Ben's Corner #17: Monster among motorcycles, soon on road!

After close to a decade, legendary hyper sports bike, Suzuki Hayabusa is going to get a comprehensive update. In a fresh set of patents filed a couple of weeks ago, Suzuki has hinted that the Busa, for the first time in its life, is going to get a semi automatic gearbox, most probably, an optional bolt-on kit. That's not all, breaking into the territory of Kawasaki Ninja H2, the Busa is also going to get a force-fed engine with all the latest electronics as per sources.

Third Law #8: So, South India is gonna be a separate country?

A century-old idea, that was in cryosleep for over 55 years, has now become the talk of the town. This time, the idea was regenerated from all four ethnic roots of the south calling for 'a separate union of southern States.'

Former Tamilnadu Chief Minister CN Annadurai before he revoked the agitations, demanding Dravida Nadu, in 1963, said prophetically, "The need for Dravida Nadu is still seen sparsely. If not now, it will resurrect sometime in far future."

This doc advises to cut doctor-dependency for a healthy life

I was invited to meet Dr. Jeffrey I Mechanick, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA, when he recently visited Chennai for a conference. He was accommodated in a star hotel in Guindy where I was asked to meet him. I went at around 4 in the evening and was waiting for a long time. Though our meeting was scheduled at 4, I had to wait for an hour to meet him, who finally showed up at 5 pm, after getting done with his conference with a few doctors in town.

Third Law #7: #ISupportCTC - When FB behaved more ethical than media

It's time for me to feel, personally, happy, and share the pride to be a volunteer. It was actually, this army of selfless and socially responsible people who came to rescue when a crew of their kind was falsely implicated by the self proclaimed, neutral, unbiased and all other adjectives that mean neither left nor right, 'Fourth Pillar'.

Put out the burning vendetta - TJJ's Exclusive

A conspiracy theory ahead!

With a lot of controversies evolving overnight, the Chennai Trekking Club (CTC), one of the popular trekking and environmental awareness organisations in south India, has come under the scanner as it is said to be the organiser of the trekking event, members of which were caught in the forest fire in Theni district.

How a reporting duty ended up in rescue mission

If the heartrending screams of an elderly woman led to many others being rescued from St Joseph's Hospice at Paleswaram village in Kanchipuram district, my attempt to trace the two rescued persons, who were later abandoned, met with success owing to a lot of ‘lung power’ and ‘young power’.