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Kuldip Nayar It used to be said till the sixties that a boy or a girl who was not a leftist by the age of 20 should consult a doctor. To cherish such sentiments...
"..No Indian student seems safe in Australia. The police do little.." -Times, 30th May Robert Clements Hey Australia, what's happening? Why harm our children? O...
BJP succumbs to Moditva Praful Bidwai Has the Bharatiya Janata Party abandoned even the pretence of playing by the rules of democratic game and decided that it'...
Women and girls in Cambodia are expected to accept that a man's violence is "normal". But more and more survivors are gaining justice in the courts, which sends...
NC grappling with throes of transition Mohammad Sayeed Malik Many people are curious to know ‘what’ Farooq Abdullah is doing these days though most are keen to ...
“..Shaken Anjali Waghmare tells court she needs a day to decide if she will keep Kasab case..” —Indian Express, April 1st. Robert Clements Ah Anjali! You’re sha...
A crucial role for India Praful Bidwai As the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (SLAF) maintain their unrelenting—and largely justifiable—offensive against the Liberation...
Robert Clements Was with a friend the other day and we talked about a great man of God. "Bob, d' you know the difference between that man and us?" asked my frie...
Robert Clements Bangladesh, I read today, has allowed her eunuchs numbering over a 100,000 to cast their votes in the elections that are now going on. Bravo Ban...
Beginning of end game, poll 2009 Poonam I Kaushish The theatre of the absurd, or a tragedy of errors? How should one describe the unparalleled happenings on the...
By Rubelyn Yap Till a decade ago, it was not easy for a Subanon (a tribe in the Philippines) to go to the 'poblacion' (centre of the town) without being looked ...
By Khalid Hasan Had George Orwell spent time in India rather than Burma, he would surely have produced a classic essay on English as she is written and spoken i...
By Imtiaz Mir I have been a great admirer, reader and a fan of veteran Indian writer and journalist Khushwant Singh, notwithstanding the difference of faith and...
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By Robert Clements It was a simple ceremony I was asked to perform this morning; planting a tree. "Bob," said the Chairman of the municipal garden as we stood a...
By Balraj Puri A lot of fresh material was made available on the revolt of 1857. National Book Trust released a number of papers and a book on Rebellion of 1857...
Wanted a papa..! By Robert Clements Adoption agencies in India are driving themselves crazy, looking for a papa for twelve spoilt bewildered lads, 'Wanted a pap...
Kashmir has emotional significance for every Indian, almost generating infectious enthusiasm, even if it reminds him of India's political, diplomatic and milita...
"In a barbaric society you can hardly ask for bail, in a civilized society you can hardly refuse it". The bail is a rule and refusal is an exception. ORIGIN The...
By S Mukhtar "Uncle." "Yes son." "Which cabinet minister wrote the Urdu alphabet letter for 'Seen' on an important file?" "I don't know." "And which party leade...