Monthly Archives: January 2014
By Samiksha Agarwal
“Frog legs and snake eyeballs with hot chocolate sauce for dessert!” was my reply when a friend asked me what I wanted to have. The reply was out of irritation to a question being asked repetitively but it triggered off the conversation about bizarre foods eaten in India. I decided to dig a little deeper AND It...
Tata Motors have recently launched an all-new turbocharged petrol engine series, named Revotron. The first engine in the Revotron engine series is a 1.2 liter Turbocharged petrol engine or Revotron 1.2T, which will be powering the soon to be launched Falcon 4 hatchback and Falcon 5 sedan. (Both Falcon 4 and Falcon 5 are codenames as the commercial names...
By Abhilasha
On January 7th the ISRO successfully powered the GSLV-D5 that placed the GSAT-14 satellite into the lower orbit of the earth for the first time. ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle put a 2.1 ton and 161 feet tall communication satellite in orbit which blasted off at 1048 GMT (5.48 EST) on January 5th. GSLV is a three stage...
By Rohan Ramaswamy
When Leap Motion initially featured on Kickstarter. It managed to reach its goal in an alarmingly short amount of time. Their secret? All, one has to do is to introduce a completely revolutionary way of interacting with a computer. The Leap Motion device sits on your desk in front of your screen and allows you to...
By Yash Sood
Computer, mobile phones and TV are just few of the marvels that technology has created over the last few decades. These along with other technology advancements have eased the lives of millions of people (you can talk, work or even study sitting at home). But these inventions are not just restricted to the consumers. Along with the happiness that it has...
By Rashi Mittal
Quite simply, there is a link between real economic activity and stock prices. But this link is sometimes tenuous, and it is just not true that when the economy is doing well; you can be sure that stocks will go up in an appropriate manner and vice verse. The problem is that the factors driving stock prices are...
Black money, as the name suggests, is the money which is earned illegally, mainly in the form of cash. No official records for this so called ‘earned’ money exist and as a result you get a golden opportunity to evade the taxes. Mainly, such kinds of practices are carried by businessmen or traders. The only problem attached with this...
By Pranali Batra
Checklist:
Rush of adrenalin while walking into shopping mall
Staring for long hours at a gorgeous pair of shoes
Detesting an escort to the mall for fear of a restraint
Zealously desiring a particular scarf
Closet spills over each time opened
If your reply to any or all of the above questions was in the affirmative,my friend you could be in serious trouble....
The first time I was exposed to Coldplay was when I accidentally stumbled upon the video for ‘Clocks. I was enchanting at once by the strangely ethereal feel of the song, hypnotic piano riff and Chris Martin’s soulful voice. As their songs gradually grew on me, listening to Coldplay became a dreamy experience.
Formed in 1996 by college mates Chris...
By Nidhi Taneja
On a chilling November night when everyone else around me was enjoying the bonfire in my friend’s farmhouse, I sat in a corner as I was lost in my own thoughts. It’s not that I don’t like talking to people but at that moment introspection is what I needed the most. You must be thinking why did...
By Anusha Gupta
Till date the only source of our misery was the US Dollar. The recent fluctuation in the value of the rupee have catastrophic implications on both economy and politics. To understand why the US dollar causes soo much misery we need to understand what the petro dollar is and how it came to be.
In 1945, the Bretton...
By Rajshree Gupta
Politics in India has reduced merely to activities that create buzz among people. There isn’t much governance left.Politics has taken the form of entertainment: see, understand, laugh or cry and move on!
Remember the famous dialogue from the movie ‘The Dirty Picture’, "Filmein sirf teen cheezon ki wajah se chalti hain... Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment...”? This dialogue holds not...
Performed by One , Cherished by All – A phrase I truly felt like quoting for the stars showcasing their talent on the 70mm big screens and enthralling the audience with their superlative performances of all times.
Coming up with a very simple question for all, what does the audience want?
Well the answer is actually quite famous and known to...
By Srishti B Dutta
This is the age of films being made which are inspired from their book versions. Hollywood as well as Bollywood is experimenting with this. It has gained popularity and has started coming up in a big way because in a book you get a prepared script – one that has been read and liked by many....
By Nidhi Nagpal
You either hate him or you love him, but you can’t ignore him. Yes! I am talking about controversy’s favourite child Mr Salman Khan. Television, theatres, social media all are buzzing with the larger than life and magnified trailers of saviour Sallu bashing up hundreds of goons together like ‘the Rajnikant of Bollywood' in this year’s most...
By Aishwarya Kumar“Ah, Sheetal. Long time. Send me a friend request on FB!”
“What a grand honeymoon Anil gave her, no? I saw it on facebook.”
“OMG! Bala has a girlfriend. He just changed his relationship status on FB.”
“How in the world does Asha get so many likes on her FB photos? She’s ugly.”
Sounds familiar?
When I say Facebook, I’m sure there...
By Shivangi Handa
SHAADI, WEDDING, VIVAH!! The season starts again with a bang. Be it the clothes or the make-up or the jewellery… Everything has to be perfect. So here’s what you can do to look smashing on your D-Day!
The way your look catches the eyes of everyone. If you are the bride you are supposed to be the center...
By Samiksha Agarwal“I wanna grow old with you; I wanna die lying in your arms…”
Awwww!!! How sweet is that!! What a love story!!......Well guys, do you remember the story behind it? Okay, never mind,stop scratching your head and ask any of the Bigg Boss fans.You get an instant reply ‘Kushal and Gauhar’.
After watching such a live romantic love story,...
By Roop Kunwar Singh
An Italian town with history engraved on every stone. A conflict rooted in the age old battle between religion and heresy. An uncanny murder. A lethal criminal on a spree. A gifted and ingenious protagonist supported by a courageous associate. And a blood trodden endeavor to decipher the mystery. No, Dan Brown has not given us...
It is only few out there as cool as Neal Caffery, though being bad. Yes... White Collar it is. Crimes that are always compelling.
An elite portrayal of how an art and history savvy protagonist can keep the screen all time intrigued.
Neal Caffery- the Criminal informant to the F.B.I who’s astute spontaneity always leads to narrow escapes and wholesome win...
The task of always looking well groomed and presentable can at times, seem difficult and confusing. Also, we often tend to neglect simple little things in our quest for beauty. But do not fret, the twelve tips below will guide you on your journey to near perfect, achievable beauty.
Keep the length of your nails moderate.
In case you didn’t already...
This year’s Award season has kicked off with a lot of Glamour and Style. When there is an award function in our list of events, we must look impeccable. You are no Fashion Queen if you cannot make it to the headlines, the following day. As it turns out, turning heads is not enough after all. Every year we...
By Chirali Sharma
Do you remember a time when cartoons like Bugs Bunny, Johnny Bravo, Powerpuff Girls, Road Runner, Dexter, Scooby Doo were the highlights of our day? These amazing cartoons hold a special place in our lives. They bring fond memories of our childhood back to our mind. There were days, when we could not wait to get home from school and...
By Shreya Bajaj
According to a study by the global management consulting firm Mc Kinsey and Company, the manufacturing sector in India could grow six-fold to US$ 1 trillion, by 2025. It is important to understand that India’s manufacturing sector is vital for its economic progress, whereas the current condition of this sector forces us to believe that India has followed a peculiar...
By Bhavya
Right where Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey meet, is a geo-cultural area, the inhabitants of which are called the Kurds, hence the name, Kurdistan. A small, not-well-known region it might be, but if you speculate the possibility of consequences that Kurdistan seems to promise, you can do nothing but let in sink the momentum of the issue. On...
