Category: Daily Happenings Blog

Many of us have grown up in a time when the news source used to be the morning newspaper. At that news used to be broadcasted on All India Radio also, certain times during the day. Then came the advent of TV, and there used to be one or two news bulletins in a day….

Today there is no interesting news on political and other fronts, so, therefore, I am writing about a health-related topic: A rough estimate suggests that around 15 to 20% of the world’s population from a disease called VARICOSE VEINS. In our country, its prevalence is said to be much lesser. What is Varicose Vein The…

Last week I wrote about the bowlers whose performances in a test match ended in a losing Cause. Today I am writing about the bowlers whose performances in One Day International (ODI) matches ended in a losing cause. In ODI matches bowlers are permitted to bowl a max of 20% of overs to be bowled…

Generally, it is said that “Necessity is the mother of invention”, but there are many inventions which have been discovered accidentally, as the person was doing something else when he discovered another particular thing which turned into a great invention. And looking at how useful some everyday products are, it is hard to imagine these…

It has become a common practice to use abbreviations for long names and phrases.  Secondly, we use different brands in our daily lives, there are some names that do not really sound like abbreviations, but actually, they have full forms and most of us have no idea about them. Given below are some brands and…

Last week I wrote about the default by telecom operators in case of spectrum fees etc. Now the news is that Vodafone Idea (VI) is in a big soup which might lead to bankruptcy. An unfavourable verdict of a two-decade-old legal battle between India’s mobile operators and the Government of India has put one of…

TRAGIC HEROES-THE MOST EXCITING BOWLING EFFORTS (Test Matches) IN LOSING CAUSE Cricket is contest between bat and ball, but for spectators it is smashing boundaries or sixers which gives them entertainment. But unforgettable truth is that most of the times Test matches are won by bowlers. They are the one who picks up the 20…

For the last few days, there is news about the Vodafone Idea Telecom company, is unable to pay their spectrum dues to Govt of India. Yesterday there was news that Kumar Manglam, who is the major shareholder in the Vodafone Idea telecom announced that he is willing to offload Idea’s shares to Govt as the…

A few days back I had written about  Information Technology 2000 Section (in short IT 66 A), which is about making it a punishable offense for any person to send ‘grossly offensive or menacing information using a computer resource or communication device. Although SC had deemed this law unconstitutional in 2016 and asked the Central…

In my last weekend blog, I had written the top 5 best batting performances in test matches in the losing cause. Continuing with the same, here are balance five best performances from no.6 to no. 10. TRAGIC HEROES-THE BEST BATTING PERFORMANCE4S IN A LOSING CAUSE- Part 2 #6 Vinoo Mankad (Ind) 184 runs – Ind v Eng…