Rahim Ali’s son Saddiq is a brilliant student. A well- mannered lad, he made us all proud a few years ago, when he stood sixth in the Senior Secondary examination of our State. Currently pursuing his furt

The last session of the 15th Lok Sabha brings to an end one of the most disappointing periods in the short parliamentary history of India.The numbers tell part of the story: this Lok Sabha saw over 800 hours, o

Manisha Koirala, who hails from Nepal and emerged a star in Bollywood and then survived cancer, does not approve of the kind of portrayal that cancer patients get in Hindi films where they are invariably shown

In the wake of unprecedented Islamist explosions and attacks across North Africa, the foreign ministers of 19 countries - including France and much of North Africa - launched an equally unprecedented response.

Native American Christians dressed in traditional regalia. FOR GENERATIONS, Native North Americans and other Indigenous peoples have lived the false belief that a fulfilled relationship with their Creator

Fear is rising. Many people in the West are terrified that activist cells from Asia could cause chaos in urban areas using small, portable weapons of mass destruction. Yes, I am talking about durians. Recent ev

While much of India slept Thursday morning, one news of a big-time sale spread in minutes through the country, on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, long before the mainstream media picked it up. Facebook was buyi

In the recent weeks, one news item that caught my eye and attention was the five-day trip of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to Myanmar. As per the news in the local dailies, Mr. Rio and his delegation bega

She never thought of joining politics. But 38-year-old Soni Sori, brutally tortured by police in Chhattisgarh for her alleged links with Maoists, has joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in her desperate bid to cha

Sri Lanka’s war-battered Northern Province had reason to celebrate when the results of a countrywide exam were announced last December. Of the 16,604 students from the province who sat for the exam, 63.8

The negative physical and mental effects tied to bullying among children and teens may accumulate throughout the years, according to a new study. Researchers found that teens who had been bullied in the past an

6th January 2014 - the day started with mixed feelings of excitement, reverence, confusion and fear. I was going on a journey with my mother and siblings to pay a final tribute to my late grandmother. We also d

A woman smokes as she waits for customers at a local bazaar near a railway station in outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar on Thursday, February 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) Ethnic RelationsWith regard to ho

While Vladimir Putin and rich Olympic sponsors watch the Winter Games in gleaming arenas, boys in nearby Bolshoi Kichmai herd their goats by tying them to rickety bicycles, riding against the wind through a roc

It was yet another day when I was woken up by the alarm tone of my mobile phone at 7.30 a.m. only to realise that I would no longer be covering the feeble-looking but feisty Arvind Kejriwal who shook up Delhi's

Since theatrics have been an integral feature of Arvind Kejriwal's politics, his resignation as Delhi's chief minister can be seen as part of a choreographed performance.Having shaken off the burden of office -

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits USA House during the 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday, February 14, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. From left, US Olympic Committee official Lisa Baird, Russian Sports Minis

It was very interesting to read the article “Rio-Alemtemshi: New Politics?” written by Along Longkumar and published on 5th February in the Morung Express. Yes indeed, the two men at the helm of aff

The taint of corruption followed India's Olympic athletes everywhere in Sochi. They were not allowed to enter the Olympic stadium marching under the Indian flag. They were warned the national anthem would not p

Two giant leaps by a 22-year-old woman, and another small step for womankind. Like Neil Armstrong, Carina Vogt carved her name into history. No, she didn't land on the moon. Only 12 men got to do that. Women ha