By T.J.S. George When will Sri H.D. Deve Gowda realise that people are fed up with his politics? His own followers are fed up. Many have quit and joined the BJP, including the President of the JD(S) Karnataka unit, A.H. Vishwanath. In last week’s by-elections, 15 seats were at stake. The BJP got 12 and…
The Citizenship Act of 1955 has been amended again and passed. This Act has been amended five times before, thrice by the Congress Government and twice by the BJP. The Bill was amended in 1986, 1992, 2003, 2005 and 2015. In the recent amendment, illegal Muslim immigrants have been left out from being legalised as…
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill. I was listening to the proceedings till it was put to vote. My interest was specially in listening to P. Chidambaram, who was there fresh from Tihar Jail and Kapil Sibal, the legal eagle of the Congress party. Due to a diversion,…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells why it is important not to bathe a puppy before weaning and causes for night barking Sometimes my dog barks at nothing in dead of night and silence. Why does this happen? The possible reasons can be: 1. Boredom – Just like any human left…
By T.J.S. George Rahul Bajaj’s reference to “the atmosphere of fear in the country” has drawn widespread attention. Newspaper editorials and channel discussions carried its echoes. Failing to understand the mood of the moment, Nirmala Sitaraman added to the atmosphere of fear by warning that if personal impressions such as Bajaj’s gained traction, it would…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to narrate a parable to explain how strong our yearning for God needs to be. He spoke of a disciple who used to repeatedly ask his teacher, “Sir, please tell me how I can see God.” After a few days of being repeatedly pestered by the disciple,…
Yesterday at an ungodly hour, four ungodly men were shot dead by the Telangana Police. All hailed it as justice served. A justice of biblical proportions in modern times, as the line from the Old Testament reads, “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.” So yes, ancient style of justice was delivered in modern times and…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It is reported that our Government is considering the idea of bringing in measures that will ensure that the identity and phone number of the first person who creates and sends a message on WhatsApp remains encrypted in the message. This will be on the lines of the EXIF…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about the reasons for pancreas swelling, sudden drooling & coughing in dogs By Maneka Gandhi My puppy was diagnosed with a swollen pancreas, is it normal? What could be the causes? Pancreas swelling in puppies often occurs when the puppy over eats, or may sometimes occur due to…
Recently Supreme Court Judge Justice N.V. Ramana had said that the fate of the country would depend on the character of the leaders administering it. How true and valid an opinion, specially in the context of our country’s administration conducted since 70 years. It is only after 2014 when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister…
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