In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on what has to be done to make the adopted dog / cat comfortable at its new home By Maneka Gandhi I recently adopted a dog but he is very shy. What should I do? Designate a small, quiet room for your dog. Place the food, water,…
By T.J.S. George I have a personal link with the British royal family, in particular Queen Elizabeth. I was pleased, therefore, to see splendid photographs of her on British Parliament’s opening day last week. How magnificent she looked in the grand setting of a ceremonially decked up Parliament. She looked resplendent, the jewel-encrusted imperial crown…
In the ever-changing electoral fortunes of the world’s largest Democracy, it is a Historian’s hope that the legacy of Savarkar and of men like him, do not become political footballs in the ugly arena of toxic public life. And as a Journalist, it is my hope that this reinstalled plaque of Savarkar would not be…
The Income Tax Department conducted raids last week where it seized Rs. 43.9 crore in cash, Rs.17.5 crore in US currency, 1,271 carats of diamonds and discovered Rs. 500 crore of undisclosed income! All this not from a thieving greedy businessman but from a once LIC Clerk named Vijayakumar, who became Kalki Bhagwan ! I…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting anecdote as told by Gaur Gopal Das. Very thought-provoking and hence sharing it with SOM readers: It can be fun once in a while to revisit your childhood days and relive them. One day I saw a remote- controlled helicopter someone had and decided to give…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about the laws relating to cruelty on a pet by the owner, feeding street animals, etc. Should I report cruelty on a pet by the owner? Yes, it must be reported. As per the law, neglecting an animal by denying sufficient food, water, shelter and exercise or keeping…
By T.J.S. George Okay, so lynching is phoren. “It never happened in Bharat,” said Mohan Bhagwat, well informed on such matters. “It is not a word from Indian ethos.” He then moved on to a different kind of assertion. “It is a Western plot to defame India,” he said. That’s where some difficulty arises. Why…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A few months ago, I saw a tweet from a recently elected Member of the Parliament (MP) expressing his happiness at the address of the Prime Minister to the newly-elected members. In his address, Prime Minister Modi reminded the MPs that being an MP should not be seen as a position…
Yesterday our Prime Minister was a cynosure of all eyes as he welcomed the Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) in Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore crisp white traditional Tamil Karai veshti (dhoti with border), angavastram (a stole) and a half-sleeve white shirt. What a fantastic sartorial choice — both for its…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I woke up to a refreshing bit of news in my morning paper today. It appears the Government at the Centre is planning to privatise about 150 trains and 50 Railway Stations across the country in a bid to improve the travel experience of train travellers. As someone who…
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