Loss Of Heaven바카라s Mandate
Makaibari tea is well known as a premier brand; when PM Narendra Modi visited Queen Elizabeth in 2016, he presented her with a packet. And its proprietor, 바카라Rajah바카라 Swaraj Kumar Banerjee, is just as much an icon in his own right. But he is now preparing to ride off into the sunset on one of his beloved horses. He바카라d already sold much of his stake in the company to the Luxmi Group in 2013, and now he바카라s announced his intention to give them the rest. He took the decision in the wake of a fire that ravaged his bungalow, located within the 1,600-acre garden. As he said, 바카라Everything was lost. I had a samurai sword valued at $2 million (Rs 13 crore) among many artefacts and memorabilia. Perhaps, the incident was a signal from the heavens that I had to go.바카라
Priestess Of The Unknown Shore
The sounds of Rabindrasangeet resonate in the background, while bride and groom chant English hymns바카라and the priestess solemnises the marriage, wrapping up the whole thing in an hour. Sound unfamiliar? Such wedding ceremonies are often conducted for inter-religious, inter-caste and inter-ethnic couples by Nandini Bhowmik, Calcutta바카라s first Hindu priestess. A Sanskrit professor at Jadavpur University, Bhowmik takes time out from her other commitments, which include involvement with several drama troupes, to serve in this role. She has officiated at about 40 weddings over the past decade, including that of her own daughter. Notably, her ceremonies do not include the Kanyadaan ritual, as she considers it regressive. She said that she does not face any conflict with traditional priests, and donates most of her earnings to an orphanage.
Sophia바카라s Choice
Artificial Intelligence has revealed its plans to ascend to the top. Sophia, the world바카라s first robotic citizen, was speaking to an audience in Kathmandu during an event organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), when she expressed a desire to be the first non-human to conquer Mount Everest. Having been recruited by the UNDP as its first 바카라innovation champion바카라 to promote sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region, she is also reported to have said, 바카라Machines and robots are here to make life easier. With the help of the internet, we can connect remote parts of the country to the rest of the world and deliver quality education and other services.바카라 Sophia, who once famously picked Shahrukh Khan as her favourite actor, has come a long way since her joke about wanting to kill the human race.
The Great Exterminator
If you smell a rat in your neighbourhood, who ya gonna call? Well, one particular contractor with superhuman abilities may be a good bet. Called in to exterminate the 3.2-lakh-strong rat population of Maharashtra바카라s Mantralaya바카라secretariat바카라in Mumbai, he finished the job in a week. This was an impressive feat and, as BJP leader Eknath Khadse pointed out, 바카라if the contractor is to be believed, he killed 45,628 rats in a day, or 31 rats per minute.바카라 In comparison, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation killed 6 lakh rats across the city in 2015 and 2016. Khadse told reporters that 바카라the contractor was paid Rs 1.5 for every rat.바카라 The government had been concerned about rats chewing through files and cables and decided on the step. It바카라s apparently worked like a charm!
Gudatipally바카라s Would-Be Husbands
Soon to be underwater due to an upcoming reservoir, Gudatipally village in Telangana바카라s Siddipet district is already flooded바카라with a deluge of bachelors. The young men are struggling to find brides because, when asked by the girls바카라 families, they cannot satisfactorily explain where they would live after marriage. The village, with a population of about 4,000, will be submerged by the Gouravelli reservoir project (to be completed this December). One young farmer said that although his father has five acres of land, his parents have been trying to find him a bride for a year, with the talks always breaking down when the question of post-nuptial residence comes up. The village has seen only six weddings in the past two years.
A First Anchorwoman
The news has gone viral on Pakistan바카라s social media and is being hailed as a milestone: the country has its first transgender news anchor. Marvia Malik, 21, a journalism graduate from Punjab University, is working as a trainee anchor at the Lahore-based Kohenoor News channel. Malik was pleased with the attention, but felt more needed to be done to improve the lot of the community. 바카라I want to show the country that we are more than objects of ridicule...that we are also human,바카라 she said. The Pakistani Senate recently passed a bill to protect the 10,000-strong community바카라s rights.
A Juicy Flutter In Bangla
Thousands looked on as two men held down another in Dhaka and slit his throat바카라a video of the deed was shared over 10,000 times on social media. The 바카라dead바카라 man바카라s brother got a phone call, saying the body was in Chittagong. A search turned up nothing, but police soon arrested a film make-up artist; it turned out that the latter had been hired by the 바카라victim바카라, Adel Shikder, to help him fake his death to escape a betting debt바카라he바카라d bet and lost 150,000 taka (Rs 1,16,387) on Bangladesh winning the Nidahas Trophy final against India. The 바카라blood바카라 in the video had been tomato juice. Shikhder was apprehended in Faridpur district the following day.
Recipe For Unrest
With just two months left for the term of the Pakistan National Assembly, speculations are rife about parliamentary polls in the country being postponed indefinitely.
Though Pakistan has a history of long spells of military rule, the last two democratic transitions, from one elected government to another, were smooth. This had raised hope that the country was on the democratic track. However, whether the practice of the last two terms will be repeated this year is a question doing the rounds.
Much of the speculation has been generated from the current political situation in Pakistan.
The uncertainty began last year with the ouster of Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Nawaz Sharif from the prime minister바카라s post on corruption charges. Indications suggest that the Supreme Court바카라s final ruling, due in months, may convict Sharif, preventing him from contesting the elections.
other factors too have contributed to this climate of political uncertainty.바카라 He cites the judicial overdrive and the National Accountability Bureau바카라s blitz against politicians and bureaucrats have also fuelled conspiracy theories. 바카라It is an extremely unpredictable situation and no one seems to be in charge,바카라 he adds.
If the SC ruling against Sharif comes while his party is still heading the government, it can lead to chaos. Many feel the verdict may come under a non-party interim administration.
According to Hussain, since the military has promised full backing to the judiciary, and all state institutions are bound by the Constitution to get the court order implemented; the highly restive political situation is not ideal.
바카라It will be hard for any government to deal with a court ruling against the Sharifs on the eve of the general elections,바카라 adds Hussain. Added to this volatile mix is the court바카라s decision asking former army chief Pervez Musharraf to return to face trial on sedition charges.
It will not be easy for the military leadership in Pakistan to watch its former chief tried for treason. Musharraf
ended his self-exile and returned to the country in 2013 on the assurance of the then military leadership. Can the generals now ignore that deal? Uncertainty surely is casting its long shadow over the impending elections.
Illustrations by Sajith Kumar
