Politics

A eleven-year old school girl Shanno Khan from an MCD in north Delhi, who went into a coma after being beaten and asked to stand under the Sun for two hours by her teacher as punishment for not being able to recite the alphabets, has died. Shanno was…

One of the most prominent feuds in the Middle East is between Saudi Arabia and the tiny natural gas-rich nation of Qatar. Saudi Arabia does not look to kindly on those nations that disobey its commands. It is one thing for Syria [though this dispute has..

The Election Commission banned both opinion polls as well as exit polls on the electronic media as the Lok Sabha election is being held in five phases from April 16 to May 13. There is an apprehension that these polls may influence the voting pattern..

Though Indians miss no opportunity to boast of their richness, the provincialism and chauvinistic mannerism manage to dictate their perceptions at critical junctures. The future of modern living would certainly get dominated by saga of depression…

The ability of R.K . Narayan to strike a chord with both children and adults fascinates us to core.Narayan had the amazing power of using pen to provide unique touch to daily chores of life . Perhaps, what makes Malagudi leave an indelible impression.

The rabid lust and lewd being witnessed in gang raping in India is appalling. The news of gang rape of foreign woman, in Mumbai on Wednesday (4-15-2009) is not a matter so easy to stomach. The victim is said to be gang raped by six men and she seems..

A large number of Afghanistan’s Hindus and Sikhs say their social problems have multiplied and they face serious difficulty.

A lot of Sikhs while participating in their religious festive Vaisakhi complained that despite a guarantee for the…

I recently watched the movie ‘We Were Soldiers’ which inspired me to write this article.

Right from the ancient period, foreign invaders and rulers were attracted towards the riches of the Indian civilization and constantly tried to invade…

It is well-known, at least outside the Arab world, that all the [former] glamor of Dubai is built on the backs of abused Asian migrant workers.

These workers, mostly from Bangladesh, are lured from their home countries with promises of good…