Monthly Archives: October 2018
The world's tallest statue is now in India with the unveiling of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 'Statue of Unity.'
PM Narendra Modi revealed the finished statue today in a grand ceremony wherein Indian Air Force jets flew over the statue, fireworks in the national flag colours of orange, white and green, and helicopters rained down flowers on the figure built as...
There is no denying that certain “manly” professions need consistent proving by women where the most important thing lies in doing the job perfectly.
Talking of such career choices which are inaccessible, the Sainik School in Chhingchip, Mizoram has decided to reserve 10 percent of the total students for girls indicating a revolutionary change in its gender-biased admission procedure.
If you...
Ever since the Magenta Line of DMRC became functional, the network issues have bummed out the commuters. The network issue on Magenta Line is making the entire commute difficult for the commuters, especially the ones in a habit of getting work done on the go.
However, I think we can take a sigh of relief now. Wondering why? Here's the...
There was a major dip in temperature across Delhi-NCR with a significant rise in Particulate Matter (PM) in the air quality on Tuesday. Use of private vehicles in New Delhi may be halted because the air quality in the capital stayed in the ‘very poor’ category.
“Let us hope the air pollution situation in Delhi doesn’t deteriorate but if it...
After the Department of Telecom issued a directive asking internet service providers to block around 800 porn websites we all thought that our world had ended.
Indian lawmakers simply hate our Indian audience watching content online. After talks to censor streaming based content, they are now attacking our beloved pornographic industry.
JIO may have already implemented the plan, the likes of...
In a strongly-worded email to top BCCI officials, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has hit out at the Committee of Administrators (CoA) appointed by the Supreme Court and the way the BCCI is handling its affairs, including sexual harassment allegations against its CEO Rahul Johri.
https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1057244941234159616
Addressing the BCCI Acting President CK Khanna, Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry, Ganguly...
1990s was the time when we had limited TV channels. The prime source of entertainment was Doordarshan. Though choices were less, all of them were unique and interesting. Those were the good old days when Saas-Bahu serials did not bore us and quality content made our evenings unforgettable.
Already missing childhood days?
Get ready to go down the memory lane and...
A few hours ago, news reports started coming in from various media houses of how singer Shaan, while performing at a concert in Assam was pelted with stones and paper balls.
This created a lot of hue and cry on social media, where people were getting angry over the bad treatment given to the singer while Assamese people were seen...
Fashion is something which is cyclical. On the one hand, it keeps on evolving and transforming itself over generations, but on the other hand, fashion trends tend to get outdated and then redeem themselves after a few years of hibernation.
This is perhaps what happened with the fashion trends of the 90s in India. Certain distinctive markers of popular trends...
Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor have been rumoured to be dating each other. The two Bollywood celebs have never admitted their alleged relationship but still speculations are on because of the several hand in hand appearances. News of them dating have been around for quite some time. On Malaika’s 45th birthday both of them were apparently spotted at Milan...
The biggest problem for college students, is not passing exams, but how to get a job after their course is over.
Recently, we sat down with the India head of University of New South Wales (UNSW), an Australian University and talked about how students can prepare for better employment these days.
Here are some of the things that were discussed:
What are...
With Diwali holidays just round the corner, India’s very first luxury cruise, Angriya started operations this month. It will cover the beautiful Mumbai-Goa sea route.
It’s a 14 hour long voyage that begins with the mesmerizing view of the sunset from Mumbai’s Victoria Docks at 4 pm and completes its journey with another breathtaking view of the sunrise as it...
Shashi Tharoor has yet again stirred a controversy around his new book "The Paradoxical Prime Minister". The majority opinion in the wind seems to bash Tharoor for his recent statements but what's wrong with them?
"Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a shivling. You can't remove him with your hand and you cannot hit it with a 'chappal' (slipper)...
Disclaimer: The following is an article based on a report by The Education Tree and the personal statements of students. It is subject to change and additions and doesn't include the stand of the administrators.
College fests in India are major congregational events for students to come and interact with each other and display their talents on reputed platforms. They...
K-pop is slowly taking over the world, in wake of the Hallyu wave, and certainly, it is something of a spectacle to watch.
From the videos, to the choreography, the songs, lyrics, over the top beautiful idols and more, K-pop is less of a genre and more of a visual and audio package with something for everyone.
Except the LGBTQ community.
Because...
October is about to end but the pollution in Delhi is already sliding towards severe, with five areas of the national capital recording high pollution levels today and the condition will only get worse.
Being a biker on the roads of Delhi is always someone’s worst nightmare. There are no facility for an air purifier unlike those in homes or...
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We all wait for that one time of the year of festivities and celebrations when we can keep life on the backburner and revitalise ourselves. Every October for three days, magic is swept over BITS Pilani, Goa Campus as it's annual cultural fest Waves is celebrated.
A prominent celebration of life, it attracts international artists of Diego Miranda's ilk. The...
The popular movement: No Shave November or Movember seems to be restricted to appreciation of toxic masculinity. The movement only seems to be about throwing a lot of “SWAG” around, one looking tougher, strong, rough and being “masculine enough”.
As we see November approaching, guys become real men to undertake the task of growing a mane and portraying the “mard”...
The University of Delhi is not only a melting pot for people from different parts of the country that promotes a composite and diverse culture, but is the harbinger of exceptional quality academics.
With a number of subjects, scholars and opinions being studied at the university, there is an atmosphere of debate, discussion and critiquing that is emphasised.
Recently, there was...
Fake Friendly Fridays is a section where we pick a famous personality 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 didn’t get it: This is a fake interview written purely on the basis of the author’s imagination of how the actual interview...
When you think of Old Monk you usually imagine the iconic bottle, with the snake-skin like design and the dark red rum shining brightly out of the bottle.
But it seems that this Diwali, the brand wanted to do something different and their ‘The Connoisseur Collection’ is pulling out all the stops.
The latest collection by Old Monk, one of the oldest...
With Diwali just a few days away, most employees get ready for a good Diwali bonus that many Indian companies give.
This bonus is not just for the festival, but also makes the employees feel special and valued which increases their loyalty towards the company and increases productivity.
But most of the times, these Diwali bonuses is usually some extra cash,...
It seems like Arvind Kejriwal is almost certain to win the 2020 elections in Delhi with almost all promises kept and public welfare schemes working well.
But it seems like winning in Delhi isn’t enough. Aam Aadmi Party has now decided to contest for all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and they aim to do so without any alliance.
How...
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper-like column that reports an incident from the past as though it happened just yesterday. It allows the readers to re-live it several years later, on the date it had occurred.
Today we take you back to 2014 when a new four-year undergraduate programme was launched in Delhi University by Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Singh.
26th October 2014: In...
Apparently, the government has directed all internet service providers in India to ban around 827 websites containing pornographic content following orders issued by the Uttarakhand High Court.
The order was issued on the 27th of September, 2018 and it clearly stated that the internet service providers who do not adhere to the order and continue hosting porn sites on their...
