Sreya Deb

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Sreya Deb -April 26, 2019

Notorious car thief Bunty aka Devinder Singh is currently in prison but copycat thieves are keeping his dubious legacy alive Devinder Singh alias Bunty Chor is a notorious thief hailing from Delhi, who is convicted of stealing hundreds of luxury items, cars in particular. Singh had managed to spread his operations over the North of […]

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Sreya Deb -April 19, 2019

For 20 years, students have been denied representation on the Academic Council of Delhi University. But if murmurs become a shout and legal action succeeds, things might change in the near future The student body of Delhi University often finds itself organising protests and dharnas. This is often a last resort when pleas are ignored, […]

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Sreya Deb -April 12, 2019

The Hindi edutainment television show Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon becomes the first Indian soap to integrate Artificial Intelligence in its format Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon( (“I, a woman, can achieve anything”). The popular show on DD National, that has this name has become the country’s first television show to employ an […]

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Sreya Deb -April 4, 2019

A biopic on the incumbent PM releasing right in the middle of an election campaign is bound to raise hackles. But the producer says disingenuously that the timing is a marketing strategy The film PM Narendra Modi starring Vivek Oberoi and directed by Omung Kumar (who also made the biopics Mary Kom and Sarbjit), takes […]

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Sreya Deb -April 4, 2019

This IPL season, food delivery apps like Zomato and Swiggy have started a legal form of betting – a win-win for both cricket fans and food lovers As you settle comfortably on your couch with a bowl of popcorn and cola, adorned in your team jersey, the anxiety sets in and the excitement is palpable. […]

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Sreya Deb -March 29, 2019

Following the restrictions on PUBG, one thing has become clear: Our 21st century gamers are serious, and are not to be taken lightly Joystick in hand, a bowl of crisps and soda by their side, secluded in a locked room. They have everything they need within reaching distance. Zoned in on the task at hand, […]

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Sreya Deb -March 28, 2019

First of its kind in India, this van endeavours to keep substance abuse off the streets of Delhi, and brings recovery medication closer to those who need it Tucked away in a small and not-so-busy street in Seemapuri, is a small van that sits there for two hours every day, from 9 am to 11am […]

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Sreya Deb -March 20, 2019

The 14-hour blackout on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on March 14 spelt trauma for addictive users. Most of them think there was some mischief afoot “At first I was confused. But then I went straight into panic mode,” confesses 18-year-old Batul, who’s gearing up for college. As she was scrolling through her Facebook feed on […]

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