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The world witnessed the shattering of old, conventional beauty standards when Gucci Beauty introduced an 18-year old British teen with Down Syndrome as a model for its recently launched L’Obscur mascara.
Initiative That Comes As A Breath Of Fresh Air
“I designed L’Obscur mascara for an authentic person who uses makeup to tell their story of freedom, in their way,” said...
FlippED is an ED Original style wherein two bloggers come together to share their opposing or orthogonal perspectives on an interesting subject.
Laziness or indolence is the disinterest of a person to engage in some or the other activity.
But it isn't always viewed as a behaviour you should get rid of. Some people have even come up with scientific reasoning...
Bullet Rani a.k.a. R Rohini from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu has gained popularity as her video of doing a test drive on a Royal Enfield Bullet has gone viral in social media.
She has been working as a mechanic in her father’s garage since 2008.
The 24-year-old is an inspiration to the women around her as she earns through a highly unconventional...
UN recently released its World Happiness Report and there are a few surprises. Apart from India going down a few positions to be ranked lower than even Pakistan, the one country that defeated all others to top the list this year is the winter wonderland of Earth, Finland.
The World Happiness Report is released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions...
Last week, it was a proud moment for the entire nation when we learned that Rashmi Samant was elected president of the Student Union at Oxford University. She became the first Indian to become an elected president at Oxford.
However, one of the world's finest and prestigious universities globally stands in cultural shame as accusations and allegations against Rashmi Samant...
Homeopathy has been around for quite some time now, in India and abroad. Whether it a neighborhood aunty or a helpful relative, every one of us has been once advised to get homeopathy to cure a malady.
But, how effective is it?
The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia found ‘no evidence’ that Homeopathy is effective. In 2010, the...
There's no denying that cats are fickle and aloof concerning their relationships with human housemates. Yes, housemates because cats have no masters. Cats are free entities.
Cats act impulsively when made uncomfortable and hiss at or hit the cause of the discomfort, be it a living being or not. But the fact remains that cats are the loveliest creatures we...
In the wake of the sale of Dighi Port to the subsidiary of Adani’s conglomerate, Adani Ports, it is a glaring take away that even certain State Government’s are willing to sing according to the Centre’s tunes.
Granting absolute control over Public Sector Undertakings (PSU’s) to private conglomerates has been one of the major takeaways in all the Budget...
Recently a Bombay High Court verdict stirred the nation when additional judge Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala acquitted a 39-year-old man from a sexual assault case.
The man was accused of sexual assault for pressing the breasts of a twelve-year-old child over her clothes. On January 19 Justice Ganediwala vindicated him on the grounds that without “skin-to-skin” physical contact the incident...
After a trial of almost two years, the Delhi Court acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case by former Union Minister MJ Akbar.
The defamation case was in response to the accusations of sexual harassment levied upon MJ Akbar during the #MeToo Movement in 2018.
“You are acquitted from the present case”, the court proclaimed to Ms. Ramani.
"Women can't...
The Delhi Police has been pretty busy these days with tracking down and eventually arresting people they believe are related to the much controversial protest toolkit.
The toolkit had initially been tweeted as a reply by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on how to protest regarding the recent ongoing farmer's protest in and around Delhi.
Quickly after the Delhi Police filed...
Antarctica, in all its splendour, lives up to its nickname ‘The Ice’ and is one of the few places on Earth whose frigid and icy weather makes life on the continent near futile.
It is no wonder that the accidental discovery of life forms nearly 900 metres below the surface of an ice shelf was an encounter that none...
We all watched cartoons as kids. Some people even watch them after growing up! Well, you can't blame them; cartoons are indeed stress relievers.
They are normally the work of the imagination of their creators. But sometimes, these cartoons are inspired by real people or animals, who become timeless after being incarnated into these cartoons.
Also Read: Watch: 6 Real Life...
As per the statistics of the Pakistan Hindu Council, the estimated population of Hindus in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan numbers around 8 million as of October 2019, making the Hindu community the largest non-Muslim religious minority of the country.
In 2018, when Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan, he vowed in the election...
Nowadays, online frauds are becoming more and more common. We are surrounded by so much technology, that sometimes it overwhelms us. Moreover, people are too busy, so catching fraud every time isn't easy.
That's where this guide will help you, to keep your personal data like passwords and card details, personal.
There are numerous ways that hackers can use to obtain these...
The woes of Assam floods are well-known. Constant flooding in the area not only take away human lives and destroy habitations but are also known to cause widespread animal deaths in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR). Yet, all this flooding is necessary for the survival of the national park!
Kaziranga’s lotic ecosystem
Kaziranga National Park is located in a...
Everything we have ever known about the British empire has been through textbooks. But there are two kinds of histories, one that we were taught, and one that has been hidden from us, deliberately.
Our knowledge about the history of the colonies was shaped by keeping away secrets. And when it comes to Britain, there is a dark history attached...
One cannot deny that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected not just our lifestyle in general but also many businesses and occupations.
Professions that especially depended on human and social interaction quite a lot have been severely affected by COVID-19.
The extremely contagious nature of the disease has made social distancing and lockdown a necessity and not just something you can...
Roller coaster rides are all about enjoying the thrill of riding on the hair-raising steeps, body-shaking curves and screaming at your highest pitch!
But what if you are suddenly asked to live the adventure of a roller coaster ride without screaming at all?
Bizarre But Worth A Try
This bizarre and seemingly impossible rule has been carved out by an amusement park...
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.
These days, anyone with an Internet connection and a reasonable grasp of English has become an “intellectual,” a “critic.” Social media provides a free...
The preamble, which is a prelude to the Constitution of India, defines independent India’s goal as setting up a “SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC”.
The policy decisions taken by our first PM Jawaharlal Nehru show a heavy inclination towards socialism. As in USSR, India adopted a centralized planning mechanism in the form of “Five Year Plans” for economic development and...
Rapping has gained momentum as the choice of expression among youth for quite a while now, even more so after the success of the Ranveer Singh starrer “Gully Boy”.
Migrant worker Duleshawar Tandi found fame after his rap on migrant issues in the aftermath of the national lockdown, recorded and posted online from a damaged muddy hut, struck a chord...
FlippED is an ED Original style wherein two bloggers come together to share their opposing or orthogonal perspectives on an interesting subject.
This pandemic has turned the entertainment industry head over heels. Our favourite celebrities are seen doing household chores rather than shooting for their projects.
However, online platforms are making sure we don't part ways with Bollywood as all big...
Mother Nature has been choking underneath the malpractices of humankind. While we humans have constantly been pushing our boundaries with spectacular discoveries, innovations and advancements, the process has constantly intervened with the well-being of the planet.
It has reached a point where experts are now predicting a catastrophic outcome anytime in the near future. The forest fires that happened earlier...
Oral health is becoming one of our primary concerns and in order to take proper care of our teeth, most of us visit dentists regularly.
It’s highly ironic, however, that the place we go to for upgrading our oral health, itself, many a time, ignores oral health completely.
Here’s how:
I have been regularly visiting three orthodontists for about 2 and a...
