Is beauty the priority?
Scottish-born American author, John Muir once said “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.â€
Weaving a growth story
When hard work pays, it feels better. But when hard work pays disproportionately, it feels great. The cotton growers of Punjab have reasons to feel great as the crop has paid rich dividends to them this year.
Waqf awaits divine intervention
Generally speaking, Waqf in Islam connotes donations by individuals and institutions in the name of God for the benefit of the poor and the needy. While it continues to discharge its main obligations across the country, the 35-state Waqf Boards in In
Cupid’s warriors
Somewhere in Delhi. It’s 8 in the morning. A man receives a phone call. He answers promptly: “Hello, Love Commandos Channel 1, how can I help you?†The tremulous voice on the other end of the line exudes distress.
Mizoram = Cancer!
Mizoram seems to be the cancer capital of India. The Mizoram Economics & Statistical Department published a book called ‘Statistical Abstracts of Mizoram 2009’ which revealed 593 cancer deaths
Proposed Seed Bill anti-people: Experts
The Seed Bill-2004 after discussion in the standing committee of the parliament has been presented again. The standing committee has suggested few changes in the bill and most probably government will try to pass the bill in the budget session of par
Women face serious issues in India: Girija Vyas
Though women have come a long way since independence, there are serious issues which still need to be braved by them in the country, National Commission Of Women Chairperson Girija Vyas said on Monday.
All for a 'good catch'
Recently 136 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities for having strayed into the Lankan waters.
Secret behind transformed Mamata
She has transformed her rustic-like firebrand approach to a polished and matured politician. Watchers really wonder the speed and the way today’s Mamata Banerjee looks like. Is anybody grooming her?
Drawing the dividing line
The statement ‘Kerala is a model state for India’ has become a token statement of sorts for policy makers. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his recent visit to Kerala reiterated it.
Do Dooni Chaar Budget
Often, the most profound and transformational changes can be achieved by taking simple and easy decisions that are usually very hard to take.
Brothers under the hood
It was a fine morning way back in 1990 when one of the key members of the central leadership of Egyptian Brotherhood received a call from an American diplomat asking for an unofficial interaction.
Who are public servant?
The Supreme Court creates sensation every time it comes up with a new judgment. History repeated itself when the Supreme Court upheld a judgment of the Kerala High Court about sports officials being public servants and hence liable under the Preventi
Stateless between two states
Soil erosion in the Ganges in Panchanandapur area under Kaliachak II block has rendered thousands of people homeless during the last two decades.
The China-monastery nexus
In 1997, the then Chief Secretary of Sikkim, Sreedhar Rao, in a letter to the then Cabinet Secretary TSR Subrahmaniam observed that the Himalayan region, be it Ladakh or Arunachal Pradesh, was under the pervasive influence of the Tibetan lamas.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
