Monthly Archives: January 2017
The Delhi University, aka, DU is one of the most prestigious university in the entire country.
After the more specialized universities like IIT and all, DU is the one to go if you want that tag of actually being worth something.
But the recent National Accredition and Assessment Council or NAAC ranking has revealed a very poor image of DU in...
Just when I think the world is going to slow down its ironic pace a little bit, I get hit smack in the face with a load more of sarcastic news this week. What is on with people?! I tell you, there is nothing more sensational on earth than your average daily newspaper.
Hot or cold, you find out!
4 year Old American...
This time around we try and understand this disease that plagues many people, of all ages and from all over the world. Diabetes is essentially when your body stops managing the glucose that our body produces and shortage of insulin which is a vital hormone that absorbs glucose.
Diabetes is not like a cold or fever that goes away after...
Disclaimer: Writing on behalf of a friend who recently had a hellish experience while watching a movie at a cinema.
The recent movie watching experience was one that I will never really forget. And no it wasn’t because it was an unforgettable film, had a great time with my friends or something else happened.
But mostly because every little thing that...
Can you feel the award season vibe around you right now?
It’s when you stop giving a damn to your New Year resolutions and instead find yourself browsing through TV schedules to bookmark those evenings when your favorite award shows will be airing. There is some divine delight in looking forward to the smell of warm coffee mixing with...
The World Book Fair is in its 25th edition and is grander than ever. Breaking records of highest ever footfall in its history, The World Book Fair 2017 sold more than 75,000 tickets on one of the days of the much awaited international affair.
The New Delhi World Book Fair is organized by National Book Trust (NBT) in association with...
Taking selfies has been banned. What do Mirandians have to say?
In 1970, Miranda House students abolished the Miss Miranda beauty contest. The students believed that you can never put a face to beauty: how can one face, one body type, one accent determine what "beauty" is? That was an extremely important decision, well ahead of its times.
Fast forward half...
By Shreya Jha
As we bid goodbye to President Obama, we are left with a lot of reasons to feel sad about his departure. Never before we have had US president who had such a massive following in India.
Only if he could have been in India, we would have elected him for the third time.
President Barack Obama had an...
By Shreya Jha
An insight into the Reina nightclub attacks in Turkey and the state of despair and sorrow across the world due to increasing terrorism.
On the 1st of January, 2017 when the world was celebrating the ascent of a bright new year, there was gloom and sorrow in Besiktas, a small and beautiful town in Turkey. At about 1:15...
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Coolpad launched the ‘Cool1’ in India on December 28, 2016. It is very cool phone at a highly affordable price of Rs 13999.
CAMERA
To all the selfie lovers and to-be photographers this phone offers a whole lot of features in the camera. It has a 13MP dual rear camera and f/2.0 aperture and 8MP front camera. The phone can record...
Rishank Dabra
Cristiano Ronaldo bagged the FIFA best player award for the year 2016.
In his acceptance speech, he mocked Barcelona and Messi for not being present at the award ceremony.
What followed in the run up to the award was that the teams he represented won the UEFA champions league in 2015-16 season and Euro 2016.
Although controversial, it has been noticed...
In today’s day and age almost every realtor and real estate company is promoting and flaunting premium and luxury living that you have ever seen through different projects.
Where earlier the very words luxury and high end living were enough to confirm the authenticity of a company, these days with almost every new entrant into the business adding these words...
Dabboo Ratnani, Bollywood's go-to fashion photographer, is someone everyone in the industry absolutely adores! You know you've landed a place in the B-town, if you manage to get yourself featured in Ratnani's Annual Calendar.
Year after year, Dabboo Ratnani surprises people with his creativity and amazing shots. The Annual Calendar for 2017 is out and our celebs can't stop gushing...
There used to be a time, when I was very very little, when I looked forward to the various award show nights and getting to see all the performances, antics and what not.
Especially on New Year’s eve, when one of the bigger award shows would air, even if me and my family were at a relative party, all us...
After much hassle and tussle and nervous waiting, it seems that CBSE has finally taken pity on the poor students and released the 10th and 12th board exam schedule.
Having gone through the same wait, I know that I speak from experience when I say that it is not easy, just sitting and waiting for the schedule to come out.
Because...
BBC's acclaimed TV series "Sherlock" returned to its creative best in the 2nd episode of its 4th season, following a rather polarizing premiere episode which left the viewers demanding more from its creators.
AND THEY DELIVERED.
THERE ARE MILD SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. KINDLY PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
The first episode was focused much more on the chemistry between its 3 lead characters,...
Velavan Senthilkumar, Abhay Singh and Adhitya Raghavan went on to create history when they won the gold, silver and bronze medal at the British Junior Open Squash Championship in the Under-19 Boys category.
The British Open is regarded as the ‘Wimbledon’ of Squash and only the second most prestigious championship after the World Junior Squash Championships.
The joy of the win...
A couple of days ago, we got the news that as decided by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Police, the hub of Delhi aka Connaught Place will be going vehicle- free.
Now, keep in mind that this project is just being implemented for 3 months just a trial, to see how the public responds to it,...
If you had thought that the demonetization circus was, if not ever, at least settling down a bit, then you were extremely wrong my friends.
Because for the past few days, petrol pumps all over the country have been engaged in an age old game of ‘should I or should I not?’, where apparently they first brought out a protest...
What A Comic Show! is perhaps one of the coolest places in Hauz Khas for all the comic book fans, serving some great food and providing a great ambience with it.
Located in the SDA market of Hauz Khas, this is a really innovative café with a total comic-themed decor that comes with some pretty amazing comics which you can...
Have you seen a kissing prank video on Youtube? It's this video compilation of a game that some losers on the youtube play with random women to trick them into kissing. As you may have guessed it, these are pretty viral and rake up to hundreds of thousands of views if not in millions.
Okay so what is the fun...
Rishank Dabra
The announcement of Donald Trump as the U.S. President-elect on November 9th, 2016 sent shivers encompassing all economies barring Russia and brought reminiscence from the Brexit vote that happened in June 2016.
It set huge concern among political analysts, global citizens and voters alike who voted for Clinton as to what could have gone through the voters’ minds...
Hey y'all! Fresh new year on the rocks and we are back to breaking all the resolutions that we made. That includes reading the newspaper daily for I think quite a number too, hmm? *waggles eyebrows*
Fikar not! We are back with the most sarcastic news headlines that were trending on the internet on Week 1. Bizarre enough or...
Salini Madiraju
Money can buy you anything except life. A well- paying job can actually take away from you a lot more than you can imagine.
Infertility in men in on a rise and you never know if you’re the next victim thanks to your occupation.
You also know, in real life there are not many Vicky donors.
What’s infertility in men?
Inability of...
So recently, the oh so great Censor Board of India has apparently given OK Jaanu, the upcoming Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur movie, a clean chit with only about 4 minor cuts.
As quoted by CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani, “The times are changing. At one time couples couldn’t even meet before marriage. Now, they get a chance to spend...
