Keeping pace with the times
Madrasa students are increasingly realising the importance of modern learning
India should think beyond
Rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Pak and Bangladesh will affect secularism in India too
The spots are showing now
The once spotless kurta now has mud all over it. Naveen Patnaik, Orissa’s very own Mr Clean, has been battling corruption charges against his government on several fronts since the beginning of his third term as the CM. And it seems he will be spending the better part his remaining term fending off allegations of corruption.
Craving for more, are they?
Curiosity apart, what we see of sex trends are mostly vague generalisations
Once bitten, never shy
It’s déjà vu time in Bangladeshi politics as the country’s two major political parties once gaian come head to head against one another. This week the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called a nationwide 36- hour hartal (strike)during which hundreds of protesters, including two former BNP ministers, were arrested and scores of vehicles were set ablaze.
The hot seat contenders
It goes without saying that Rahul Gandhi would be the Congress’ obvious choice for PM if Dr Manmohan Singh were to step down. The unanswered question however persists: would he agree, and would the party play its ace card at a time when the Government is badly mauled by scandals?
Of the road not taken
Some political decisions have changed India’s history completely. Some for the better, some for worse. Some others can be classified as outright blunders. Kashmir’s case being taken to the UN is one of the biggest blunders, because Nehru placed too much trust in the British based on his relations with Lord and Lady Mountbatten.
Rights body gets right man
It feels nice to be one of the four to be elected for the first time to an august body like the Amnesty International. The interesting thing about the elections held on May 8 and May 9, 2011, was that the man who came second was Waseem Arshad from Pakistan who polled 429 votes.
State has to fund education
Our multi-level system is centralised, bureaucratised and highly discriminatory
All about money, honey!
Tihar Jail is a name designed to send shivers down the spines of big or small inmates. The world inside is closed behind the proverbial seven locks: The main jail gate, a verandah followed by another verandah where medical examination is conducted before the prisoner is sent in.
Promised journey cut short
I had the occasion to meet Rajiv Gandhi, son of a powerful Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for not more than five or seven times. I watched him closely as he made efforts to establish himself and finally came to power registering a resounding victory at the 1984 general elections.
The Battle of maze hill
In 2002, through internet, a football fan in England organised a violent clash in south east London between supporters of rival football teams which subsequently came to be known as the Battle of Maze Hill.
Pay off time for pakistan
The elimination of Osama bin Laden (OBL) on Monday, May 2, 2011 – till then the most wanted fugitive in the world – by US Special forces in a swift air-borne operation in the cantonment town Abbottabad in Pakistan is a symbolic and substantive achievement for the USA and President Barrack Obama in particular.
The Maya magic still works
One year from now Mayawati will face elections in UP. A whole range of forces are gearing up against her. The Congress, spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi and Digvijay Singh, is working overtime and it seems to be willing to ally with Samajwadi Party to defeat her.
Creating future leaders
A shift in management education toward critical thinking and social reasoning is required
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
