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• Elephant Story ! ~ Baby Born at Belgium Zoo

  

  Brugelette is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The Battle of Jemappes (6 Nov 1792) took place near the town of Jemappes in Hainaut,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Rishab Pant Flying ! ~ What is Contingency Planning !!

  

  Most people plan ~ some over do ! ~ there should always be a plan B – a viable alternative. … once I missed Tirupathi Express by a few minutes – took an auto,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Rain Abandons Play Exposing Poor Planning ECB

  

  "Rain Rain Go Away" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. There is a short story in the same name too, by American writer Isaac Asimov. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Story of Cricketer Nicknamed Judge ~ Who Almost Ended His Life !!

  

  Life is all about perceptions ! ~ we think that Cricket stars who are so much adored are so well placed in life, especially those who have had National... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Two Tankers Attacked in Strait of Harmuz

  

  The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 SOCIETY

• the Story of a King & His Marriage ! (not Chola King) but British King

  

  Some dust has been raised with ill-intended speech on Raja Raja Cholan (Arul Mozhi Varman) – a great Chola Emperor. Tinseldom has changed – in 1973 came the... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Would Denial / Delay in Settlement of Insurance Claim, Filed as Cheating !!

  

  It all happened in Aug 2018 ~ Kerala received heavy monsoon rainfall, which was about 75% more than the usual rainfall. The dams received copious inflow and wer... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Alas Crazy Mohan Who Made Us Laugh is No More !!

  

  Today when I first heard the news of ‘Crazy Mohan’ passing away – it was a moment of sadness and it took time to sink in .. .. .. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 SOCIETY

• the Myth of Kindness and Compassion of Western World - Belgium Apologises !!

  

  India is a country of snake-charmers; the majority religion is intolerant, racism is widely prevalent, people are not treated properly .. .. unlike Western Worl... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Astounding Astronomy ~ the Sky Beckons .. Exoplanet !!

  

  A planetary system is a set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in or out of orbit around a star or star system. Generally speaking, systems with one o... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Operation Barbarossa ! Emperor Barbarossa Who Died This Day 829 Years Ago !!

  

  Operation Poomalai was the codename assigned to the mission undertaken by the Indian Air Force to air-drop supplies over the besieged town of Jaffna in Sri Lank... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Zing Bails Fail, Do Not Fall ! ~ Even When Bowled !!

  

  At the time of posting this @ 9.35 pm – David Warner just got out holding out to Bhuvneswar Kumar off Chahal in somewhat uncharacteristic 56 off 84 balls chasin... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 SOCIETY

• India Beats Australia in WC 2019 ~ Scores Over 300 in ODI

  

  Cricket World Cup 2019 continues to be very interesting ! Today at London, India play Australia in match no. 14 (ODI no. 4155) .. .. and a great day for the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 SOCIETY

• What is a Bagel ? ~ Anna Tatishvili Fined $74,000 !!

  

  What you see here is sure an edible item ~ some like it so much – it is known as ‘Bagel’ Q : Bagel, shaped like ring doughnut is made of bread – do you know wha... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 SOCIETY

• MSD Lightning Stumping ! ~ Balidan Badge in News !!

  

  MS Dhoni always is in the thick of action ~ in the 40th over of SA innings, he stumped Phehlukwayo with ease bringing delight to be bowler Yuzvendra Chahal. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Story of Emily, Suffragette ~ Who Ran into Anmer, Horse of King George V

  

  After elephants, horses interest me ....read an interesting news item that US President Donald Trump wanted to give the Queen a racehorse as a gift to mark his... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 SOCIETY

• How Commies Allowed 'freedom of Expression' 30 Years Ago !

  

  Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 SOCIETY

• India Opens WC 2019 Campaign at Southampton

  

  A photo of Mahindra Dhoni, Hardik Pandya KL Rahul on the streets of Southampton. World Cup is hotting up ~ after that drubbing against West Indies, Pakis... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Thiruvallikkeni Ganganna Mantapam & Theru Ora Nair Kadai !!

  

  இன்று சுமார் 50 வயதை... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Bangla Tigers Roar at Oval

  

  As part of his government's "neighbourhood first" policy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiji has said he will visit Bangladesh soon to raise the... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2019 SOCIETY