In Indian sports, yesterday was one more red-letter day, when the Indian Men’s Badminton Team won the Thomas Cup by defeating 14-time champion Indonesia. India was considered unfancied and an underdog against Indonesia. There were very few Badminton experts who were ready to give India a winning chance against Indonesia. But Team India stunned all…
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Daily Happenings Blog
Cricketers’ Early Retirement
Friends you all know cricket is a game of uncertainties, one does not what will happen next, and the same thing applies to cricketers also. Cricketers go through lots of ups and downs throughout their careers. There have been many cricketers whose careers faced the saddest of endings. Here is the list of eight cricketers…
Some Indian Myths
Public perception is a very strong phenomenon that is often undermined. The proof of it is ‘facts’ that aren’t facts at all. We have just accepted them because everyone has been saying so for decades and hence we have never bothered to check their legitimacy. It’s safe to say reliance on narratives isn’t always healthy…
Sedition
Sedition is once again the subject of debate as the Supreme Court is hearing pleas challenging it. First of all, what is SEDITION- as per the dictionary- conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. What is sedition law? Drafted by British historian-politician Thomas Macaulay in 1837. Sedition…
Countering Insomnia
Insomnia or sleeplessness or even other minor sleep issues like the lack of quality of sleep are usually experienced, as we age. Of course, sleeping like a small child is not possible in adult life. As we grow many internal and external factors also affect our sleep. And in old age, sleep patterns change too….
Bollywood Strong Female Roles
No one can deny that Bollywood is a male-dominated industry. While it disappointed many of us with the regressive, sexist, and misogynist portrayal of women, sometimes it has given us some memorable female characters too. These female characters gave some really great life lessons to live by. Here are selected female characters, who not only…
Indian Cinema Guinness Records
Guinness Book of the world is a reference book enlisting every extraordinary human achievement and the unnatural most diverse events of the natural world. On this note, listed below are some of the Guinness World Records made by Indian movies and Film personalities. 1 K Brahmanandam He is a famous actor/comedian who works in South…
Science Myths
There are times when it can be difficult to distinguish facts from fiction. Sometimes this can be due to the fact that we hear something so often that even if it is false, we believe it to be true. These myths are listened to by various places and people, including parents and colleagues. It can…
Household Items Expiry Date
It is all right to think that some things never die. After all, most of the things we use at home really do not have an expiration date. Have you ever seen best before 2021 on your comb or best before May 2021 written on the back of your shower curtain? No, these are meant…
Internet Cost
Can you imagine a life without the internet now? We all know the answer to this question. It is astounding how the birth of technology has transformed the lifestyle of humankind forever. It was only in 1983 that the internet came into being. Now 39 years later, we are doing our business online, education is…