Infocus

  • There’s Music In the Boos..!
    Robert ClementsYes, there’s music in the booing of a crowd. A music that lies within us and will only start playing when hardship or challenges or the booing of friends and enemies stirs us to try even harder
  • There’s Peace in Books..!
    Robert ClementsAnd as my next book, which is short stories from all over India, gets ready to be published and appear in stores and bookshops, I wonder what sort of world it would be without books.Years ago, as
  • Poetry in the Prose of Life...!
    Robert Clements‘...When we share—that is poetry in the prose of life...’                                     
  • Pretty Boys Without Makeup...!
    The bearded village chief and his bald deputy walked to the edge of the village for their weekly conference. This way they kept away from prying eyes and snooping ears. His bald deputy was a little disconcerted
  • Insuring My Assets..!
    I was surprised to see a friend’s wife grinning at me this morning. My friend, a retired colonel, was a friendly sort of fellow, but his wife acted as if I were a foot soldier, too junior to converse with."Ho
  • Pigeons, Humans, and Imbalance...!
    The initial reaction over the bomb blast in Kerala, was that it was either a Muslim or Hindu group targeting Christians, and there was a lot of furore around why they would do so. Luckily it was not a member of
  • Stretch Out and Touch..!
    One day while walking in the park I accidentally brushed past a man. "Sorry!" I said."Thank you!" he replied.I walked on a little puzzled, wondering whether I'd heard right, and then slowed down waiting for him
  • Silenced reality
    Monalisa ChangkijaRecently, an individual filed an RTI query with the Nagaland State Rural Development Department about some schemes/funding of the Department in relation to his village. It is doubtful whether
  • Be Still, Before the Kill..!
    Many years ago I found that the best way to conduct a meeting was to remain calm when harsh words were thrown at you, and I learned a lot from trying to feed my dog who was not too interested in eating "Eat!" I
  • Ban Vehicles from Using Roads..!
    Being driven around Bhopal and watching pedestrians on the road, off the road and nearly on top of the cars and other vehicles, my imagination started working overtime:The two men walking right in the middle of
  • Human action pushing the world closer to environmental tipping points, UN University Warns
    Alison KentishInter Press ServiceMelting mountain glaciers. Unbearable heat. An uninsurable future. Space debris. Groundwater depletion. Accelerating extinctions. The United Nations University Institute for Env
  • The Most Beautiful Women..!
    They were the most beautiful women I had ever seen together!Oh yes, I have stared unashamedly at calendar collections of beauty queens gathering at some resort, with some famous photographer cunningly revealing
  • WHO’s move for regulation of AI in healthcare highlights risks: Report
    IANSThe World Health Organization's (WHO) recent considerations for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, highlights the potential challenges associated with using AI tools in the sector
  • Oil Palm Plantations: A Disaster for Farmers and the Environment
    Information and Publicity CellNaga ClubPalm Oil the vegetable oil is an extract of the Oil Palm tree. This versatile oil is used for both food and non-food products. In India 70% of palm oil is used as cooking
  • UNSHACKLING OSTEOPOROSIS: Impacting 61 million people's lives in India
    Mukesh BatraIANSlifeOsteoporosis, also known as the "silent disease," works quietly, gradually eroding bone strength and making people more vulnerable to critical fractures. According to the National Centre for
  • CRISIS RESILIENT URBAN FUTURES: The Future of Asian and Pacific Cities 2023
    Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaInter Press ServiceCities have always been dynamic hubs of culture, education, economic growth and opportunity, and most importantly, centres of social interaction attracting residents
  • India is a great place to relax but not work remotely
    IANSlife India ranks at 64 as the best country for remote work, according to new research by the cybersecurity company NordLayer. It ranks 15 places lower compared to 2022. Last year, the company created t
  • Lashing Out and Losing Out..!
    Being an avid watcher of crime movies, I’ve noticed that whenever a member of the police force has a relative involved in a crime, that particular officer is taken off the case as his or her judgement would b
  • A Healing for Sudden Death..!
    Feel terrible as I see the dead bodies of Israelis and Palestinians. I know that one moment they were alive, the next moment dead! It’s terrible when a loved one suddenly dies. There is no warning, like you h
  • Asian marine life to be impacted the most due to climate change: Experts
    IANSMarine biologists at an international conference here warned that the marine life of Asian countries would be affected the most due to climate change.According to marine biologists, by 2100 the highest prop
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