Menacing world of deepfakes!

December 2, 2023

Deepfake has become a hot topic of discussion everywhere these days. Even our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern on this issue. The anxiety is understandable because on the one hand, the common man is extensively using the social media available on the Internet and on the other, terrorist...

A golden opportunity lost!

November 23, 2023

The Indian team’s determination was invincible and 140 crore Indians expected it to win the World Cup! In this background, it is difficult to digest the defeat of the Indian team, but that is the reality. All players in form, one win after another and the final ends up being...

Zoya & Zara’s life drowned in agony!

November 8, 2023

It’s Diwali next week, but a moving story from the Gaza Strip has left people terribly restless. A young girl was discovered by rescuers in the wreckage of a structure that had been hit by multiple bombs. Who was this girl, covered in blood, no one knew? She was shifted...

Pakistan’s defeat & Taliban’s joy

October 31, 2023

Nobody would have expected that the Afghanistan team, which is considered the weakest in the ICC World Cup, would defeat Pakistan! However, the Afghanistan team was so fired up that they crushed Pakistan by eight wickets following their victory against England. Celebrations broke out in a number of Afghan villages...

Sahir: Rebel son of a rich father!

October 28, 2023

I first met Sahir while studying in college in Mumbai. Jaidev, the music director, lived beneath my house. At the time, he was composing music for the film Hum Dono’s famous song Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya, har fikr ko dhuyen mein udaata chala gaya... It cast a...

Daydream of theocratic rule!

October 18, 2023

What would that country do if a terrorist group fires hundreds of rockets at it, enters its borders, slaughters innocent people at a music festival, decapitates children, parades women naked and then kidnaps them? That oppressed nation will do what Israel has been forced to do. As a result, no...

Why don’t they go to govt hospital?

October 12, 2023

In the context of the spate of deaths in government hospitals across Maharashtra, I find these lines extremely relevant because when a renowned man or a powerful politician or an important official falls ill, all start discussing and asking which hospital has he been admitted to! But when a common...

Lest Canada become Pakistan!

September 27, 2023

When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau absurdly accuses India of executing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, I am reminded of his father Pierre Trudeau and his dogmatism, vote-bank politics, and heinous stupidity. Justin is following in the footsteps of Pierre Trudeau. From 1968 to 1979, and again from 1980 to...

What if aliens come knocking?

September 23, 2023

The presence of aliens, or mysterious creatures from another planet, is being debated once again. Discussions concerning aliens are rekindled whenever some UFO (unidentified flying object), also known as flying saucer, is sighted anywhere. Claims and counterclaims are made, but this is for the first time that the remains of...

Why oppose simultaneous polls?

September 5, 2023

Imagine going to the polling booth on election day and electing your MLA and MP simultaneously! At present, we have to vote separately for the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies. But it is crucial for the country’s young voters to know that the first elections for the Parliament...