It was in November last year when the tech giant – Google – decided to add a new member to its Nexus Family – Nexus 5. The phone has received a lot of accolades from the geeks around the globe. This is the ‘Bang for the buck’ phone currently in the market. Ever since …
Read More »India chants the NaMo Raag
With all the states gearing up for the upcoming MAHA-Polls on 2014, political parties are running from pillar to post to make sure people see only their party logo everywhere. From chai to gualaal, you will find everything in the market. On the same lines, the latest to join the Ad Bandwagon is Narendra Modi …
Read More »Happy 365th Women’s Day
Wondering why the title 365th Women’s Day ? Because everyday is Women’s Day, so here’s my tribute to all the women. Yesterday, while listening to RJ Naved and RJ Jassi on Radio Mirchi, Delhi, a great question was raised : What are the places where you don’t find women ? I.e they are everywhere, be it a bouncer at …
Read More »Import SQL dump using BigDump
There might have been occasions where you had to move/copy one of your databases which are huge in size (few MBs and so on). Trying to import it normally i.e. using PHPMyAdmin isn’t a solution as it doesn’t allow you to export such huge dumps. Here’s where BigDump steps in. BigDump is light weight …
Read More »Afghan Cricket – From Refugees to World Stage
It was time for celebration for the people of Afghanistan last night as they witnessed a historic moment in the Afghan sports arena. For a country which is tangled in various issues, this achievement means a lot. Ironically, Cricket is the only sport ‘approved’ by Taliban, following which Afghanistan was elected as an …
Read More »Best wishes for exams
It’s 28 February today and most of the people are having their board exams around the corner. With ICSE exams already started, the CBSE board exams start from tomorrow. This is one of the most important exam for a student as it decides his/future. I remember during my Class X …
Read More »Delhi World Book Fair – 2014
Continuing my “Expo Visit” frenzy, I decided to visit the Delhi World Book Fair – 2014, which is taking place at Pragati Maidan and will go on till 23rd February. The event attracted the kitaabi-keedes (Book worms) from all over the world. The tickets for the event can be booked online here or can be brought …
Read More »Blackcaps deserved the victory
New Zealand have a been a great side for a considerable amount of time. I remember as a young kid watching the likes of Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Scott Styris terrorising the Indian bowlers. The only problem was that these guys weren’t consistent. But they have surely showed …
Read More »Amity University inks deal with MS Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni aka Mahi is one of the most flamboyant cricketer in the current era. His ‘captain-cool’ image has taken team India to great heights. For the very same reason, he is also the king of the advertising world. He endorses virtually every product available, from ceiling fan to bikes and what …
Read More »Rooting Micromax A25
Micromax A25 aka Smarty is a wonderful handset for the price tag it comes with. For a mere 3k, this ‘non-3g’ phone is amazing. It’s been over an year that I’ve been using this phone and must say, this works perfect. All the android devices that I’ve had till now, I …
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