I have fainted only once in my life – half way through a normal conversation with friends. My husband was so frightened he called my mother and I woke to find my head on her lap. No one has ever figured out why it happened....

The recent reaffirmation by the Congress of its governing model of dual centres of power, notwithstanding party general secretary Digvijaya Singh's caveat, was further substantiated by Manmohan Singh's and Rahul Gandhi's...

'Chunaav kab honge?' 'Ram jaane!' Meaning Lord alone knows when the next General Election is due. True, but in this city, whether ancient Indraprastha or New Delhi, you should never quite accept a statement at...

Last week an 80 year old man in Mumbai was beaten up by three goondas for feeding dogs and cats near his home. The police refused to register a case until my lawyer went to the station. In Thane, the RWA secretary stuffed...

The Indian camel, the single humped or Dromedary, is the pride of Rajasthan and thousands of poor families are dependant on the camel for their travel across the desert. It lives for 40-50 years. The camel takes 15 months...

Pope Francis, the new leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, is 76 years old. Some people think he's too old to be assuming such a demanding position. They wonder how long he'll be able to serve as Pope, considering...

Next time you call someone a rat, think of what it means.Two rats unknown to each other were kept together in a large cage. One rat was trapped in a small restrainer -- a closed tube with a door that could be nudged open...

The Bharatiya Janata Party's preparations for next year's general election have been hit by several snags - all of them predictable. First, its reverses in the Karnataka local body elections could have been foreseen...

Someone's horsing around with our Meatballs

Buying meatballs from a furniture store may seem as ridiculous as buying furniture from a restaurant. But for millions of people who visit IKEA's gigantic furniture stores every year, the meatballs help make the trip worthwhile....

Spindle neurons, also known as VENs, were first discovered in the 1990's. Spindle neurons are long, large spindle-shaped brain cells that are responsible for humans being able to feel emotions and suffer emotionally....

While Narendra Modi's diatribes at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meeting - he compared the Congress with termites - reflected the customary crudeness of his cyber supporters, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's riposte in...

If only I could be sure that dogs and cats would get along I would immediately bring 5 cats home from my shelter. For one thing, they would drive away the rats who have now taken their toll of my clothes and books and who...

Today I am not in a good mood. I have spent the last week throwing out papers from my house and I have removed two truckloads or so it seems without making the slightest difference. The government has decided to paint...

My wife and I recently sold our home in Winnipeg and are in the process of buying one in the Chicago suburbs. I've learned a lot about home buying and selling, and would like to share some tips with you, in case...

With 10 state assembly elections this year and the general election in the next, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) faces possibly its sternest challenge since it returned to power in 2009. It goes without...