Author Archives: Sayantani Singha

Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4)

Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won’t approve of her feelings for her childhood friend–the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn’t Read More


The Electric car scenario: Global

This decade has seen a paradigm shift in car makers’ and car buyers’ sensibilities. Global warming as a threat had been identified back in the 90s. But it is now that the average temperatures around the globe have set new records for consecutive years, when the world has realised that we should let go of fossil fuels and opt for Read More


What to expect from the new Toyota Corolla Altis

It has been almost three years since the arrival of the all-new sharp looking Toyota Corolla Altis. It means that the Altis is up for its mid-life update. Since this is not a generation change, the changes will be largely cosmetic on the outside and it might get some additional equipment inside. So we draw a list of what we Read More


Next generation Porsche 911 Cabriolet spied

lose on the heels of the first spy pictures of the next-gen 911 coupe, the upcoming Porsche 911 Cabriolet has also been spotted testing in the cold weather conditions of northern Europe. As the front fascia of the coupe and the cabriolet will remain the same, both models will receive the restyled LED head lamps, large air intakes, and the Read More


Government plans agency to block sexual offensive videos on social media

The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will set up a specialised agency mechanism to block and curb sharing of sexual offence videos on social networking platforms in order to check cyber crimes. A bench of justices M. B. Lokur and U. U. Lalit asked the Centre to specify the structure and functions of the agency or the Read More


In UP, recharge shops sell phone numbers of girls for Rs 50

Phone numbers of girls are on sale at recharge shops in Uttar Pradesh with prices starting at as low as Rs 50. The racket is run by majority of rechargers in the state who make money by selling phone numbers of girls who come at their shops for recharges. The crime came in to light when the 24 hour government Read More


iBall unveils 8-inch tablet at Rs 9,999

New Delhi: In an addition to its Slide series, domestic consumer electronics company iBall on Tuesday unveiled `Slide Nimble 4GF tablet featuring an 8-inch HD display at Rs 9,999. The device comes with 3GB RAM and 16GB on-board memory which can be extended upto 64GB, powered by 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. Read More


ASUS ROG unveils new gaming notebook at Rs 94,990

New Delhi: Under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) series, Taiwanese company ASUS on Thursday launched ROG Strix GL553 compact ultralight gaming laptop in India at a starting price of Rs 94,990. The 15.6-inch GL553 offers a gamer-friendly keyboard powered by ASUS Aura with four distinct lighting areas for good gaming experiences in the dark. “The product is aimed at young Read More


Apple rolls out iOS 10.3 beta update; Siri will now answer all trivia around cricket

New Delhi: Apple has started rolling out iOS 10.3 beta update for those who have signed up for the change. The new update will come with a host of changes, especially cricket which should make it fun for cricket buffs on iPhone. The big change is going to come in Apple’s voice assistant Siri which will finally get cricket scores Read More


Lenovo Yoga Book review: It hits the sweet spot between content creation and consumption

New Delhi: Keeping in mind the computing and mobility needs of on-the-go consumers, Lenovo has unveiled the Yoga Book — a perfect laptop-tablet bonding that redefines user experience. At Rs 49,990, Yoga Book hits the sweet spot between content creation and consumption, resulting in a seamless blend of creativity, productivity, mobility and entertainment through a suite of new hardware and Read More