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7 shows to watch until Game of Thrones Season 7

We all know that as we reach season finale of Game of Thrones, we enter dangerously uncharted waters. The existential crisis of having no more episodes of your favourite show is maddening. So we’ve assembled a few series you may like to check out while waiting for winter, Azor Ahai and season 7 to arrive and chill out a bit.

iPhone 7 Rumors: What to expect ?

The iPhone 7 isn’t expected until September 2016, but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mills from putting in the overtime.

Talk of the new Apple phone not having a headphone jack have caused a stir, while a new design, faster performance, an improved camera and waterproofing are all expected.

Extreme thinness and wireless connectivity are likely to be key features of the iPhone 7. Rumours claim the iPhone 7 will integrate a Touch ID fingerprint reader into the display, meaning you can unlock the phone by pressing anywhere.

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Water on Mars

Thanks to its carved topography, researchers have always suspected that Mars was once home to several rivers, lakes, and perhaps even oceans. There has even been some speculation about the existence of frozen water deep beneath the ground.

Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons.

Being very identical to our Earth, Mars was always a planet to be researched for understanding the Evolution of Earth. It also has been Elon Musk of SpaceX ‘a favorite candidate’ for construction of human colonies.

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Are we in for a series of earthquakes?

In a post-Nepal disaster assessment, the MHA’s National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) has warned of increased risk around the “ring of fire garlanding the entire north India especially the mountains”.

I was preparing a stick comic for my friend for his birthday. Jan 4, 2016. This is when I asked Cortana to update me with the latest news.

“Yes, Chief. An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck Manipur!”

Something lured me back to April 2015.

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I met Shanmu Uncle that night and he said that he believe an impending tremor may hit North India in near future.

“What do you thing earthquakes are?”

“Our Earth is not a giant lump of rock as it looks. It is like hot, molten core bubbling away inside a surprisingly thin outer crust and the outer crust can be divided into tectonic plates that move. When two tectonic plates collide, earthquakes are formed.”

“When the jagged edges of two tectonic plates grind against one another a fault line or a zone arises. Most earthquakes arise along such fault zones. The ground first bends and then snaps—an earthquake—to release energy along faults.”

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“But, those tremors would have relieved the energy? Why do you think a major one would occur?”

Mobile phones to expect for 2016 (Leaked)

Woah! The whole of Facebook seems to be buzzing with trends on Mobile updates.

From the formal end of FireFox OS to rendered leaks of OnePlus 3, this week has been ups and downs for the Mobile World. And we thought to have a brief look on last week’s ‘never to be missed’ updates.

Netaji Files: Will the Declassification shed some light ?

On Jan 23, PM Narandra Modi made public digital copies of 100 secret files relating to Subhas Chandra Bose. Will it shed some light on the mysterious death of Netaji or is it just a political move?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 23rd made public digital copies of 100 secret files relating to Subhas Chandra Bose on his 119th birth anniversary, which could throw some light on the controversy over his death.

The timing of the release assumes political significance as West Bengal goes to polls later this year. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had already released 64 files last year. She will seek to cash in on the fact that she was the first to declassify the Netaji files.

Has the internet pinged the death of the newspaper?

“Newspaper publishers in developing markets are living on borrowed time.”

“Well, With exponential growth of Technologies, there is an increasing number of people who could afford at least a smartphone and also have an affordable access to internet. With the help of APPS and RSS feed, one could get instant flash news from the web. Who would want to have Yesterday’s news when they could get Instant News within a button’s click ?”

“But most of the leading newspaper have their own websites, mobile apps and have millions of followers on Facebook. The Local Newspapers could reach a wide diaspora. You still think Internet has declined Newspapers growth. I don’t think so.”

“Are you suggesting that Newspaper would still survive?”

“Not exactly. But all I am suggesting is that it wouldn’t disappear overnight.”

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Shanmu Uncle: What happens to Ships entering Bermuda triangle ?

*FB Chat Sound*

Ganesh sent me a link. Opened it. AND it read BERMUDA TRIANGLE: SHIP REAPPEARS 90 YEARS AFTER GOING MISSING.

“The very first problem of Bermuda triangle lies with defining it..”

“Defining it? I heard that it is an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by imaginary lines that run from Bermuda down to Puerto Rico, over to southeast Florida, and back up to Bermuda.”

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SPOTLIGHT: Events – Breeze 2K15 – Shiv Nadar University

The 5th edition of Breeze, Shiv Nadar University’s Annual Techno-Cultural-Sports Fest commenced on 22nd October 2015.

The festive mood had begun a week before, with various pre-registration desks being organized. Announcement of online events such as Online quiz from the Quizzing Society “FACTION”, Digital Divide , a digital art event from Kalakirti, the art and design club of Shiv Nadar University, and ‘Tempus Fugit’ , an online Creative Writing Event conducted by Words.Ink (Literary Society of SNU) and sponsored by OutFocus added more flavor to the mood. Labyrinth, the flagship event of SNU’s Civil society gave free passes for their events if the participants were able to solve the mazes!

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#SaveThamirabarani

The State Government of Tamilnadu had sold Thamirabarani River, the only perennial river that originates within Tamilnadu to PepsiCo at a lower cost.

The river Thamirabarani originates from the famous Agasthyakoodam peak in Western Ghats. It flows through Tirunelveli and Tuticorin Districts of Tamilnadu and drains into Gulf of Mannar near Punnakkayal in Tuticorin District. While many scholars interpret the meaning as Thamirabarani as Thamiram (copper in Tamil language) and Varuni (stream or river), the river was mentioned in ancient Tamil texts as “Porunai”. Known as the only source of irrigation across the two dried districts throughout all seasons and also for it’s scenic beauty, this river is now sold by Government at INR 37.4 per 1000 liter.

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