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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about sea turtles and causes of their mortality By Maneka Gandhi I just found out that keeping turtles is illegal, where can I release my…
2 Dec 2020 · 7 min read
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Tharoor-style non-stop stimulation
By T.J.S. George Shashi Tharoor seems to be a non-stop writing machine. He is a busy man — Member of Parliament, in-demand public speaker, international traveller and what not. In the midst…
1 Dec 2020 · 4 min read
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Between the Good and the Bad, with my Guns !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD After I wrote two articles over two weeks about how I acquired my two guns, a double-barrelled shot gun and a pistol, a good many of…
29 Nov 2020 · 8 min read
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Tiring Justice
Yesterday, the Supreme Court delivering its reason behind granting interim bail to Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, in the abetment to suicide case, held that Courts should, “ensure that criminal law…
28 Nov 2020 · 5 min read
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Obama: Legacy of a civilised mind
By T.J.S. George Barack Obama's autobiography caught attention in India because of his remark on Rahul Gandhi and "the nervous unformed quality about him." In the process, the sheer grandeur of the…
24 Nov 2020 · 4 min read
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Back to James Bond & my quest for his Gun !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week I told you about my great desire to possess the legendary Walther pistol of the James Bond fame and how I had so far…
22 Nov 2020 · 8 min read
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Obama Certification
Suddenly the Senior Congress leaders are voicing their dissent against their party in the media! Ironically, earlier the same leaders encouraged the suspension of their party colleagues who indulged in such “introspective”…
21 Nov 2020 · 4 min read
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Rambling thoughts on Arnab Goswami’s arrest, release and our legal system
In my recent memory, no arrest of a journalist had roused as much disturbing feelings as when Arnab Goswami, the Chief of the Republic TV, was arrested on Nov. 4, 2020. For…
19 Nov 2020 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on how to look after guinea pigs’ health Can we not have a cage for guinea pigs? Can they roam freely? Before you decide…
18 Nov 2020 · 12 min read
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James Bond’s famous Gun and Me!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Sir Sean Connery, who once played the role of James Bond, the fictional character created by the British writer Ian Fleming, is no more. For a…
15 Nov 2020 · 8 min read
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The Arnab Saga
Three days ago, Arnab Goswami, the Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV walked out of jail. The telecast was theatrical with exhilarating music playing in the background as Arnab popped out of his car’s…
14 Nov 2020 · 6 min read
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Bharat Ratna P. V. Kane: An Embodiment of Dharmasastra
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Some years ago we (Sudha Murty, N. Ramanuja, Mathoor Krishnamurthy and myself) were discussing about various…
13 Nov 2020 · 4 min read
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Two tear drops for Arnab Goswami, wounded journalist
Two drops of tears rolled down my cheeks at 4.15 pm yesterday, Wednesday, 11th November, as I was watching the Republic TV. It was the moment the Supreme Court announced the grant…
12 Nov 2020 · 5 min read
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Bihar polls: This morning I met this special delegation !
This morning I had three surprise visitors in my Office. Surprisingly all quadrupeds and naturally the security guard stopped them at the main gate and took down the details for his entry-exit…
11 Nov 2020 · 3 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka Gandhi gives a checklist to call a rabbit healthy By Maneka Gandhi Does pasteurella kill rabbits? Yes, it can. Pasteurella multocida is a gram negative bacteria…
11 Nov 2020 · 8 min read
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The Unknown side of Sir Mirza Ismail: His Lineage and Legacy
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD October 24th was the 137th birth anniversary of Sir Mirza Ismail, one of the Dewans of the erstwhile Mysore State who later went on to become…
7 Nov 2020 · 8 min read
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National pride or self-interest?
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A big gathering of devotees. All Ram Bhakts. A Senior Guru was giving his pravachan and the full crowd was listening with rapt attention the…
5 Nov 2020 · 4 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about cows and the ways they have to be taken care of By Maneka Gandhi Do cows get lonely? Yes, cows do get lonely. Cows…
4 Nov 2020 · 5 min read
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Call-Out Culture
For a few days now one video has been making the rounds on WhatsApp. The video shows some empty pizza boxes strewn alongside a road in Kodagu and you can hear a…
31 Oct 2020 · 5 min read
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Nostalgically Speaking — 13: A.K. Subbaiah: A maverick politician of Karnataka —2
[Continued from yesterday] During 1975 Emergency, A.K. Subbaiah was the first Karnataka politician to be imprisoned and spent a total of 18 months in various jails before being released from the Bangalore…
29 Oct 2020 · 4 min read
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Nostalgically Speaking — 13- A.K. Subbaiah: A maverick politician of Karnataka —1
I first heard of and saw A.K. Subbaiah when I was in the first year BA at Madikeri First Grade College (Kodagu). I was staying in the upper hostel close to the…
28 Oct 2020 · 4 min read
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Police: Fear and Affection
Republic TV is in the dock as its senior editors have been booked for allegedly airing “false” news about a “revolt” within the force against Mumbai Police Commissioner. This TV channel has…
24 Oct 2020 · 7 min read
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Our Strange COVID-19 War !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Like the rest of the world we too are engaged in waging a war on COVID-19, the global pandemic. Like the way each country is fighting…
23 Oct 2020 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about symptoms & treatment of parvo in puppies Can a puppy suffer from both distemper and parvo at same time? Yes, a puppy can suffer…
21 Oct 2020 · 6 min read