There are those of us whose life’s ambition is to get into IITs and med schools, and there are those whose sights are set on the IIMs. And then there are others. While a majority of the population thinks it is a fabulous career choice to dig their hands into some poor unfortunate soul’s insides [...]
Scratching like a scabies-infested dog, I wonder what happened. I’m bloating up like a balloon, and my skin is as dry as an autumn leaf. To make things more interesting, I am also sprouting acne for the first time in my life and am feeling the blues like never before. Like bad enough to want [...]
As I hurried home from my morning walk, mind cluttered with a humongous to-do list; my thoughts were disrupted with a constant whining sound. I turned around to see what the noise was all about. It was a little four-year-old, dressed for school, persistently calling out to her dad from across the road, “Papa, idhar [...]
Creation and life are two words synonymous with Gaia, the first of the Greek gods. Today we learn more about her Who-Gaia What-Mother Earth Born to-None. She’s primordial; meaning she was among the first to be created, and has no parents. Unique Features: Gaia was one of six primordial gods (including Chaos). Everyone else who [...]
In our series on Greek mythology, we first feature Pan, the god of nature Don’t you just love Percy Jackson, the demigod, and his larger-than-life adventures? Well, do you know where author, Rick Riordan drew his inspiration from? As a kid, he was fascinated by Greek and Norse mythology. He later went on to incorporate [...]
It’s déjà vu time — February 2011 saw the arrest of a couple of DJs who catered to the A-listers of Hyderabad. Panic spread among the rich and famous, who worried about what would happen if the DJs spilled the beans and named them as clients. Fast forward to February 2012 — another popular DJ [...]
As far as parents are concerned, kids are asexual creatures, and they intend them to remain so as long as they live During one of his shows, Jerry Seinfeld, the stand-up comedian spoke about how we don’t like to acknowledge the possibility of our parents being sexual creatures. There are some universal truths, and one [...]
If you wish to attract your dream lover into your life, you need to consciously change your thought pattern In the 1960s, Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis changed the face of psychological theory and practice by pulling it out of the mysterious shadows of the subconscious and making it more practical and real. Counselling moved [...]
Pandit Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi smile benevolently at me from their frames on the wall, and I stare back balefully. Republic Day is over; the white, green and saffron clothes we wore for the flag hoisting have been washed, ironed and put back in the cupboard. And now my bi-annual dilemma begins. I stare at [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
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