Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Ravi Ashwin Named ICC Cricketer of Year - Karnataka Skittled out for 88

  

  Do you know or remember - Sujith Bijjahalli Somasundar ? During the present England Test Series, when Wriddhiman Saha was injured, many felt that Rishabh Pant... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Innovative Wattway ~ of Solar Panels Opens in France

  

  James Watt, a Scottish inventor born in 1736 is well known for the steam engine that was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution across... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Rice the Staple Food Too is Contaminated ~ Chinese Plastic Rice in Nigeria

  

  Many live to eat and all of us love our food ~ none better than a full meal served traditionally on banana leaves, starting with banana, sweet, rice, many many... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 SOCIETY

• What is in a Name ? Naming a Child Timur

  

  In the Shankar directed Kamal starred movie ‘Indian’ [Bharatheeyudu] - amidst a crowd in front of Regional Transport Office, Goundamani will at first sight... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Petra Kvitova Stabbed in Attempted Burglary !!

  

  The first living golden jackal in the Czech Republic was reported by researchers from Charles University, Prague. The scientists captured the canid on camera... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Happy Days Are Here Again ~ India Wins Jr World Cup in Hockey 2016

  

  It is going to be a nerve-wracking day at Chepauk ~ after Karun Nair tryst with destiny – that 303* joining the elite club where Virender Sehwag was a loner !... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 SOCIETY

• There Existed Slavery ! and Insurance of Slaves ! for the Benefit of Owners !!!...

  

  IN 1856, just five years before the outbreak of the Civil War, the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company printed a pamphlet offering life insurance. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Karun Nair Completes More Than What KL Rahul Missed out ! ~ a Triple Century

  

  Chepauk Tests are interesting ! ~ I have been writing about Pongal tests. Remember that famous Test win at Chepauk in Pongal 1975 – bespectacled Anshuman Gaekwa... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 SOCIETY

• KL Rahul's Day out at Chepauk ~ and the Missing Single That Saddens Him !!

  

  Sure, you rode a bi-cycle in your life… as all of us know, it is the roller chain that transfers power from the pedals to the back wheel, driving the cycle... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Migrated Deer in Harlem Dies Due to Stress !!

  

  It would surprise a visitor and some residents may not even be aware, that the city of Chennai houses a deer park in the middle. It is the Guindy National... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Demonetisation ~ Serpentine Queues ~ Are You Among the Affected ?

  India was hit by a storm on the night of 8th Nov 2016 ~ people first rumoured and then heard in disbelief – PM Shri Narendra Modi’s announcement that the... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 SOCIETY

• HC Makes Some Harsh Comments on Insurer's (PSU) Dealing MACT Claims

  

  Every road in every city bustles with traffic - with the increasing no. of vehicles, congested roads, speed, recklessness, urbanization, transport vehicles –... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 SOCIETY

• What Drives People ~ and What Propels This 82 Year Old Lady !!

  

  When you wake up in the morning, what is the passion that fuels you to start your day? Are you living this in your work? If others asked you what drives you to... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 SOCIETY

• BMW Cars Damaged in Train Accident at Norfolk Southern, USA

  

  In every city, tens of thousands of people commute to their workplace and move around in public transport vehicles [buses and trains] – then there are –... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Tribute to Cho Ramaswamy

  

  To many of us, since a few decades, the week would not be complete without reading this magazine – only for its founder, editor and alas, this becomes the last... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Public Liability Insurance - Can You Imagine This Exposure for Football Clubs ?

  

  Insurance is all about exposure, the probability of peril occurrence, requirement of an individual or entity … I never imagined of this particular insurance !... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Millions Live in Danger of Obesity and Solution is Not Rocket Science ~ Stephen...

  

  Of the modern troubles – Stephen Hawking warns saying: "At the moment, humanity faces a major challenge and millions of lives are in danger... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Death / Injury to Players ~ Accident Or Negligence !!

  

  Last month, Adam Voges, veteran of 20 Tests lowered himself to the turf after he was struck, team medical staff ran out onto the ground to assess him. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 SOCIETY

• How Safe is a Safe ? ~ What Do You Have in Your Bank Locker ?? - Insure and Be...

  

  All of us are keen to earn more ! ~ most likely you have a ‘safe deposit locker’ with a bank … depending on the valuables that you have – as one’s riches... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 SOCIETY

• Indian Women Win Asia Cup ~ Selectors Fiasco in U19 Selection !

  

  Cricket is always entertaining ~ the younger, the more. In University level, and at school level, it often boils down – some cheating with fake age... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2016 SOCIETY