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• Was Mohammad Ali - Sonny Liston Famous Bout Fixed ? ....

  

  Match fixing is at the centre of it again…… in 2000, Delhi police intercepted a conversation between a blacklisted bookie and the South African cricket captain... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 HISTORY, SOCIETY

• Asia Cup - India Plays Bangladesh - Mortaza Hype on Beating India..

  

  More cricket to come…. ..the Asia Cup is on – it is the 12th edition of One Day International tournament .. and is being held in Bangladesh from 25.2.14 to... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Accident of Schumacher... Skiing - Hazard and Exclusions of Insurers

  

  People have to take decisions….they cannot keep telling it is somebody else’s call !! ~ for many computer eye strain and coffee spillage are the biggest risks... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 SOCIETY

• the Killing Marines of Italy Aboard Enrica Lexie - India Not to Invoke...

  

  Not all followed or understood the implications; nor can one understand the expedient action of the Central Govt…. the Govt. told the Supreme Court that the law... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Amul Vends Milk Sachets Through ATMs

  

  That is an interesting Ad of Amul when Facebook bought Whatsapp at whopping price !..... Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative, based at Anand in the state of... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Of Post Offices & Ultra Small Branch of Bank .... at ThirukKannapuram

  

  Do you know that besides the Postal address which consists of Door No., Street Name, Area, City …. .. ..there existed something known as PO Bag No. ? Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Ghastly Murder of a Techie of Siruseri SIPCOT IT Park

  The ghastly death of a 23 year old techie is in news ! in a Metropolis brimming with floating population, crimes do get reported … but this murder is to be not... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Death Centenary of Thillaiyadi Valliammai - Woman Who Inspired Gandhiji

  

  No explanation required perhaps for this photo, which in realtime would have attracted women….am trying to somehow connect this with Indian freedom struggle... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Asylum Seeker Dies in Manus Island ... Something on Papua New Guinea

  

  I have not heard of this island before (Manus) nor know anything about - Pacific Solution which is in news now for wrong reasons. Before that something on... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Pepper Sprayed 15th Lok Sabha Concludes .... Something on Young and Old...

  

  Manipur with Imphal as its capital, is a North Eastern State of which we perhaps know little. Its people include the Meitei, Pangal, Naga, and Kuki, Zomi and... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Falling Onion Prices ..easing Inflation and SC Banter ....

  

  Empires have fallen when people agitated and agitations have taken places for marketplace issues !During Oct 2013, it was ‘Allium cepa’ – the bulb onion that wa... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Heritage Building – Threat to Vivekananda House by Govt. of Tamilnadu

  

  Dear (s) All old tamil films have one thing in common. The hero from a small village would land in Chennai for growing big or for settling scores with the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Gender Based Discrimination at Workplace and Law Suits...

  

  Do you have the right equipment to do your job well is one of the Qs !!Telangana is all set to become 29th state of the Union with the Parliament approving the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Magnesium in Tap Water Reduces the Risk of Broken Hip !!!

  

  Trisha would ask on screen “Kya Toothpaste mein namak zaroori hai?” ~ does your toothpaste contain salt ? …..why it should contain and if it is so necessary, wh... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 SOCIETY

• After SC Directive, TN Govt Decides to Release 7 Persons Convicted for Rajiv...

  This place is famous for being the birthplace of our greatest Acharyar – Sri Ramanujar ~ life has changed a lot in the past couple of decades after that... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Face Books Buys WhatsApp at a Whopping Price ...

  

  In my recent pilgrimmage to Thirukannapuram, a Temple near Nannilam (Mayiladuthurai – Nagapattinam route) – I stepped into a small post Office, bought Inland... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Are You in the Habit of Refreshing Computer Screen and Have You Heard of ‘bacn’ ?

  Net addicts have this habit – when they get up late night, instead of going to the rest room, they plug on to their computers to check for new e-mails. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Google Buys Slicklogin ..... Login with Sounds Rather Than Words

  

  Before you start reading this post, recall – how many User ID login and passwords had to be remembered…. In our increasing dependence on e-World and e-tools, on... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 SOCIETY

• the Winged Visitors of Pallikaranai Marsh .... 'philopatric' .... !!

  

  Ducks, Cranes, Pelicans and more….. or simply … white birds, ducks, the ones with blue tinge….One need not be an expert – still one can enjoy the winged visitor... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Wedding Videographer Sued for Poor Execution...

  

  A couple of decades ago, not all marriages were videographed… people would engage photographers who would take 3 or 4 rolls [remember a good photographer would... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 SOCIETY