Daily Happenings

The MUMBAI-PUNE EXPRESSWAY was totally inoperable on Tuesday (from 3rd February at approx 5 pm) because a tanker carrying highly inflammable Propylene gas was overturned on the Bhoir Ghat section just before Khandala on this expressway. The tanker developed a leak at three places, and to safeguard people’s lives, traffic was halted in both directions,…

MOUTH ULCERS– also called canker sores or aphthous ulcers- are small painless lesions that appear on the inside of the lips, cheeks, tongue, gums, or on the floor of the mouth. Most people experience them at least once in their lifetime, often dismissing them as minor, self-limiting problems caused by stress or spicy foods. However,…

For the last few weeks, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has been in the news after it announced new rules regarding the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education. The UGC notified its Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institution Regulations, 2026 recently. The UGC notified a new set of regulations aimed at addressing discrimination in…

In continuation of my last weekend blog on the best 25 films of the first 25 years of the 21st century, here are the balance 13 films: 13 Gangs of Wasseypur 1 & 2 Anurag Kashyap’s grim multi-generational revenge saga centred on the coal mafia of Dhanbad and gave Bollywood a glimpse of what rural…

Yesterday, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a private plane crash at Baramati. This was yet another incident when an Indian politician died an UNNATURAL DEATH. Many Indian politicians have been killed in unnatural deaths- like road accidents, assassinations, air crashes and some other mysterious circumstances. In India’s political history, several political leaders…

Headache is one of the most common health complaints worldwide. From stress-related tension headaches to severe migraines, most headaches are harmless and temporary. But a question that worries many people is: CAN HEADACHES LEAD TO STROKE?. The short answer is that most headaches do not cause stroke, but certain headaches can be linked to a…

Friends, have you heard about ORONYMS. They are phrases or word sequences that sound the same (or very similar) but have different meanings. Often leading to mishearing or humourous misunderstanding. These rely on phonetic ambiguity, and are common in spoken English song, lyrics and puns. Here are few examples of Oronyms: 1 A name /…

In this weekend blog, I am continuing with Bollywood. Friends, the 21st century is 25 years old. Over the past 25 years, societies have evolved, and tastes have changed. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Now picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is going to be tough. The films selected…

Friends, we have been told by these Congressmen that the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru was the man who was instrumental in establishing institutions like  the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Where as the fact is that one woman built the AIIMS, and Nehru took the credit for the same. AIIMS was built…

Friends, sometimes when you hear the voice of a close family member or friend on the telephone, you respond by saying, ‘your voice is not sounding all right, are you suffering from  a cough and cold etc.’ Yes, changes in voice quality, medically known as Dysphonia, can indicate various medical conditions. The human voice is…