“Dad!’ asked my younger one, “Should we buy a Christmas tree?”“No,” I said, “There’s some in the garden, have a look at them!”‘There’s two!” she said, and giggled, ‘but they are more o
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Dr Venusa Tinyi Tribute to Rev Dr Wati Aier, Convener, Forum for Naga Reconciliation In a recently held international webinar on “Living in the Present: Nagas in the 21st Century” organized by
The old wizened lady, sat with a copy of the newspaper in her wrinkled hands and studied the obituary columns intently. “He, he, he,” she suddenly giggled to herself, “she’s dead, she’s dead. Oh, than
A picture of a rocking chair in an advertisement of an old aged home, got me interested. ‘Relax!’ it said, “And let your life rock away!”I looked at it, and felt a sense of peace and calm. “Imagine!
Rupin Sharma, IPS (a) Withdrawal of FIR: Once an FIR has been registered i.e., the PS, the O/C has given it a GDE number and an FIR number (and filled up IIF Form-1), neither the complainant nor the polic
Many world leaders and people across the globe are wondering why dear Boris from Merry England’s been chosen India’s Republic Day chief guest. A tabloid in London interviewed him, and found he was blown ove
Monalisa Changkija I never met Tarun-Da but he was larger-than-life in my life ~ well, at least his name. This happened because after my grandfather late Imnamathong Changkija was exiled, along with five oth
Being married to a doctor, I hardly know if I’m going to be greeted next morning with a hug or a syringe!Today it was the syringe for me.“I’m okay!” I shout in protest. “What is the need to draw blood-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on December 03 Reuters 1912 - Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro signed an armistice ending the first Balkan War. 1919 - French Impressionis
With a vaccine manufacturer threatening to sue a volunteer for blaming his illness on the vaccine, I decided to journey into the future and accompany the foreign representative of a fictitious vaccine manufactu-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on December 02 Reuters 1908 - New Emperor of China Pu-Yi enthroned. 1971 - The United Arab Emirates was formed. 1990 - After German reunificat
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Following are some of the major events to have occurred on December 01 Reuters 1918 - Iceland was proclaimed a sovereign state in full agreement with Denmark. 1925 - The Locarno Treaties, guaranteeing
Many years ago, a person I knew very well, a man of God, called me up, and we decided to meet for lunch. Since he was staying near the Tajmahal Hotel, I thought we’d lunch there. But at the entrance to the gr
My neighbour Ramkumar, suddenly appeared in the next balcony of my building and gave me a big smile, “Bob, I’ve discovered a vaccine the world needs at this moment!”“Whoa! Whoa!” I shouted, “You’v-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 30 Reuters 1900 - The Irish wit and dramatist Oscar Wilde died in poverty in Paris, having earlier served two years in prison in Britain
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Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 28 Reuters 1912 - Albania declared its independence after more than 400 years of Turkish rule. 1919 - Nancy Astor was elected as
….yes, a road was widened!The municipality came. Police arrived, shopkeepers protested.But the road was widened!Demolishers came. Workmen with shovels arrived. Labourers with spades worked night and day.And t-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 27 Reuters 1919 - The Treaty of Neuilly was signed, under which Bulgaria was forced to cede territory to Yugoslavia and Greece. 1941
“Place the front door where the back door is now!”“Make your bedroom the kitchen.”“Place your kitchen platform here on the right.”“Close this window or put a mirror on the opposite wall.”I watch-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 26 Reuters 1922 - The English Egyptologists Howard Carter and George Herbert, Lord Carnarvon, became the first people to enter the tomb
