DURGA PUJA ARRIVES

Durga Puja

                Good day friends, its Durga Puja time out hrere in India. For all those who do not know what Durga Puja is all about, I have tried to chalk out some information. Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival celebrated by Bengalis all over the world with great devotion. The fest celebrates the worship of Maa Durga (an incarnation of Goddess Parvati). The dates of Durga Puja are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar.

The event calendar for Durga Puja 2014 is –

30^th September - Maha Shashti  

1^st October – Maha Saptami

2^nd October - Maha Ashtami

2^nd October – Maha Navami

3^rd October – Bijoya Dashami

            Durga Puja marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahisasura. Thus, in common sense, it epitomizes victory of good over evil. During these days, Maa Durga visits her native maternal home(i.e. Earth) along with her 4 children namely – Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesh and Kartik. Worship of mother nature is done through nine types of plants (Kala Bou - Ganesha’s wife).

            Nowadays, Durga Puja in India has modernized in every aspect. In Kolkata and Mumbai especially, you will witness extravagant and mind blowing pandals with awesome decorative lighting. Also, pandals are themed with social messages. During Puja, Kolkata is flied with super joy

in Bengali flavour. Tourism in the city multiplies times. We see people jumping pandals all night. In Mumbai too, Durga Puja is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Bhog including Khichdi, labdaand rasgullas is provided on all 4 days. Various concerts and cultural programmes  are organized every night. All of this ends with immersion of the pratima (idol) and exchange of greetings in Bijoya Dashami.

So, I personally would urge everyone to celebrate the fest well. Greetings from my side.

JOY MAA DURGA

                 

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE T20 - OVERVIEW

T20 nights are back! Champions league t20 is in the reckoning. It is the event in which all the champion teams from various countries in the world compete to become the champion of champions. Also do not keep the prize money aside, it’s huge

          Let us have a brief overview of the teams participating in the 2014 edition

Kolkata Knight Riders (IND)

KKR are the reigning IPL champions. Gautam Gambhir will be leading his troops confidently. The team complements each other well. They are the favourites in the tournament.

KKR

Key Players : Sunil Narine, Yusuf Pathan, Gautam Gambhir.

Chennai Super Kings (IND)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s CSK go into every competition as heavyweights. They have retained their core team for many seasons and this shall prove beneficial.

Key Players : Suresh Raina, Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum.

Kings XI Punjab (IND)

KXIP were the team of the IPL. Watch out for them here too. Both Ms (Maxwell and Miller) would be required at their peak. Mitchell Johnson’s injury and Sanjay Bangar’s absence could be an issue.

Key Players : Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Virender Sehwag.

Lahore Lions (PAK)

LL have impressed all during the qualifiers. Though, their real test will start from now.

Key Players : Mohammed Haffez, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz.

Perth Scorchers (AUS)

They are the KFC Big Bash Champs. The evergreen Brad Hogg (age : 43) will play a key role in their campaign.

Key Players : Adam Voges, Brad Hogg, Ashton Agar.

Hobart Hurricanes (AUS)

Hobart have many household names in their line up. Their pace attack which includes Hifenhaus and Bollinger can take crucial wickets. They could reach the semis.

Key Players : Doug Bollinger, Shoaib Malik, Aiden Blizzard.

Cape Cobras (SA)

Cape Cobras are a regular side in this competition. The experience will be crucial.

Key Players : Hashim Amla, Richard Levi, Vernon Philander.

Dolphins (SA)

Dolphins possess a mix of talented youngsters and potential match winners. But this tournament will test their mettle.

Key Players : Morne van Wyk, van Jaarsveld.

Barbados Tridents (WI)

BT are the champions of CPL 2014. They have many international stars to look for. But Pollard will surely be missed.

Key Players : Dilshan, Ravi Rampaul, Jason Holder.

Northern Knights (NZ)

The Kiwis have gone through gruelling qualifiers. Their confidence will be very high. Watch out for them.

Key Players : Kane Williamson, Scott Styris, Trent Boult.

A carnival of T20 extravaganza will be on for the team to be crowned Champion of Champions.   
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iPHONE 6 – REVIEWED

iPHONE 6 – REVIEWED

          Few days ago, Apple launched its much anticipated iPhone 6 at an event held at the Silicon valley auditorium in California. It was the same location where Steve Jobs had unveiled the Macintosh PCs about 3 decades ago. Accompanying iPhone 6, there was another model named iPhone 6 plus and a smart watch(a first from Apple).

APPLE IPHONE 6 AND PLUS 6

SCREEN

NEW iPHONES

The iPhone6 will have a larger screen of 4.7” while the iPhone 6 plus features a mammoth 5.5” screen. Screen Resolution has been improved to 1334x750 pixels in iPhone6 and 1920x1080 pixels in 6 plus for a great display.

HARDWARE

Both phones are embedded with a new A8 Cortex processor and M8 graphics processor, which they say is 25x faster than the A7.The new iPhone is much slimmer and lighter. The design changes include bigger screen size and curved edges which look awesome.

CAMERA

The camera is the same with a 8MP rear and 1.2MP front camera with some minimal upgrades in the optics.

CONNECTIVITY

Apple is proudly exploring 4G LTE with a new feature called ’VoLTE’. The Wifi has become 3X faster. Users will be able to make regular phone calls over Wifi.

THE BEST BUDGET SMARTPHONES

THE BEST BUDGET SMARTPHONES

           

     Good day friends, today’s article will feature the best budget smartphones currently available. So, eagerly have your sight for the next some minutes to experience the happenings in the mobile world.

MOTOROLA MOTO E

Moto E

                Moto E was launched by Motorola , now a lenovo (launched by google) company in May 2014. It has a well designed 4.5” touchscreen with as resolution of 540x960 pixels (256 ppi). Moto E is equipped with a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor and 1 GB RAM. Internal storge is 4 GB and expandable upto 32 GB via a micro SD card. The rear camera is a moderate 5 MP, but it gives a miss to the front camera for selfies. It has the newest Android 4.4 Kitkat with 3G connectivity for both SIMs. ON the whole, Moto E is a good handset with the price Rs. 6,999 by a renowned company. It was the first smartphone to to accelerate the budget segment.  The disadvantage is that it is available only on Flipkart and nowhere else.

MICROMAX UNITE 2 A106

Micromax Unite 2

                The largest Indian mobile phone manufacturer is a major player in the budget segment. Micromax released this dual sim smartphone just two days after the launch of Moto E. Unite 2 is a 4.7” sscreen with a vibrant resolution of 480x800 pixels. The Haredware contains 1.3 GHz quad core processor and 1 GB RAM, which is enough to run all applications. There is a 4 GB internal storage as well as expandable by a SD card. Camera is equipped with 5 MP and LED flash as well as 1.2 MP front camera. It operates on 4.4.2 Kitkat with 3G. This phoneb supports 21 Indian languages. Micromax is a aggressively priced at Rs.7,200 and contains almost all features of a flagship smartphone. It is available in every store in your locality.

XIAOMI REDMI 1S

Redmi 1S

                The best one is saved for the last. For all those who do not know, XIAOMI is the no.1 phone manufacturing company in China and has left behind big ones like Apple, Samsung, LG and Sony. It is a 4 year old company which provides value-for-money smartphones. Xiaomi Redmi 1S was recently launched in July 2k14. It is the second launched by the company after Mi3. It has some mind boggling specs like 4.7” Full HD screen, 1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB Internal storage (expandable by a micro SD card). It has the best camera in this range with 8 MP (with LED flash). For all selfie lovers, there is a 1.6 MP front camera. It is based on Android 4.3.3 with Mi User interface . This model is priced at Rs. 5,999(actually a bargain) with all features paced in one piece. But it is currently available only on Flipkart in which 1^st phase was sold out in minutes. So hurry!!!!

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