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Coolpad launched the ‘Cool1’ in India on December 28, 2016. It is very cool phone at a highly affordable price of Rs 13999.
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To all the selfie lovers and to-be photographers this phone offers a whole lot of features in the camera. It has a 13MP dual rear camera and f/2.0 aperture and 8MP front camera. The phone can record...
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Cristiano Ronaldo bagged the FIFA best player award for the year 2016.
In his acceptance speech, he mocked Barcelona and Messi for not being present at the award ceremony.
What followed in the run up to the award was that the teams he represented won the UEFA champions league in 2015-16 season and Euro 2016.
Although controversial, it has been noticed...
In today’s day and age almost every realtor and real estate company is promoting and flaunting premium and luxury living that you have ever seen through different projects.
Where earlier the very words luxury and high end living were enough to confirm the authenticity of a company, these days with almost every new entrant into the business adding these words...
Dabboo Ratnani, Bollywood's go-to fashion photographer, is someone everyone in the industry absolutely adores! You know you've landed a place in the B-town, if you manage to get yourself featured in Ratnani's Annual Calendar.
Year after year, Dabboo Ratnani surprises people with his creativity and amazing shots. The Annual Calendar for 2017 is out and our celebs can't stop gushing...
There used to be a time, when I was very very little, when I looked forward to the various award show nights and getting to see all the performances, antics and what not.
Especially on New Year’s eve, when one of the bigger award shows would air, even if me and my family were at a relative party, all us...
After much hassle and tussle and nervous waiting, it seems that CBSE has finally taken pity on the poor students and released the 10th and 12th board exam schedule.
Having gone through the same wait, I know that I speak from experience when I say that it is not easy, just sitting and waiting for the schedule to come out.
Because...
BBC's acclaimed TV series "Sherlock" returned to its creative best in the 2nd episode of its 4th season, following a rather polarizing premiere episode which left the viewers demanding more from its creators.
AND THEY DELIVERED.
THERE ARE MILD SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. KINDLY PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
The first episode was focused much more on the chemistry between its 3 lead characters,...
Velavan Senthilkumar, Abhay Singh and Adhitya Raghavan went on to create history when they won the gold, silver and bronze medal at the British Junior Open Squash Championship in the Under-19 Boys category.
The British Open is regarded as the ‘Wimbledon’ of Squash and only the second most prestigious championship after the World Junior Squash Championships.
The joy of the win...
A couple of days ago, we got the news that as decided by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Police, the hub of Delhi aka Connaught Place will be going vehicle- free.
Now, keep in mind that this project is just being implemented for 3 months just a trial, to see how the public responds to it,...
If you had thought that the demonetization circus was, if not ever, at least settling down a bit, then you were extremely wrong my friends.
Because for the past few days, petrol pumps all over the country have been engaged in an age old game of ‘should I or should I not?’, where apparently they first brought out a protest...
What A Comic Show! is perhaps one of the coolest places in Hauz Khas for all the comic book fans, serving some great food and providing a great ambience with it.
Located in the SDA market of Hauz Khas, this is a really innovative café with a total comic-themed decor that comes with some pretty amazing comics which you can...
Have you seen a kissing prank video on Youtube? It's this video compilation of a game that some losers on the youtube play with random women to trick them into kissing. As you may have guessed it, these are pretty viral and rake up to hundreds of thousands of views if not in millions.
Okay so what is the fun...
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The announcement of Donald Trump as the U.S. President-elect on November 9th, 2016 sent shivers encompassing all economies barring Russia and brought reminiscence from the Brexit vote that happened in June 2016.
It set huge concern among political analysts, global citizens and voters alike who voted for Clinton as to what could have gone through the voters’ minds...
Hey y'all! Fresh new year on the rocks and we are back to breaking all the resolutions that we made. That includes reading the newspaper daily for I think quite a number too, hmm? *waggles eyebrows*
Fikar not! We are back with the most sarcastic news headlines that were trending on the internet on Week 1. Bizarre enough or...
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Money can buy you anything except life. A well- paying job can actually take away from you a lot more than you can imagine.
Infertility in men in on a rise and you never know if you’re the next victim thanks to your occupation.
You also know, in real life there are not many Vicky donors.
What’s infertility in men?
Inability of...
So recently, the oh so great Censor Board of India has apparently given OK Jaanu, the upcoming Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur movie, a clean chit with only about 4 minor cuts.
As quoted by CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani, “The times are changing. At one time couples couldn’t even meet before marriage. Now, they get a chance to spend...
Mattresses are like those neglected coconut bars in a candy bag, that no one ever really looks at. But if one tries them, they turn out to not just be good for your health, but also quite tasty.
Same way, people tend to spend more time on their pillow, bed sheets and cover-ups rather than giving attention to the main...
I have always detested the fact that why weren’t we taught about income taxes and related stuff in school. Why should I be a commerce student to learn it? I will need it in my life, no matter what.
Because as exciting as it is when you start earning, you also have to pay taxes. Who knows people don’t pay...
Steve Forbes revved up quite a dialogic storm when he point blank opined in his feature how demonetization in India was an immoral move. Harsh at the very worst, the judgment might have been a little too blunt. But it significantly mirrors the common sentiment that echoed off a million other native voices, how could our government possibly push...
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Recently, Supreme Court (SC) passed a judgment in which a political party, its leaders or any other person or a candidate’s appeal to voters to elect a candidate on grounds of religion, race, caste, community would constitute a ‘corrupt practice’.
It based the judgment on the fact that such an appeal would impact the secular foundation of the Constitution.
Religion...
If you all don’t already know, then you might want to know that this Saudi Arabian band Majed al-Esa, song called Hwages, loosely translated to mean ‘concerns’ is one of the most talked about video right now.
It has gone viral and amassed more than 2 million views on YouTube and does not seem to be stopping anytime soon. But...
During New Year's Eve celebrations on MG Road and Brigade Road in Bengaluru, a mob of drunken men harassed and molested numerous women present at the venue. The event has been termed a "mass molestation".
How weird does that sound? Sadly, terms like molestation and mass murder have become commonplace in the news, but mass molestation is proof that our...
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By- Aishwarya Arora
Planning Forum of St. Stephen’s College is proud to announce the 9th edition of St. Stephen’s College Model United Nations Conference, one of the most awaited events of the year, which is to be held from 27-29 January 2017.
Mr. Shivshankar Menon, a leading diplomat and a distinguished fellow in foreign policy, has kindly consented to serve as...
Okay guys wait, before you think this is going to be a blog saying how great a movie was Befikre, or how it was a pioneer for Bollywood, well… that won’t be so.
Having watched Befikre and been sad about how they took an otherwise fun and modern plot but still twisted it back to the same tried and tested...
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Fiction is my preferred form of books when it comes to reading, somehow non-fiction have never truly interested me unless they come from a very trusted and credible source.
But the autobiography by R.K. Somany 'Bringing The Rainbow- The Hindware Story' is one I am glad to have given a read to and believe it could be a really good...
