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Devdutt Pattanaik Comes Out As 'Gay'
The abolishing of the unfair and regressive Section 377, that criminalised same-sex relations, has definitely brought about a new wave in the country. The latest one being how popular mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik has for the first time, acknowledged himself as 'gay' or homosexual in a recent interview with CNN News18. While in conversation with Anuradha Sengupta, the show titled...
Just when I thought that the revaluation process in 12th was so cumbersome, I was yet to actually encounter the horrifying process of revaluation in DU. After some horrible third person experiences, I suggest you to keep put with your unexpected poor results. The system of revaluation and re-checking forms a vital part of the institution’s exam procedure. Being a...
Fire in Kolkata Bagri Market
The Bagri Market fire in Kolkata that has been raging since Sunday morning, is still going on with no sign of getting subdued even after a long 36 hours. The central area of Kolkata where the market is located has been filled with about 60 firefighters who have been trying to put out the fire ever since it started in...
Indian YouTube channel
The Indian YouTube community is growing by the day, with each day new and innovative channels coming up, but the NewzHook channel is truly different in many ways. The fact that the videos of the channel can be viewed by those who are differently abled, with people giving the news through sign language and more is extremely interesting to see. Often...
Kasauti Zindagi Kay statue of love
Kasauti Zindagi Kay has come back with a brand new season and its trailer has been well received. The paparazzi has been all over this news. This iconic show which was once the soul of the 2000's, ran for seven long years making it one of the most-watched series. But after Netflix and online content would this show garner the same...
Demystifier: An ED Original where the content is written in such a way that it is knowledgeable and easy to comprehend at the same time. The Ram Janma Bhoomi case is one of the major legal and political rows in India. The notions of historical legality and politics are intertwined within the issue. Now that the Supreme Court is all set...
Disclaimer: ED cannot verify the claims made below and has sourced all of the material from third parties Yesterday, I came across an Instagram story alleging that hijras who begged in CP to scrape by a living were repeatedly harassed by the local policemen and were even taken to the police station and raped by said policemen. This behavior has been...
At the 7th Hijra Habba in New Delhi, Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir dressed as a woman to show solidarity with the transgender community. However, this ruffled a few feathers in the LGBTQ+ community. These pictures will give you a quick sneak peak into the issue:  Read More: How Our Day To Day Language Normalises Caste Discrimination Image Credits: Google Images Sources: Hindustan Times,Times of India,...
When we thought we were the biggest victims of the ever-rising petrol and diesel prices, petrol traders in Madhya Pradesh have a different story to tell. MP Has The Highest Petrol Price: The fuel price in Madhya Pradesh is the highest in the country. MP has the highest VAT on petrol and diesel, 27% and 22% respectively. The difference in the cost...
raftaar new song
The latest song of the upcoming film Manto, starring Nawazudding Siddiqui has released and is making a lot of chatter in the music sector. The song, called Mantoiyat, sung and composed by rapper-singer Raftaar, addresses a wide range of issues from corruption, caste, dowry, freedom of expression, sexual harassment, politics, female infanticide, slut-shaming, sex, cursing and more. The song though is...
It's that time of the year again when Indians bring home an idol of the Elephant God, Ganesh, for the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Mumbai alone witnesses more than 2 lakh idol immersions every year. Preparations for the festival and making of these beautiful idols begins early in the year. But what India is particularly known around the world for, is...
Vijay Mallya's Jail Cell
The pictures of what Vijay Mallya's future jail cell in Arthur Road jail would look like has been making news, due to how in contrast they are with what we expected. Mallya is currently fighting a legal battle against extradition to India on the charges of fraud and money laundering of about Rs. 9,000 crores and is currently on bail...
Kerala Rape Case
The Catholic Church has faced an avalanche of sexual abuse accusations since the last few decades in cities across the US and schools in Ireland and it has now travelled to India. The recent harrowing incident keeping the issue in headlines is a case filed by a nun alleging Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Roman Catholic Diocese (Jalandhar) of raping...
edawn hyuna
The K-pop world has been shaken with the news breaking out that solo artist Hyuna (Kim Hyun-ah) and Pentagon member E'Dawn ( Kim Hyo-jong) have been removed/kicked out of their agency Cube Entertainment.  The news broke when a statement by the South Korean company Cube Entertainment said that, "This is Cube Entertainment. Cube Entertainment has officially decided to remove our artists HyunA and...
Narendra Bak***d Modi
As if we didn’t have enough controversies around us, IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) created another one after publishing an article that referred to the PM as Narendra Bak***d Modi. What’s more? Several news portals published the article as-it-is. As you’d expect, the article has now obviously been taken down by IANS and other news agencies that had published it, but...
This may sound strange but being a woman ask yourself these questions: Do you worry that men in public places will masturbate looking at you, even if you are trying to avoid it? Do men masturbating in public make you feel disgusted? I believe that if you have a confined place to masturbate, that is acceptable. But doing it in...
Parents Active Sexual Life
The trailer of the upcoming movie Badhai Ho was just released with the star-cast being a good mix of Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Neena Gupta and more. The trailer was absolutely hilarious, the acting by each cast member well-done and more than anything it was refreshing to see this kind of a premise being used in a movie. The plot centers...
In an 8-minute long video accessed exclusively by News18, pictures of barrack number 12 of Arthur Road jail in Mumbai were leaked. This is Vijay Mallya's cell where the fugitive businessman is supposed to be lodged. On Wednesday, 12th September, Mallya reached the London’s Westminster Magistrates court where it has been decided to announce the verdict for fugitive liquor baron...
Sumedha Salian
A hidden gem that is slowly coming out of the woodworks would be Sumedha Sailan who was the First Runner-up of Miss and Mrs. Curvy Queen 2017. The show was the first ever beauty pageant in India for plus-sized women and the youngest participant at the show, 20-year-old Sumedha, is now a model, dancer and actor along with also being a...
In an environment fuelled by debates around body positivity and self-acceptance, it’s rather surprising that an innerwear company raises questions around these issues. Usually, lingerie and underwear advertisements show men and women with sleek and slender bodies, usually in ‘sexy’ poses, often displaying an ideal body type. However, one innerwear company called Tailor & Circus is breaking these stereotypes and is...
watsale retail store
When retail stores in India are trying to modernize their shops by accepting orders on WhatsApp and creating e-commerce websites, Watsale’s first retail store has taken things to the next level by opening a cashier-free and cash-free store, making it India's most advanced retail store. How The Store Works: Watsale retail store is a fully automated and cashier free store which opened...
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.  It's raining discounts on Foodpanda. It's been a 3-day streak of ordering cheap food for me, all thanks to them. First things first, it's not a paid post! I am a...
Two statues dating back to the 12th century, stolen from India repatriated by the US government, gave us all flashbacks of our colonial past. The Consul-General of India in New York received two antique stone statues worth about $500,000, one depicting Lord Shiva and the other a local Goddess of Bihar, both stolen and sold to the US, and exhibited...
If you were told that the man who started an online bookstore 24 years ago is the world's richest man today, you'd probably be shocked. But if you knew that the man in question here is Jeff Bezos and that online bookstore is now Amazon, you wouldn't be so shocked. Just last week, the company's total market value touched the...
Disclaimer: All names have been removed to protect the identity of the people involved for safety reasons A highly sexist matrimonial advertisement looking for a "non-smoker, non-feminist, good cook, never been married before" potential wife was published in one of India's most prominent newspapers, The Hindu. On seeing this, a young lady mailed this unknown "industrialist" on the given email ID,...

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