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  • TODAY IN HISTORY - DECEMBER 01
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on December 01 Reuters 1918 - Iceland was proclaimed a sovereign state in full agreement with Denmark. 1925 - The Locarno Treaties, guaranteeing
  • Criticism and Appreciation..!
    Many years ago, a person I knew very well, a man of God, called me up, and we decided to meet for lunch. Since he was staying near the Tajmahal Hotel, I thought we’d lunch there. But at the entrance to the gr
  • Vaccine-Grat-20..!
    My neighbour Ramkumar, suddenly appeared in the next balcony of my building and gave me a big smile, “Bob, I’ve discovered a vaccine the world needs at this moment!”“Whoa! Whoa!” I shouted, “You’v
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 30
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 30 Reuters 1900 - The Irish wit and dramatist Oscar Wilde died in poverty in Paris, having earlier served two years in prison in Britain
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 28
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 28 Reuters 1912 - Albania declared its independence after more than 400 years of Turkish rule. 1919 - Nancy Astor was elected as
  • …and a Road was Widened..!
    ….yes, a road was widened!The municipality came. Police arrived, shopkeepers protested.But the road was widened!Demolishers came. Workmen with shovels arrived. Labourers with spades worked night and day.And t
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 27
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 27 Reuters 1919 - The Treaty of Neuilly was signed, under which Bulgaria was forced to cede territory to Yugoslavia and Greece. 1941
  • Holding My Dog’s Ear..!
    “Place the front door where the back door is now!”“Make your bedroom the kitchen.”“Place your kitchen platform here on the right.”“Close this window or put a mirror on the opposite wall.”I watch
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 26
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 26 Reuters 1922 - The English Egyptologists Howard Carter and George Herbert, Lord Carnarvon, became the first people to enter the tomb
  • Law in Motion - 20: FIR – Miscellaneous
    The topic of FIR is very vast and complicated. A whole body of judgments exist. However, the thrust here is to cater to common man and therefore, the thrust is on such issues. (a) Delay in Lodging FIR &ndash
  • Worsening land inequality widens gender, climate change gaps
    Rina Chandran Thomson Reuters Foundation Land inequality is growing worldwide, threatening the livelihoods of 2.5 billion people who directly rely on farming and widening disparities in gender, health and c
  • Oxford, Pfizer or Sputnik..!
    With nearly fifty vaccines nearly ready, I can imagine this scene soon: The phone rings, and you answer, Yes?”“Sir we are from the Russian vaccine company! We have free gifts to offer along with the dose!
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 25
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 25 Reuters 1935 - King George II returns to Greece as monarch. 1936 - Germany and Japan sign anti-Comintern pact. 1952 - Agatha Ch
  • Trump, and Losing Gracefully..!
    As I watch Trump, disgusted with the way he is not accepting his defeat, I remember watching the Oscars two years ago, and had seen how the host announced the wrong winner of the Best Picture Award: Instead of
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 24
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 24 Reuters 1922 - Execution of Erskine Childers in Ireland. 1929 - French statesman Georges Clemenceau died. Known as "the
  • India's expectations from Biden Presidency
    DC Pathak  IANS  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his success and used the occasion to emphasise on the importance of strategic partnership be
  • UNICEF to deliver 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations in 2021
    Lin Taylor Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped and flown to developing countries next year in a "mammoth operation", the U.N. children's agen
  • When the Poor are Rich..!
    How we love the preacher on TV who tells us that God intended each of us to be rich and prosperous and he will lead us to that God! He preaches what we want to hear; that religion which means the worshipping of
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 23
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 23 Reuters 1890 - King William III of Netherlands died. 1976 - Andre Malraux died. French writer, adventurer, orator and revolutionar
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 22
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 22 Reuters 1943 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-
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