Brendan Taylor match-fixing

Throwing the light back on match-fixing, when Zimbabwe cricketer Brendan Taylor made the statement (on Twitter) on January 24, the stench of money which controls the betting around (and partially the game) came out in the open. And India was once again at the epicentre of it all. Perhaps theRead More →

Punjab Elections 2022: No Laughter Challenge

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has named Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann as the party’s chief ministerial candidate in Punjab 2022 elections. With this, AAP becomes the first political party to declare its CM face in the multi-cornered contest. With Congress in turmoil over Navjot Singh Sidhu still pushing for chiefRead More →

Puneet Puneet - more delay

Puneet Puneet, a now infamous fugitive drunk driver who killed Dean Hofstee and critically injured Clancy Coker in 2008 and ran away to India on a friend’s passport while on bail, has been at it again. Brief background After the crash in 2008, he pleaded guilty to culpable driving andRead More →

Vicky Kaushal Katrina Kaif wedding

Katrina Kaif, who has been associated with many Bollywood stars including Salman Khan and lately Ranbir Kapoor, seems to have now settled for the new, and upcoming star Vicky Kaushal. After keeping their relationship under wraps initially, it became an open secret. And with both in their 30s, Vicky (33)Read More →

More women in India than men

In a country and culture where the practice to abort the female child still continues (though illegally), this news will come as a shock to many. For the first time, India has more women than men as its population. There are 1,020 women for every 1000 men for the firstRead More →

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spooked every political analyst in the world by announcing the repeal of three controversial farm laws passed last year against which farmers have been protesting for more than a year. Making the surprise announcement during a televised speech that was broadcast live, PM Modi said: “Today,Read More →

Young Australians financial security anxiety

New research from the Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice (CYPEP), has found that young Australians are experiencing anxiety related to financial security more than ever before. The 2021 Australian Youth Barometer was conducted by the CYPEP and surveyed over 500 young Australians aged 18-24. The report captures the viewsRead More →