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• Harbour Constituency ~ Campaigning in Hindi !! - Vinoj P Selvam Making Waves

  

  The sixteenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu is scheduled to be held on 6 April 2021, to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly from 234... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Pune ODI - Pant Breathtaking Knock .. .. Some Lessons to Be Learnt !!

  

  For an ardent Cricket lover, the loss at Pune in 2nd ODI on 26.3.2021 is hurting – bowling attack appeared very weak, spinners were carted for 6s at will and... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Travails of Brazil ~ Deaths and Nos. Affected by Pandemic Increasing Very High

  

  Long ago ! ~ was witnessing a Test match at Chepauk – in D stand a couple of persons were walking back to their places during a break carrying ‘Appy’ drink in... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Spreading Panic .. .. - Sky is Falling ! Skylab is Falling !!

  

  In the small town of Oakey Oaks, populated by anthropomorphic animals, Chicken Little rings the school bell and warns everyone to run for their lives. This send... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Remembering the Bravery and Martyrdom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev

  

  After independence, on 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office as the first Prime Minister of India and chose fifteen ministers to form the first... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya Make Impressive ODI Debuts !

  

  The comparison may not be apt – only conceptually – had always longed to see an Indian bowler running in hard and bowling fast and that way was delighted to... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Nothing Left in TN Assembly .... Ignorance of Covid 19 Protocol !!!

  

  The Left parties in Tamil Nadu, the CPI and the CPM, were shocked when they drew a blank in the 2016 Assembly polls in the state. Together they got around 1. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 SOCIETY

• The French and Indian War .. .. .. 'Revenue Stamps' and More !!

  

  In School, we read about Battle of Plassey, Battle(s) of Panipat and more . .. .. ever heard of “The French and Indian War” – it was not fought by India nor in... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2021 SOCIETY

• World Thanks India for "Vaccine Maitri" ~ Pascal's Law .. .. Jabs and More !!

  

  In good old days, to scare the crying children – they used to say – ‘will take you to Doctor – who will put an injection’ !! for some the fear of needles... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Success Rate of Vaccines at UK ~ What Are You Waiting for ? - an Year Since...

  

  An year ago on 19.3.2020 @ 8 pm, the Nation heard with awe – the speech of our Prime Minister Narendra Modiji – extremely balanced, explaining the situation,... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Workmen Compensation Claim - DCL Decision on Employment Relationship

  

  Misfortunes can occur at any workplace harming those at work. Duty is cast on the Employer to pay compensation arising out of personal injury / death caused to ... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Surya Dazzles, Soft-signal .......... and Babar in Court !!

  

  Anbe Vaa, the movie starring M. G. Ramachandran and Saroja Devi released in 1966 had the Q ‘Test match puriyuma ?’ ~ do you understand Test match, which at... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Paki Supreme Court Says Imran Khan Incapable of Running Government !

  

  I remember that Pongal Test in 1980 at Chepauk when Pak toured India. The star Batsman Zaheer Abbas failed miserably, getting out to mild Roger Binny; some Paki... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Buzkashi ... Afghan ......... and One Run Penalty !!

  

  Ever heard of this game .. .. ‘Buzkashi’ (literally "goat pulling" in Persian) a sport !! in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Folklore Lifts Grammy for Taylor Swift

  

  “Everything I wanted” and “folklore” are in news .. .. The Grammy Award is an award presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 SOCIETY

• ‘Alliluyeva’ - Who ? - When Stalin's Daugther Defected from USSR

  

  A few decades ago ! – there was cold war between USA and USSR – though India reportedly was neutral, it was leaning more towards Russia .. .. that was the polic... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Mithali Raj Makes 10000 International Runs .. Well Played !!

  

  I vividly remember seeing that Test no. 1071 at Ahmedabad (same stadium) – 34 years ago .. .. Pak 395 135/2 drew with India 323. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2021 SOCIETY

• Brazil Suffers New Waves of Covid .. .. Toronto Thanks Modiji for the Vaccine

  

  Election fever is catching up in Tamil Nadu. The ruling AIADMK has released its second list of candidates - as many as 27 former ministers have been renominated. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2021 SOCIETY

• SYMA Appreciates Urbaser Sumeet Conservancy Workers

  

  Great value is often associated with a clean place. A clean city is a strong reflection of our moral and civic values. They do not just come by chance. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2021 SOCIETY

• International Women's Day 2021 - Appreciating All Women I Know !!

  

  Today (8th of March) is International Women’s Day .. .. Appreciating all Women I know ! and special greetings to all of them ~ International Women's Day 2021... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2021 SOCIETY