Fight the Flab
Bizarre reactions are pouring in with respect to obese people. The New Zealand government asks an African national weighing 130 kgs to leave the country because they can’t afford....
Tunnel Vision
The internal security situation in India has taken a turn for the worse. With a slew of non-issues dominating the political agenda, not enough attention is being paid to law....
Outstanding Exposure
Arnab Goswami’s interview with Rahul Gandhi was a lesson for the interviewer. There are advantages in letting the guest....
Health Integration Tops
Sarla Bhargava, a gynecologist with the Madhya Pradesh health services recently quit her job at a community health centre....
Those East Europeans
One achievement of which I am very proud was my part in ensuring that the United Kingdom did not place restrictions on the right to free movement of the first......
Crime And Religion
The founding fathers envisaged the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV of the Indian Constitution. Article 44 of the Constitution states "The state shall endeavour to ensure for the....
Memories to Cherish
I would like to record here an account of the first Republic Day celebrations as told to me by my father, Nooruddin Ahmed in his own words: "As the nephew of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, (son of Azad’s elder brother Maulana Abu-n-Nasr.....
Regulate Real Estate
The Indian system has always followed practices which are based in its culture and tradition. We have a culture of saving which is based on the premise that our expenditure should never be more than....
A Third Viable Option
Results of the recent polling in Delhi have proved that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has become the new hope and Arvind Kejriwal, the messiah of the poor and oppressed not only in Delhi but all over India. He has the spark of Gandhi and Mandela in ...
Sugar Farmers Grovelling
For the time being, it seems the continuing impasse over sugarcane prices is over. With the Uttar Pradesh government agreeing to dole out a financial package to the private sugar industry, and the
Sweetly Poisoning The Masses
India's middle class and affluent are steadfast in one respect: they love sugar. Over the years, this crave has grown enormously
Mirza Ghalib is Delhi
For Mirza Ghalib, the legendary Urdu poet, Delhi was the soul of the world. He loved the city and knew his worth here. When someone asked him his postal address, he said: Asadullah Ghalib,
Chak de India
When Babita 14, one of the 18 backward and poor Jharkhand girls who have recently won the third place in Spain’s Gasteiz Cup, scored the first of the two goals in a promotional match at New Delhi
Policy Issues
US retail major Walmart has recently opted out of the joint venture with Bharti to make fresh investments in the country which may adversely impact our economy in term
Land of plurality
The Hindu-Muslim bond is mostly like milk and sugar. However, there are testing times when we have to be alert against divisive forces that are found in both communities
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
