Monthly Archives: July 2017
BJP, on Monday, revealed its Vice Presidential candidate. Venkaiah Naidu. He is heading two Ministries: Ministry of I&B and Ministry of Urban Development.
Venkaiah will be facing Gopal Krishna Gandhi in the Vice Presidential elections where the electoral college has to decide whether to send a Gandhian to head the Rajya Sabha or a farmer activist.
While BJP might have overlooked...
In its never-ending quest to recycle great animated films as live action reboots, Disney has finally cast actual, flesh-and-blood actors to play the iconic roles from 1992’s Aladdin. We now know who the three main stars will be (though we’re still waiting on word about Jafar). Mena Massoud will play Aladdin, Naomi Scott will play Jasmine, and Will Smith,...
Are you a natural procrastinator? If yes, then you are my kind of person. You can empathize with me. In fact, you can relate to the way I approach my day to day activities.
Believe me, there is an invisible thread that binds all procrastinators together. The procrastinator’s approach to life is totally different from that of a non-procrastinator and...
When one thinks of the ‘millennial generation’ the immediate things to come to mind are creative, rebellious, out of the box, walk their own path and more.
But perhaps a negative that has come from it is the steady decline in professionalism expected in a workplace.
It is incredibly saddening to see that my generation while being all the good things,...
An unfortunate terror attack took lives of 7 pilgrims returning from Amarnath Yatra. The terrorists fired gun shots at the bus which was returning from the Amarnath Yatra, killing the pilgrims. The driver of the bus was quick to react and he drove the bus, despite having a punctured tyre, to a safe place saving 50 other pilgrims in...
The Parting and The Position
After 10 years of serving as the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari's term has eventually come to an end as there are little to no chances of a third term. Throughout his term, he has been vocal, clear, independent and poised about his views and opinions on various issues. Various personalities had suggested...
If you ask a millennial like me, emojis are central to our sentences. They create a familiar space for us and light up even the most bland statements. Almost every other sentence I use ends with an emoji, just to avoid using the period, the usage of which is increasingly considered rude in informal texts.
Yesterday, the 17th July, was...
International fans, especially Indian fans more than anything live a sorry life away having little to no access to their favourite international shows, movies and more.
Whenever we see on social media of fans in the west enjoying and showing off the best of fandom merchandise, Indian fans are sitting with empty bags waiting for the day when those official...
It's the 21st century and every aspiring photographer today owns a digital camera, but what are the basics rules and tricks that you need to know to make your photography more aesthetically appealing.
First things first, you should definitely, "even if hell freezes over", know the full form of DSLR, so in bold letters, the full form of DSLR is...
I have always believed that education makes one resolute enough to stand for anything which is wrong ethically, morally and legally. But is that always true?
I ended up questioning myself, on meeting a strong independent girl, who although knowing what's right and wrong, was in a dilemma when she was put in the situation.
Because some things always remain a...
I believe that by now we know not to take someone at face value considering how people from unassuming backgrounds can also surprise us with amazing accomplishments.
A similar story to that would be that of Rajeev, a seemingly common rickshaw puller in one of the oldest city of the world, Varanasi, has dreams and ambitions to help out climate...
Shall we begin?
Spoilers ahead if you haven't watched the episode yet.
Ah, Winter is finally here. After an unusually long period of waiting and prevaricating, the world’s biggest TV show today, Game of Thrones finally graced us with its penultimate season. Dragons and direwolves, heroes and villains, violence and gratuitous nudity, everything we love about the show is back.
Well, not...
Breakfast Babble: ED’s own little space on the interwebs where we gather to discuss ideas and get pumped up for the day. We judge things too. Sometimes. Always. Whatever, call it catharsis and join in people.
The life of an anti-social extrovert is the one which might perplex you at every possible social interaction that you have with him/her.
So, me...
It is illogical on the part of the government to have imposed zero percent GST on condoms and 12% on sanitary napkins. While the former is a welcome move, the latter is a disastrous one which is going to hit the Red Light industry real bad in terms of health hazards and precautions.
Red Light Industry Delves Further Into Darkness...
On Showmanship
Fake News
I hear him shout, "CNN is fake news". These are the immortal words of the 45th president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump. A man who can best be explained by the fact that not all humans have completely evolved from apes. No disrespect to the apes of course.
Trump has a well-documented and well-known...
Fake Friendly Fridays is a section where we invite the current entertainment source of the country for a no-holds-barred interview with ED. We make sure they remember this interview, even though they never gave it as this is purely an imaginative piece (Oh how we wish this wasn't!).
Hello All! Allow me to introduce to you the most Sanskari soul...
'Mohammed' Parthasarathi Basu: this is the name which locals have given to the eldest son of Dipak Basu and the current caretaker of Basu's Mosque.
The last three generations of the Basu family in Barasat, north of Kolkata, have seen lots of ups and downs. But what has literally stood through all of this is a small nondescript building bearing...
The latest numbers are in and they indicate that India has the largest number of active users on Facebook than any other country.
The data was compiled from HootSuite and it appears that India, with its 241 million active Facebook users, has taken over United States.
It’s interesting to see that this information came out shortly after Facebook’s recent milestone –...
The popular view of Mondays is not the best. In the words of entrepreneur, CEO and YouTube personality Gary Vaynerchuck “This is the sentiment that we all know well; it’s echoed in about every part of our work culture.”
The cult of Monday haters
People consider Mondays to be the devil incarnate, forcing them to leave the comforts of their beds,...
The city of London has come up with an iconic idea which may just prove to be a game changer in public transportation. Instead of hearing the same old announcements starting with "Ladies and gentlemen..", people will now be hearing gender neutral greetings like "Hello, everyone..", much to the joy of the travelers.
Transport For London (shortened to TFL) has...
Liv’ED It is an ED original style where we write about our personal experiences on experiencing and reviewing any app/place/website which gives us a feeling of coming back for more.
Sarojini Nagar in Delhi is every shopper's paradise. From gorgeous junk jewellery to that funky top, everything is available at price so affordable that you wouldn't fret about going broke.
Commute...
After various fake news of Indian things being declared as heritage or important by UNESCO, such as our National Anthem, our currency and more, we finally have an official thing declared by UNESCO.
And it is none other than the hometown of our PM Modiji, Ahmedabad.
Yes, as per reports, UNESCO has officially declared the state of Ahmedabad in Gujarat as...
Loan Waivers do no good either to the farmer or to the economy. It is just an emotional pill used to eke out political benefits.
The Reason For Such Loan Waivers
The staple pre-election diet of waiving farm loans to purchase the votes of farmers is what is the reason behind this ‘uneconomical’ and ‘expensive’ trend.
To put some facts into...
When people interchange and confuse concepts like misandry and feminism, the result sounds something like this: a man-free festival.
Why is there such a man-free festival?
Following the rising cases of sexual assaults against women in Bravalla, Sweden’s largest music festival, its organizers have decided to cancel the event next year.
According to the local police, there were 4 rape and 23 sexual assault...
Last year, in 2016, Delhi saw one of the worst spells of smog ever witnessed in a season. This was right after Diwali but continued for a good month or so.
Heavy and thick smog enveloped the entire city, people were advised by the govt. and environmental groups to not step out of the house without wearing an air purifying...
