In 1286 King Alexander III of Scotland died without leaving any successor. So the crown passed to his three-year-old granddaughter Margaret (“Maid of Norway”) who succeeded him. It was a dark ...
The last weekend three of my friends and I happened to go to a quiz competition and the question put to us happened to be: ‘Name Shivaji’s sword?’ Stunned silence followed ...
The bill to free properties worth thousands of millions of rupees from the shackles of enemy heirs: Parliament amends Enemy Property Act, 1968 In the ‘99 Bollywood movie ‘Sarfarosh’, the main ...
About two decades ago, when the IT industry was taking shape, higher salaries were advocated by quoting “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys”. It seems this quotation was not known ...
Music gives soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, charm & gaiety to life & to everything ~ Plato In these troubled times that we live, ...
Recently I read a book ' Perilous Intervention: The Security Council and politics of chaos ' penned by Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri who as a diplomat has served India in various ...
With the exit of Shri Manohar Parrikar, the Ministry of Defence has been reassigned to Shri Arun Jaitley who also heads the Finance Ministry. The ministry of defense along with home, ...
Not too long ago, when Brahamdagh Bugti, the son of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti – the slain Baloch leader, made an impassioned appeal to the Indian media stating unequivocally that Balochistan ...
This is a two-part article that examines the systematic loot and destruction of Hindu religious places of worship, Vedic temples, heritage, and culture institutionalized and systematized by the British and executed ...
In the Vedas, we learn about Vritra, the Father of Dragons. This monstrous beast- described as a gargantuan black monstrosity is vast enough to surround the Earth itself with his coils, ...
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough...... - A P J Abdul Kalam Yet another suicide by a student and once again the media/political circus ...
So, Manohar Parrikar, famous for being instrumental in bringing the defence ministry on track of modernisation with transparency will now be taking charge of Goa. In the political circles, this is ...
