Oh the joy of finding small treasures on our morning walks, these could be a peacock feather, a raw mango which had been the victim of heavy winds severing it from the tree or even beautiful jasmine flowers with the pleasant aroma in the air or sighting of a bird hatching its eggs. You must […]
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How many Rafales down? The question is now playing like a stuck record and reminds one of the song, “Who let the dogs out?” Rafales are aerial platforms which are state of the art systems and are meant to be utilised in case of hostilities. OP SINDOOR is a military operation where India and Pak
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“Hey what is with your beard?” was my bitter better half’s reaction, my nonagenarian Dad admonished, “Just because you have retired doesn’t mean you can move around in such a slovenly manner, go shave.” I have yet to recover from these barbs, here I was trying to ace my Clint Eastwood look, a childhood icon.
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“Chickens have come home to roost”, it is payback time for Pakistan, having indulged in terrorism as a statecraft and mastered the art of doublespeak, this time around they have bitten more than they can chew. The serene and gentle plains of Pahalgam were bloodied in the mindless communal massacre, thus provoking the Indians to retaliate
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OPERATION SINDOOR, what an apt name for an unprecedented operation, its symbolism was not lost on anyone when two lady officers, of the Indian Armed Forces, one a Muslim and the other a Hindu, accompanied the External Affairs Secretary for the press briefing, after the execution of the precision strikes by India on Pak terror camps
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Pahalgam, “mini Switzerland” in the pristine Kashmir Valley has always been a favourite with the tourists, also an ideal locale for film shootings. With the onset of Summers, tourists were thronging the Kashmir Valley in thousands, enjoying the fruits of normalisation of situation, post abrogation of Article 370. As a consequence, complacency tends to set
“Bermuda Triangle”, also known as ‘Devil’s Triangle’ the name itself is shrouded in mystery. Most of us recall this piece of geography in the North Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico which had gained notoriety for reported disappearance of ships, aircrafts and people without any trace. While all kinds of theories have
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Waqf is the bone of contention these days, as we all know, it is an Urdu word and by now we also know that it refers to property donated for charity, dedicated to Allah, thus ensuring that it can’t be sold or purchased or even transferred for personal gain. I know I am treading on
Going to the White House without a Tuxedo, now that’s an unpardonable offence, so friend Zelensky had this coming. I wonder what would have happened if it was Mahatma Gandhi visiting the White House, dressed in his trademark loin cloth, the American media and the POTUS himself would have probably fainted at this horrendous act. Gandhiji
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Today is Gudi Padwa, spring festival, time to celebrate as this is first day of the Chaitra month as per Vikram Samvat, the Indian calendar, heralding the new year. It also marks the beginning of the Nav-Ratri festivities where Divine Mother is worshipped, the devout observe fasts and rest of us feast. The North Indians
