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HOW TO REPORT ONLINE FRAUDS/CYBER CRIMES The more we use technology for convenience in our day-to-day lives, the more cautious we have to be. It appears scamsters find ingenious ways to deceive people. They target vulnerable groups like the illiterate, senior citizens, etc. Fraud happens in many ways, some of which can be as harmless…

A few news items which caught my eye today, and which I want to share with you are: 1 Tree-cutting controversy at Aarey for Mumbai Metro 3 project– This Metro project which is going on for the last 6 years has been delayed by a number of years. This is because of the location of…

SHARING GRIEF When someone known to us is in grief, we all feel for them and want to help them. They could be our family members, friends, or neighbours, and our intentions to help are genuine. Often, we struggle with what to do and how we can help them. Sometimes, we feel that they might…

The film business is a very tricky business, sometimes highly acclaimed film fails to generate a good box office collection, and there are times when the film highly panned by the critics become the highest-grossing film of that year. Here is the list of year wise highest grossing films: 1951 Awara– a film directed by…

Every year CANCER kills nearly 10 million people, and almost 70% of these fatalities are of people over 60 years. However, despite these grim numbers, scientists and doctors have made considerable progress over the years that has helped improve our chances of surviving cancer. As per experts, there are certain lifestyle changes that you can…

Online Gaming and Indian Law In a recent survey, it was found that around 40% of Indian adults have gambled at least once on online platforms. It is not a secret that Indians are fond of gambling activities like card games and sports betting. While online gambling activities are significantly growing in India over the…

There has been a spate of heart-attack-related deaths, especially post Covid pandemic times. While many young have fallen prey to death due to heart attacks, the aged population is also at risk of heart attacks. It is always good to listen to your heart and take care of it. If you already have heart issues,…

Are politicians in our country Elite class citizens? The answer to this could be YES, as one of the petitions filed by the 14 opposition parties in the Supreme Court (SC) seems to give this indication. But yesterday the SC made this observation and said “ Politicians can not claim higher immunity” while hearing the…

Nowadays it has become very difficult to know whether the news that you are reading/seeing in the media is true or fake. Many times it is political parties who put fake news in the media against their opponents. The general public is fooled by these types of posts in print and other media. So many…

Friends, to date I have failed to understand why the Congress party has always been an anti-Hindu political party after the independence. Our first  Prime Minister always had a soft corner for the Muslim community, and there is much news on the media saying that in fact, the Nehru family’s ancestors were Muslims. If you…