Daily Happenings

The Archbishop of Delhi, Anil Couto, in a letter addressed to all churches of the national capital, has asked them to start a campaign of fasting and prayers ahead of  2019 General Elections, citing the  “turbulent political atmosphere” threatening the democracy and secularism in the country. The Archbishop further added, “I request that we observe…

Today I read a very interesting news in the morning newspaper, the content of which I would like to share with you: It is reported that Madhya Pradesh Secondary Education Board (MPSEB) has declared/published this year the results of class X and class XII. The official results kit handed over to reporters revealed that successful…

The results of Karnataka State elections have brought a new polity  on the Indian scene and I do not know where it is going to lead us. First when the results started coming, the trend were indicating that BJP might get majority,  and there was gloom in the Congress and JD S camps, but  in…

Few of the interesting news items on this Monday of May 2018: One news which caught my attention was ” Soon, you can count your calories while eating out.” In today’s world most of us are having sedentary life style, and easy access to Junk and high calorie food has led to increase in people…

Continuing with my last installments of top 100 Hindi films. Today I will be covering the films released from 2000 to 2016. My choice of the films which can be considered among top 100 films are as follows: Tanu Weds Manu (2012)– Directed(D) by Anand L Rai. Tanu( Kangana Ranaut) is a fun loving girl…

In our country for any big project including infra projects, it has become mandatory to get clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forest ( MOEF). And MOEF has become the most dreaded word in the development business. You will recall, when Ms Jayanti Natrajan was Environment Minister in UPA 2 govt, most of the big…

All of you must be aware that most of our states are trying to ban the use of plastic in any form, because it is harming the ecology system of the nature.As most of the food items are sold in PET bottles/jars/containers etc, and from these water bottles are the maximum in numbers , and…

Congress Party yesterday submitted a petition signed by ex PM Dr Manmohan Singh & other leaders to President Kovind mentioning that PM Narendra Modi is using menacing language to intimidate the leaders of their party.The petition further added that the President should caution PM Modi against behaviour that did not suit a Prime Minister of…

After Karnataka Elections there is a lull in political scene, it may hot up on after 15th may, when results will be announced of this poll. So my today’s blog is totally non political : Cabs in Mumbai City- About 3 decades back there were almost  One lakh  Public Taxis in Mumbai, popularly known as Kaali…

I could not publish my last weekend blog, due to personal preoccupation, so continuing with my list of top 100 Hindi films. This weekend I am in the first decade of new millennium ie 2000-2009, and the top films of this decade were Lagaan(2001)– Produced (P) by Aamir Khan, Directed (D) by Aushutosh Gowarikar. This…