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In Dol(l)drums

If it is remembered in any way in these Trying Times… the Japanese people celebrated Himamatsuri or the Traditional Day for Dolls on March 3. Sadly, the happiness exuded by […]

Wars: Wordy, As Well As Worldly

It is seen that Ukraine has been trying hard to defend its territory since Russia launched a military operation in the neighbouring former Soviet Republic on February 24, 2022. At […]

Gold In The Salt Mine

The salt mine had remained abandoned for quite some time, and a treasure trove of gold and jewels was there in one of the specially made secret vaults in that […]

The Queen’s Gambit, And…

People have been trying hard to solve the problem for 150 years, and finally, a Harvard Mathematician has solved the puzzle, related to the Queen, mathematically. Apparently, it is assumed […]

A Challenge To Humanity

A Danish journalist recently triggered a sensation by claiming that the patients were forced to eat human flesh at a Taliban-run Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Afghanistan! The Daily Mail reported […]

Jubbly!

The young Princess, along with her husband, went to Kenya to enjoy the wildlife in a forest in February 1952. As she woke up on February 6 morning, the Princess […]

Not To Be Scaled By ‘Mortals’

It is a common belief among the practicing Hindus that Lord Shiva, the Great God of Death and Time and one of the principal deities worshipped in Hinduism, lives on […]

Not Too Far From The Amazon

There are beautiful girls, who are eager to get married… however, hardly a groom is available for them! Hence, the young girls remain unmarried. Although it is hard to believe, […]

Kept At Arms Length

One can get all sorts of weapons, from Chinese 9mm pistols of the 1990s to modern German MP5 submachine guns, as laws meant to be abided by the State are […]