- Humble and so simple
Political leaders often seek attention and validation for their achievements, but exceptions like former PM Manmohan Singh and other humble...
From struggle to stardom with RCB: Heady story of accidental leg-spinner Asha SobhanaAsha Sobhana's journey from being selected to the district women's cricket team to signing an RCB contract and impressing with her five-wic...
Names, not titles, for a free flow of ideas?Sirs and madams. Titles are very useful in organisations where hierarchy is all-important. The armed forces, for instance, holds this princ...
No 'sir' or 'madam' in schools, only 'teacher': Kerala Child Rights CommissionThe directive was given while considering a plea filed by a person seeking to end the discrimination while addressing teachers 'sir' and 'm...
Non-brother in Italy's far-right fraternityGiorgia Meloni has led Fratelli d’Italia to victory — but Italy doesn’t do irony
'Delhi Crime' season 2 gets a thumbs-up; Netflix sends cute note to Madam Sir Shefali ShahNetflix sent flowers and a lot of love to Shah for inspiring the India team.
Use of 'sir', 'madam' will be banned in all Congress ruled panchayats in Kerala: KPCC presidentThe announcement was made by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president and Member of Parliament K Sudhakaran in a press release. S...
No more 'Sir' or 'Madam' in this Kerala panchayat office as it bans honorificsScripting history, the Mathur village panchayat in this north Kerala district has banned the colonial honorifics like 'sir' and 'madam' in ...
ICC World Cup present by Madame Tussauds: Virat Kohli's wax statue unveiled at Lord's stadium in LondonThe statue of the cricketer is dressed in the official Indian kit.
British law firm drops use of 'Dear Sirs' to go gender neutralIn the UK, the firm will now address all communications to "Dear Sir or Madam", while in the US all correspondence will start with "Dear La...
As far as harmless four-letter words go, this one can cost you dearTrying to be sarcastic on Twitter with Union human resources development minister Smriti Irani cost Bihar’s new education minister Ashok Ch...
'Jai Gangaajal' review: Only a notch above averageThe film's flaw is that it soon starts repeating itself. Chopra's sermons, Kaul's threats, making the film a drag.
Will anyone start an Indian Year of Books?Even though it isn’t pitched as a book club, A Year of Books has already made a bestseller out of Moises Naim’s The End of Power: Why Being...
Social activist Kiran Bedi to address Indian diaspora in AustraliaBedi will be addressing the first day of conference tomorrow which has been named "Gondwanalandings: Voices of Emerging Indian Diaspora in ...
- As ‘Sir’ has so many usages already, make ‘Ma’am’ the official unisex term
If women are truly regarded as equal, opting for Ma’am instead of Sir as the unisex title should be seriously considered.
- Gandhi Jayanti: I knew I did not look like Mahatma Gandhi, says Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley, whose portrayal of the Mahatma in Richard Attenborough's 1982 multiple Oscar-winning film 'Gandhi' has been the most iconic, ...
- Different FM tunes: Some interesting, funny & serious thoughts
Some conversational tweaks, some contrarian tweets, some good-humoured liberties taken while guessing the future, and puzzling over a parad...