Monthly Archives: March 2018
Uber started with 3 cars in New York, in 2010. However, after a successful kickstart and a ferocious mount in its initial years, we’ve now seen rapid acquisitions of Uber in different nations by the domestic counterparts.
Is it time for it to wrap-up in India, too, after Russia, China, and South East Asian regions?
Restating Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, ”I...
By Aaroosh Jairath
Ever since social media has come into the picture, there has been a constant fear about the wealth of data that the social media app giants collect and store on their servers.
Recently, there was a massive revelation about Facebook’s mishandling of its user data. The dust had barely settled down when another potentially earthshaking revelation came to light....
Apple has announced its latest budget-friendly 9.7-inch iPad that supports the Apple Pencil at an event held in Chicago, with a special focus on education and apps that help one through it.
Its numerous apps are aimed at an entirely different classroom learning experience and the kids of the tech era will undoubtedly reap its benefits as the classroom now...
Game of Thrones, the world's most popular TV show watched by millions on television (and, otherwise) is still over a year away. As a fan of the series (if not the last season), I wish the season would be out any sooner. Alas, that's not happening.
In the meantime, however, it's great to watch people paying tribute to the show...
Whether we are writing a book, a song or a movie, there is always a sudden, illuminating spark of inspiration that guides us.
Our beloved Bollywood too sometimes takes inspiration from every imaginable art form. We have been inspired from Hollywood, Tollywood and even from the plays by Shakespeare since ages.
Books have been another portal of inspiration for Bollywood where...
With the #DeleteFacebook movement going on and every day new facts being brought to us about how extensive the scrutiny and privacy invasion actually is, it is never too late to put a stop to it. Or at least curb them enough so they cannot get unfiltered access to all your information.
A few days back, I stumbled upon a...
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.
The Google Arts and Culture app lets you take a selfie and it will search for you an artwork from around the world that resembles the picture. It has taken...
A report by The Indian Express had shed light on impropriety, conflict of interest and a possible quid pro quo deal between ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar's husband Deepak Kochhar, Videocon group chairman Venugopal Dhoot and the ICICI Bank.
What Has Happened?
Let us understand the sequence of transactions that has led to suspicion of impropriety and the claim...
Nowadays when we are witnessing so much intolerance on the basis of religion and caste all over India, be it the violent attacks by cow vigilantes in the name of Hindutva or the marginalization of Dalits, the decision of the students in Kerala to ditch their caste while taking admissions is a breath of fresh air.
Due to the presence...
With years of dictatorship in North Korea, missile testing, international tensions and threats have become a regularity.
Thus, it comes as no less than a bolt out of the blue that Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea is willing to DENUCLEARIZE and talk peace with other nations.
"The issue of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula can be resolved,...
Finally, for the 2nd time now, the Indian government has rejected Google’s Street View service in India as stated by Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, the Minister of State for Home Affairs.
As told by Ahir while replying to a written question regarding this matter, a proposal was submitted to the Lok Sabha back in July 2015 for review and to allow...
FIFA World Cup 2018 is just a few months ago and we couldn't help but keep our eyes off of the exciting matches that await us at this year's edition of football's most prestigious tournament.
With some juggernaut clashes and player vs player duels, it'll be interesting to see which teams and players turn it up in Russia on the...
By Aaroosh Jairath
Last February, the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP completed two years in power after claiming a decisive majority in the 2015 State elections.
A large part of these two years accounted for a power struggle with the Centre and the then Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung over administrative jurisdiction. While the Delhi Government consistently accused the Centre of creating obstacles...
In a path breaking decision, the Supreme Court declared that the Khap Panchayat cannot intervene in a marriage which has both the man and the woman’s consent.
The three-judge bench consisted of Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud and was headed by Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra who said “the punitive measures to deal with such an unlawful assembly...
Wild Wild Country, the latest Netflix documentary series based on the controversial and yet having a massive following, Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh or Osho as he later came to be known, is setting fire to the internet these days.
The 6-hour series is being called a must watch in order to understand the life and inner workings of Bhagwan...
Social networking sites and applications are growing into massive big data companies, and while that is bringing us closer to a perfect user experience, it is being done at the cost of mining extremely important data.
Leaking all the information that is needed to track you down in an overcrowded country housing billions of people, is as easy as clicking...
The ongoing South Africa- Australia Series has been marred by controversy because of the ball tampering issue and has no doubt affected former Australian captain Steve Smith's legacy forever.
Cameron Bancroft, the Aussie opener was instrumental in ball tampering under the orders of the 'leadership group' and the whole situation has been despised upon by the cricketing fraternity which has...
A lot of us enjoy the many benefits offered by credit cards from time to time. Credit cards can be a handy way to manage a continuous cash flow considering we use the card wisely and have good financial habits.
However, one can get trapped into hard-to-manage credit card debt if you don’t know how to get the most out...
If you are a young scientist willing to showcase your innovational projects, Max Polyakov and the Association Noosphere will be glad to welcome you at their tournaments. One example is the Star Traсk tournament, held on December 2, 2017. Young scientists met at the Dnipro National University.
The tournament covered 3 topics:
1. CanSats – projects of a launch vehicle for...
When the Supreme Court was deciding the fate of the nonsensical practice of Triple Talaq, they also had 2 other issues on hand to deal with.
Those being of Nikah Halala and the rampant polygamy that exists in the Islamic culture. At that time, SC chose to just focus on the Triple Talaq issue and pushed the other two aside...
The video assistant referee technology (shortened to VAR Technology) has had a topsy-turvy journey so far in the footballing world, as it has attracted its fair share of polarized reviews where the question still remains: Is it time to totally scrap it or use it with its existing fallacies to make sure it gets better in the future?
But Before...
Making the search for addresses easier, Google India has silently launched a few useful updates including “voice navigation” in 6 Indian languages. You can now navigate to the most unheard of places by installing the update for “Plus Codes” from the Google Play Store.
For instance, you have to reach your friend’s place but the house number will certainly not...
After years of speculation and prayers, EDM lovers were in for a surprise, when the Swedish House Mafia confirmed their reunion by making a surprise performance at the 20th Miami’s Ultra Festival on 25th March.
The trio consisting of Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello, suddenly appeared onstage from darkness after a 30 minutes production break and announced, "I am...
Words such as ‘bitcoin’ and ‘blockchain’ have recently become a part of our active vocabulary. And now it seems everyone and their dog can keep the cryptocurrency talk going with all this information available on the internet.
The savvy ones have even started making money out of cryptocurrency a while back. Investing in, trading or mining coins are legit sources...
There is some bad news for you if you were eyeing a job in Australia. According to the new stringent Australian visa rules, Indians won't be able to get jobs in Australia that easily. Moreover, the most popular visa category for overseas skilled workers has been abolished.
TSS Visa to Replace 457 Visa
The subclass 457 visa category was the one...
