Politics in our country has reached such a low, that people just wont trust politicians. I got a frantic message from a poor friend in Orissa saying that all around him people were dying for lack of oxygen, ven
Monday, 13th April, 2026
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I heard a funny story: A small plane with an instructor and student on board hit the runway and bounced repeatedly until it came to a stop. The instructor turned to the student and said, That was a terrible lan
For the last few years Ive been hearing of one of our political readers who hardly rests and is always is in a hurry. I do understand that as that was once how I lived. In fact, for years on end, my time spent
The Whatsapp message that came to me was from a phone number of an Indian in America, it said, Terror has no religion. However it was not making a statement, it was mocking a particular religious community, wit
The rain fell in gentle drops onto the waiting leaves that seemed to be smiling as they raised their branches heavenward and received their watery blessing. The birds sang happily, and lazily flew from tree to
Twas two years ago, three friends and I drove to Goa, and stopped at a well-known restaurant for lunch. It was an open-air eatery and as we sat we could see car loads of families coming with hungry passengers l
Cruel, heartless and merciless was evil wind that blew in last week, piloted with ferocity by Cyclone Tauktae herself! Scorn writ all over her face, she mowed down all in her path; trees, lampposts, hutments an
With patriotism being questioned, sedition being defined and slogans being the criteria for motherland loyalty, we may have a confused people in the country: My daughter, who stands at attention when the nation
She was short, squat and dowdy, and as I ran to join the group of tourists at the heritage building I wondered what this women was doing as a guide. The lady looked up over the heads of the others and instead o
As I see the blame game going between the owners of the barge which saw nearly sixty die last week on the Bombay High Seas, and the late captain, we hear people saying we should be lenient with someone or other
You know Bob, my wife told me the other day, Its time we changed our furniture!Why? I asked, Our furniture is fine!Its old!I looked at my furniture. It was certainly old, but it was durable and good. It was ove
Filled with horror I read about the twenty-seven ONGC employees who died and fifty-three missing, when their barge sank during Cyclone Tauktaes tryst with the west coast of India. The barge, as you know, is the
Its generally after an event, a wedding or some other occasion like a lavish holiday when I realize Im nearly broke and my driver comes back from the bank with my passbook. I open it with fear and trembling and
The cyclone has just passed and as I looked down, I saw the broken branch, Oh thats so sad! I shouted, It must have happened with winds over 120 kms an hour!The winds were terrible! agreed the broken branch, an
Maybe its the fact that in the middle of the cyclone today, my wife a doctor, had to rush to the hospital to save a life that makes me write about Death rage todayWe have all seen or experienced this feeling at
As science progresses, men are slowly becoming a worried lot as they find women are slowly not going to need them anymore and could one day become pregnant even without their help. Human embryos without fathers
Yesterday I went to the home of a friend who had lost her father. I sat in silence and let her cry.One of the silliest things I have seen at a funeral is someone going across to the bereaved party, holding his
In our country we love to pay little and get much. The mechanic who repairs my car knows this and was at my house this morning and led me to his own garage: I have made the cheapest car in the world! he said pr
Rev Dr Phuveyi Dozo, Naga United Village, Dimapur The world is going through a blustery wave of adversity with crumbling and fluctuating scenario. At this time of dire need, it is amazing and impressive to
Even as musicians carefully wrap their instruments in satin felt, and place them inside cases, I urge them to bring them out. In a despairing world, it is art and creativity that shows beauty that will soon be
