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1. Coz the educated middle class of India is finally making their voice heard2. Coz I am no longer befooled by ads, promises and manipulated stats3. Coz a lot of wrong is happening around me which needs to be changed4. Coz that change is ME and social media is my biggest weapon to mobilise public opinion5. Coz I am...
The Auto Expo 2012 started 2012 with a bang. It gave a dream in every Indian's heart to own the best cars of the World by 2013. All these cars were showcased in front of the Auto Freaked Audience, to get an overview of the Indian Market for Brilliantly Designed Cars. Getting a unimaginable response  Car Companies plan to launch...
What a fantastic year it has been, 2012. F1 looked to be intensely gripping this year with fiercer rivalries and nerve wrecking moments. With Alonso again coming second after a great year was also interesting till the last race. However, Vettel got the better of him.What is assured of 2013 is that Ferrari look to bounce back with a...
Autumn-Winter 2012-13 continues with...Outer Spacious: Convex is the new concave- at least when it comes to falls outerwear silhouettes. Oversize, away from the body coats make a big impactYear Of The Dragon: After seasons of bright hues and prints, fashion turned a nouveau gothic cornerCurve Your Enthusiasm: Keep the focus on the waist by adding peplums, panniers and padding...
Article reproduced from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/world/asia/condition-worsens-for-victim-of-gang-rape-in-india.html?_r=0Complete credits to The New York Times.Woman Dies After a Gang Rape That Galvanized IndiaNEW DELHI — Government officials appealed for calm in the streets here Saturday after the death of young woman who was raped two weeks ago by a group of men who lured her onto a bus.The woman, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student whose rape...
Article reproduced from The Financial Expresshttp://www.financialexpress.com/news/ratan-tata-bids-adieu-cyrus-mistry-takes-over/1051414/2#Complete credits to The Financial ExpressRatan Tata, an iconic corporate leader, retired as Chairman of Tata Group after a 50-year run today but kept away from office on his last day at the helm of one of country's oldest business empires.Tata, who turned 75 today, is in Pune for his birthday, sources at Bombay...

Shop Smarter

Are you a Shopping FREAK?Here's something that can help you shop better!!Two Golden Rules:Always prepare a list of things you need otherwise you might end up buying something that you don't actually need.Be very patient.Still banking upon Malls??Try the other alternatives.Shop ONLINE       Know your size according to the US and the UK markets.Prefer shopping in the morning...

I Wanna Fly High

Indian Aviation Sector has been hit hard in the recent times. A low economy growth rate, rising fuel prices  high taxes and less FIIs have dampened the mood in this sector in 2012. Moreover, strikes at Air India and the already lost out Kingfisher have added to the misery.The weather has been turbulent for Air India and Kingfisher. With Air India being...
Russia ( Formerly the USSR), a strength with India in the Cold War, who has always supported India through thick and thin has come back from the low to forge the lost relationship with India. The Talks with Vladimir Putin to strengthen Bilateral Cooperation and trade and investment looks like India can be solid again in 2013.The Ties severed by USSR's loss in the Cold War are...
1. Rapeless Delhi/India : need we say more?2. Respite from useless irritating politicians and people in power who are running this country worser than the goras. Scams. Lies. Inaction. Endless list here...3. Godmen and the babas and the matas and the human devi's & bhagwans. Oh and their third eye! lol.4. Lower inflation- higher economic growth. We don't want...
2013 might see the rise of a new profession: PROTEST CONSULTANT And what exactly do they do?  They would start with a) Finding a cause b) Gathering masses and their participation c) Bringing out facebook status updates, bbm dp's, whatsapp dp's, bbm and whatsapp chain messages d) finding a spot to protest e) making sure twitter-facebook-google plus-linkedin-pinterest are all flooded with the cause and the...
The Women and Child development ministry is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for men to share a certain percentage of their income with wives if they stay at home and do the household chores. This has generated substantial debate from all quarters centering around difficulty in implementation and the issue of social empowerment. With any policy being...
Not long back did the newspapers read of the DU girl who took an auto to her place and was mislead by the driver and raped by the driver and a friend. Yet recently a DU girl was molested in front of at least a hundred people within the campus in broad daylight, and none uttered a word. And...
Like every profession and every business, the fashion industry too has its own sets of unethical practices , which might seem like a necessary evil. A fashion show is all about the designers expressing themselves. Those same clothes could be worn by a variety of people from different age groups and body types. But somehow most designers feel that anorexic models are ideal. The...
According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, an average Indian lives longer but spends his sunset years in poor health.Is this the INDIA we dream of??EVIDENCEComparison between 1970 and 2010Life expectancy of an average Indian male has gone up by 15 yrs and that of an average Indian female by 18 yrs.An average Indian male spends his last...
1.What is GMR?GMR is an infrastructure company  headquartered in Bengluru .It is involved in the operation of Airports in Delhi, Hyderabad and Turkey.2.What exactly happened in Maldives?GMR had won the right to upgrade and operate the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in Male in November 2010 for 25 years through an international tender which was overseen by International Finance Corporation.In 2012 GMR...
America's Asian Foreign Policy - A PredictionThe American Background – Foreign Policy Focus on the Middle EastThe Bush administration initiated Operation Enduring Freedom on the 7th of October 2001. The stated objective:“Find Osama bin Laden and other high-ranking Al-Qaeda members to be put on trial, to destroy the organization of Al-Qaeda, and to remove the Taliban regime which supported...
 The end product that a fashion designer comes out with is outstanding, but sometimes is it really worth breaking your back and losing your sanity for something that your not even getting to keep for yourself..?1- Fashion designing has over the past 8-10 yrs become an extremely competitive field and it takes new designers almost 4-5yrs to make a mark...
What's the Gen-X up to next?? From cakes to walls it has personalized just about everything. Being called an era of Customization is what awaits the 21st century!Personalized MUGSPersonalized CAKESWhat's NEW??It's possible now to make your homes look your own, to make them reflect you...Personalized TILESFrom designer suits and saris we've now moved on to designer tiles. You can now have designer tiles for...
The Global Financial Crisis: The American OriginThe Subprime Crisis and the Liquidity CrunchIntroduction:The true extent of globalisation could be accurately expressed by the current financial crisis whereby contagion in the United States of America spread across the globe affecting all globalised economies.   The linkage with the Asian Financial Crisis illustrates how globalisation has crossed not only national boundaries...
9 to 7 to 5% economic growth predicted. Basically slowdown is evident, while on the optimistic side, India is still in the growing nations' group. We are better than Europe & US atleast, so reason enough to party? Well, let's say party but Indian style ;)Here's how:1. Allow just one piece of your clothing to be super branded. Rest...
I have followed the European Debt Crisis in detail for over a year now and I have been intending to write about it for a while. However the European situation is so dynamic that successive drafts have graced the dustbin. I wanted that the piece I finally publish should be insightful, I was not content to simply write a...
Before you jump into this article, check out this link: http://www.endofworld.net/ Could be true, right? There's supposedly an official Dec 21 2012 website, which apart from other pieces of 'vital' information, is also 'selling' their Best Selling Supplies. We shouldn't be saying more. See it for yourself: http://www.december212012.com/ Move over end of season sales, there's an even better End of World Clearance Sale :...

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