Monthly Archives: October 2017
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Back with another set of fun and thrilling events which are bound to make you go high on fun, the Finance and Investment Cell, CVS present their annual event FINESCO 2.0 on 24th and 25th October.
Venue- College of Vocational Studies
Time- 10 AM onwards
EVENTS:
The FIC Prison Experiment
In this event, one would get a chance to experience what it takes to think, feel...
Nivea can now finally be added to the Hall of Fame for racist beauty ads. And to think they almost managed to get by till now.
Yes, finally Nivea can truly claim to be a beauty product seeing as they have finally advocated and advertised fair skin and how much better a woman’s life gets when she gets that.
For those...
By Mayank Dixit
Since so many years, religious fanatics belonging to Hinduism and Islam have propagated the belief that their religion is better than the other. Amidst all of this, love has always blossomed between people from these two religions. This love knows no hatred, no religious prejudices. But time and again, forcing such couples to unwanted scrutiny and labeling...
The Indian theatre has been in existence since 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE.
Since then it has only flourished in India and even after the various rulers of our country tried to tamp down on this art form, it has still retained its essence.
During the Islamic rule in India, such kind of theatre was frowned upon and even...
By Sakshi Ranjan
Newton, the satirical drama on our country's electoral process is our latest entry for Oscars and the film definitely has all the credentials to find itself there. As per the review of the film in The Indian Express,
It is rare that an Indian film uses dark comedy to make its own points so effectively. ‘Newton’ could also...
I know it would be a cliché to say that I'm a F.R.I.E.N.D.S maniac, fanatic and aficionado. But then who doesn't say that.
There are two types of people—the people who have watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S and the other not so blessed souls who yet haven't. There is no third type, you'll never meet a person who has watched it and disliked.
It has...
The season is heating up, and so are the predictions
The MVP title goes to the best performing regular player of the season and has been a hot topic of debate every season since it started.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award a record six times. Bill Russell and Michael Jordan- five times, and Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James won the award...
Periods are always something to be ashamed of. Meant to be hidden away and never talked about. Periods are asking for black polythene bag at the store and wrapping it in paper so that no one can tell you are carrying sanitary pads.
Periods are not something to show off basically. But perhaps the worst are sanitary napkin ads. The way...
There will always be imbeciles who revel in mindless enjoyment like bursting crackers. For stray animals, this time is a nightmare. Here's how you can do your best to protect these voiceless beings.
Who would've thought that all this hoopla and hungama can be so harmful? All this Diwali madness, after a point is fun only to us, serve only...
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper-like column that reports an incident from the past as though it has happened just yesterday. It allows the reader to re-live it several years later, on the date it had occurred.
18th October 2004: The famous encounter of the very infamous forest brigand Veerappan has finally taken place. ‘Koose Muniswamy Veerappan’- a dacoit, kidnapper, poacher...
Ever since Cinderella brought the stereotype of evil stepmother and Bollywood added fuel to the fire by almost always showing the step-mother and step-sibling as being evil and selfish, there has been a deep intrigue around the entire relationship between step-parent and stepchild.
One of those kinds of relationships which has been our time and tested favourite is the one...
KFC's all chicken burger which uses chicken patties as burger buns, the mighty Double Down burger is now in India!
Being the 2nd of its type of product and the first of its kind, KFC's all chicken burger is inspired by the largely polarizing KFC Chizza, the product which gave us all the goodness of a pizza with a chicken...
WhatsApp has just been banned in mainland China once again after being blocked previously around September, the same year.
As per certain sources, this could be because of the upcoming elections to elect a new leader. In order to not allow political opponents to organise anti-government strategies, China is known to block certain or even fully popular social media forms...
For Indians, Diwali and Dussera are not just festivals. They are like a season. A season because it takes place over 1 and half months. This is the best provision in Hinduism. Dussera and Diwali give more holidays than Eid, Christmas and New Year combined.
This is my guide to a successful and flawless Diwali:
Buy Tonnes Of Jewelry On Dhanteras
Jewelry made...
By Sakshi Ranjan
In October 1905, Bengal was divided into three provinces, and the official reason provided by the British Raj was that the Bengal Presidency was too big to govern well. When Curzon became Viceroy of India on July 19, 1905, he believed that Britain would only be able to rule the region properly by dividing Bengal, as he...
By Mayank Dixit
Since its inception, Facebook has been the social media platform which has connected people in every way possible. With each passing day, more and more people are coming under its ambit, without ever thinking what dirty secrets the company might be hiding.
What are these secrets? Read on to know more.
DOUBLE DEALING
Mark Zuckerberg was contacted by Cameron and...
Mourinho, Klopp, and Guardiola might be the favorites of all of us but the new breed of young managers are talented and brave enough to give them a run for their money.
Here, we look at some of the best young football managers in the world-
1. Julian Nagelsmann, 30 (Hoffenheim)
Since Nagelsmann took over the first team of Hoffenheim in February 2016,...
A future is a derivative contract in which two parties agree to buy or sell to each other at a particular price at a FUTURE date.
It clearly means that the delivery is not immediate and is at a much later date. More importantly, payment is also not immediate, it is at a later date. This kind of contract is...
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Noida International Literature Festival - “Vibhor” is a unique celebration of words, celebrating literature, art, and cinema across the globe. This is the first time that an event of this stature and scale is being organized in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
The festival will take place...
By Sakshi Ranjan
In the year 2008, I was living in one of the most beautiful cities in the north-eastern part of India; Shillong, the capital of the state of ‘abode of clouds’ AKA Meghalaya.
This beautiful city has given me some beautiful and some not so beautiful memories. One of these incidents that I will never forget for the rest...
Cricket has hit an all-time low as a sport in India, so much so that this is where a new wave of sports has taken the nation by storm and has prompted me to write an article which talks about the apparent death of cricket in India.
The death of cricket in India is surely a subjective topic to argue...
By- Mayank Dixit
The British giant Aston Martin has been raising the bar of sports car manufacturing with each new model of theirs. And with this new model of theirs, the company is said to redefine the automobile sector. The Valkyrie supposedly will place Aston Martin at par with supercar giants Mercedes and Ferrari.
This limited edition hypercar/supercar has been a...
After having an experience of around 4 years in politics, it is safe to say that Arvind Kejriwal has made mistakes. Many.
He was new to politics and is still considered a dilettante, however, it is time that his actions are judged and carefully scrutinized in order to evaluate how good (or bad) his political career has been so far.
Also...
I am a podcasts addict. Proof: I put in my bio, that can't be a lie, right?
But seriously, I love podcasts. If you have no clue what I am talking about, don't worry. I am only about to change your life forever, that's all. Those who do know what I am talking about, great. You'll find awesome new content...
Not Giving up on Counting Stars
To those souls who have drowned their voices in the hustle-bustle of office space, you can weigh me in. I sometimes feel betrayed my whole life just because I have been indecisive.
How do I wish I could go up against the status quo, break all the merciless norms and live unapologetically?
It’s sad you don’t...
