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  The days of simply sitting, eating and chatting are gone! Live music is on the rage in most pubs, bars and restaurants in Delhi. Whether it’s Rock, Sufi, Bollywood, Pop or just unplugged, pure acoustic – the music scene is the city is vibrating with excitement and variety! Whether it’s ladies’ night Tuesday or TGI Friday – the entire week is filled with gigs by various bands, singers and songwriters all over Delhi. Here are the best places in Delhi that stand out and give you the best live music experience! #1 Factory by Sutra, Sector 29, Gurgaon Located in one of the most happening places of Delhi NCR, Factory by Sutra offers one of the most exhilarating live music experiences in town! With dim lighting, live music and tasty pub food – this place offers a crazy night out with your best friends. With bands like Traffic Jam, etc performing music ranging from rock to Bollywood – this place is always buzzing with a crowd that loves to party! You can easily google online and find out wha

The fact that a dog is man’s best friend is known since antiquity. But it is important to do a thorough research before adopting the four-legged blessing. One must make sure that the dog’s temperament, size and energy level match the lifestyle and work schedule of the family members. People who love dogs occasionally end up getting a breed unsuitable for themselves. So here, we are going to find out a number of best dog breeds that are perfect for families and children. #1 Labrador Retriever Labrador Retrievers have remained the most popular and best family dogs for decades for a number of reasons. Labs absolutely love kids, adults and other pets. They are extremely adorable, friendly, responsible, obedient, intelligent, mischievous yet caring. However, this breed of family dogs were primarily owned by fishermen. The present Labrador Retrievers are a mix of small water dogs and Newfoundland's. They were earlier known as St. John’s Water Dog or Lesser Newfoundland and were used in f

Saadat Hasan Manto was a great writer, author, and playwright of Indo-Pakistani origin. He is one of the most renowned writers of short stories in the South-Asian history. Short stories by Manto are counted as golden work in literature, Whenever one thinks about short stories in Urdu, the name Manto appears first in mind. He was born in Paproudi village of Samrala, in the Ludhiana district of the Punjab in a Muslim family and later shifted to Pakistan at the time of partition of India. He was a daring writer who dared to speak about taboo subjects like prostitution through his writings. In India as well as in Pakistan, he was charged with obscenity. Despite this, he continued writing and in his defense, he proclaimed that his writings are nothing but a mirror of society and if people find dirt in his write-ups, it means that the society is contaminated and not his written accounts. Here we present you 15 amazing short stories by Manto. #1 Thanda Ghosht Saadat Hasan Manto penned this st

  Man is a social being, and hence living in the society calls for adhering to social manners. While it may take a lot of effort on the part of many to practice these unspoken social etiquette rules, some of us do it with great ease and without much say. There are bunch of such social manners, that go unsaid and are considered a must without being reminded time and again. There are so many social etiquette rules, and the list in totality might end up beyond infinity since different cultures, countries, social groups and people have different set of social rules that are considered good manners and are socially acceptable within a particular community and group. This is a sorted list of certain unspoken laws that are generally acceptable and are less in number, hence easier for you to follow. #1 Saying “please” and “thank you” Well this one goes unsaid, “please” is a word that carries no harm if used too often. It can be used as a form of request, while even if you aren’t actually reque

  #1 Cyanide containing foods Cherry seeds, apple seeds, cashews and even almonds seem to be dangerous food combinations. The seeds, bark, and leaves of the fruit plantations like cherries, plums, pears, cassava, peaches, apricots, and apples seem to contain the cyanide content. Eating them in large quantities may lead to kidney failure, high blood pressure, coma etc. Elder blueberries are often used in jams and jellies. The glycoside in these berries can cause nausea, stomach upset, intestinal problems. Elder blueberries should never be eaten raw or unripe. Raw cashews contain urushiol chemical. Thus, cashews are steamed and dried to remove urushiol before retailing it. The raw bitter almonds should not be consumed as they are high in cyanide. Almonds are heated and processed to remove the toxins. #2 Medication-based diet If you are a person who follows a diet based on the medications or if you are on diet/supplementary pills, then such a medication based diet, when consumed with regu

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. The International food chains have found their way to India but to make a way into the hearts of the food loving Indians, they actually had to go desi. From Tandoori burgers to Nimbu Mirchi Pizza, there has been a lot of innovative desi food that the chefs have come up with. So let us look at 7 Indian-International combinations that totally made us go wow! #1 Dominos Navratri Special Navratri is a big time in India with Durga Pooja, Dandiyas and some mouth-watering festive food. Dominos seized this chance to grab the eyeballs with its amazing Navratra combo made of a Navratra Pizza, Sabudana chips and Sago Pudding. Sounds like this food chain really really loves India and Indians really really love their desi food. #2 Burger King’s Chicken Tandoor Grill Two barbecued chicken patties with onions and pudina chutney. What is not there to love? Burger King transformed its whole menu for India cutting out on its beef and meat options. It must have been a c

The end of the 90s was the end of an era and so the millennials were born. The generation which was said to be gifted and advanced. The millennial lifestyle, the millennial fashion, millennial this and that. Almost everything changed with the coming of this generation ‘Y’ but few things never change. The generations change. The 90s kids and the millennials might have very different viewpoints, different lifestyles but there are few things they share; few comforts, few guilty pleasures, few joys and few tears because in the end few things never change. Here let us look at 7 things that remain same even as the world evolves! #1 The joy of eating Ice Cream in winters We know it can make us sneeze for the next whole week but there is a reason it is our guilty pleasure. Ice cream is beyond the concept of age and generations. #2 Using the complete eraser without loosing it Enough said! You know what is the black hole made of? Erasers, bobby pins and rubber bands! I don’t know a single person