By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC India-England cricket matches have started from July 3. There are betting shops in England where one can go and bet on any match. But in…
Whoever said imitation is the best form of flattery? I must give a prize to that man. That was what I felt when I read a newspaper headline yesterday reading, “Seva Dal…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about roosting habits in pigeons and explains about butterfly activities Why do pigeons roost on roof or in gutters? Pigeons like comfortable…
By T.J.S. George India's biggest achievement since independence is its march to leadership ranks in space technology. In June last year, the national space organisation, ISRO, put into space a rocket as…
A budget, in simple terms, is a statement presented by the government (here Finance Minister) to the State Assembly or the Parliament outlining the government’s probable expenditure for the ensuing financial year…
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy at a post-budget press conference asked, “What is wrong if I give a little more to the districts that voted for our party?” He was talking about Mandya,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Our ‘Mannina Maga’ has indeed launched or rather unleashed on us a very powerful State Budget. If not anything else, it is clearly and only a…
Our Minister wants to implement his vision both on Tourism and Sericulture but who is going to implement his vision? The same tired lot of government servants who do not have any…
In this week’s Pet Talk, know about grasshoppers, fireflies, bats, snails, lobsters, earthworms and cockroaches. By Maneka Gandhi How to differentiate between a grasshopper and a cricket? Crickets have long antennae while…
By T.J.S. George Arun Jaitley and Piyush Goyal are the two most qualified — shall we say civilised — men in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. Both have distinguished educational background and are…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Satyagraha is generally associated with Indian freedom struggle. It was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi. The word…
But for Democracy, Bureaucracy would have sealed our lips It was Mahatma Gandhi who wisely said that he would rather have bad self-government than good foreign rule. I had an embarrassing experience…
Last week I received a video clip on WhatsApp showing our recently elected MLA from Chamundeshwari Constituency G.T. Devegowda (GTD) replying to some questions posed by an English news channel. Though the…
Last Saturday, Sunday and Monday were days and evenings I and my wife decided to stay put in city. That was to honour the wedding invite of my friend late A. Raghunath’s…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting story: Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in good mood. When someone would ask him how he was doing,…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, learn how to determine the sex of your fish and about aquarium plants. How to determine the sex of your fish? Observing Fish to…
By T.J.S. George Of the many realities refreshed by the ongoing football frenzy, two are revelatory for India. First: Kicking a ball around is an instinctive urge of all humans which explains…
Watch out! The writing is on the wall The smallest district in Karnataka is Kodagu. It was described as Scotland of India by the British. It is 900 mts (2,953 feet) from…
The Mysore Race Course is not only the biggest piece of real estate in the heart of our city but also one of the largest green spaces. Now the new Tourism Minister…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Perched, rather precariously now, at the two ends of one of the most majestic roads of our city are two of its most iconic and notable…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An email from an Indian in the UK: My salary in UK is 61,000 pounds per annum without tax. (61,000 x 80 = INR 48,80,000).…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives information on bad breath and constipation in cats. By Maneka Gandhi My cat has bad breath. How should I handle this problem? If your cat…
Having seen and experienced the Indian Democracy since 1947 when I was seven-years-old in an Ashram at Kengeri, near Bengaluru, I have come to the firm view that after Indira Gandhi came…
By T.J.S. George What makes Indian politics unique is its focus on the self. Every politician is convinced that it is his right to become a Minister. Every Minister believes that it…
