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• Picasso's 'women of Algiers' Sell a Record $179m (Rs.1149 Crores Approx)

  

  There are people who constantly crib that they do not have enough money – there are some who spend lavishly, as if there is no tomorrow ! – women shop endlessly... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Man Eaters of Tsavo ...trouble at Lunatic Express Line !!

  

  Sitting inside a glass diorama at Chicago's Field Museum sit the stuffed bodies of two rather odd-looking lions. Although both males, they lack manes. Their... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 SOCIETY

• ECB Sacks Peter Moores Rather Unceremoniously !!!

  

  The England and Wales Cricket Board should "hang their heads in shame" over the treatment of Peter Moores and must act quickly to appoint his successor, says... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Russian Grand Victory Parade ~ Pinnipeds (Seals) Too Join the Show !!

  

  Pinnipeds, colloquially known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals. They comprise the families of... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 SOCIETY

• 'Nothing is Permanent' Philosophy of Drepung Monastery

  

  Tibet, the remote and mainly-Buddhist territory known as the "roof of the world", is governed as an autonomous region of China. Beijing claims a centuries-old... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Hay and Tarpaulin Hid the House for 5 Years ~ the Tarpaulin Warranty in Marine...

  

  There existed a Tariff for Marine Cargo Insurance too – there were rates for Inland transits which were discounted by 50% for transits less than 80 kms – the... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Salman Convicted .... How Will Nation Do Justice to Ravindra Patil, Police...

  

  Ravindra used to stay in Room 61 of Building number 3 at the Naigaon police quarters. A monthly rent of Rs 230 was deducted from his salary as rent for the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Vadimir Putin Spending £5m in Keeping Rain Away from V-Day Parade

  

  9th May is an important day for Russia – it is Victory Day marking capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the part of the Second World War,... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Iran Releases Maersk Tigris ......news from Strait of Hormuz

  

  Towards the end of April 2015, Strait of Hormuz - at its narrowest, the strait is 21 nautical miles (39 km) wide was in news for wrong reasons. Considered as a... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Deng Yaping Uses Spoon as a Padle and Beats Benedict Cumberbatch

  

  In Cricket, Hayden made news using mongoose bat in IPL – at times, people would say that the batsman is so competent that he could score runs with a stump ! Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 SOCIETY

• +2 Results Announced ~ SYMA Growth Performs Very Well - 2015

  

  Tamilnadu +2 results .... SYMA Growth students perform well !! SYMA [Srinivas Youngmen’s Association] has been in the field of Social service since 1977 ~ in th... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Dr Anandakumar Wins Whitley Award ~ Green Oscar - Elephants at Valparai !

  

  Valparai is famous hill station in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. It is located 3,500 feet above sea level on the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Fight is Over ~ but Not Court Battle

  

  The IPL 8 – first round is nearing its close and there is a clamour between a few teams for that spot into the next round .... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 SOCIETY

• ‘Uberrima Fidei ’ - Contract of Utmost Goodfaith and .... ' Bad Faith ' !!!

  Since ages, we have read and have been teaching ‘Principles of Insurance’. Insurance is a Contract – and fundamentally, it is a contract of good faith, in fact ... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Jet Airways Landing Gear Fails at Khajurajo - Runway Restored After Efforts

  

  An aircraft taking off and landing is quite an experience and a great sight too. The plane would descend, lose speed, landing gear would extend under its... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Harnessing Wind Energy - Coimbatore Students Awarded Patent of a Blade

  

  Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means attacking imaginary enemies. The phrase is sometimes used to describe confrontations where adversaries are... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Chris Gayle on Fire ............ Dead Ball Striking Spider Cam Cables !!!

  

  At Chinnasamy Stadium Bangalore, in match no. 40 of IPL 2015, RCB put in by KXIP –Bailey must be ruing his decision, as Chris Gayle is on fire ! Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Past Saga of ICL ~ is Global Rebel League Possible Again ?

  

  DO you know or remember – Alok Kapali, a leg spinner who played for Bangladesh; he had a cult following there, especially after his hat-trick in a Test. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 SOCIETY

• Century Old P.Orr & Sons Building at Mount Road to Fall !!

  

  Heard of Horology – [from Greek – the study of time] - the art or science of measuring time. In Mar 2012, I had posted about the building connected to time whos... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 SOCIETY

• UK General Elections - Rishi Sunak Contesting from Richmond (Yorks)

  

  General elections are to be held tomorrow in United Kingdom [i.e. on 7th May 2015] – postal votes have been made already – to elect the 56th Parliament of UK. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 SOCIETY