Found 346 articles matching your filters across English (2013-02-28 to 2013-03-14). Top authors: Viewpoint
It was in Ireland and Great Britain where, in January, horse DNA was first identified in meat sold as beef. Companies like Tesco, Lidl and Aldi, and even Burger King were forced to remove these products from their establishments If before they sold cat as hare …
On Feb 19, the Court of Arbitration declared an interim Award on the fate of the Kishanganga/Neelum project on river Jhelum. This award was hailed by the Indian media, which made the point that this was India’s second consecutive victory Following the remark m …
The grapevine buzz places the Congress party in the dock for allegedly doing a ‘deal’ with the Italian authorities over the Augusta Westland VVIP helicopter deal whereby the Italian marines were the sop for preventing more leaks on the controversial deal The t …
To learn and practice the ideas of the saint Mr. Raja had no need to visit his shrine. Rather he can sincerely try to follow the saints teachings in letter and spirit A few days ago, Pakistani Prime Minister, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf made a lightening fast visit to …
Armed militias cannot be allowed to operate and hold territory. Unless the aim of the talks is to settle how armed rebellion is to be ended, they will get nowhere ‘The real issue is whether the state has a clear notion of what it is trying to achieve in this c …
You begin to see episodes and reminders of violence as normal components of the environment. You see those protective barriers, checkpoints and armed guards just as you see the trees and the birds around you As old age renders long journeys from Canada to Paki …
Our nation is on a mission to wipe out everything remotely related to art – especially dissenting art - in the name of vulgarity and replace it with something way more crass and inhuman instead A stroll down the Lahore’s Abbot Road, lined by cinema houses, wil …
Between 1991 and 28 February 2012, there were 15 general strikes in India Over one hundred million workers across India struck work for two days, on 20 and 21 February. The precise number is difficult to ascertain, but the strike went beyond the expectation of …
‘Islamists’ were trying to focus the discussion on replacing the current system with the Khilafa while the others, while accepting the flaws, were geared up to give some more time to the Westminster democracy “The democracy has ruined us all”, he said. “Our la …
Hugo’s role could perhaps be compared with that of the old Lazaro Cardenas, President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. He, too, carried out massive reforms including redistribution of land to the peasants and nationalization of Mexico's oil wealth The day after Hu …
Coming from a poor family, Chavez ascended to the highest position in his country through elections and his charm as a charismatic leader who always rejected status quo and embraced the doctrine of social change for transforming the life of his masses in all s …
What of the country he leaves behind? A paradise? Certainly not. How could it be, given the scale of the problems? But he leaves behind a very changed society in which the poor felt they had an important stake in the government Once I asked whether he preferre …
The Communist Party of Bangladesh or Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dol (Socialist Party) have been unwavering in their commitment to the war criminal trials ‘Sadly, the Awami League has not fully restored the 1972 constitution – the present constitution is a strange …
The place of a woman is in the harem and in the kitchen. Those who defy this custom will face the full power of the divine law as formulated by the divine authorities such as General Mustache ul Haq, the father of the nation and Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, the fat …
The statement below was issued by the Women Action Forum (WAF), Karachi, following the attack on Shia residents of Abbas Colony Once again we share unspeakable horror at the carnage against citizens, this time in AbbasTown, Karachi. Once again we express our c …
Now fresh presidential elections will be held probably in thirty days. Chavez’s appointed successor and PSUV candidate Nicolas Maduro will most probably win. Maduro has promised to maintain Chavez’s ‘revolutionary, anti-imperialist and socialist legacy’ In the …
A country where 80% of the population does not have access to clean drinking water feels pride in having a nuclear weapon Muslim League was created in Dacca, the movement for Pakistan took place in UP and Bihar but the country which later came into being was l …
Here is the answer to Correa’s question: Marx, in Latin America today, would not be an extractivist, because that would mean abandoning the goal of transforming the modes of production, becoming a bourgeois economist In Latin America strategies are still being …
I believe we are living among a generation of young people who are religiously concerned about the meaning of their lives but for whom the historically religious institutions have largely failed All religions teach communal harmony, respect for human rights, a …
Just because someone is rich, doesn’t mean that sexual abuse will not hurt Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the renowned Sitar player Ravi Shankar and a Sitar player herself, recently released the message below: While lending support to the One Billion Rising in …