Financial Shield Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is back on Indian soil and some say with his return a war has been averted. But we doubt if there would have been a war at all. Because apart from loss of lives, war also causes economic devastation and India today is a “financial asset” that super powers…
An Interesting Cyber-Chase!
March 1, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week a lady colleague of my son, Adnan, found upon arrival at the office that her very expensive mobile phone was missing. When a careful search in and around the office premises did not yield any results she rang up her number from the office only to find…
Pet Talk
February 27, 2019In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on hand-rearing and rehabilitating a squirrel; How to bring the disappearing sparrows back to our cities. How can we bring the disappearing sparrows back to our cities? The disappearance of sparrows, which once could be found in every nook and corner, is another warning sign against the…
1984 and compulsive contrarians
February 26, 2019By T.J.S. George It’s now two months since the Union Government issued orders that turned India into a surveillance State. Ten investigative agencies were authorised to “intercept, monitor and decrypt” all computer material kept by all citizens. The authorities justified it by saying that the rules were framed by the Congress-led UPA Government. That is…
J&K: When is the final solution?
February 25, 2019Revisit Simla Agreement and take the final call It was Napoleon Bonaparte who famously declared that in his dictionary there was no word called ‘impossible.’ Today, for we Indians too, it is imperative to forget the existence of the word ‘impossible’ in our lexicon in relation to the problems arising out of Jammu and Kashmir…
Leadership Lessons For Daily Living: Lessons from auto driver Arumugam…
February 25, 2019By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam To Our Readers Leadership is traditionally seen as a specialised ability that only a few are endowed with, generally people in position of power or authority. While this could be intuitively easy to understand, leadership in the real world operates differently. In this series of fortnightly articles titled ‘Leadership Lessons for…
Give NCC a try
February 23, 2019On Valentine’s Day, it was not the red of roses that engulfed India, but the blood of our soldiers. Immediately after the Pulwama terror attack, social media was flooded with posts expressing shock, grief, condolences, anger and call for revenge. Understandable. Also, it’s only natural. A few days later some associations and politically-backed groups had…
Saving Karanji Lake, in a Sad Way!
February 22, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Luck seems to have run out for our Karanji Lake, though not completely. It is a place which I visit on most mornings with my wife. While she goes there for her morning walk, I go there for my morning stroll. Yes, there is a difference in our missions….
Pet Talk
February 20, 2019In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka says about laws against relocation of dogs and how to introduce pet dogs to stray dogs in the locality By Maneka Gandhi Is it safe to go on long road trips with my pet? Yes. Going on road trips with your pet can be a nice way to bond…
Dumb India, Deaf Pak: Twain shall never talk?
February 19, 2019In the wake of Pulwama terrorist attack, here we reproduce the Abracadabra published on Aug. 25, 2015: It started at Ufa, Russia, where Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif met on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit they were attending on July 10, 2015. Prime Minister of India Modi and the Prime Minister of…
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