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• Nagpur Test - No Turns - Only Spin - SA All out for 79 !

  

  Do you know Amar Karlekar ? Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra, comprising Nagpur Division and Amravati Division. Its former name is Berar (Varhad... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 SOCIETY

• 26/11 ~ That Fateful Day When Nation Was Held to Ransom ! - Intolerant India

  

  An intolerant India ? – this day Nation can never forget 26/11 when it was under siege by militants from across the border. How many felt sorrowed and... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Odisha Shot out for 37 - Ranji Update !

  It has been raining and news on rain is almost no news – one may not be following Ranji – Tamilnadu is to play Gujarat in Group B – at Tirunelveli, which too... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Google Doodle on - Lucy the Australopithecus

  As I opened my homepage today – this Google doodle greeted me – and I thought it something related to Darwin and his theory of evolution. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Cargo Packing ~ How 24 Pc Dinner Set Was Delivered by Tesco !

  

  Marine Cargo Insurance offers protection for goods that are being moved from place to place. There is the Consignor, Consignee and the transporter – the mode... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 SOCIETY

• the Gesture of Zoo Keeper - VOC Park & Zoo at Coimbatore

  

  Views might differ – animals are attractive – many enjoy seeing them in Zoological parks. The outlook and the way the animals are sheltered changed vastly from... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Nola Dies at San Diego ~ and with Her It is Close to Extinction !!!

  

  This 4,000-pound (1,800-kg) white rhino was an icon – for it lived alone in captivity in the Western Hemisphere. As you may know, collective noun for a group... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Which Wire to Cut ~ When a Nurse Tried CPR Without Realising the Bomber !!

  

  Thanks to Hollywood and Kollywood – we have seen this many a times – a bomb is likely to go off – the timer is running out – only a few seconds left. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Did You Have Your Morning Coffee in Time Even When It Rained ? Thank Aavin !!

  

  There is respite from rain in Chennai. South Indians are fond of Coffee [the concoction of filter coffee made from those roasted seeds of coffee beans] A few... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 SOCIETY

• It Rained, Rained and More .... Chennai Struggle ~ When Boats Were on Streets...

  

  When it rains and when water maroons some places, the immediate thought is to move out ! – not many autos found on road, and most refused to go to many places. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Fire at Heritage Lawley Building in Chennai - India Silk House and Some History !

  

  Baron Wenlock is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Chennai Rains ~ Sydney Scorching Heat !!

  

  For long Chennaites, were complaining that it has been a very long extended summer and there is no escape from the scorching heat – all that changed in a week... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Lewis Hamilton Crashes Million Worth Pagani Zonda in Monaco

  

  Pagani Zonda is a sports car built by the Italian manufacturer Pagani. It debuted in 1999, and production ended in 2011, with three special edition cars – the... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 SOCIETY

• India Wins Toss Puts SA in - After 1974 at Chinnasamy Stadium

  

  At Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore, India are in a strong position – having bowled out South Africa for 214 – are 80 without loss – Murali 28 Dhawan 45... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Courier on Horse-back - the Perspective of an Insurer and on Courier Liability

  

  “I take you all on time machine (in a boat) to a period aeons ago … started a great novel written in 1950” … the wonder Ponniyin Selvan of Kalki – much happens... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 SOCIETY

• It is Raining and Met Reports States - More to Follow !!

  Rains, rains and more in Chennai – the torrential rain that inundated Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu dumped enough rainfall in Chennai that enabled the... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 SOCIETY

• the Great Act of Ambulance Driver and Panchayat President in Saving Life at...

  

  There have been claims and counter-claims and one tends to read that version, depending on the party they support ! …. Away, the ambulance drivers of 108 are... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Singles Day ~ Alibaba Takes It All !!

  

  Are you an Oniomaniac ? – wonder what ??.. From neighbourhoodMaligaiKadai to Super market to E-tailers – much water has flown under the bridge. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Marina at Random - Puddles of Water - Rough Sea - New Born Calf and Buffaloes...

  

  It rained and it rained – throwing Chennai out of gears - here is something random ! Can the beach be kept locked, preventing entry – especially to cattle ? –... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 SOCIETY

• Google Doodle on Hedy Lamarr, Not Just an Actress ! - an Inventor.

  

  Heroines attract big crowds ! – Internet is awash with photos of the crowds that came when a leading actress came to open a Jewellery shop. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 SOCIETY