Monthly Archives: September 2017
While the term ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual might seem scary, but the actual ritual is not as gruesome as one might think. But even still this part of the Hajj is considered to be one of the most dangerous of all.
The ritual is part of the yearly Islamic Hajj pilgrimage that the people of this religion take and...
Did you know that in India, 6 states out of the 29 namely West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana, Jharkhand, Bihar and our very own capital Delhi have Urdu as an official language?
Yup, Urdu is an official language of Delhi along with being one of the 22 officially recognized languages in India.
Urdu to many is a language associated with...
T.V shows are a favourite amongst the majority of us. We love them so much that most of us have expanded our range to k-drama, which is short for Korean drama.
K-drama may be foreign and we might not understand their language if not for their subtitles but we love them anyway because, to be honest, they are not that...
By Riddhi Tyagi
The complications in the life of an average Indian is comparable to the length of the title of this article. So, what is that the Mango people in this Banana Republic think? What is it that bothers us the most? What is it that makes us the happiest? And, ahem, if you thought our brains functioned like...
An isolated tiny village in Kerala that calls itself "God's Own Twins Village" has been baffling scientists and researchers from all over the world. With a population of 2000 families, the village has about 400 twins!
Kodinhi, a small village in Kerala has been garnering attention for having a high twinning rate although India has one of the lowest twinning...
Your average Joe retirement plans need to go back to the 70's because that's where they belong.
What our generation needs is a spiced up package which guarantees minimal investment and promises a solid return, enough to make a substantial profit and spoil yourself as you lose your teeth for the 2nd time.
But trust me when I say this, you...
Will Liverpool finally break their never ending run of winless PL campaigns? Will Liverpool Finally Win The Premier League?
United fans have been forever taunting their biggest rivals for not being able to win even a single championship in the past 25 years. Liverpool is traditional an European and Domestic powerhouse and seeing their downfall is not pleasing to a...
By Sneha Barua
In recent times, discussions about depression have taken centre-stage and now, more than ever, we are actually paying attention to the effects an undiagnosed and untreated clinical depression can have on a person and his sheer will to live. An improvement I would say.
Suicides due to depression were rampant throughout but have been brought to the spotlight...
It's that time of the year again. The rich people are planning to replace their iPhone 7 'cuz iPhone 8 dude! While I still struggle to keep up with my college fee. Even that's lesser than the price of an iPhone 8 or X, lol.
Come to think of it, Rs. 89,000 is hell lot of money and if we could...
As the 2017 sports year got underway, a new deal was struck between the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) and Noosphere Ventures, making the latter the most recent partner of FAI in technological support and development.
Managing partner of Noosphere Ventures, Max Polyakov, finalizes the long-awaited agreement with FAI Head, Frits Brink, and another high-standing FAI official Susanne Schödel. This...
Yesterday, or today, depends on how you look at it, Apple held their 10th iPhone launch event.
It has been 10 years since the first iPhone came out, 10 years since Steve Jobs’ Apple transformed the tech landscape.
The best part is it continued to do so, bringing about features and improvements which made it one of the most...
Ronaldo and Messi have made the Ballon d'Or a competition between them and at least for the next 3 years, it's difficult to see anyone dislodge them from the peak. But the next generation is filled with bright talent.
Here, we look at The Top 5 Young Talents Who Can Be The Next Ronaldo/Messi.
My personal favourite has to be Rashford....
Remember TVF's Arunabh Kumar? Of course you do, it was a pretty big scandal.
For the uninitiated, a former TVF employee brought up charges of sexual assault against Kumar which eventually led him to resign.
However, to this day nobody knows if the charges were actually true.
TVF had of course, released a formal press declaration denying all charges but hey, the...
I am a serious man. I don't appreciate people talking to me while I'm playing minesweeper, nor do I like it when people brag about their Hello Kitty bags and purses. I'll also be the first one to tell anyone that I'm a sucker for a good romantic-comedy. Problem is, most rom-com's are shit. Like over 95% of them....
Today morning, we came across Manak Singh's public page where he had shared his very horrific instead at a traffic light and I thought that this is something that needs to be put down in a blog, quite literally, in public interest.
"Sharing this incident that took place on the Moolchand Traffic light..New Delhi
ADVISING EVERYONE TO PLEASE KEEP YOUR...
Probably not the news you were expecting to read about anytime soon but the Government is set to introduce another currency. This time, it’s going to be Rs. 100 coin. Numismatics rejoice!...I guess?
The announcement came from the Ministry of Finance that the new Rs. 100 coins were being issued to commemorate the birth centenary of Dr. M.G. Ramachandran and...
By Pranav Mehta
Over the past few years, there has been a certain increase in the sort of people who find recycling exciting, who wear shoes made from the dump of the Lion-tailed Macaque and eat asparagus with some boiled earthworms.
And they do give out the message that they have nothing enthralling happening in their lives & are not...
If you have been following the news lately, you must have come across the tragedy of a 7-year-old student being found murdered within school premises. The news has shaken the nation to the core, pushing parents to ask in unison - how safe are our children at these self-proclaimed 'temples of learning'?
The outrage is visibly everywhere. But seriously, does this...
ED is created by millennials, run by them, read by them. So we thought why not help the world understand us a little better. And so the series: ED Decodes The Indian Millennial. This is our humble effort to present the Indian millennial to our readers: their day, lifestyle, aspirations, likes, dislikes, what do they spend their money on, their...
In today’s time, your search history not only reveals a lot about you as a person but can also leak crucial and confidential information about you.
And with rising technology and the world going digital, this very information has become extremely vulnerable and susceptible to being found out. If it gets into the hands of the wrong person it can...
By Aatreyee Dhar
The brutal sequence of dares that urge its participants to retain while carving a blue whale on the skin giving rise to the suicide game named after the en masse killing of blue whales infrequently on a sea beach has taken hold of three young lives who were reported to engage in the game online.
Although there has...
It has been rightly said, "there is no better feeling in the world than having a warm Pizza on your lap."
Pizza is every man's weakness and all of us are more than willing to spend a fortune on a pizza to satisfy our undying appetite for it.
Without much ado, let's look at some of the finest pizza restaurants in...
EA Games is set to release the latest edition of its FIFA series and there's rarely any sports forum or gamer forum online which hasn't addressed the topic we're about to address right now, albeit in a totally different manner. So let's talk about the one aspect which has gamers going crazy for FIFA 18: The FIFA 18 Player...
Buffets are the thing for every foodie ever. Who doesn't like a paraphernalia of delectable food laid out in front of him/her, free to be eaten in whatever amount they want?
Kolkata is known for being a food lover's paradise. The best part about Kolkata is the availability of great food at dirt cheap prices. The concept of overpriced food...
By Aatreyee Dhar
I have been an ardent fan of documentaries. I had an assorted list of collections sorted out in the wake of Trump imposing a travel ban on refugees and six Muslim countries.
When I cut into the heart rending scenes of the White Helmets risking life and limbs to save the civilians from the violence eschewing normalcy in...
