Maybe it's my late mother, whose birthday falls today on the 2nd of May, who's telling me, "Bob, write about mothers today!" And I will: A few years ago I attended a very interesting seminar o
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Tali Longkumer The next election in our State, if normally held, is at the distance but then ambition and aspiration could push the matter much ahead of the actual election. Many aspirants are already embroi
“Hi!” “Hi! Why are you waiting outside? I thought our meeting to lay out my strategy for your party to win elections was taking place inside?”“Yes, it is, but I thought it would be better if we c
This morning the first piece of news was from a classmate telling me, “He’s gone Bob!”“Who?” I asked.“My brother!” she said, “I’m now on a plane, on the way to attend his funeral!”How terrib-
Beni Sumer Yanthan (YanbeniYanthan) Centre for Naga Tribal Language Studies,Nagaland University Easterine Kire is a very highly regarded writer of our generation, and in her novel, Journey of the Stone, pub
Let’s stop being parrots!Years ago, I had a class master who was very fond of dictating notes. That was okay by me because it was a lot better than listening to his otherwise very boring lectures. But what go
Barbara Ortutay and Amanda Seitz The Associated Press Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free spee-
Alex Veiga and Michael Liedtke The Associated Press Twitter’s acceptance of Elon Musk’s roughly $44 billion takeover bid brings the billionaire Tesla CEO one step closer to owning the social med
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Z Lohe Kudos to RPP for exposing the racket of fuel adulteration for the second time within 7 years period. The local papers splashed the story of the detection of the continuous business of adulteration of
‘He looks so peaceful!’ is often what we hear when we go to pay our past respects at a funeral! Quite often after hearing those words, I wonder what he or she looked like when they were alive: Harried, worr-
Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating corona
This could happen soon when cricket’s T 20 World Cup begins!“Get me the Pakistan prime minister, I want to speak to him!” shouts Biden.“I can’t get him Mr President!” says his Secretary of State.“-
Alfio Leotta The Conversation When images from Ukraine of abandoned Russian tanks tagged with the word “Wolverines” circulated in early April, movie buffs got it right away: Ukrainia
The puzzled chairman entered the precincts of his company, and stared at the peons, clerks, stenographers and other employees, huddled together outside his MD’s office. He wasn’t too startled as he heard th
Yes, world over there are huge vacancies for cheerleaders! Even as you see glamorous, good looking girls and boys doing a professional job inside cricket stadiums and at baseball and football matches, unfortuna-
Z Lohe The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) is the highest decision making authority under the Parliamentary system of government. All the laws of the State are enacted on the floor of the H
Many politicians in our country love talking about their humble beginnings, and since most of our country are poor, they manage to get votes doing so. I love people who have come up by their bootstraps, but oft
“Want a smoke?” asked my friend Mohan as we sat in the college cafeteria, many years ago.“No,” I said, but watched fascinated as Mohan pulled out a pack of twenty from his shirt pocket, lit a cigarette
"Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.." Chinese ProverbHow often we are approached by someone who wants an honest opinion about his short story, a poem, maybe a decision he has made-
Paul Griffin The Conversation It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it's hard to know how concerned we ought to be. A recombinant variant has emerged, dubbed Omicron XE , wh
