For my today’s weekend blog, I am still on to sports and this time it is cricket. A- Muttiah Muralitharan is one of the most well-known cricketers in the world. The off-spinner made a name for himself with his magnificent bowling performances across different stadiums of cricket-playing nations. He has retired from international cricket, but…
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Daily Happenings Blog
BNSS Highlights
Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill, will replace the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) prevailing in the country. This bill was introduced in Parliament along with Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) which will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, and the Bhartiya Sakshya Bill which will replace the Indian Evidence Act (IEA) 1872. In my earlier…
Hello AI
All over the world, there are continuous discussions about ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), how it is changing the way of living, and how in the future many jobs might become redundant. If you wondered what this AI is that you have not yet come across, here is some food for thought. If you have shopped online,…
Safeguarding Kidneys
Kidneys are two small, bean-shaped organs that sit below the ribs on either side of the spine. Roughly the size of a fist, kidneys are in charge of filtering the blood and removing the toxic substances from the food we eat, expelling these toxins out in the form of waste products. They also help in…
Federer 42
In this weekend’s blog, I am back on sports and this time it is Tennis. A few weeks back one of the greatest players in tennis ROGER FEDERER celebrated his 42nd birth anniversary. He may have retired from professional tennis, but there is no reason we can celebrate him turning 42 years young, here’s a…
Cabbage
CABBAGE does not really figure in the top five favourite vegetables of most people. It is a humble, available throughout all seasons kind of vegetable in India. It is used widely in salads, burgers, and tacos, especially in the West. In India, the Patta Gobi, or cabbage is cooked in various ways to make it…
Surrogacy Laws
Friends, while going through today’s newspaper one news item caught my eye. The news was about a court case in the Bombay High Court about SURROGACY, and after reading the news I started browsing the internet about the latest surrogacy laws in India. In reality, surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate)…
Healthy Ageing
United Nations (UN) has declared the decade of 2021-2030 as the DECADE OF HEALTHY AGEING. This is part of an agenda for sustainable development, leaving no one behind. One of the identified action items to achieve this is urging governments globally to support healthy ageing. It translates to senior independence with less hospitalization and healthcare…
NMC guidelines
A few days back the National Medical Commission (NMC) issued its new regulations, and one of the main regulatory points is that Medical conferences in star hotels with cocktail dinners and cultural programs might become a thing of the past. This new regulation bars doctors’ involvement in any seminar, workshop, or conference which involves direct…
Bollywood Trivia
In today’s weekend blog, I am writing about some interesting trivia about Hindi films. You must have observed that many times the actor/actress has given the best performance of his/her career but yet that work goes unawarded by Bollywood’s popular awards namely Filmfare awards. Here are a few such performances which definitely deserved the award:…