In Halifax (Canada), you do not need friends
byHalifax (Canada) : One does not seem to be lonely in Canada. From the person at the security check at Toronto airport to the…
Opinion
Please guys; end this “Rape-race”
bySure enough, strict punishment should be handed out to the mischievous sprites, involved in the rape of a 23 year old girl in a…
Indian sport: Olympic high to suspension low
byNew Delhi: Indian sport saw both its highs and its lows in 2012. If the best-ever medal haul from the Olympics in London was its…
US school shooting: Trigger-happy nation debates gun control
byWashington: The massacre of the innocents in a Connecticut elementary school has rekindled a debate over America’s gun control laws, but prospects of any “meaningful…
Madame Dixit —- mind your words !!!!
byWhen the going gets tough the tough gets going. The Congress led UPA II government does not ever seem to be away from the…
What’s the mystery of the Indira-Abdullah accord?
bySrinagar: For nearly 37 years, Jammu and Kashmir’s regional National Conference (NC) has been criticizing the central government for not implementing the terms of the…
GMR fiasco: What India needs to learn from it?
byThe GMR fiasco has rung danger bells to Indian ears. Maldives government took control of the Male International Airport from the Indian company GMR…
Dowry System: Even education isn’t of much help
bySwapna laid in the bed of Government hospital recuperating the burnt marks on her body. She refuses to speak with anybody. A regular girl…
Anthropocene Unfolding
byWe can’t put a date on when geological epochs begin or end. But to say that Anthropocene began circa 19th/20th century would be reasonable;…
Revisiting a historic Ayodhya – secular and diverse
byNew Delhi: A 16th century historical work tells of an Afghan army which went out of Ayodhya – which was controlled by local chiefs –…