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• Intolerance; Baroda Dynamite Case .. .. Coke and More

  

  Ever heard of ‘Baroda dynamite case’ > ? A decade or so ago, - the ad campaign 'Thanda matlab Coca-Cola' made the almost universal rural word for soft... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Intolerance ! ~ Not a Whimper When Kerala Transfers Police Officer !!

  

  Intolerance and conspiracy theories have haunted the margins of France’s ‘‘yellow vest’’ movement since the first protests over fuel taxes roused the... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Workmen Compensation ~ What Constitutes Working Hours ! - Apex Court

  

  Every industry, every entrepreneurial activity requires labour – and people are employed in various capacities of manual labour – there is employment – while... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Alderman ~ Workman Compensation - Notional Extention !!

  

  An ‘Alderman’ ~ is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Persimmons Fruit ......... and Phil Simmons

  

  What fruits do you buy / eat often ? – earlier it was bananas, oranges, mangoes, sapota, grapes, guava, water melon, papaya ~ from Super markets, we started... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Sun (outage) Stops Play at Napier One Dayer

  

  For the NZ tour Jasprit Bumrah was rested .. .. and India captain Virat Kohli will not play the last two ODIs of the New Zealand series, and the T20s that... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Red Buses Back in City ~ Days of Pallavan Transport Corporation

  

  Pallavas ruled Tamil land .. .. the Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a portion of southern India. They gained prominence after the eclipse... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 SOCIETY

• 70th Republic Day .. .. .. and Some History of the Nation

  

  26th Jan 2019 is a great day for the Nation – it marks India’s 70th Republic Day. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be the chief guest of this... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Remembering the Great Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose Today - 2019

  

  After their first defeat at the hands of British in 1757, there arose many instances when Indian patriots formed groups and fought hard and bitter battles... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 SOCIETY

• India Takes on New Zealand at Napier in ODI 2019

  

  Shikhar Dhawan needs 10 runs more to become the 13th India player to reach the 5000-runs milestone. With Dhawan having batted 117 times prior to this match, he... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Australian Open ~ Good Gestures by Roger Federer and Serena Williams

  

  Every day as we enter our Office building, Security would want us to show the Identity Card ! ~ what would be your response on being stopped and how do rich... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Carrom ~ Kajal Kumari Won Swiss League !

  

  My friend asked me how much of other Sports I follow ? – I wrote about this – and he was angry !! It was MSD all the way – master class Dhoni finished another... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Kathiawar Saurashtra Makes History ~ Chases 372

  

  This region was once known as ‘Kathiawar’ ~ the word Kathiawad means the land of the Kathis, a Rajput tribe who migrated to the region in the 8th century and... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Chucking in International Cricket ~ MSD & Chahal Shine at Melbourne

  

  Chucking ! – many Cricketers have been complained of doing this …. Somehow, many Off-spinners have been called for chucking – not many fast bowlers with... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Giant Leaf for Mankind ~ Cotton Sprouts in Moon !

  

  A small green shoot is growing ~ it is germination of a plant, that of cotton to be specific - and .. .. is touted as ‘giant leaf of mankind’..baffling !! No... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Win at Adelaide Fashioned by Kohli and Dhoni

  

  Today is Pongal ~ happy celebrations in all parts of Tamil Nadu ~ in fact today celebrated as Harvest festival across the Country. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Adelaide ODI Starts .. .. China Hits Lowest Ever in Women T20I

  

  Emergency warnings have been issued as a heatwave pushes temperatures into the mid 40s in some regions across the country. Adelaide is sweltering through some o... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Zimbabwean Cash Crunch ! ~ 3 Accused of Stealing Crore of Currency from Mugabe

  

  Prescript : 1) A couple of decades ago, the Nation was rocked by scandals - According to a chargesheet, CBI investigations revealed that Narasimha Rao, Satish... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Chennai Corporation Mulls Trapping Cattle at Marina

  

  ‘amma nee sumantha pillai’ was an emotional song in ‘Annai Or Aalayam’ – a Rajnikant – Sripriya starrer released in 1979. Illayaraja’s background scores and... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 SOCIETY

• Comments on Dynasty ... Race for World Bank President !!

  

  Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author and reality television personality. More importantly, She is the daughter of... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 SOCIETY