RPG: ‘Friendly’ takeover tycoon and remarkable man (Tribute)
byRama Prasad Goenka (who died April 14) was decidedly the most remarkable man I have seen in my life’s journey. The world need not…
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Shiva’s people
byIt was the year 2009. After a couple of years of postponing it, in the month of march the two of us decided to…
May Gold Bless You!
byYellow metal is stealing headlines worldwide for the last few days. The precious metal regarded as the best bet against the inflation for not…
Why is mainstream media blacking out Arivnd Kejriwal and Medha Patkar?
byAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was hardly in the news lately for his protest against the inflated power and water bills in…
Healthcare at Nahan government hospital in dire straits
byNahan (Himachal Pradesh): Conditions never seem to improve in government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh. Standards of public healthcare in these institutions is only and…
Bangladesh crackdown on bloggers escalates
byBangladesh should immediately drop charges against and release four bloggers and a newspaper editor arrested this month – Human Rights Watch
Smart cards for pregnant women, welcome step against female foeticide
byA sharp decline in the child sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir has prompted Committee on Subordinate Legislation to table a report recommending that…
Kullu Manali farmers left out of valleys economic growth
byManali: Majority of the Kullu- Manali valley population are farmers who live in villages and only few of the benefits of economic activities of…
True music lovers listen to records in digital age: Goutam Ghose
byDespite digitisation in music and films, renowned filmmaker Goutam Ghose feels true music lovers still love listening to gramophone records. “True music lovers still…
‘Late-life crisis’ affecting people over 60
byOne-third of people in their sixties go through a “late-life crisis” due to bereavement, personal illness or injury, psychologists in London have said. Around…