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I am not too impressed when the diminutive Parthiv Patel or Gautam Gambhir make acrobatic leaps into the air and drop to terra firma while h...

Scientists say- and we all know- that driving a car requires extraordinary coordination of all the senses, along with an ability to exercis...

If any reader disagrees with my views he may post his comments below…. Sorry, that line was sexist. Let me state that again. If any reader ...

A Belgian who is the owner of a company near Brussels, told me once, “When I interview someone for a position in my company, I ask him how f...

Here’s an update on an earlier post. More yummy apple pies from Sugary, Syrupy, Sweety-pie Sachin. At his 36th birthday bash yesterday, he g...

Loyal readers of this blog know that Plus Ultra does not hesitate to take up and publicise humanitarian causes that require immediate inte...

The humble curd rice, the mandatory part of the South Indian meal, is not too difficult to prepare. Just mix rice and curd, I would have exp...

Tendulkar was at his sugary, honey-dripping, humility-oozing, patriotic and pious best when his wax statue meant for Madame Tussaud’s was co...

"England has got people like Matt Prior, who has gone home because his wife has had a baby - as if people have never had babies anytime...

Warren Hastings , the first Governor-general of India was called back to England and faced impeachment following charges of corruption. He w...

With the spectres of ‘hung Parliament’ and strange coalitions looming large in India, I was curious to know how other countries have designe...

I don’t know when I last went to a voting booth. In fact, I believe that I’ve cast my vote in only one election so far. If I claim to be edu...

The indefatigable Dr.Abdul Kalam is back in the news – indulging in his favourite pastime of dreaming. Mr. Kalam, who was in the city to de...

”The English team has plumbed new depths, that in comparison, Mariana Trench looks like a puddle” reported the London edition of a newspaper...

“Self-serving bias” , explains Wiki, “is a self-deception technique resorted to by people while attributing responsibility for causes of eve...

In an earlier post , I had attempted an “Onion” on acronyms. A well-coined acronym never fails to fascinate me. At the end of a recent artic...

Not all those who aspire for Olympic gold medala manage to get the medal. But all those who bagged the gold medal had had the burning desire...

I just heard my daughter cribbing about her mobile phone. Apparently, some of her messages (sms) did not get through to the other end, at a...