever, especially with the threat level being raised to Level 2 in certain areas like Haiti and Florida. Florida,...
Eight years ago, an incoming president promised the nation that he would give the United States a healthcare plan in which everyone would be covered, regardless of preexisting conditions and that it would be affordable. Notice the operative word, affordable. Unfortunately, what seemed like the best gift ever given to the United States turned out to be the scourge...
Politics
How Recent Changes In The Economy After President Trump Might Affect College Tuition Rates
Anshika Sabhani -
College tuition rates have been increasing at astronomical rates, leaving a huge gap in the education industry that has been filled, in part, by online course programs and distance learning options. Other students are opting to live at home so that they can attend local, in-state community colleges known for their lower tuition costs and comprehensive courses of study.
Now...
Finance
Now, go paperless with Edelweiss Guided Portfolios for better asset management
Nadiminti Sarvani -
A lot of people have thought to invest in mutual funds for better investment options and have been unaware of which stocks to invest in and how the markets are. Even when they read about them online, there is no way one can escape from the complicated terminologies and jargon prevalent everywhere.
Edelweiss Guided Portfolios is our recommendation for anyone...
Politics
Burqa/Niqab Ban In Germany: Angela Merkel’s Decision Is Clearly An Attempt To Pacify Germany
Kanika Kalra -
At a convention for her Christian Democratic Union party, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared her support of a partial ban on the burqa and the niqab in Germany, saying that “the full facial veil is inappropriate and should be banned wherever it is legally possible”. The party is expected to pass the motion this week.
It’s important to note that...
Celebratory firing is customary in parts of north India, claiming several lives every year. What makes this preposterous 'custom' flourish is the mere fact that such acts are not acted upon by the government effectively. Claiming yet another life, this practice has finally come under the radar.
The Event
It was a wedding celebration in Bhatinda, Punjab and all was well...
By Tanisha Tyagi
In a new research, it has been found out that if you wake up in the middle of the night, while the process of consolidation of memory is taking place, you are more likely to forget the new things which you have just learned, because the brain then prevents the new information to become memory and move...
By Tanisha Tyagi
Post-Diwali (cracker bursting season of India), several parts of Delhi and NCR witnessed its worst smog in nearly 17 years. We thought it was temporary. We were sitting in our living rooms, watching the news on our television sets, thinking,
“Ah, it’ll go away. Good thing I didn’t burst any crackers. I am officially not part of this.”
And...
Okay guys, the much awaited SRK film Raees has officially launched it’s trailer and me being a big SRK fan was excited enough to watch it.
So taking out sometime from grueling office work, I sat down to see and I was… actually really disappointed.
Now now, I am not a very social media savvy person, meaning I barely spend any...