Bhopal Municipal Corporation carried out fogging exercise on Sunday as well. BMC vehicles went to different localities of city and carried out fogging exercise to contain the mosquito menace and protect citizens from mosquito borne disease and other seasonal diseases as well. On Sunday, BMC carried out fogging exercise in Saketh Nagar, Comfort Palm, Rohit Nagar, Babadia Kalan, Green Valley, Kolua Kalan, Damkheda, Semra, Bihari Colony, Shabri Nagar, Patel Colony, Gram Khejda, Abhiruchi Parisar, Lala ..

  IN THE middle of the projected third wave, India has embarked on a new mission of administering booster dose to health workers and people above the age of 60 as a precautionary step. The drive coincides with vaccination for children between th..

With a puppet acting President MyintSwe, the erstwhile first Vice President of Myanmar, the military leadership has christened its increasing reign of torture to throttle civil liberties as “defensive people’s war” but gets unnerved. Junta forces resorted to looting of civilian possessions, carried out arson attacks, and destroyed civilian property, including food, medicine, and aid supplies intended for displaced civilians...

TWO questions about recent events in Kazakhstan. First, was last week’s slaughterhouse battle between “20,000 bandits” and the regime’s police in Almaty, the country’s biggest city, really just a quarrel among thieves? And second, why did Russian troops get involved? Kazakhstan is a kleptocracy: “a State where corrupt politicians enrich themselves secretly through kickbacks, bribes, and special favors, or simply direct State funds to themselves and their associates. They often export much of their ..

If one goes by the logic of ‘morning shows the day…’, then does January show the year? Well, we are not half-way into the month and I am already detesting the idea of ‘January showing the year…’ Oh no! Nothing against the month. Absolutely nothing. In fact, it is that super cool month of wonderful winters that bring hopes and plans and resolutions and increments and festivals and weddings. In short, a time of a lot of excitement! But this January has brought a third pandemic wave and nothing is like ..

  “The root cause of Indian agricultural crisis lies in economics. I am a technologist. Technology and public policy are both very important. But ultimately, while technology is important for farmers, more important are procurement and pub..

  ALL the Members of Parliament have a fantastic opportunity to bring about a big change in the legal framework of criminal laws practiced in India if they respond positively to the call of Union Home Minister Mr. Amit Shah. The Home Minister is..

THE spiritual metaphor of this wonderful poem cannot be missed -- though some may not sense it at all. ‘Yes, I am eager to meet Him -- my Lord. And all the time, I am readying myself for that rendezvous. My instrument is yet not ready. I try to string it to perfection, and then unstring it so that I string it back again better. I also have a song in the mind for Him, but the words elude me. Of course, I am yet to see My Lord’s face. I have also not heard His voice, as well. But wait, I have heard ..

IN A recent interview-based survey of young people between ages 18 and 24 years, a rather disturbing fact emerged -- that each one of the respondents had role models that were strange, to say the least -- movie stars, YouTube influencers, nondescript fashion models. That revelation was rather saddening. The researcher was none other than the loud-thinker himself. On one past occasion, he did mention similar findings in ‘Loud Thinking’, all right. But this time, the loud-thinker followed another approach. ..

  SINCE 2010, the Indian cricket team has recorded victories in 11 Tests in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. For the uninitiated, the statistic may look a small number but for the ardent lovers of Indian cricket, t..

AS debates on man-animal conflict kept dominating the social space, Nagpur city and district remained in limelight in 2021 for different developments and issues in wildlife. The Forest Department was busy throughout the year handling poaching cases in Nagpur district. Forest teams arrested many poachers and seized body parts of tiger, leopard, pangolin etc. Similarly, Nagpur city, this year, experienced many incidents of wild animals entering residential areas which created panic among citizens. Man-animal ..

Lord Shri Krishna once said to Arjuna: “Oh best of the Bharata lineage, just as Lord Shesha is best among snakes, Garuda is best among birds, the Ashwamedh Yadnya is best among sacrifices, the Ganges is best among the rivers, Shri Vishnu is best among the demigods and the Brahmans are best among human beings; so, among all vows of austerity the day of Ekadashi is best.” According to Hindu calendar, there are 24 ekadashis mentioned in 12 months very year from Chaitra to Falgun. Ekadashi is the 11th ..

As we stand on the threshold of a passing year, an unhastened, easy smile breaks, simply sliding out of the many barriers of the ‘should-have-been’ about the year that was. Passing thresholds are all about taking and leaving. And so often than not what you take and what you leave determines your onward journey. Standing on threshold of an approaching year while bidding farewell to a departing one, one cannot but think of things that one takes along and all that is to be left behind. As if you are ..

  Either the country does not know the answer to all these troubling questions, or it knows the answers but does not have the courage to rise above the temptation of consumerist and corporate culture in which individual farmer has no space.It mu..

  A GENUINE demand, worth serious consideration, has been put forward by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to the aviation ministry for mandatory playing of Indian music on flights operated by Indian carriers. It may sound a uniqu..

THERE is little to be excited about the Government’s latest announcement of a comprehensive strategy to put India firmly on the world map of semiconductor manufacturers at a time when the global industry is silently cerebrating its diamond jubilee of existence. The world’s first semiconductor maker, Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, was founded in Santa Clara, California, in 1957. Since then nearly 50 large semiconductor firms have come up in over a dozen countries..

WHEN flowers bloom! When flowers bloom, they dispel gloom, into free air they zoom ...! The legendary Amrita Pritam visualises that moment -- of bloom, of birth of a flower, of how its petals flair, how they bend outward, how they consume energy in the surrounding, how they emit energy. But that is still only half the story. For, the blooming of flower into a full spread of petals, their complete opening, is not the moment of the flower’s birth. The flower, actually, is born when the tender end of ..

Since Kim came to power, North Korea has fired off over 130 missiles over the last 10 years, punctuated by three intercontinental ballistic missile blasts in 2017. Of the four nuclear tests, the last in 2017, was a thermonuclear bomb. The Korean War that the current leader’s grandfather started in 1950, just two years after founding North Korea, claimed upwards of 4 million lives. His son and Kim’s farher, Kim Jong Il, inherited power in July 1994 and oversaw a devastating famine in which upwards ..

THE appeal of public health groups, doctors, economists to the Government to hike excise duty on tobacco products can well be described at best as a confused suggestion. For, on one hand, these people have made the suggestion so that there would be a considerable hike in revenue generation, while on the other hand they talk of combating tobacco addiction in the society. The second ruse appears to be only cosmetic, while the first one appears to have been inspired by some hidden vested interests. Otherwise, ..

Many benefits are to be obtained if we develop the exports of services. The export of services is less likely to be affected by problems such as Corona pandemic. The services sector employs large numbers of educated workers and pays relatively higher wages...

Lord Dattatreya is considered as a sannyasi (monk) who is being worshipped by different sects, sub-religions and cultures of Hindu religions. He is also termed as a pioneer of Yoga in India.In Many states of India like Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, He is worshipped as a syncretic deity. Several upanishads are dedicated to Him, as are texts of the Vedanta Yoga tradition in Hinduism. Over time, Dattatreya has inspired many monastic movements ..

WISE words these! -- from Group Captain Varun Singh the lone survivor of the helicopter crash that killed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and others. These words were written by the Shaurya Chakra winner in a letter to the Principal of the Army Public School (where he studied), meant to be conveyed to the students. In that letter, Group Captain Singh had counseled that it was okay if the student was mediocre in studies, but then he/she should find his/her calling -- in subject of liking, ..

WISE words these! -- from Group Captain Varun Singh the lone survivor of the helicopter crash that killed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and others. These words were written by the Shaurya Chakra winner in a letter to the Principal of the Army Public School (where he studied), meant to be conveyed to the students. In that letter, Group Captain Singh had counseled that it was okay if the student was mediocre in studies, but then he/she should find his/her calling -- in subject of liking, ..

  NEW Zealand now stands on the threshold of an ever-expanding ban on tobacco smoking. The Government there has put a lifetime ban on tobacco smoking for all under 14 years of age, and a new law plans to keep rising this base-line every passing ..

THE Omicron variant, declared as a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO) has alarmed the global community, who thought the worst was over. The emergence of the variant had led to the postponement of the twelfth Ministerial conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The MC12 was to consider the historic proposal by South Africa and India for waiving intellectual property rights (IP) to ensure global access to COVID-19 ..

The Global Posture Review (GPR) calls for improving US military infrastructure in Guam and Australia and focussing more on QUAD and AUKUS agreements. Major details on other potential moves have not been made public, as the report has mostly been classified...

A problem in this solution is that the production of specific crops can oscillate. There may be excess production of wheat and paddy in some years and there may be shortage in other years. The solution is that the Government should convert the Food Corporation of India into a “Food Trading Corporation.” In this manner we can get a secured supply of foodgrains without having to pay huge wasteful subsidies on fertilizer, electricity, water, foodgrains and exports. ..

THE news of youngsters joining Indian Armed Forces as officers after passing out from different institutions such as the Indian Military Academy or the Indian Naval Academy, is received by the larger society with much interest and enthusiasm -- not only in smaller cities and towns and villages, but also in metro cities. This enthusiasm demonstrates the respect the people have for the Armed Forces -- a happy feeling by any standard. Despite this, the Indian Armed Forces are forever running short of ..

   THE ‘Woman of the Year Award’ bestowed upon legendary Indian long jumper Anju Bobby George by the World Athletics is true recognition of the sporting icon’s achievements and also her leadership qualities that are helpin..

WAVES of new variants of the old accursed pandemic is bad news for the health of the planet. On top, the economic disruptions that these have been creating is a double whammy. The only silver lining is that people learn fast to tackle..

THE winter is here. There is a chill in the air. The icy hand of the season is touching all souls to let them experience the thrills of a good shiver. Very generously, it has taken away the last remnants of the hot, sultry weather. And now on the offer is a choice – to either let the chill, which envelopes the world, set in hearts, minds and souls or let human endeavors bring in the much-required warmth. It is not an easy task, most certainly not! If one gives it a serious thought, one will, in ..

The port of Berbera and Somaliland’s geopolitical location at the crossroads of West Asia, Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean is likely to assume increasing strategic importance as the Indo-Pacific rivalries sharpen. Officially, there is no contact between India and Somaliland. A foothold in Somaliland would expand India’s presence and prove useful in monitoring Chinese activities in the region. India could use its ties with the UAE to forge newer ties with Somaliland. ..

SUCH a consideration comes only rarely and only to those souls with a capacity to detach themselves from silly trappings of life! Of course, Gurudev Tagore was one of those elevated souls that walked on this Earth! Let us not miss the poetry of this simple statement. Let us go beyond standard definitions that often govern our thinking. Let us delve deeper into what it actually means. ‘Yes, clouds do float into my life every now and then -- at any time of the day or night, assuming different shapes ..

A NEW variant of Coronavirus named Omicron has triggered fresh wave of fear in the world. Things have escalated to an extent of emergency immediately after the mutation was declared as Variant of Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO). These are still early days of the new finding but the response sought by Governments from its people across various continents is rather perplexing and at the best seems a knee-jerk reaction to an unproven threat. The variant, termed dangerous by the world, ..

 Anil Ghanwat, one of the members of the Supreme-Court-appointed panel on farm laws, on Tuesday, wrote to Chief Justice of India Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana urging him to consider releasing the report on the three agri laws in the public domain at the ea..

 THIS is one news that entire country must feel proud of: For the first time in India the number of women has surpassed men. The figures released by National Family and Health Survey-5 has put the women:men sex ratio at 1,020:1,000 which indicates a ..

   ARMY Chief Gen M M Naravane’s hailing of Bangladesh’s efforts to deny space to terror groups carrying out subversive activities against India is a conscious acknowledgement of a trusted neighbour’s contribution. Terror ..

THE Centre’s move to bring a bill in the Parliament to bar all but a few cryptocurrencies and create a framework to regulate digital currency is borne out of concerns about national security and monetary sovereignty. After the meek first wave a few years ago, cryptocurrency has gained solid foothold across the world even as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept raising red-flag about the use of the digital currency and the blockchain technology it uses. RBI’s concerns about..

CONGRESS leader Mr. Manish Tewari has verbalised what the nation has been feeling about the Government’s passiveness after the dirty 26/11 terror strike on Mumbai. In his forthcoming book titled 10 Flashpoints: 20 Years, he is stated to have criticised the then Government for not offering a “kinetic response” to the ugly experience. He has reportedly observed that restraint is not a sign of strength and that India should have taken kinetic action following the attack...

IN SO many ways can we interpret this simple-sounding statement! That is simply because it comes from T. S. Eliot, one of the most profound expressers of thought we ever know. He has always been known to use words very sparingly, very miserly, very thoughtfully. That is why people around the world spend their lifetimes trying to decipher what Eliot says on everything he touches. This simple statement -- I smile, of course. ... And go on drinking tea -- has four elements: Smile, Drinking, Tea; and ..

 THE Union Cabinet’s decision to clear provision for mobile connectivity to 7,287 villages across five States is a step ahead in bringing the hinterland on the digital map of the country. Digitalisation has remained the Centre’s bigged pr..

Sailing in the ocean of time one hardly realises the speed at which a moment turns into a story. One attempts to cling to the moment but all one is clinging to is the story of the moment gone by. Live in the moment, the wise men say. ‘Carpe Diem’ is the slogan. That will, of course not stop time, but will make a good story. And good story is the next best thing to a good moment. Or perhaps a good story is a good moment stretched to eternity! So, let us all make good stories. Bu..

There he was! Basking in the glory of achievement, celebrating with friends. But, as soon as he saw his mother in the crowd, he shouted with joy, “Mamma!”, ran to her and hugged her, oblivious of the crowd around. It was joy all over, for both of them. A few days later, one happened to attend a family function at an acquaintance’s house. As all the grown-ups were chatting with one another, having a hearty laughter, an old woman came to drawing hall from another room in the house. Instantly, the host ..

   THE vagaries of sports came to haunt Pakistan in a profound manner in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 Championship as the favourites were pipped to the post by Australia. The thriller in Dubai yet again showed that one’s mome..

THE Glasgow draft text of the summit agreement released by the COP26 presidency under UK is indeed the most powerful text on climate change so far, but ambiguities still exist. It means it will have some legal force, but the ambiguities would make room for various interpretations that may prove a hurdle in the way to achieve the original target of net-zero by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius. Technically speaking, it would not be a treaty, but merely a compendium of decisions on ..

Regarded as a leader of Irish literary revival, Yeats offers one more assessment of what he thinks of poetry. As a romantic and modernist, Yeats’ poetry is wide-ranging, with a mystical awareness peeping through more than occasionally. When there is tumult -- of any kind -- within, poetry emerges in thought, which some may capture in words and get called poets. However, the process is not all that easy, all that simple. The poet is special -- different from other creators of other forms of literature. ..

WHEN Mrs. N. Valarmathi became a house-hold name in Tamil Nadu’s Ariyalur town, she actually was confused to some extent. She would not know why people were showering upon her so much adulation. For, she had taken her work as the Project Director of RISAT-1 satellite’s successful launch as a matter of professional routine, not realising in the least that her able leadership had catapulted the country onto a new horizon of space technology. “That is what I have been doing -- working diligently for ..

  NINE months after the military junta took control of Government in Myanmar by jailing State Counselor Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country is still reeling under wanton bloodshed and torture of civilians. The United Nations team has presented a g..

QUITE recently on October 18, 2021, through the judgment of the case – Abhishek v. State NCT of Delhi, Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri of the Delhi High Court has declared that the right to seek default bail under section 167(2) CrPC is a fundamental right and not merely a statutory right, which flows from Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The HC has further emphasised that it has been held to be an indefeasible part of the right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and ..

  PRIME Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s announcement of celebrating year 2022 as the ‘ASEAN-India Friendship Year’ to mark 30 years of their partnership is an assuring message to the member-nations about India’s unwavering s..