It was one that redefined my priorities and offered invaluable life lessons. Early in the month, at 4.30 pm, I received a voice note from my daughter in London who needed me immediately because of a health scare. By 6.30 pm my tickets to the UK were booked, and by 11.30 pm I'd left for the airport.
Such is the instinctive pull of motherhood when a child is in need. If hanging on to the wing of that airplane was required, I'd have done it to reach her.
The next few weeks were a whirlwind.
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ACB to issue notice to KTR in Formula-E case
THE Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has summoned BRS working president KT Rama Rao to appear before it on January 9 for questioning in the alleged Formula-E race case, without his legal team accompanying him.
Mid-air snag: AI flight makes emergency landing in B'luru
OVER 150 passengers on board an Air India flight had a miraculous escape after the flight took off from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here on Sunday night when one of its engines failed mid-air.
Man applies for granddad's death cert, taluk office issues his, cancels Aadhaar
AN error caused by a staffer of a local revenue office has left a 62-year-old man in the lurch.
Naidu reviews preparation, to set up task force with experts on HMPV
WITH three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) reported in Karnataka and Gujarat, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting on Monday with Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav and officials from the Health Department to review the preparedness for addressing the virus, assess the current situation, and outline mitigation strategies.
DHFL scam: Court to hear on Jan 13 pleas by five accused
A Delhi court is likely to hear on January 13 applications moved by five accused in the multi-crore bank loan scam case involving Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL)'s former promoter Kapil Wadhawan, seeking pardon and turning approver in the case.
Guidelines Issued for Admissions in Pvt Schools for '25-'26
The online registration for entry-level classes in private schools of Delhi under the economically weaker section (EWS), disadvantaged groups and children with special needs categories will begin on February 2.
Akal Takht asks SAD to accept Badal resignation
AKAL Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, on Monday directed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to stop dilly-dallying on its orders to accept the resignation of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
9 Bangladeshis Staying Illegally Deported: Cops
DELHI Police has deported nine Bangladeshi nationals who were staying illegally in the national capital, an officer said on Monday.
Be alert on HMPV: Govt to hosps
However, authorities assured the public that the situation in the country is under control
HMPV not a new virus, but caution necessary: Experts
AMID Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) scare, health experts have urged people not to panic, noting that the virus has been circulating globally for decades and is not a new threat.
