Why criminal cases crawl through Indian courts
byNew Delhi (IANS) When Angammal was being sexually abused inside a police station for six days over a decade ago, her son was just a…
Opinion
Royal kitchens revealing secret recipies
byNew Delhi (IANS) Erstwhile royal families have closely guarded culinary secrets of their kitchens like treasures down the ages. But the struggle to keep the…
Is terrorism really reviving in Punjab?
byChandigarh: Just a few months after he was hand-picked by Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to be the state’s director general of police…
Seize the moment, shift burden of shame to accused
byWhen the outrage ebbs, when people get back to work and students to colleges and it’s business as usual, will Indian society still think…
South Korea: setting standards for the developing world
bySouth Korea is a beautiful country with a small population of hardworking and tremendously honest people. The country turns a visitor into its admirer…
‘Worst Communicators of the Year’ award should go to government
byBillionaire Warren Buffet once said that reputation is built through a set of consistent actions and behaviour over decades and it is destroyed within…
A Christmas at Kotgarh
byKotgarh (Shimla Hills): The British are said to have set foot in Kot-guru (as it was known then) the first time around 1813. A small…
Current Account Deficit: A frightening reality for India
byA persisting global economic crisis has India caught up in a cobweb of dormant growth, surging inflation and the ballooning fiscal deficit has one…
In a democracy, government needs to connect with people
byPragmatic politicians in a democracy would always want to reach out and touch people as and when they get a chance because the real…
Punjab Police at receiving end of Akali leaders
byChandigarh: The official brief of Punjab Police may be to be a saviour of those affected by crime but the force itself seems to be…