News came in 2 days back about how painter Maqbool Fida Hussain had been offered Qatari citizenship. A result perhaps of his close friendship with the Queen of Qatar who had commissioned him to do some paintings. Apparently, he has accepted. Normal occurence some would say just like Sonu Nigam has taken up US citizenship. [...]

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I took 4 flights on the Jet Airways network in the past month and was appalled to see the lowering of standards in what was once india’s carrier of choice. All the 4 flights were on JetKonnect: not surprising since most Jet flights seem to have switched over to the “low-cost” Konnect brand. The lack [...]

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