Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Since he became the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi had made 39 foreign trips on six continents, visiting 57 countries in the process. The sheer numbers are astounding.
Whenever there is a debate on the performance of his government...
Swati Maliwal, the chief of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), recently started her second term and has come out with new ideas.
One of her latest aims will be to bring an end to prostitution in Delhi and she said so herself, "My next target is to ensure no prostitution in Delhi."
Delhi's GB Road is a popular red-light district where a...
Sports
Watch: India Are Favourites To Win The Test Series Against England And I’m Not Saying This Because I’m An Indian
Sriraj Singhania -
The test series between India and England promises to be a nail-biter and the result will go a long way in deciding the future of multiple players in both the teams.
India was well and truly beaten by England in the ODI series but there’s no denying the fact that the invaluable experience of playing gutsy cricket against the South...
Movies
Why Did The Kangana Hrithik Controversy Erupt Only After The Koffee With Karan Show?
Tanmay Mehra -
The Kangana-Hrithik controversy has been debated endlessly in the media. But one angle that remains unexplored is the fact that the debate itself came to exist only after Kangana Ranaut brought it out into the harshest of the limelight- The Koffee with Karan show.
Kangana is a highly acclaimed actress and a national award winner. Her role in movies like...
Politics
Watch: The Most Unforgettable And Newsworthy Indian Political Moments In History
Jibin Mathew George -
Indian politics isn't bereft of any drama, entertainment or newsworthy political moments.
Just look at the past week for instance, especially when the Indian parliament was deliberating over a no-confidence motion put forth against the ruling government.
Not just did we get a lot, a lot of quotes, both angry and otherwise from politicians across the political spectrum but, we even...
Lifestyle
Indians Distastefully Slammed AB De Villiers For The Launch Pic Of His Wine Company In India: Like Seriously?!
Rohan Bachhav -
A few days ago AB De Villiers announced the launch of his wines in India through an Instagram post.
The post had a wine bottle on top of a rickshaw with the text ‘The eagle has landed! Our wines are now available in Delhi’.
Along with that was an Indian flag on the bottom corner.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlXVpdHFlXq/?utm_source=ig_embed
Despite being the most loved cricketer in...
Sports
Khelo Bharat 2018 By BJYM Is Set To Bring Traditional Indian Sports In The Spotlight
Chirali Sharma -
#PartnerED
The true spirit of India lies in its vast and unique culture! Gandhiji had rightly said that 'true India lives in the villages’. There are several traditional sports like Kushti, Kho-Kho, Malkhamb and others which are very popular in villages and small towns.
Similar to the modern sports like cricket, tennis, football, and hockey, which has gained popularity in the recent years; these games...
Automobiles
In Pics: Did Tata Just Copy Tesla Blatantly With Their EVision Electric Cars?
Chirali Sharma -
Celebrating their 20 years at the Geneva International Motor Show, Tata Motors have unveiled their new electric sedan that is based on their new alpha platform.
Having an extremely futuristic look that has never been seen before for Indian cars, the E-Vision is supposed to go into production by 2020.
Rajendra M Petkar, CTO & Head Power System Engineering at Tata...
Entertainment
Comedian Kunal Kamra Banned From Performing In Baroda Due To ‘Anti-National’ & Controversial Content
Janhavi Sharma -
The anti-national debate has been doing the rounds in the country for a few years now. It erupts time and again in the form of lynching, violent protests, murders and in passive forms of intellectual and entertainment curbing.
After the conflict at Ramjas College in DU, another incident on similar lines has taken place in Baroda’s MS University.
Comedian Kunal Kamra...
Eating healthy is something that some have gotten the hang of whereas some others are still lagging far behind. Having spent your life consuming all kinds of oily, fatty, high sugar and generally unhealthy foods, it can be a challenge to transition to healthy eating.
However, it may please you to know that although it may be an uphill battle,...
Travel
In Pics: Now Travel By Air Instead Of Train To Save Money On These Routes In India
Aaroosh Jairath -
Who doesn’t fancy an airplane ride?
Well, Indians surely do.
There’s no surprise that India has emerged as the third largest aviation market with air passenger traffic growth in the range of 18-20 percent over the past three years.
Over the last few years, the expense of travelling by train has increased to a great extent, while air travel expense has significantly...
Lifestyle
#NoMoreButts By Those In Need Is All About Cleaning Cigarette Butts From The Streets Of Delhi
Chirali Sharma -
#PartnerED
Smoking already has a negative impact on health and we don't need to add to it by letting the CIGARETTE BUTTS find their way into our streets, water and where not!
Most of us don’t realise that a cigarette butt is made of cellulose acetate, a plastic filter that is not biodegradable and can harm the environment for years once...
Politics
What Does The Youth Think? Was Rahul Gandhi Smart Or Stupid In Hugging Modi And Accepting His ‘Pappu’ Nickname?
Somnath -
Narendra Modi knew very well how to counter-attack Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to victimize him and the BJP government, but most of the spotlight was taken by the political jhappi.
The internet has been flooding with memes of Rahul’s hug to Modi in the Lok Sabha which took place in view of a no-confidence motion against the Modi government on 20th...
Technology
If You Love Forwarding Messages On WhatsApp, Then You Should Know About Its Latest Updates
Manas Dixit -
With a user base of more than 200 million in the country, WhatsApp has a considerable influence in India. Launched in 2010, the private messaging platform has grown monumentally, with it now being the most popular smartphone application in India.
Indians, apparently, love forwarding messages on WhatsApp. According to WhatsApp, users in India forward more messages, photos, and videos than...
Science/Fiction
The Meghalayan Age: A Newer 4,200-year-old Earth Age Is Named After The Indian State of Meghalaya
Aatreyee Dhar -
No one knew about the glistening proof from a stalagmite found from a cave of Meghalaya would define an entirely new era of Earth’s 4.54 billion year history, setting a new age that dawned 4,200 years ago.
The carbonate formed by the dripping water in the cave presents a detailed record of a mega-drought that followed a dramatic climatic change...
Movies
This Is How The Makers Of Dhadak Completely Ruined An Amazing Plot & Wasted Janhvi Kapoor And Ishaan Khatter
Chirali Sharma -
Dhadak, the debut movie of star kids Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor has come amidst a lot of criticism and even after release has received mainly mixed reviews.
The fact that the Dharma Production movie was a remake/adaptation/copy, take your pick, of the much loved and critically acclaimed Marathi movie Sairat, had already set expectations for it at a sky-high limit.
Sairat...
Arsenal have made 8 signings before the opening day of the 2018-19 season and their new coach Unai Emery has made his vision evident, i.e., challenging for domestic and European glory.
The Spaniard, with his prior experience at Sevilla (where he won 3 consecutive Europa League titles) and Paris Saint Germain brings plenty of top-level experience for a club which...
Sacred Games is one of the best if not the best show on Netflix right now. The storyline of the show is the best Hindi entertainment has to offer.
After watching the trailer for Sacred Games and listening to Divine’s ‘Kaam 25’ I knew that this show was going to be amazing but I had not anticipated one of the...
Technology
Why Are They Making Instagram Another Facebook With All These Unnecessary Updates That Kill Your Privacy
Chirali Sharma -
Instagram has plans to soon release a new update that lets you see who of your friends or followers are online by showing a green dot besides their name.
This update has already been revealed for public use at least on the Android platform.
Instagram has slowly been moving towards broadening their activity status since early January when they rolled out...
Technology
Instagram Working On Non-SMS, Two Factor Authentication To Protect From Sim Hacking
Jayant Singhal -
With a lot of users continuing to build their online lives, the risk of putting all your personal data and information in the cyberspace is also continuing to grow synergic-ally.
However, when it comes to hackers, they could do little more than simply posting spammy links.
They can steal your identity straight away without yourself knowing about the same.
Stealing your phone...
Technology
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Willing To Put All His $146 Bn Fortune In This Crazy Startup
Somnath -
The 54-year-old American technology entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is again cooking something up literally out of this world, in his space research and travel startup Blue Origin founded in the year 2000. It only came to fame in 2015 after a few successful missions.
Jeff Bezos is worth $146 Billion according to Forbes and the entrepreneur plans to spend all of...
Lifestyle
Bikinis, Beaches, And Bankruptcy: ED Times Interviews India’s Own Bhaagi, Vijay Mallya, For This Week’s Fake Friendly Fridays!
Samyuktha Nair -
Fake Friendly Fridays is a section where we pick a famous celebrity and throw fake questions at him/her and in return, we receive fake answers. Why should you not take it seriously? Because it is fake.
If you still don’t get it, This is a fake interview written purely on the basis of the author’s imagination of how the actual...
Recently, some of India’s most sought-after comedians like Biswa Kalyan Rath, Sapan Verma Tanmay Bhat, Kaneez Surka, Kenny Sebastian, Kanan Gill, Naveen Richard united for Amazon’s stand-up reality show, 'Comicstaan'.
I have seen Kanan and Biswa, young and unpretentious, gain fame with their "Pretentious Movie Reviews".
I have seen Tanmay Bhatt and AIB grow through their long ordeal with all the...
Lifestyle
Amitabh Bachchan Should Not Be Giving Honesty Lessons In His Melodramatic Kalyan Ad
Chirali Sharma -
Amitabh Bachchan's new Kalyan ad that also features his daughter Shweta Bachchan for the first time, is getting a lot of attention, mainly due to the heavy criticism from bank officials who feel that they are being portrayed in a bad light.
Kalyan Jewellers has just completed 25 years of operation in India and in light of that, launched a...
Every year you know when your birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Independence Day etc. comes. Similarly, every year by July 31st you must file your income tax return.
However, this year there have been changes made for filing and also failure to file your return carries a penalty. So, as you prepare to file your tax return keep the following important details...