The acquisition of land for setting up industrial projects have become highly controversial matter, involving socio economic implications , particularly for the people in the lower income group and
After 40 long years of being oppressed and crushed the Libyan people said Enough! - to the self-styled Dictator Muammar Gadaffi. In what was to be one of the most remarkable movements these times, the common pe
Land is far older than human being. Our Nagas land is our ancestral land.Land is our identity.Land is our custom and culture.Land is our heritage.Land is our natural right.Land is our resources.Land is our huma
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the launch of the 25th Round of Inflation Expectations Survey of Households on August 30, 2011. This survey has been conducted by the RBI since September 2005 on a quar
In the days after 9/11, my colleague and I wrote a short article outlining A Long Term Strategy for American Security detailing ways the U.S. could respond to this crisis. But without any real public deliberati
On reading the present tussle going on between the NVCO and the Police Department on the issue of lifting up of check gates, one can understand that the rampant money collections at check gates
A month after intense Sadar Hills agitation spearheaded by the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) since August 1, 2011 demanding upgradation of the Sadar Hills area of Senapati district into a fu
Aung San Suu Kyi could be forgiven for looking at the revolutions sweeping the Middle East and wondering if she could spark the same sort of upheaval in her own homeland, a country dominated by a military regim
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: President Barack Obama and the former President, George W. Bush, along with their spouses (unseen), at the National September 11th Memorial in New York on Sunday. Photo: AP On Sunday,
We all know Jawaharlal Nehru as the first prime minister of independent India. He is also known, admired and revered for being the author of acclaimed books like ‘Discovery of India’ and Glimpses of
Christians are becoming more secular and materialistic attitude in Christian religion. In recent news article Secularism: The religious Touchstone in Vogue, the writer gave a clear distinction between Secularis
Since the invasion of press in our land, we had been learning about many issues relating to political, social, cultural and religion within ourselves and the world around us. All these had enlightened and broug
Brandon Neely was a 21-year-old soldier in Texas's Fort Hood army base on the day of the attacks. "In 2000 when USS Cole was hit by terrorists, there was outrage that President Clinton hadn't retaliated. W
Fuelled by the HIV pandemic and the spread of drug-resistant strains, tuberculosis (TB) has re-emerged as a major threat to global health. TB is a curable disease that continues to affect millions of people glo
DO IT IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEComposed on 12th October 1997 Hong KongJesus gave His life that the lifeless may have it, He donated His blood to infuse to the dying , And to purchase us back from Satan forever.
The recent riots in London and other cities in Britain have raised a discomfiting issue nobody in that country wants to confront: The moral decay that has weakened the fibre of British society. This decay is no
We were on our way to evening service. The vehicles were brought to a standstill. Traffic jam on Sunday? O! I forgot that the railway minister was supposed to be here. Countless vehicles passed by swiftly with
For some, the very mention of his name evokes sheer revulsion. He is a self-appointed, self-righteous, vigilante, masquerading as a saintly crusader reviving the memories of the father of the nation for cheap p
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to look into the assets of Mr YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the young politician from Andhra Pradesh who was hoping to succeed his father and
The dichotomy between the secular and the sacred is artificial and unrealistic. The distinction between the secular and the religious disposition is, however, historical and real. Secularism, as a philosophy, i