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I heard about this peculiar news yesterday. The whole so-called controversy happened when a lady tried to get into the swimming pool wearing a head-to-toe garment as a substitute for a conventional swim suit in a swimming pool. She was incensed when not allowed to swim in this attire and…

As 10 people die of swine flu and the deaths and number of infections increase everyday, the panic mounts. This being a type of flu which spreads through air, it is very difficult to curtail and prevent infections owing to the fact that even during the incubation period of the…

We started getting swine flu cases for the first time in India a couple of months back. As expected, the carriers were air travelers coming from nations that already had reported cases. Some screening was done at the airports and it was found that some people were suffering from swine…

The ICC has accepted the norms laid by the agency to check doping amongst sportspeople i.e. WADA. As we are aware, doping is a serious offense and sportspeople across all sports have to abide by the rules laid out to ensure that sports continue to be free of performance-enhancing drugs…

There has been a debate going on that certain reality shows ought to be censored / banned due to objectionable language or content. The matter was raised in the Parliament too. The show in contention was the Indian adaptation of the Moment of Truth. For those not familiar with the…

Raksha Bandhan – the festival of celebration of a brother-sister ties is one of the most fun festivals I remember. When we were little kids, unlike in Bangalore we would get a holiday on rakhi. We were two sisters and a brother. It would be a festive atmosphere in the…

Here are my pet peeves about people 1. Those who can’t remember what they have told you and keep repeating the same incident/ conversation over and over again. Some have a pet topic and every time one meets up, they talk about that one topic or one person all the…

People are right when they talk about the terrible 2’s. I am hopeful that the terrible 2’s will not extend to terrible 3’s. He is a very loving child who doles out kisses and hugs very easily. He croons in a beautiful voice too and he is an angel when…

I believe friendship is the cornerstone of all relationships in our life. Don’t we want to be best friends with our spouse, our parents and our kids? The dimensions of friendships change as we are growing up. When I was very young, I was painfully shy. Added to that the…

Live in lovers have an unhealthy marriage. I read this article and it set me thinking. In the Indian context, living in is not very common. A country which still has a large chunk of marriages by the “arranged” route, love marriages are still not very common. Live-ins must be…