ust when the US thought it would mop its brow, having tried hard to tame the West Asian rodeo, the Israeli horse has kicked up dirt. Americans, like everyone else, were waiting for Benjamin Netanyahu to lose the March 17 elections, before proceeding with their script of a nuclear deal with Iran towards some conclusion in the coming w...
This nursery rhyme was part of one's lexicon during the formative years. Its main protagonist, the sparrow, was equally a delight to watch and hear early mornings. But today, as one marks the "World Sparrow Day" on March 20, one wonders where these little passerines have disappeared....
Though he has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi only thrice in the last 13 years, Prahlad Modi enjoys a healthy relationship with his elder brother. He is hoping the Narendra Modi government will sort out the problems dogging Public Distribution System (PDS) shopowners like him in India....
Even as a teenager living in India I used to fantasize about visiting Rio de Janeiro. Years later, when I moved to New York, the fantasy got rekindled. It happened when I heard the late Australian singer Peter Allen’s famous song, “When my baby flies with me I go to Rio de Janeiro….†At long last, in No...
The cabinet has approved an amendment to the Carriage by Air Act which will enable the government to revise the liability limits of air carriers concerning injury and loss of baggage and cargo....
Expressing concern at the “inadequate’ self-regulatory mechanism within media, Prasar Bharati chairman A. Surya Prakash has suggested that the Press Council become a Media Council with adequate media representation and acquire more teeth....
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is one of Kerala Tourism's most outstanding products, said state Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar on Tuesday....
The first merit list for admissions to Indian schools in Oman's capital Muscat brought with it sleepless nights for parents from the Indian community, with 1,900 applications being kept on the waiting list, media reported on Tuesday....
What has religion to do with politics? What has violence to do with religion? And how does the expression of major political agenda shape itself in contemporary times? Roughly speaking it seems that the religion is being used as a cover for many a political phenomenon. This seems to be the observation more so from South Asian-West Asian perspective. ...
For the first time in its 136-year history, media company Kasturi & Sons Ltd., publishers of The Hindu daily, on Monday announced a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its employees....
