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Potpourri

August 9, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Potpourri

Umbrella: Saving Us from Sun and Shower

Ruchira traces the invention and antiquity of the umbrella, which is a must during the monsoon, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. An umbrella is a ubiquitous...

August 2, 2018
IPA Service
Potpourri

Punjabi Aiyar All Set to Crack Jokes at Imran Bash

Imran Khan has invited Navjot Singh Sidhu. The invitation went Wednesday evening to Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sidhu, and actor Aamir Khan. Sidhu was first to accept. Maybe because Sidhu was...

July 10, 2018
IPA Service
Potpourri

Cheeks of Hema Malini: Mumbaikars Destined to End up in Potholes

Mumbai is where the Maharashtra Government’s seat is; where the Shiv Sena rules; where Raj Thackeray intimidates; where Bollywood tests the box-office; where cricket is played at all places...

July 9, 2018
IPA Service
Potpourri

Ghosts and Vultures Wait in the Wings: There is Killing to be made in Realty

The first “sightings” of ghosts in Charki-Dadri, where two aircraft fell after colliding midair, killing over 300, were reported nearly two-and-a-half months after the horrific mishap. The ‘House of...

July 4, 2018
Dr. Amrinder Kaur Bajaj
Potpourri

Have a Heart

‘Have a heart.’ People say figuratively to the heartless but what of the mite who literally did not have a heart to speak of, or rather one too small to...

June 14, 2018
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Potpourri

Three Ways to Keep Yourself Happy When You are Alone

Happiness is just a state of mind. No matter where you are, no matter what you do, you should be happy with that. Even if you are alone, you...

June 12, 2018
IPA Service
Potpourri

Two Killer Words in the News, Lynching and Assassination Flash across Screens, Pages

There is the lone-wolf – the assassin. Lynching and assassination are two killer words in the news these days. The former is wanton, brutal. The latter is fine-tuned, deadly....

June 7, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Potpourri

Summer Vacations: Then and Now

Ruchira reminisces about summer vacations. Life in the past was simpler and uncluttered. The simple joys of yesteryears are passé. The concept of family outings has changed now. The...

March 31, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Book Club, Potpourri

Bring Me a Book

Suveera takes us on a pleasurable journey into the world of books and reading, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Have you ever felt so involved in...

March 23, 2018
IPA Service
People, Potpourri

The Lie That Cambridge Analytica can Sway FB Indians: 90 percent of Personal Data are Fake

FB boasts it can influence more than half the human population. Maybe. But not all the personal data of 2 billion human beings locked in FB is authentic data....

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