By T.J.S. George Is editing babies in the womb the next big thing? A Chinese scientist who claimed the first embryo-engineered birth said the babies he produced would get neither HIV nor…
[Continued from yesterday] Mohammed Ayoob further dilates on the subject as follows: The Hindu nationalism “is based on the notion that Hindus have exclusive claim to the country and Muslims and Christians…
I had long back decided not to write in my column about politics and subjects that are highly sensitive and sensitised — minorities, caste, religion, terrorism and mafia. You may wonder what…
Before you claim the word ‘asshole’ is in bad taste and send me hate mails, stop and channel that displeasure towards your local government that constantly digs up an old manhole after…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD These days ‘Sound and Light’ shows have become a very popular means of showcasing history. This is not so just in our country but all over…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC In a recent Bunts Convention at Mysuru, I was intrigued by a photograph of many women wearing a typical Udupi flower, ‘sooji mallige,’ a unique…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about reducing aggression between two fish in aquarium and gives infomation about snakes. How can I decrease the aggression between two fish…
I have known Ambarish since 1980. In the beginning I had only heard of him from my friends who spoke of him as a Mysore boy, naughty one, who became an actor…
By T.J.S. George When we say or do things that we should not say or do, it's bad manners. In this election season bad manners became the very norm of public life.…
By Dr. K. Javeen Nayeem, MD The recent ghastly bus accident in Mandya District which took a toll of thirty lives has jolted people’s sensibilities with its magnitude. But the question that…
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” —St. Augustine [Continued from yesterday] The following day, it was city tour of which I remember only…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Art of Living (AoL), an institution founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 1981, has gone international and so when I got an invite from…
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”—St. Augustine [Continued from yesterday] This is my second visit to Seoul and Tokyo. Twenty-nine years ago in…
In this week’s Pet Talk,Maneka speaks about bird’s nest, internal bleeding in birds and treating birds with leg paralysis By Maneka Gandhi My neighbours do not want me to look after the…
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”. —St. Augustine For once, I have discovered that good news too could spread as fast as bad…
By TJS George What exactly is a Maoist? Or a Naxalite? Or an Activist? Or an Anti-national? Or an Urban Naxal? (Is there a Village Naxal?) Obviously there is something bad about…
Two days ago we got news that an American “adventurer and missionary” John Allen Chau was killed by members of Sentinelese tribe. This tribe inhabits the North Sentinel Island, one of the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Every now and then we see many exhibitions being held in our city, especially at the Maharaja’s College Grounds or at the Bharat Scouts and Guides…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Disneyland is a one-of-its-kind international attraction. These huge amusement parks are not put up in Tier-2 cities like Mysuru as such high investments require a…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem According to the Muslim lunar calendar, today happens to be the birth anniversary of Mohammed (Peace be upon him), the Prophet of Islam and the day is…
By T.J.S. George The avatars of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping aim at making China the leader of the world. They have almost reached their targets. Under Trumpavatar, the policy of America…
It’s celebrity wedding season and it has begun with Ranveer Singh - Deepika Padukone getting married at Lake Como. If you are wondering, “Where is this Lake?!” you are not alone. Because…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Mysore The last fortnight is significant from two points of view. The first one is Nov. 1…
Madikeri Private Bus Stand can be transformed into Field Marshal Square on the lines of Trafalgar Square Rainfall, mist and fog in Kodagu are not occasional. Every year it rains and even…
