Every major sporting event leaves behind a legacy. Just so the toil that goes to make it a success is remembered for a long time to come. Take for example our own Delhi, or rather New Delhi. Asian Games in 1982 in November there transformed the city altogether. The sporting venues apart, India saw Delhi […]
Money story
Wonder what this farmer is shown doing! Watch closely, you’ll likely conclude he is stuffing papers inside a bag. Well of course that is so but going by the TT story, the man is actually shoving in hard cash. [Image left courtesy TT] The incident is bizarre because of several reasons. First is of course […]
Rotating skyscraper
Suddenly the dynamic architecture is upon us. It’s revolutionary, and it tests the limit of your imagination. Nobody quite seemed to have had any clue of its possibility before it came to the fore. The claim to the fame of inventing the concept belongs to David Fischer, a Florence-based Israeli architect. Last week the media, […]
The deadly predator
When the doctor at the SSKM Hospital in the city inserted his gloved finger inside the wound to gauge the depth, he was in for a shock. Not only did his finger disappear fully, there was still some room left beyond. The wound Fatik Haldar carried on his right shoulder measured one of the canines […]
Our lives in their hands
Sometime back a co-passenger in the Metro coming from Hyderabad was narrating his surprise when he found there were no 3-wheeler autos at the filling stations. [Picture courtesy, TT] His surprise was justified because after all many city roads are clogged with them, which meant that there must be many thousands that plied on the […]
Snorben, a good sister
Wonder what the heading means! In the western part of India, especially in Gujarat, the word ‘ben’ stands for sister. And though ‘snore’ is more a vice than being a likeable virtue, Snorben promises to bring relief to the snorers, rather to those who sleep with snorers. Snorben is basically a nasal device that sticks […]
Back from hibernation
I’ve always wondered if others feel any different from what I do waking up every morning. Though I’m usually late going to bed – 12 if not later – I leave the bed relatively early, before 6 on most days. A brisk walk in the morning is good for health, so I’m told, and so […]
Money rules, as always
The flamboyant boss [Image courtesy] Sometimes you need to pinch yourself to understand and realize what is otherwise plainly obvious. A few days back (May 3 issue), the ABP informs that while the Rahul Dravid led IPL cricket team has cost Vijaya Mallya a princely Rs.400 crore, the Kingfisher East Bengal team costs him just […]
Inflation, the monster
Experts have their own ways of explaining inflation. Much of those are not within the grasp of common people to make a head or tail. Thus, rising oil prices, bad credits by US banks triggering slowing down of economy, India being still food deficient in certain sectors, India’s rising growth translating to more consumption, etc. […]
Moitree Express
After 43 years the train link between Kolkata and Dhaka commenced on the Naba Barsha day, April 14. Flagged off by Pranab Mukherjee, the ceremony also saw the presence of 2 more union ministers, PR Das Munshi and of course Lalu Prasad Yadav. Although the efforts started more than a year back, the reality happened […]
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