Salman, 13, a student of a government school in this Haryana town, wants to become a computer engineer. The small town boy with modest hopes began dreaming big after his ill-equipped school was provided with a

In this February 22, 2014, file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in handcuffs, is escorted to a helicopter by Mexican navy marines in Mexico City, Mexico. At least seven U.S. courts have indictments

Pro Russian soldiers guard Ukraine's infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow reserves the right to use all means to protect Russians in Ukrain

Every individual or organisation has their own goals and desires which can be achieved only through efficient and effective management.  Management in simple word means managing things (men, time, finance,

Human histories are filled with diverse contours. Even now some of the cruel and ruthless governance surface and prevail as against the will of the people. We see some shades of these in different parts of the

Director Steve McQueen, left, speaks while he and the cast and crew of "12 Years a Slave" accept the award for best picture during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, in Los Angeles. (

Where are we today? What have we become of? What kind of modernity? What is yet to happen? These are some of the little question that vex our mind and yet we remain ignorant of the reality. History of ours has

Perhaps the road most travelled by people in Nagaland would be the National Highway No 29 between Kohima and Dimapur. Many of us come to the capital for some purposes or work etc...at different times. I am one

Ten years ago, on May 18, 2004 to be precise, the Central Hall of the Indian parliament witnessed political theatrics of an exceptional variety. Two hundred Congress leaders extremely dejected, feeling almost o

In this photo taken on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, the Russian and Ukrainians flags decorate windshield of a bus, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. If Ukraine looks neatly delineated on maps, its history is a tangle

The flawless looks about to be unveiled on the Oscars red carpet have been months in the making and require an army of experts.With perhaps the highest concentration of cameras anywhere in the world that night,

Only a small fraction of Army women say they'd like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of battle, according to preli

Suddenly, a group of monks, with heads clean shaven and wearing saffron & red robes, emerge out of nowhere on a dark street in Colombo. Armed with machettes, stones and other weapons, and their faces deform

The energetic and frenetic Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has finally resigned after being in a roller-coaster political ride for 49 days. Ever since taking up the reins of power in Delhi in the last w

Nagas are going through a rough transitional period. The issue of unabated taxation has stirred up a lot of awkward but relevant subjects that have been bottled up for so long by the masses, unable to express t

Our cities are a mess. Rapid urbanisation is one of the signs of economic development, but filthy overcrowded, unsafe and unhygienic cities are not necessarily a corollary to development. In this era of inverte

You've just spent two weeks of your life watching things you won't even think about for another four years. Worth it? Perhaps, though putting up with Bob Costas in nerdy glasses wasn't an Olympic moment to reme

Nobel Laureate Betty Williams started her speech to a peace forum at the U.N. headquarters on February 21 with perhaps the last thing the audience would expect her to say.She urged them to stop glorifying worki

Protests by various groups and organizations in Punjab are going sky high - literally, that is! People are now clambering up water tanks to hold protest.In recent years, tower-type community water tanks have be

Most fathers, if not all, when asked, ‘what grades their kids are in?’ have a fairly strong chance of getting it wrong, so much for “best dad in the world.” Statistics show that mothers