Last Friday, 62 people died and 90 were injured in Punjab when Train No. 74943 from Jalandhar to Amritsar ploughed through a crowd that had gathered for a Ram Leela event. And where had the people gathered to watch Ravan’s effigy burn? On the Railway tracks! Now, who is to be blamed for this tragedy?…
#MeToo
October 20, 2018Predators swarm places where there’s prey. And that’s what happened in the recently held Dasara Street Festival. The well-intentioned Open Street Fest sadly became a hot bed for molesters. The lack of light and easy access to Police personnel emboldened the perverts. To make matters worse, media and Police instead of debating about how to…
Purr…fume
October 13, 2018Just a few days ago, it was reported that Avni had turned a man-eater. Now, before your sick mind starts Googling “Avni eats man”, please know that Avni is a tigress and not a porn star. Avni has developed a taste for human flesh and has mauled to death nearly a dozen humans around Pandharkawada…
Old Laws & Progressive Judgements
September 29, 2018September 2018 has been a month when India took the path towards being a socially progressive nation. This month India shed its archaic legal shackles, all thanks to a few older men and women with a new mindset and wisdom — the Supreme Court Judges. Just this month alone, the Supreme Court of India has…
Talking Animals, Dumb Humans !
September 22, 2018Dear Readers, Next year, our lives, as we humans know it on this planet, is going to change forever. Our time here on earth is categorised based on a Three-Age System — Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. Later, we added the Space Age. Now, thanks to a Godman from our State, we will…
India is beautiful, Indians make it ugly
September 15, 2018Thursday was Ganesha Chaturthi, the festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Ganesha, the revered elephant-headed Hindu God. But on his birthday, an elephant was beheaded! One of the elephant sculptures at Highway Circle was severed from the main pedestal. We are a nation of vandals — wilful destroyers of what is beautiful or venerable….
‘Subah Ka Tara’ wins Star of Mysore Trophy
September 14, 2018Star of Mysore Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna is seen presenting The Star of Mysore Trophy to Gautam Aggarwal, one of the owners of ‘Subah Ka Tara,’ which won the event in the 7th day of Mysore Races held at MRC on Sept.12. The winning horse, jointly owned by Rajan Aggarwal, Gautam Aggarwal, Gautam Sengupta and…
Finally, they can say they are Gay
September 8, 2018When political parties know what is right, but cannot do it, they have a magic mantra they chant which is, “We leave it to the wisdom of the courts.” And thank God our Supreme Court has wise Heads because finally the Apex Court has decriminalised homosexuality. It is not only an important judgement for the Gay…
Bijapur Bulls crush Bengaluru Blasters to clinch KPL 2018 title
September 7, 2018In yet another collective team effort, Bijapur Bulls crushed Bengaluru Blasters by 7 wickets to win the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2018 title in the finals held at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium in city yesterday. Earlier, Bijapur Bulls won the toss and put the Blasters into bat. It was another formidable effort by the bowlers…
Ego & Political Blindness
September 1, 2018Our Defence Minister visited Kodagu district to take stock of the situation and see how the Defence personnel were performing. Unfortunately, her visit became more about her ego than about Kodagu disaster. By now we all know about Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s outburst at the press conference. But what caused this? It seems, when the…
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