Monthly Archives: June 2016
What seems like a ray of sunshine over the world after the outrageous hate crime in Orlando, state schools in UK have done away with uniforms based on a specific gender.
The policy lets boys wear skirts
As a part of a government-funded drive to sensitize people towards children who're yet to figure out their sexual identity, about 80 schools - including 40...
In the wake of the Orlando Massacre, there's an urgent need to address the obsession that Americans have with guns. Omar Mateen, the shooter, carried a legally purchased AR-15-style assault rifle even though he was on the terror watch list. If drug abusers, people with mental illnesses, convicted felons and illegal immigrants are prohibited from buying guns, then why...
After days of controversies and debates on censorship, Udta Punjab finally hit the theatres yesterday. I was indeed worried whether the movie would be able to live up to all the expectations surrounding it, more so when all the eye-balls are on it. Thankfully, it didn’t disappoint.
The film begins in the most epic way with a packet of drugs...
A few days ago, a person opened fire in a gay night club in Orlando, which resulted in the death of more than 50 people. It is yet not clear whether there was involvement of Islamic State or not, but one thing is lucid that homophobia has played a major role in the initiation of the shooting.
The world went...
ED has collaborated with the School Of Investment Banking to get you a complete insight into the field of core finance and specifically, investment banking. What is it, what courses should one take, what does a typical day of an I-banker look like, salaries and careers in this field, skills needed etc.
So let’s dive straight into Part One of...
Disclaimer: The content of this article is strictly based on what has been gathered from various news reports. I as a blogger do not intend to disrespect or hurt any religious sentiments through this article.
It is the time when monsoons hit the country and Assam celebrates the Ambubachi Mela organized in the Kamakhya Temple. The mela is believed to...
Seen to be the most brutal attack in the US after 9/11, the Orlando mass shooting is much more than that. Even though there have been a lot of homophobic attacks, this incident has resulted in a loss of a lot of innocent lives. Though the shooter was shot down by the police, it has raised concerns about the...
When the CEO says “At Apple, we believe technology should lift humanity”, you know you are in for one hell of a ride. iOS 10, the latest operating system software for iPad & iPhone, was announced at Apple's annual WWDC 2016 get-together in San Francisco on 13 June 2016.
With introducing amazing features that live up to our expectations just fine and...
‘India finds an ally in USA’, ‘fostering of new friendship between India and USA’ such headlines adorned every media channel, newspaper and website during the past week. If you believed in any such headline, then it’s time to change your beliefs.
Prime Minister Modi on his latest visit to Washington D.C. got the rare opportunity to address the US Congress,...
What seemed to be an uninspired display of football over 90 minutes turned into an epic story as England came from behind to beat Wales by 2 goals from their substitutes as Gareth Bale's magic wasn't enough to save the Welsh side.
The match began brightly for England as they continued to push in numbers forward trying to break down...
Digital technologies are one of the main drivers for the United Nations agenda towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The World Summit Award Congress Singapore 2016 presents the global top 40 of digital innovations creating sustainable social change and impact worldwide in the framework of an international conference in Singapore.
Bringing together young social entrepreneurs and innovators with international thought-leaders,...
The National Civil Aviation Policy passed by the government this week seeks to revolutionize India’s aviation sector and bring air travel to the masses. Here are some important pointers:
5/20 to 0/20:
Previously, any airline wishing to fly on international routes needed to have at least 20 planes flying domestically and a minimum of 5 years of operation. The government has...
Balakalakaar is an initiative by AIESEC in Delhi University that aims to empower underprivileged children by giving them an opportunity to express themselves and exhibit their talent through competitions and cultural activities. True to the motto of the organization, the event significantly helps in achieving “peace and fulfilment of humankind's potential”.
Balakalakaar has been hosted multiple times in the past...
Let's face it, people love to date. Gone are the days when the guy used to chase the girl around trees (at least that's what the old Bollywood movies would like us to believe). You no longer have to build up the courage to actually go up and initiate a face to face conversation with the fear of being...
"Now that we have achieved the mission of making a Congress-free India, it is time to make India Muslim-free. We are working on that,"
Respects to you, Sadhvi Prachi ji.
We saw your video. And we were BAFFLED! While you are very ambitious and have shown guts to light off a controversy, here's what INDIANS have got to say. With ED's VoxPop section...
With regular news hour debates on prime time and with our generation spending a lot of time on YouTube watching stand-up comedy, we can say that Stand-up Comedians are a thing in India now! Their form of comedy is barely slapstick, unlike that on the Indian Television. They talk about things that matter, altogether from a new perspective while...
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper type column that reports an incident from the past as though it had happened just yesterday. It allows the reader to re-live it several years later, on the date it had occurred.
For this memory, we go back in time to Atlanta in 1996, when the Indian tennis legend Leander Paes brought home his first Olympic medal. This...
The Indian National Congress has not gotten over its Lok Sabha loss 2 years back till now. Since then, it has sunk deeper into an abyss and has stumbled at every hurdle (read elections) they face. The recent debacle in the Rajya Sabha elections is a case in point of the extent of congress's downfall.
Congress-backed independent candidate, R.K. Anand...
The media in recent weeks has gone bollocks over the prospect of India’s entry in the NSG. It is not just the media but half the world that is talking about India’s aspiring bid to enter this elite group.
Here is everything you need to know about this ambitious Indian project.
What is Nuclear Suppliers Group?
NSG is a club of 48...
"The biggest challenge for a doctor is to tell relatives that a patient has died. For me, it was equally difficult to tell families that they'd had a daughter," says Dr Ganesh Rakh.
Sadly, even though it may come as a shock to many a progressive thinker, Dr Rakh’s situation is way more common than we’d like it to be.
We...
The first ever match in the Stade De Lyon sure proved to be a feisty affair as a crowd of almost 59,000 witnessed a resilient Italian side cruising against the much-hyped "golden generation" of Belgium in a fantastic 2-0 victory.
Referred to as the first marquee clash of EURO 2016, the match started on a really bright note as both...
The amount of pre-release publicity that Udta Punjab has hogged could have been any filmmaker’s dream in the correct circumstances. But for Anurag Kashyap & Co., until this morning it was no less than a nightmare with CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani predictably asking for a ridiculous number and nature of changes to be made.
And then, in a rather heartening...
“A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell. And I’m going home.”
There’s only so much a die-hard fan can take of appetizing and table-setting; even on a brilliant show like Game of Thrones, and especially when a lot of it doesn't make narrative sense. If the last few episodes were all about slow-burning buildups, this was much more of the...
The entire universe is obsessed with the multiplication of quantity. Nothing can be alone, single or by oneself. There has to be the presence of at least one secondary companion, no matter whether it be a material or a person.
Where to start from
It all began when we were in school. The teacher intentionally gave us group projects, even though...
If every breath you exhaled made you worry about the Carbon Dioxide emissions and the ill-effects of it, its time you took a deep breath and exhaled out loud. Scientists have found out a way to dispose off CO2 without harming the environment any more.
What is the Experiment all about?
CO2 is a constituent of acid rain and promotes global...
