For the last few days, there has been continuous news in the media about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Now, one question lingering in everybody’s mind is whether COVID-19 IS REVIVING IN INDIA. After creating mayhem in the world from 2019-2022, the virus is seeing a gradual return to Asia with…
Online Gaming
Online Gaming is now becoming a disorder that is globally recognised as a behavioural addiction. The mental health impact of this is also rising in India. A shocking incident last year made headlines across news outlets: A 24-year-old youth from UP borrowed money from his family to play online games. Running into serious debts, he…
Virat Kohli- Unusual records
Virat Kohli recently announced his retirement from Test cricket. He retired from the T20 format last year after Team India won the T20 World Cup. So, presently, he will play only in the One Day International (ODI)tournament for Team India. Friends, do you know that after Virat Kohli made his International debut in 2008, there…
Operation Sindoor-Positive Outcomes
OPERATION SINDOOR, which lasted only four days, had an astounding success. But many in the country argue that it failed to impose sufficient cost on Pakistan, particularly when India held a dominant position across all the domains land, air, naval, cyber and international. While such critics are understandable, a more careful examination reveals a different…
Blue Idioms
In English, idioms are used for expressing oneself, and there are umpteen idioms in use. Friends, do you know that the one word used in the maximum number of idioms is BLUE. Here are some BLUE IDIOMS and their meaning: Emotion and Mood 1 Sing the blues– Complain softly. 2 Monday blues– Workweek sickness. 3…
Indus Water Treaty
Friends, after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam where 26 innocent Indian citizens were killed, the Indian government announced that the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan is suspended, and is kept in abeyance. India is considering a significant escalation in its use of water from the Indus River system, which could drastically reduce the…
Virat Kohli- Best Test Matches
In today’s weekend topic, I am still on cricket. On Monday, May 12th, 2025, VIRAT KOHLI hung up his cricket whites, meaning he announced his retirement from Test Cricket after a career spanning 123 Tests. He scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85. His breathtaking Test career includes 30 centuries, seven double centuries, and…
Crohn’s Disease
Recently, while going through the newspaper, I came across a name for a disease that I had not heard before. It is called CROHN’S DISEASE, and that prompted me to learn more about it. What I found out about this disease, I want to share with you all. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory…
Funny Sounding words
People say in jest that English is a very funny language, and they will quote many examples. In English vocabulary, many words sound very funny. Here are 100 FUNNY SOUNDING WORDS with their meanings: 1 Agog– very eager or excited. 2 Ballyhoo– noisy fuss or publicity. 3 Bamboozle– to trick or fool. 4 Bedraggled– messy…
BrahMos
Last week, we saw a war-like situation between India and Pakistan, when on 7th May India destroyed Pakistan-based nine terror camps, and after that, what happened, you all know. But one word which has been getting prominence in all the media is BrahMos, which is the name given to the missile used by India on…