Earlier foreign students were seen as the ideal tenants to have. Most landlords preferred them to Indian students because they assumed foreign students could be charged more, that they would pay rent on time, were well-behaved, and could be vacated without much trouble. But this is not true anymore. Recently, the Committee of an Apartment…
The lead front page news on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 reads “Speed up trial of politicians, says SC.” Well, to whom is the gentle suggestion? To politicians? I mean to the Government run by the politicians? If so the Supreme Court is chasing a charade. The Court was hearing a PIL by a BJP leader…
[Continued from Oct. 26] On 17th September we left Berlin for Munich carrying with us the memories of its history, greenery and the several waterfronts: Five rivers run through the city, has six canals that serve as transport routes and I was told it has within its borders 50 lakes. Enough? Do we have a…
By T.J.S. George Faster than expected, China’s dominant duo became a trio with Xi Jinping promoting himself to the rank of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Mao kept China in “continuous revolution” complete with upheavals, violence and famine. Deng transformed the nation with the modernising touch of capitalism, which he camouflaged as “socialism with Chinese…
By Girija Madhavan Our lessons began on Valmiki Road, shaded by rain trees, where traffic was sparse. We would drive slowly up to the Mosque at the end of the road, turn round and drive back. Father insisted that I practise hand signals as I drove. At that time the fashion was to wear glass bangles;…
On Thursday, a leopard cub crossed over to the Zoo from Chamundi Hill and for once was captured without much harm or chaos. As reports of elephants, tigers and leopards coming in contact with humans is increasing day by day, it is clear that man-animal conflict is here to stay and is only going to…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem The Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Vidhana Soudha, our Secretariat building, have just gone by. It is the seat of power and pelf from where our elected and nominated netas dictate terms even to the highest and the mightiest among us. It is also the place from where they dole…
[Continued from Oct. 16] “There is a great proverb, that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” — Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer, was a courageous man. He did not hide himself like Saddam Hussein of Iraq in a hole nor did…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about spaying rabbits and poisoning in dog. By Maneka Gandhi Why is spaying rabbits necessary? There are many benefits to spaying or neutering a rabbit. First and foremost, a sterilised rabbit can live a longer, healthier life, as the risk of cancer and urinary tract infections are greatly…
Pancham Singh, the notorious dacoit of Chambal Valley who surrendered to Jayaprakash Narayan about 12 years ago was in Mount Abu, attending the Universal Peace Conference and was the star attraction for the journalists. It may not be an exaggeration if I say that he was a good publicity material for the Brahma Kumaris and…
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