Yesterday a controversy erupted in the Indian political scene on the statement of the Chairman, of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda who while speaking on the topic of ‘wealth distribution’ that India should have an ‘Inheritance Tax’. Immediately there was a reaction from the BJP leadership criticising the Congress party of Sam Pitroda’s comment on…
Teachers Hiring Scam
There is one news item that has caught my eye for the last two days, and it is the ‘West Bengal Teacher Hiring Scam’. The Calcutta High Court on 22nd April 2024 declared as null and void the recruitment process of State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools, ordering the…
Uncontested Winners-Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha elections otherwise known as General Elections generally happens after every 5 years. For the first time Lok Sabha Election took place in the year 1951/52. Presently the elections for 18th Lok Sabha are going on. There have been many winners who won the elections without even contest, as there were no candidate opposing…
Misleading ADs
Recently there has been a case in the Supreme Court (SC) regarding a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali and its brand ambassador Baba Ramdev, saying that ads released by Patanjali are spreading misinformation about modern medicine products. The trigger was a series of Patanjali advertisements in Indian newspapers in July…
Prosthetics
When we have all our body parts present and working fine, rarely do we think about how it would be if it were not so. People may be born with anomalies or can lose some body parts to accidents or diseases. Thanks to the advances in medical technology, PROSTHETICS or the art of making various…
Amending Constitution
Friends, the General Election fever is slowly gripping the nation. The main campaigning plank of all the opposition parties is to anyhow defeat PM Narendra Modi in this election, and for this they are giving statements which are ridiculous. One of the statement issued by the them is that “if a given a chance for…
Deworming
Here is some food for thought. When did you last go DEWORMING for yourself? Your most probable answer would be that you don’t remember, and there will be a rejoinder question saying that ‘deworming is for kids, right?’ This is a myth that we have been believing for the ages where deworming is concerned. However,…
Records-Test Cricket
In today’s weekend blog, I am writing on cricket, and this time is about Test Cricket. Many of us do not know that test cricket started 148 years back in 1876 between Australia and England. Umpteen records were created by many players over the years, and here are a few interesting records of test cricket:…
Number 4
We Indians have a very special attachment to NUMBER 4. Given below are a few sayings/proverbs in the Hindi language with the significance of the number 4, and there are many similar sayings in other Indian languages also. 4 Din Ki Chandani Aur Phir Andheri Raat– the literal translation of this saying is ‘ Moonlight…
HC and Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court (HC) on 9th April 2024 dismissed the plea moved by the CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case. About the Case Arvind Kejriwal had skipped nine summons issued to him by ED….