Monthly Archives: February 2018
Relationships
Breakfast Babble: Valentine’s Is Around The Corner & It’s Okay If You Don’t Have A Date
Yogita Rathore -
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.
Hey, it's February already! WHATT?!?
Where did an entire month of 2018 go? Man, we're all getting old!
Besides my existential crisis, another thought that's up...
Formula One, an international form of motor racing has announced that it will end the decade-long practice of using walk-on grid girls, commencing with the start of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season.
The people over at F1 feel that this customary practice isn't a true representative of their brand value and is not in sync with the...
Technology
Law Commission Of India to Recommend Regulations To Control Online Betting
Chirali Sharma -
The Law Commission is geared up to instate a series of regulations to place controls on online betting in India. One of the regulations will be that an individual is allowed to place only up to three bets annually.
The Commission’s Chairman, Justice BS Chauhan, states that it is challenging to prevent online betting completely, and therefore, regulations have to...
The 26th season of the Premier League is still pretty competitive. However, it’s not hard to realize which is the strongest team in the tournament so far.
While Antonio Conte’s team is failing to realize its true potential, Manchester City is taking everyone by the storm. They have won 18 of their 21 league games already which is a huge...
Lifestyle
Kochi’s First Ever Anti-Valentine’s Day March Has More To It Than You Think
Deepa Thomas -
Are you single as a pringle and dreading the PDA you’re going to witness on Valentine’s Day? Then get those moral-policing-canes out and head over to Kochi to join in Kerala’s FIRST EVER Anti-Valentine’s Day March!
A group of patriots are taking to the walkways of Marine Drive on February 14 to dissuade misguided youngsters from profaning the moral values...
Politics
Fidel Castro’s Son, Nuclear Physicist, Commits Suicide: Is Depression Bigger Than We Thought?
Chirali Sharma -
Fidel Castro’s eldest son, Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, committed suicide at the age of 68 on February 1st, 2018.
The man, born to Fidel Castro, Cuban leader and communist revolutionary and his first wife Mirta Diaz-Balart, was getting outpatient care for suffering from depression.
As per the state media of Cuba, the body of Fidel Castro’s eldest son was found on...
Sports
The National A Chess Championship For The Blind 2018 By The AICFB Needs Our Attention And Support
Chirali Sharma -
When it comes to sports, apart from Cricket and perhaps now over time a little bit of Football and Kabaddi, India does not really know or pay attention to any others that exist.
The National A Chess Championship For The Blind that is organized by the All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) is to be held from 3rd to...
Lifestyle
The Caravan Teapot Festival Brings Chai And Smart Conversation Together In Its 2nd Edition
Chirali Sharma -
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The Caravan Teapot Festival is a two-day long celebration of tea and conversations. This unique festival builds a platform where tea lovers and inquisitive minds can come together for constructive debates, dialogues, and conversations over a cup of tea!
The idea of tea as a catalyst for conversations has been in our country for many years now, with loads of discussions...
The last full budget of the NDA government was finally presented by Arun Jaitley on February 1 and it was indeed an eye-opener, to say the least.
Sanjeev Goenka has called it,’The Best Budget Ever’ while some call it ‘another Jumla’,’ a budget to seek votes and not growth’. This year’s budget on the face of it might be pleasing...
By Aashna Gupta
"I was not molested by my coach, but I was molested by Dr. Larry Nassar, the team doctor for USAG. I was 15 years old, and it was under the guise of medical treatment for my back."
- one of the victims, sexually assaulted by Lawrence G. Nassar.
With the sudden wave of Internet feminism that has arrived owing...
When it comes to budget and finance related matters, most millennials are more than happy to turn the other eye and basically ignore its existence than try to understand the complex workings of it.
However, 2016’s demonetization and last year’s GST fiasco has made us more involved in the finance sector and really take a closer look at what is...
Politics
Trump English Actually Exists And We Get You Some Hilarious Examples Of It
Chirali Sharma -
Did you all know that there exists something called 'Trump English'? After seeing endless mistakes and errors in Donald Trump tweets, this term has been coined specially for his unique form of language.
No one really expects Trump to be the king of grammar especially on social media, errors are bound to be made, more so when the platform is...
Campus
The 10th Edition Of St. Stephen’s Model United Nations (SMUN) Will Be Nothing Short Of A MUNner’s Dream
Chirali Sharma -
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The Planning Forum of St. Stephen’s College is hosting the tenth edition of the St. Stephen’s Model United Nations (SMUN) on February 2, 3, and 4, 2018.
SMUN is known to be one of the most prestigious events in the circuit, owing to its heritage and academic excellence. Moreover, this year SMUN turns 10! So you can bet it is going...