First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. These words ring so true for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Many may remember in 2013 the National parties, BJP and Congress, first ignored them. Then they ridiculed them, with the BJP calling them a ‘chillar party’ and Congress calling…
An Ode to a Slogging Soul !
February 14, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD As a practising doctor over nearly forty long years, I have had an occasion to interact closely with the many medical representatives who visit my clinic almost every day as part of their work. This interaction has given me an opportunity to observe them from very close quarters and…
Pet Talk
February 13, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains why cats sometimes eat their own offspring By Maneka Gandhi What are the most common mistakes people make when feeding a cat ? Giving the cat too much food: Along with dry food, cats should only be fed two tablespoons of wet food, two times a day. Feeding…
The bad BJP faces the good BJP
February 11, 2020By T.J.S. George Power makes small people smaller. When the wheel of history turned and BJP became the ruling party, many of its adherents saw India exclusively as Bharat, their inheritance to play with. The tactically wise among them spoke in moderate terms even as they pushed their agenda forward. Prime Minister Modi, for example,…
Jairam Ramesh faults Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa
February 10, 2020A case of Suppressio Veri, Suggestio Falsi ? Be that as it may, in retrospect, one will wonder if what the General Cariappa had said in 1970 was prophetic because Indira Gandhi soon in 1975 declared Nationwide Emergency which is similar to a military rule in its enforcement and it also turned out to be…
With love from Donald Trump to India and Narendra Modi !
February 8, 2020Other day, I was riveted to America’s CNN TV Channel watching President Donald Trump delivering his 2020 State of the Union Address, an American tradition, till the end. It was Tuesday, 4th of February. I found it rather surprising and also an act of bravado on the part of the President to deliver the address…
Misinformation virus (Coronavirus)
February 8, 2020As we stepped into the New Year, we were welcomed by a new strain of Coronavirus (CoV). A virus named so because the protein spikes around the virus makes it look like a crown and in Latin corona means crown. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from common cold to…
A Midsummer Night’s Nightmare!
February 7, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD William Shakespeare, the immortal playwright, narrates a very delightful tale of joy and mirth in his comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ which has remained one of his most popular works across the world even to this day, a full four centuries after his death. It portrays the events connected…
Pet Talk
February 5, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about some of the behaviours in cats By Maneka Gandhi My cat had her kittens. She keeps one of them under my bed then brings him back to her nest a few minutes later. Why is she doing this? She is probably uncomfortable with the spot where her…
The demon called Coronavirus
February 3, 2020The demon will soon be defeated “World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend evacuation of foreign nationals, and called on the international community to remain calm and not overreact. WHO is confident in China’s epidemic prevention and control ability.” The epidemic is a demon, and we cannot let this demon hide,” says the Chinese President…
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