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ONLINE SHOPPING - THE NEW MUSE

            Good day friends, allow me to ask a simple question.  What do we do when we need a new mobile phone or computer or cooker or cosmetics? The answer would br get on your shoes, go to the market, and buy them from their respective stores. If you want all things at a single place, visit a nearby mall. Right, but I expect certain voices of dissent over this.             Nowadays, many people say that why should we go to the mall or market to buy these items if we can get them at home. Yes, it is true. all thanks to online shopping. Now we need not go anywhere to shop, everything is available on the internet. The basic requirements are an internet connection and a computer or smartphone which are very affordable.            Few years ago, when e-commerce came into prominence, there was a taboo kind of thing around it. Elders mentioned not to use transactions online as it could be a scam. As time passed by, the views have changed. The quality of the products

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

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The season is royalé all around. Its the month of October and we all know that its vacation time. Many exams concluded just recently and even election results are out. More importantly the festival of lights, 'Diwali ' has arrived . I am not writing this piece to tell something about the festival, that may be known here. There are many more things to Diwali this year. From the 3rd week of October, our nation will be enlightened. Happiness and prosperity will prevail all over. Many labourers and officers will be getting their much awaited Diwali bonus. These bonuses will ensure that their families will have a joyful festival. Renovation and cleaning has been going on in homes and offices to give them a clean look. Festival shopping has also taken a huge leap this year. Consumers are rallying behind online e-commerce sites instead of our very own baniyas. Taboos have been eradicated and nowadays, everyone is favorable with e-tailers Companies like Flipkart, Amazon,

ISL PREVIEW PART 2

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THESE ARE THE OTHER FOUR TEAMS IN THE ISL CHENNAIYIN FOOTBALL CLUB Chennaiyin Football Club is latest club in the competition. The franchise is owned by cricketer   Mahendra Singh Dhoni   and Bollywood actor   Abhishek Bachchan .It is Chennai ,   Tamil Nadu . Chennaiyin FC will play their home matches at the   Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium   which has a seating capacity of about 40,000. The club  picked the ex-PSG star  Bernard Mendy ,  Cristian Hidalgo ,  Gennaro Bracigliano ,  Bojan Djordjic ,  Eduardo Silva Lerma ,  Bruno Pelissari  and  Jairo Suárez  as their 7 international players, for INR 2.34  Crore  for all 7 players at an average value of INR 33.43  Lakhs  per player. Head Coach - Marco Materazzi Marquee player - Elano Players to watch out for - Shilton Paul , Bernard Mendy , Mikaël Silvestre , Jeje Lalpekhlua . DELHI DYNAMOS FC           The Delhi ISL team has the largest star to feature in the tournament, Del Piero The team will be owned and operated by

ISL - PREVIEW PART 1

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Indian Super League is the buzzing word right now. Here’s an analysis of the teams participating in the inaugural ISL. ATLÉTICO DE KOLKATA           The 1 st ISL team was launched on 7 th May 2014. The teams name is Atlético de Kolkata due to the team being partly owned by Spanish   La Liga side,   Atlético Madrid . The team is owned by   Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd.   which consists of former   Indian cricketer   Sourav Ganguly , businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia ,   Sanjiv Goenka   and Spanish club   Atlético Madrid . The 120,000 capacity   Salt Lake Stadium   is set to be the home ground of Atlético de Kolkata. The Kolkata franchise turned out to be the most expensive franchise, being purchased for 18 crore . The team has a good bunch of experienced Indian players. Most of the foreign flavor is from Spain. ATK will benefit from the tie-up with Atletico Madrid. ATK are one of the favourites to win the inaugural ISL. Head Coach - Antonio López Habas Marquee

INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE - ISL

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                ISL                                   The only thing that makes people unite across the world unite is sport. Today’s article focuses on a sport known as the beautiful game, Football. It is a moment of pride and honour as I state that the Indian Super League (ISL) starts in a few days.                 While you may guess why I am exaggerating about the event so much, friends it is such a moment that will revolutionalize Indian Football. India is currently above 150 in the FIFA rankings. ISL has the capability and the commitment to make such a large country a true footballing nation. Let’s know how….. What is ISL ?? ISL TEAMS The Hero Indian Super League is a newly launched professional football league in India (the other one is i-League). The league is founded by IMG-Reliance, Star and AIFF. It will feature 8 franchise teams from all around India. ISL will follow on the footsteps of IPL, Pro Kabaddi League and Hockey India League and follows