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• Fire on Board Russian Submarine Losharik Kills 14 Sailors

  

  Among the many great things of living in the famed land of Thiruvallikkeni, is its proximity to Bay of Bengal – enjoying the marina beach, sitting and watching... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2019 SOCIETY

• Tomic Fined Full Wimbledon Prize Money ~ Leo Borg Makes Debut

  

  West Indies beat Afghanisthan in an otherwise insignificant match. Phil Simmons was coach of the West Indies team. Simmons is now coach of the Afghanistan team ... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2019 SOCIETY

• Ambati Rayudu Retires from Cricket

  

  Those of us who aare above 45 – would answer immediately ~ a happy retirement is bliss ! .. .. in PSU – there would be farewell party, where people would talk o... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2019 SOCIETY

• Cute Grandma Charulatha ~ India Tames Bangladesh

  

  Charulatha Patel, 87, attracted all the cameras as she enthusiastically blew her trumpet.. .. , cheering for Team India from the stands. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2019 SOCIETY

• Adventurous Toby's Day out @ 109 ...

  

  This post is about Toby escaping out of the backgate in Kent !!! We have read about ‘great escapes’- not only of those escaping high security prisons – also of... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2019 SOCIETY

• Asian Gypsy Moth ...... and the Trouble at US / Canada Ports !!

  

  Many a decades ago, in an interesting case before the Court, was the issue of whether in a seaworthy ship, gnawing by rats of some part of the ship causing... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2019 SOCIETY

• LPG Rates Slashed ~ Cylinder Costs ₹510.35 Per Cylinder @ Chennai

  

  There is one eternal negativist in social media who would cry hoarse trying to mislead people stating that LPG cylinder is more than Rs. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2019 SOCIETY

• India Vs Bangladesh ~ What Happens When One Criticises !!

  

  ODI World Cup 2019 first round is about to end as teams make their run to home bend .. .. India would play Bangladesh at Birmingham. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 SOCIETY

• Indian Batsmen Crawled ~ Die-hard Indian Fan Cried !!

  

  We have seen bigger losses ~ England was simply brilliant, that catch of Chris Woakes dismissing Pant was exceptional – they fielded brilliantly, bowled to plan... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 SOCIETY

• 9 Crore Worth ! Richard Mille Watch Stolen in Ibiza, Spain ..

  

  A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display watch. A basic chronograph has an independent sweep second hand; i... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Five Black Rhinos Fly 3700 Miles to Rwanda

  

  Rhinos are a highly threatened species. Prized for their horn, which is made from keratin and is a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, they... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 SOCIETY

• First Woman to Receive Doctor of Philosophy ~ This Day, 341 Years Ago !!

  

  All great philosophies and philosophers of the world have been those who made man premier of their teachings. The first entity that man encounters in this... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 SOCIETY

• the Police Officer Who Arrested Former PM Mrs. Indira Gandhi is No More !

  

  I was too young .. .. yet Triplicanites could make me understand the electoral politics. Clearly there was a wave ~ in houses the elder generation was for... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Pat Cash Who Defeated Ivan Lendl in Financial Trouble !!

  

  In 1983, my friends had booked a movie ticket [hard to get those days] and gracefully invited me – it was K Viswanath’s classic ‘Salangai Oli’ – Kamal Jayapradh... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Ranveer Tweet ! and WWE Threat !!

  

  There is a particular way Mumbai Indians play or strategise ~ 1) their bench strength [advisors – ex-players] would be more formidable than the playing X1 itsel... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Spiteful Dance ... Tweet of Pak PM .. .. and an Indian Win !!

  

  The Indo-Pak encounter was ‘no match’ but lot seems to be flying around after that 7th loss !! ~ all is not well with Pakistan. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Bangla Soars Win Over West Indies

  

  Sure you have heard this cliché many a times ~ ‘in ODI Cricket, it is not the best team that wins – but the team that wins better on that day !’ .. .. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Remembering the Supreme Sacrifice of Veera Vanchinathan, 108 Years Ago !

  

  The debates after celebrating ‘Quit India movement’ – brought to fore – what we should be learning in Schools as History and whom we should rever ? Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 SOCIETY

• India - Pakistan Encounter at Old Trafford 2019

  

  What the weather is going to be like in Manchester during the marquee India vs Pakistan clash at the World Cup has been one of the biggest talking points in... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Bhutan PM Raises Salaries of Teachers, Doctors and Nurses .. ..

  

  Just saw Rajnikant in ‘Kuselan’ ~ in the climax the hero Ashok Kumar (Rajni) speaks highly of School teachers and of classmates .. .. do you remember / recall... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 SOCIETY