‘Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have’ Gautama BuddhaWith a disgruntled look on his face, Kumar got into his car as his driver opened the door. He remembered when
Wepretso Mero, NCS (Retd)
The ongoing four lane road construction at NH-29 is one of the most important lifelines in Nagaland, connecting two of the state’s biggest cities, Dimapur and the capital Kohi
With lethal, bludgeoning, battering blows, that make sickening thud as wooden stick meets soft, beautiful head, proud father lands each blow on his beloved daughter. Limp eyes look up with horror, as very hands
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Vaccine deniers are mostly led by a generalised negative attitude to vaccines, according to a study.
Vaccine deniers believe that vaccines lead to serious negative side effects, don't protect the
At this very moment, there are more selfies being taken than cameramen or professional photographers taking pictures! Two months ago, while walking down the streets of New York I found selfie sticks being sold
Poor Mirabai Chanu! What a weight rested on her, as one point three billion pinned all their hopes on her weight lifting shoulders!What a shame, that we, with the world’s second largest population, are still
It was a huge ad in the newspaper, not just a page, but two; it showed pictures and prices of scores of items that were going at a discount. There were beard trimmers going at two hundred and forty nine bucks,
‘Twas just before the Covid wave a friend called, “I’ve got tickets for the IPL matches, want to come Bob?” “You crazy?” I asked him, “I’ve got my old TV and where else can you watch 18 bal
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An Indian organisation paid nearly Rs 16.5 crore on average as cost of data breach in 2021 to date, an increase of 17.85 per cent from last year in the remote work and learning times, a new IBM study sh
This happened before Covid shut schools down.The call came while I was out. “Please come and hear your song.” It was the headmaster of a school. He had asked me some time ago, to write the school anthem and
Fr Dr P S Varghese
“Teachers are people who start things they never see finished, and for which they never get thanks until it is too late.”
American Jewish writer Max Leo Forman (1909-1
Quite often I see an apology in the newspapers for some news item wrongly reported, or see a lawyer movie where the slick lawyer says, “I’m sorry your honour!’ But in both cases, I know it was either the
Fr. Dr. P S Varghese
Principal MGM College, Dimapur
Good morning to all!
Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the legendary leader of the United Kingdom, was once described as: “Success is not final, fai
It’s a small showpiece dagger I hold in my hand, a present from the Mayor of Batangas in the Philippines, when I’d visited the country many years ago. He was a young mayor and I heard quite a gangster and w
It’s a small showpiece dagger I hold in my hand, a present from the Mayor of Batangas in the Philippines, when I’d visited the country many years ago. He was a young mayor and I heard quite a gangster and w
My wife, a medical doctor, is quite strict about the sweets I am allowed to have, and when she does give me permission, laughs as I take it, sit on my favourite rocking chair, and relish the delicacy!“Why are
Watching movies centred around old kingdoms, kings and courts, one is intrigued by the role played by courtiers who surround the king, or the ladies in waiting, bowing and curtsying a queen!But, their role was
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Startup funding at stratospheric levels is following the Bigger Fool Theory, experts say.
The rarified echelons of Higher Finance follow the Cardinal Principle of Advanced Investment Management.
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Laws like sedition and abetment to suicide are used conveniently by the police to harass the public. And because cunning people know such laws can be used to land you in jail, they threaten you with them. “I
D C Pathak
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The long speech of President Xi Jinping at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on the occasion of the CPC's centenary celebration on July 1 and the address of US President Joe Biden to the