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There is a slapstick saga of Borrowed Mahatma is unfurling on the Indian political stage, where surnames are props and facts are optional. Rahul Gandhi, proudly parading a “Gandhi” tag that is as authentic as a street-side Rolex- borrowed for sentimental vote-bank magic, not a drop of Mahatma’s blood in sight. It’s the ultimate con:…

For the last two days, there has been only one news item in the media, and that is the USA/Israel’s attack on Iran, and in return, Iran replies with an attack on the USA’s military establishments in the Middle East and on Israel. In the attack, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khammeni was killed. Besides…

In today’s weekend blog, I am continuing with Bollywood. You know Amitabh Bachchan ruled Bollywood from the mid-1970s till the beginning of the 1990s. After that, he took a break from films and started his second innings in the late 1990s, but it was only after the early 2000s that he again peaked, this time…

In the English language, POLYSEMOUS WORDS are single words or phrases with multiple, conceptually related meanings that share a common root or origin. Key characteristics of these words are: Definition: Originating from the Greek poly (many) and sema (sign), these words have many senses. Relationship: Meanings are connected logically or historically, often expanding from a…

Friends, many of us are familiar with Type 1 Diabetes (autoimmune destruction of insulin –producing cells) and Type 2 Diabetes ( insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency). However, diabetes is not   a single disease. There are several other forms caused by genetic defects, hormonal disorders, pancreatic diseases, medication and pregnancy. Understanding these lesser-known types of…

Friends, yesterday Ministry of Home Affairs officially unveiled the country’s first comprehensive National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy titled PRAHAAR. This shifts India’s stance from a reactive model to a proactive, “intelligence-guided” framework. This is aimed at strengthening internal security in the face of evolving threats such as cross-border terrorism, radicalisation, lone-wolf attacks, cyber-terror network, drone-based…

Friends, a person’s personality traits reveal much about their character.  People prefer to deal with people who have positive personality traits. One should avoid having negative personality traits. Here is the list of NEGATIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS: 1 Arrogant– Having an exaggerated sense of one’s importance. 2 Aggressive– Prone to hostility or forceful behaviour. 3 Apathetic–…

In today’s weekend blog, I am going back to the 1990s and early 2000s, and I am talking about COMEDY SERIALS of that era. That era was the golden period of clean humour. While today’s comedy shows like The Kapil Sharma Show rely on problematic and regressive themes under the guise of humour, that era…

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) is rapidly transforming day–to–day life in India, moving from a novel technology to an essential component of daily routines, driven by widespread mobile connectivity and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) like UP!. AI is no longer a futuristic concept confined to research labs or Silicon Valley boardrooms.. For a country of over 1.4…

Friends, Angioplasty is a life-saving procedure that opens blocked or narrowed arteries, most commonly in the heart (coronary arteries). Over the years, technology has evolved from simple BALLOON  ANGIOPLASTY to more advanced methods like LASER ANGIOPLASTY. While both perform the same function of opening the arteries, their techniques differ. First What is Angioplasty? It is…