Category: Daily Happenings Blog

Friends, after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam where  26 innocent Indian citizens were killed, the Indian government announced that the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan is suspended, and is kept in abeyance. India is considering a significant escalation in its use of water from the Indus River system, which could drastically reduce the…

In today’s weekend topic, I am still on cricket. On Monday, May 12th, 2025, VIRAT KOHLI hung up his cricket whites, meaning he announced his retirement from Test Cricket after a career spanning 123 Tests. He scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85. His breathtaking Test career includes 30 centuries, seven double centuries, and…

Recently, while going through the newspaper, I came across a name for a disease that I had not heard before. It is called CROHN’S DISEASE, and that prompted me to learn more about it. What I found out about this disease, I want to share with you all. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory…

People say in jest that English is a very funny language, and they will quote many examples. In English vocabulary, many words sound very funny. Here are 100 FUNNY SOUNDING WORDS with their meanings: 1 Agog– very eager or excited. 2 Ballyhoo– noisy fuss or publicity. 3 Bamboozle– to trick or fool. 4 Bedraggled– messy…

Last week, we saw a war-like situation between India and Pakistan, when on 7th May India destroyed Pakistan-based nine terror camps, and after that, what happened, you all know. But one word which has been getting prominence in all the media is BrahMos, which is the name given to the missile used by India on…

This is a continuation of my blog from last weekend on BEST TEST MATCHES. Here are the remaining 5 Test matches: 6 England vs Australia in England 1981, is undoubtedly one of the best Ashes Test matches to have ever been witnessed, and the credit for that goes single handedly to the magnificent all-round ability…

THINGS ABOUT LIFE There are certain things in life that we wish we had known when we were young and were about to start our professional and family life. Here are some of those things: 1 Struggle is Good– Never say ‘ I can not take it anymore’. Say “ Bring it on” 2 Don’t…

NEW TOLL PLAZA RULE In a major relief for commuters, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has announced a new notification regarding toll plaza charges. If a vehicle waits beyond a specific time at any toll plaza, it will not be required to pay toll tax. This move aim to ease traffic congestion and…

Congress and other opposition parties have been asking the government to conduct a CASTE CENSUS for almost last year. But the central government’s ministers and spokespersons were always saying that earlier Congress governments led by Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi had always said no to caste census, saying that they do not believe in…

In today’s weekend blog, I am continuing with cricket. TEST CRICKET is the testing format for the game. We often see upsets being pulled off in the shorter formats of the game, but it seldom happens in Test cricket because the game’s longevity ensures that the highly skilled side eventually come on top. In recent…