Ayntka AYNTKA: Cambridge Analytica Posted on March 24, 2018 By Team SPark The Cambridge Analytica scandal would have passed by as another data breach had the data not been mined from the social media giant Facebook itself. On Saturday The Guardian’s story appeared which sent out ripples of rage emanating from both, influential personalities as well as common masses around the globe-… Read more
Geekonic Geekonic – Piracy Unravelled Posted on March 21, 2018 By Team SPark If you’ve ever downloaded a movie or a game from torrent sites like ThePirateBay, Kickass Torrents, 1337 etc, you must’ve come across mumbo jumbo like WEB-DL, DVDRip or iNTERNAL. Then there are some recurring names likes YIFY, ETTV, and SKIDROW that you can find all over these sites. What do… Read more
Columns Recommends: Anime for novices Posted on March 20, 2018 By Team SPark If you’ve ever found yourself cluelessly hanging out with people referring to Manga and Japanese jargon that you don’t understand, then this article is just for you and all the others who haven’t had childhoods as “lit” as their peers expected of them or those who had an inclination towards… Read more
Ayntka AYNTKA : The right to die with dignity Posted on March 18, 2018 By Team SPark In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has passed the right to “passive euthanasia”, providing people with the right to die with dignity. This ruling, which permits terminally ill patients to deny life support, has far-reaching implications. Here’s all you need to know about choosing death through a… Read more
Columns Geekonic – Hyperloop Posted on February 21, 2018 By Team SPark We’ve heard the saying, ‘Time is money’ and really, time is money. Perhaps that’s why we complain about travel. We dream of moving comfortably from place to place in the blink of an eye; this is essentially the dream of the Hyperloop. WHAT IS HYPERLOOP? While algorithmic engineers are busy finding… Read more
Ayntka AYNTKA: Budget 2018 Posted on February 16, 2018 By Team SPark On the 1st of February, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the last full budget under the Modi government before the General Elections in 2019. The bedrock of any economy – agriculture, employment, health and infrastructure – were focused upon. How does the budget impact various sectors? Agriculture and rural economy:… Read more
Ayntka The Maldives Crisis 2018 Posted on February 9, 2018 By Team SPark The Republic of Maldives, synonymously known as ‘island paradise’, recently censured international attention for the ongoing political crisis. The order for the release of the former president of the Maldives along with 8 other legislators triggered the crisis. The Government of the Maldives did not comply with the Supreme Court… Read more
Columns Recommends: Creative ways to kill time. Posted on February 7, 2018 By Team SPark “Why does every odd number have the letter ‘E’ in its name?” “If my milk expires on April’s fools, is it really expired?” “What about that weird voice in your head, the one you’re reading this with?” If this category of questions comes to your mind quite often, you might… Read more
Ayntka AYNTKA : The US Shutdown Posted on February 2, 2018 By Team SPark After a shutdown that should never have happened, the US government reopened. On Jan. 22, the US Senate voted 81-18 to end the three-day-old government shutdown, with Senate Democrats helping Republicans advance a bill that would fund the government through February 8. Here’s all you need to know about the… Read more