By TJS George No harm would have come to the Congress Party if Rahul Gandhi was named President one fine morning. Much harm was done to its image by staging a charade of an election. As many as 89 sets of nomination papers filed for Shri Gandhi. Not even one nam-ke-wastay opponent. (Dissidents? What dissidents?)…
Musings on hefty lawyer fee and the new FRDI Bill A country’s governance is based on many systems put in place. No matter the form of the Government is Democracy, Communism, Oligarchy, Military Dictatorship or Religion-based Republic. The Constitution can always be written down as one wants or the existing one may be given a…
When it comes to food, our city has always been famous for Masala dosa and the ever popular Mysore Pak. Now an expat in city is making Mysuru famous for its chocolates! David Bello, who makes artisan chocolates from his unit in Mysuru, is now gaining international repute. Intrigued, I found his company ‘Earth Loaf…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about possible causes of a dog constantly scratching or licking itself. My dog is constantly scratching or licking himself. What kind of skin condition could he have? Possible causes range from parasites to allergies to underlying illness — 1. Allergic Dermatitis: Dogs can have allergic…
“It was only when Sita crossed the Lakshman Rekha that Ravana was killed.” May the judiciary continue to cross the executive rekhas and help kill the Ravanas roaming around. By TJS George Jawaharlal Nehru showed the judiciary its place when he said in the Constituent Assembly in 1949: “No Supreme Court can make itself a…
(Continued from Wednesday) Welcome to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. Today’s memorial is a commemorative site to remember the people who suffered in the Dachau Concentration Camp and the 41,500 prisoners who died there. It has the character of a cemetery, a place of sorrow and remembrance. Please support us in our efforts to…
We wonder if people who attended the recently held Kannada Sammelana were closing their noses when its President Prof. Chandrashekar Patil spoke? Because our MP Pratap Simha informed us that every time Prof. Patil opens his mouth foul smell comes out. Many have disapproved the MP’s language, but it was Prof. Patil who instigated this…
(Continued from yesterday) Having done with the Palace for almost a day, we visited some Churches and Museums as a routine but the evening was special for us. We had booked expensive tickets for the concert — Vienna Mozart Orchestra at 85 Euro per ticket (Rs. 6,545). It was boring for us, not used to…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about nesting habits in ducks, how sonar can affect marine mammals and what can be done to make baths tolerable for a dog. How do reflective belts for dogs / cows help? Reflective belts make the animal visible at night and saves them from being…
(Continued from Nov. 17) Last time I had mentioned about the Olympic Stadium at Munich where the 1972 Olympics was held. We took a train to reach there, about half-an-hour’s journey. An out of the world surprise awaited me. I had earlier seen three Olympic Stadiums — Athens, Greece; Seoul, South Korea and Beijing, China…
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