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India performs millions of surgeries every year, ranging from simple procedures like cataract surgery to complicated surgeries like organ transplants. But there are many cases where Routine Surgeries Go Wrong, and this happens due to a combination of system failures, including overcrowded hospitals, inadequate infrastructure, poor communication within surgical teams, and a lack of standardised…

The issue of religious conversion has long been a sensitive and debated topic in India, intersecting with constitutional rights, social dynamics, and political ideologies. Maharashtra, like several other Indian states, has passed the Anti-Conversion Bill in the Legislative Assembly on 16th March 2026. This bill is aimed at regulating religious conversions and preventing conversions carried…

Last week The Supreme Court of India (SC) passed an order allowing PASSIVE EUTHANASIA in the case of Harish Rana from Ghaziabad, who has been in a comatose condition for more than 12 years. Passive euthanasia in India refers to the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining medical treatment from a patient who is terminally ill…

In today’s weekend blog, I am writing about a Bollywood actress who was active in late 1940s and 1950s. She retired when she was on the peak of her career, and after that, she returned only once to the silver screen when she acted in her brother’s film in the late 1960s. Friends, her name…

I am back with the English language. Today I am writing about MALAPROPISM. Malapropism is an amusing mistake somebody makes when they use a word that sounds similar word they meant to use but has a completely different meaning. Here are some examples of Malapropism: 1 He’s the pineapple of politeness (meant ‘pinnacle’, now sounds…

CANCER is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and its incidence has been steadily rising. While genetics and environmental factors play a role, modern research increasingly shows the LIFESTYLE choices are among the most important contributors to many types of cancer. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 30-50% cancers could be prevented…

Friends, in Indian history partition of the country is one dark truth. But the problem is that we were never told or informed about what actually happened before and after the partition of the country. That part of the recent history has never been correctly documented by the Congress government of that time. Here are…

Friends, in a rare exception case, I am writing about cricket on a weekday; generally, I write about sports and other filmy topics on the weekend. So yesterday India won the T20 Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs. While winning the World Cup, India broke many myths, first being…

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…