Revolutions often ignite over pervasive corruption – or rather when enough people demand integrity in government. Arabs had that aha moment this year. In Russia, the moment may be soon with news that Vlad

It was almost nine years since I last saw my town, Dimapur, until I recently moved back in town. The building-up of a busy traffic and the newly built apartments were changes that first stole my sight. I hold n

Reality check on international support: BBC News for Middle East dated September 16, 2011, released a poll, conducted by GlobeScan, of 20,446 citizens in 19 countries to test public opinion on Palestinian state

It was an honour to meet her and interview Wangari Mathaai in Bali . As a media fellow of UNEP covering the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in February 2010 we journalists interacted with

The agencies said that while aid was getting through in many areas, “it is not at the scale needed to address the enormity of the crisis and hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance”.They

Debate on the basis of poverty estimate is hot. The Tendhulkar Committee earlier suggested rupees 15 (rural area) a day and rupees 18 (urban area) a day as a poverty line based on per capita expenditure at 2004

Rahul Gandhi, heir to the family dynasty that has dominated politics in the world's biggest democracy for generations, was trying to make himself heard in the uproar of Parliament. Looking nervous, he read halt

The Word menace reminds me of a little boy who delighted in playing pranks on his unsuspecting victims. The worst of his victims was Mr. Wilson a hot headed man who was always at the receiving end at the hands

Several events have conspired to create apprehensions about the report the interlocutors appointed by the Union Ministry for Home Affairs will submit regarding Jammu & Kashmir. As some dangerous formulation

Rev Mhasi, Proverbs 20;3 says "It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool would be meddling" (KJV). Dear Rev Mhasi, why are you interested in meddling with the just and legitimate d

World Tourism Day 2011 will be celebrated under the theme Tourism – Linking Cultures, an opportunity to highlight tourism’s role in bringing the cultures of the world together and promoting global u

In his painting, Quiet Omission, the painter Seyiekielie, skilfully conveys the message of how important human life is. He speaks on behalf of the voiceless babies who cannot defend their rights to live and exi

LO, HE COMESComposed on 15, October 1997 Hong Kong"Behold, I'm coming", said the Lord, "To take My own"Yes, the Lord is coming; He's coming very soon. All creation wait for the great day of

Mazie, I read your email communication with interest; I do not know whether you are a ‘dichotomist’ or ‘bichotomist’, I know I am a Multichotomist, a person with many Interests but I can

Alison worked for four years on her project, which combines micro-fluidic devices, cell-phones, and chemical indicators to evaluate water quality. Her innovative method does not only accurately assess the bacte

A week ago, I was breathlessly following news of the attack by hundreds of Egyptian people on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. This event – one of great popular rage – stemmed from both the long-term c

As an aspiring candidate of State Civil Service, we strongly support the disclosure by Chanchi Kithan under the caption. “NPSC vacancies vis-à-vis candidates” dated Sep 21, 2011. Declaration of

Some political theorists take the view that coming up with the right laws and enforcing them are keys to constructing a just society. Others lean more toward appealing to peoples’ conscience and use moral

If the world had created itself or someone else, other than God had created it, then lands and their ownership disputes would have been none of God’s business. But if the world-as the Bible reveals- has b

Rising India’s lack of progress towards provision of universal, equitable health care for its people is distressing. The sidelining of the Bhore Committee recommendations of 1946 — which relate to w