Who is afraid of Arnab Goswami? Not Times Now. Not Shashi Tharoor nor anti-nationals. Then who? Nobody. There is no need either. Watch, he will soon be tamed by his new TV channel Republic TV launched on 6th May 2017. Arnab has been the voice of Times Now TV news channel for over 10 years…
Tourism on the rise ?
June 1, 2017By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC The recent stats released by the Ministry of Tourism has indicated that tourism is on the rise and this bodes well for this sun-rise industry which has both direct and indirect benefit for millions across the country. In the year 2000, the tourist arrivals were 2.65 million and…
Pet talk
May 31, 2017By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains how to teach dog a few commands Can you teach me how to teach my dog a few commands? Come: The ‘come’ command is a useful tool for managing annoying puppy behaviours. This command helps keep a dog out of trouble, or gives him a…
When Trump calls for a war against Islamic terrorism and praises its historical promoter, it is hypocrisy
May 30, 2017By T.J.S. George Abu Zubaydah, a ‘high-value’ associate of fellow Saudi Arabian Osama bin Laden, was captured by America’s CIA from a safe house in Pakistan in 2002. (Pakistan’s ISI got $10 million for services rendered). Badly wounded, Zubaydah was put on painkillers. CIA strategists manipulated the medication until the man was hallucinated into believing that…
Play ‘dirty’ tricks to defeat Kashmiri militants’ dirty war
May 29, 2017What maternity is to woman, war is to man.’ This was the belief of the German Dictator Adolf Hitler and as history records he executed his belief ruthlessly. The World War II was the proof of it. When India got independence in 1947, Pakistan too believed that the remedy for, what Pakistan perceived as ‘unjust…
Stop breaking in India…before making in India
May 27, 2017On May 22, the much-talked about “India’s first high-speed semi-luxurious train” Tejas Express, was launched. The train runs between Mumbai and Goa. It is equipped with modern amenities on board like LCD TVs, Wi-Fi, closed circuit camera, Bio-vacuum toilets and touch-less water taps. As the new Tejas Express rolled in from Delhi to Mumbai, from…
Parking woes of our city
May 26, 2017Animal world outside Zoo According to Political Science, good governance means the greatest good of the greatest number. Not the good of a community or a vested interest. Last Wednesday around 5 pm I was passing in front of the main gate of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysore Zoo) in my car. The road was…
Generic Drugs: The Murkier Side
May 26, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week, I explained the difference between branded and generic drugs and also told you why most doctors prescribe branded drugs exclusively although they may be considerably more expensive than the latter. Today in our country most branded drugs are manufactured by very reputed companies and because their very…
Anger Control
May 25, 2017By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting story: There was once a young lad who used to get angry at the touch of a button. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him to punch a nail to the fence every time he felt angry. The first day the lad…
Pet talk
May 24, 2017By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka, answering one of her readers if it is necessary to shave dog to protect him from a heat stroke, gives tips on what can be done to keep pets cool during summer. I just got a puppy. He has been howling constantly and is not passing any…
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