By Dr. S. A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer Humans have always been fascinated by the effect of solar eclipse. Before they were predictable, such events caused excitement, bemusement or fear while they were in progress. As soon as they could be predicted, they have prompted even greater anticipation, provoked a visceral sense of wonder, discussion,…
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…
Story-tellers of yesteryears, in engaging the minds of children often began their narratives with the expression “once upon a time there lived a poor brahmin (bada brahmana)…” virtually clouding the young minds about poverty bugging other sections of the populace. In our times, the country’s farming fraternity are in full glare, given the regular flashes…
Sir, Your news item on the condition of Kalidasa road leading to Vijayanagar (SOM dated Dec. 2) and the apathy shown by the elected representatives, former and current, couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. The condition of the roads not only slows down the traffic, but also leads to usage of the cross…
Garbage which is dumped near JP Nagar last bus stop (next to the Railway line) is not cleared since many days. Residents said that the civic workers come once in three months to clear the garbage or only when someone complains. Authorities concerned are urged to get the garbage cleared regularly.
This is the pathetic state of the CV Road in Bannimantap where hundreds of vehicles including heavy motor vehicles ply. Residents said that despite appealing the authorities concerned and also the elected representatives to get the road asphalted, nothing has been done so far. The residents have once again urged the authorities concerned to get…
A skipper’s all-round performance by U. Vishal (84 & two for 31), helped SRM University, Chennai, to storm into the quarter-finals in the South Zone Inter-University Men’s Cricket Tournament 2019-20, by beating JNTU, Kakinada, by 63-runs in the pre-quarterfinal match played at the Maharaja’s College Grounds here yesterday. Winning the toss and electing to bat,…
Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 94, his highest score in T20I, as India outclassed the West Indies by six wickets in a run-fest in Hyderabad in the first T20I on Friday. Virat Kohli struggled to get going in the initial part of his innings but once he got a few boundaries under his belt, the…
City Master athletes in the 35-plus category — T.G. Asha in women’s section and Vijaya Kumar in the men’s section — on Friday won gold medals at the 21st Asian Masters Athletic Championship 2019 being held at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. While Asha was part of the Indian women’s 4x400m relay team that won the yellow…
Mysuru lad S. Prajwal Dev, teaming up with India’s Adil Kalyanpur, entered the final in the Men’s Doubles event by beating Ti Chen (Tpe) and Ruiyuan Wang (China) 6-2, 6-2 in the $15,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament played at Nothaburi, Thailand on Friday. Earlier in the semi-final, Prajwal and Adil Kalyanpur combined well to beat…
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