Minutes after a bomb ripped through the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, India's politicians began sounding like an old broken record: the terrorists were “dastardly”; the attack was “cowardly
The ongoing situation in Sadar Hills District, Manipur, India has attracted attention of not only the ethnic peoples in Northeast India but also the Chins from Burma. The Chinland Guardian has conducted an inte
College cut offs reached new heights this June as the 10% increase in entry requirements into Indian colleges caused great challenges to students achieving less than top marks. Even talented students achieving
There were two programmes in Mysore city on Saturday the 3rd September 2011, paradoxically on the same subject "Tobacco", both commencing at 10 am but a few kilometers apart; As Convenor of Anti-Tobac
Humility is the secret of fellowship, and pride the secret of division.Robert C. ChapmanBe not proud of race, face, place, or grace.Charles SpurgeonOh what a constant companion, what a tyrannical commander, wha
Kevi Viswentso Angami: Most of us will agree that we Nagas are no less to anyone in the field of sports and music but still lacking way behind other states in sport infrastructure and music industry. We have na
Mynamar's Aung San Suu Kyi (L) meets President Thein Sein at the presidential palace in Naypyitaw on August 19. (Reuters Photo/File) Derek Mitchell, the United States envoy for Burma, is making his maiden
The Aadhar project of India and unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) have never been considered to be legal and constitutional. This is because both Aadhar project and UIDAI have been imposed upon I
A half-decade after 9/11, the United States appeared to Andrew Stroehlein to be locked in a “conflict mentality”. Now, he says, a new set of economic concerns - and even the rise of carnivalesque po
For more than two decades, Huta Ram Baidya has led the Save Bagmati River campaign. An affable, octogenarian activist and Nepal’s first agricultural engineer, his views have been widely circulated in the
We are a big problem family today: political problem, corrupt politicians problem, economic problem, unemployed problem, underground problem, drug problem, alcohol problem, HIV/AIDS problem, bad road problem; c
We are told that there is a clamour for Sachin Tendulkar to be awarded the Bharat Ratna. The government has moved to change its rules so that sports can be included as a category to be considered for giving the
Some call it one of the most powerful plant foods on the planet. There’s some evidence it may help reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. That’s quite a tall order for a ti
Dearest partner in good times and bad,I am a little listless again,confused but without cause for confusion, saddened by carrying others’ energies, brightened too, by others doing:Nothing seems to be my o
It was on Friday, September 2, 2011, the Junkeri Welfare Group (SHG) team happened to visit a place called Suruzha Village, Chumukedima, which takes around one hour to reach from Dimapur. Our team was led by a
While Anna Hazare’s fast demanding special Act to curb corruption in India has received wide publicity and has shaken the Government of India, one wonders as to whether Anna Hazare’
The world lives in the era of knowledge and information sharing. With satellite TV, mobile phones and the internet, the word “distance” has lost its meaning as there is hardly a place today that is
This could be the right impetus for growth With its focus on social inclusiveness, Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh’s newly drafted National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Reset
Counterfeiting is widely referred to a series of illicit activities that are associated with intellectual property rights (IPRs) infringement and is now becoming a common incident affecting a variety of industr
The Gender Budgeting Manual, published by the Department of Planning and Coordination, Government of Nagaland, which was released on 15th August 2011 by the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio, is an attemp