Artificial Intelligence is the buzz word these days and the world in general is not sure where this race is heading, is it to eventual doom, the Terminator nightmare coming alive or is it for the greater good. No one has the answer actually, even Sam Altman will be at a loss to indulge in […]
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It feels like someone in the family is due to depart on her final journey to the scrap yard, the ‘her’ here refers to our beloved hatchback Wagon R LXI, purchased twenty years ago in Feb 2006. This association has been a cherished one, as she covered the length and breadth of the country in
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The storm in the tea cup in Ladakh raised allegedly by the unpublished book by Gen Narawane, whose excerpts appeared in a magazine some time ago, refuses to die down. This time it was Rahul Gandhi who raised the issue in the parliament, seeking clarification from the govt. As per parliamentary procedure and traditions, the
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It is that time of the year once again, when the projected and planned income expenditure statement for the country is presented in the parliament, referred to as annual budget exercise eagerly looked forward to by all and sundry. Budgetary allocation for different sectors is an indication of government’s priorities. For a developing nation like
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Is Greenland the latest toy which has got the fancy of this kid Don, after having caught Maduro in his favourite game of ‘I spy’? It appears so, the brat knows it can bully, throw tantrums and get anything that he wants. EU has almost succumbed, only China has had the guts to look him
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“Kai Po Che…”, “Katta Hai…”, “Wo Katta…”could be heard emanating from the rooftops, sounding almost like war cries, it was like I had taken the time machine and travelled back to my childhood days. This year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti I spotted some kites flying gloriously in the sky unchallenged and I was
‘Discretion is better part of valour’, that is one lesson which friend Nicolas Maduro would probably have learnt a little late though. Venezuela is a sovereign nation and has its rights, but then it also has world’s largest oil reserves and apparently even huge deposits of silver. While it may be a blessing, but the
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The old timers would recall, a movie starring Sydney Poitier and Lulu based on the life of the autobiography of ER Braithwaite, Lulu’s iconic song in the climax “To Sir with love…” is simply legendary. In fact, the movie itself still remains etched in my memory, as though I saw it yesterday, even after more
He was a bald rotund man, dressed in spotless white Kurta Pyjama, who could give friend Shetty (the yesteryear Bollywood fight master villain) a run for his money. We didn’t know his name, and knew him by his push cart and his call, Fancy Choodi-Wala (BangleMan). He was a regular fixture in the by-lanes in
Life after retirement was supposed to be a challenge, I was made to believe that, after almost four decades in uniform, a hectic schedule and suddenly, there are no deadlines to meet, no rush for the office, no ppt to be presented, sort of that fictional annual leave when no one rings up to bother
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