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Diwali is just round the corner and most of us are already looking at some interesting way to decorate our houses. However, making these changes not necessarily have to cost of a bomb or require a complete overhaul.
Karishma Bajaj and Asim Merchant, designers of RED, BLUE & YELLOW share six quick tips that will transform the look of your...
One man's vision of 'a phone that you can keep for the rest of your life' gets support from A Google Company
Upon hearing of Motorola’s Project Ara, it's easy to lapse into thinking about all the reasons why it'll be hard — almost impossible — to pull off: customers won't have incentive to buy new phones, modules will be...
If you have trouble reaching your toes, when your strongest relationship is with your refrigerator, if you find solace in eating when you’re happy, depressed or agitated, congratulations! You are on your way to be tagged as “fat”. Or to be polite, overweight. Almost two-thirds of America is overweight, out of which about 36% are obese. India seems to...
Era of unprecedented growth in Science, Arts and what not, and yet more than three-fourths of student population in India has no guru! More than 7 million teachers and yet a shortage of Gurus! That’s underwhelming. Knowledge can now be bought, which may come as a serious offense to our modern educational system, but is it what led to...
Reservations. The one concept that introduces the word ‘inequality’ to a child’s dictionary. We are all born unaware of our caste, creed and family income. But over the years, we start to notice how different our world is from the world of the people around us. How someone else comes to school in an Audi, while we travel in...
With the current debacle regarding the Russian Olympics and gay rights, you might think that Indians would have commented on the issue. There are plenty of gay Indians, regardless of what many people say. Yet ‘gay’ and ‘Indian’ are two words rarely connected. Why not? Where is the debate about gay issues? It is as if the whole country...
I am all for cross-cultural insight and appreciating differences. What I do not appreciate is the comparison of the American and Indian K-12 (primary and secondary schools) education systems that insist on ranking. Just searching 'India-US Education' reveals a wealth of blogs, discussions, and arguments over whose schools are more effective, almost all of which degrade the American system and glorify...
Billboard named them ‘The Breakthrough Band of 2013’ and Rolling Stone magazine called their single “radioactive” the biggest rock hit of the year. They’ve been active for a while now, but the sonic boom of fame hit them with the release of their first debut album, “Night Visions”, in September 2012. They’ve already been on a World Tour and...
Gareth Bale, the Welsh footballer has been the biggest highlight of this summer transfer window, being bought by Real Madrid for a staggering 100 million euros ($132 million). This signing makes Gareth Bale the most expensive soccer player in the world overcoming his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s $131 million move from United in 2009. Ever since this deal was signed...
INDIA-THE SILVER BIRD
SOUNDS STRANGE BUT TRUE!!!
We all have heard India to be a ‘golden bird’ but many of us are not aware of the fact that the Indian economy, at one time, was one of the world’s largest importer, or ‘earner’ of silver, if correctly said.
Between 1600 and 1800 Indian cotton cloth was consumed massively around the globe. In...
By Mudit Batra |
In the past few months, we have seen an outburst of gadgets and gizmos that are to be worn somewhere or the other. It’s not like they weren’t around before but these days electronics giant like Samsung, Sony and a few others have taken upon themselves to make the most out this area which hasn’t been...
The generation gap has deepened with the digital divide with the young and old being light years away in the use of new technologies. What may however seem almost self-evident , has fundamental implications when it comes to information, and this is what creates a civil society. Our world is split in two between the young and elderly,...
Round 16 of the Formula One season of 2013 was held at the Buddh International Circuit, India. Unfortunately though this Grand Prix is not going to make it’s way on the 2014 calender due to “political reasons” but hopefully we should see it taking place in 2015 again. The race was sure to be an action packed one as...
Formula 1, the thrilling automobile racing competition is back in its third edition of the Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Noida. However this time, there is a tinge of sadness. Because Formula 1 ain’t be here in 2014, and it is doubtful whether it will be reinstated in 2015.
Bernie Ecclestone, the boss of the sport has been...
By Shubham Mittal |
After an article on the “Origin of the seven swaras of the Indian classical music” I would want to talk more about raagas and swaras as promised in the previous article. Swaras, as described previously are originated from the sounds of nature. Each swara has a specific fixed sound in the nature, if a swara does...
BMW has recently unveiled their all new vehicle, the 2-series. The 2-series was initially known as the 1-series coupe. It follows BMW’s traditional naming conventions where all 2-door versions(coupes and convertibles) start with an even number while sedans and SUV’s start with an odd number. The 2-series coupe shares its underpinnings with the recently launched 1-series hatchback and as...
A swipe across the screen and our worlds light up. Without our smart phones, tablets and i-pads, we would be lost in this constantly blogging and tweeting world. Most of us have stronger relationships with our phones than we do with our partners! :D
The technology that makes all this so breathtakingly simple is perhaps one of the biggest breakthroughs...
Harbhajan Singh, after successfully tricking the batsmen with his googlies, is now all-ready to mesmerize the cinema-goers. He is up to act in his first ever movie stint. The 33 year old has donned the 'Khaki vardi' for his debut movie and features is a cameo in the upcoming Punjabi film, 'Bhaji in Problem'. In the trailers, he's seen...
Everyone thinks they can be a smart a*s. Well you know what? It's an art. So if you want to use sarcasm you'd better learn to wield it like a goddamn straight razor if you want it to make an impact. I've made a list of what I consider to be the seven types of sarcasm based on mood and...
The sight of those gloomy faces, inability to make an eye contact with anyone, eyes which close instantly in daylight, mouth covered with handkerchiefs sends chill down the spine and makes us wonder about the truth which we all seem to ignore since we are satisfied and happy with our lives.
Welcome to the dark world which has no escape...
Neil Patrick Harris plays the role of Barney Stinson on the hit show How I Met Your Mother. Barney is a 30-something year old Manhattan womaniser who's trademark is that he is always wearing a suit. Do you know why he always wears a suit? Well suit up and let's find out!
Barney Stinson is a member of the How...
Cinema and Censorship
Films being censored is an everyday phenomenon and at the same time is quite controversial. In the context of our country, it is mandatory for every film to obtain a clearance certificate from the censor board of India. However, there is always a fuss created about the decision of the board editing certain scenes or the television...
A joke had been circulated regarding which one would be the first to reach the hundred mark: the rupee, onions or petrol. I guess that we all have the answer now. It is onions. On 22nd October 2013, the onion prices in Bhopal and Patna touched the Rs. 100 mark bringing tears into the eyes of housewives, both, literally...
Earlier this year the Goa government decided not to give licenses to new floating casinos on the Mandovi river, potentially foregoing millions of rupees in revenue for the exchequer. Goa currently rakes up Rs 100 crores in taxes per year from the gambling industry, and accounts for 95 percent of all legal gambling in the country. Sikkim and Daman...
The MPV segment has seen a large growth rate in the Indian market since monocoque MPV’s like the Maruti Ertiga were launched. In comparison to the traditional ladder frame construction monocoque are cheaper and have more car-like ride and handling. The Innova which was a huge success is unfortunately become quite expensive, so downward of 10lakhs buyers have no...
