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               The recent controversy over the AIB Roast is baffling. Many groups desperate to make themselves relevant; took a moral high ground by unnecessarily dragging the organisers, producers directors and actors of AIB Roast to the court alleging an attack on India’s cultural and traditional values. Comedy is an avenue for creative expression. We are a young country that wants to celebrate humour.  Why must we always take ourselves so seriously? Yes, the jokes at the AIB Roast were filthy and excessively obscene. I am not justifying roast sessions where expletives are spouted every five seconds in front of a large audience. Nevertheless, with the spirit of provoking laughter, the organisers and the participants of the AIB Roast should be entitled to express their sense of humour in the manner they creatively choose to. None of the celebrities who happily derived pleasure from being roasted with élan or the thousands of peop...

This company made its debut in India last year and changed the way consumers think regarding smartphones. Soon, there were flash sales (concept newly introduced in India) on Flipkart and everybody wanted to buy one. After three budget smartphones, the Chinese giant has brought its next flagship to India, the Mi 4. Let’s have a look at its features and specs. PROCESSOR Xiaomi Mi 4 is powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with 3GB RAM. The phone is extremely responsive and snappy with its MIUI software being optimized for the hardware. In synthetic benchmarks, the phone scored 43,864 in Antutu, 20,071 in Quadrant and 59.3 in Nenamark 2 benchmark tests. DISPLAY This device sports a full-HD, 5.5 inch, 1920x1080p display that comes with Corning OGS (One Glass Solution) for protection against scratches. The display has high colour saturation so colours look more vivid and good to look at.  The under-sun legibility was also good though the p...

                The cricket carnival is back. The flagship event of the cricket calendar will be held this year from 14 th February to 29 th March. The tournament this year will feature 14 teams competing for the coveted crown of WORLD CHAMPIONS. Everyone still remembers the last six M S Dhoni hit off Kulasekara to bring home the World cup after 28 years. This time too, the event shall have many exciting moments in Australia and New Zealand. Let’s have a look at the contenders this year: INDIA Strengths – Batting will be India’s biggest strength in this tournament. A formidable line-up comprising Rohit, Virat, Raina and Dhoni himself are simply the best in the world cup.  The fielding unit is full of young bunch of energetic players. In Raina, Jadeja, Kohli, Rohit, Rahane and Dhawan, India have got 6 brilliant fielders. Weaknesses – India’s bowling department looks like a lacklustre one. Although the spin departm...