The west Bengal assembly elections results went on expected line. The impregnable Marxist fortress for decades, at long last, crumbled after 34 years. A single woman behind the downfall of the Marxist in Bengal
Model grandmaster plans his next move to change the face of chessEven its staunchest defenders would struggle to describe chess as sexy, but the growing stature of Magnus Carlsen could change all that. Not only
“We are living today in tomorrow’s world with yesterday’s ideas.” Milovan Djalas. Bitterly trying to get disputes resolved in our favor through shortcut methods and brute force, wi
A Call for Nationwide Protest Dear friends,Perhaps you are aware that the hunger fast of Irom Sharmila Chanu has crossed 10 years, with a demand for repeal of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958. She h
Pakistani state actors were behind 26/11First there was David Headley, the Pakistani-American terrorist who turned into an FBI witness and promised to spill the beans on the Pakistani military-ISI-jihad nexus t
Election wave is currently flooding the political scenario of India. Politics is a power game and it is not surprising that no voter/ citizen are ever satisfied with the outcome of democratic election. Yet ther
I received the following email a few days ago from a Russian nuclear physicist friend who is an expert on the kinds of gases being released at Fukushima. Here is what he wrote: About Japan: the problem is that
The role of the politician and the role of the people have important functions during an election. The question is who follows who? Whether the mass follow the politicians or is it the other way round. Election
This April, which is Child Sexual Abuse Awareness month, a story about a searing summer of violations, to crack the wall of silence around the issue and remind us that over 53% of India’s children have ex
If you’ve been following my columns the last two weeks, you’ve come to learn that a diet high in animal fats (which are all saturated fats) is a primary cause of type 2 diabetes. Saturated fats, whi
On a bus journey to Kiphire, someone signaled the bus to stop at Losami junction. As I looked back to see who was getting down; an old man started to rise from his seat. He took his time to collect his stuff an
There’s something very refreshing and uplifting about being in Shillong. It’s like a “homecoming” experience every time I visit the place. Umiam lake (Barapani) greets visitors wit
The first WHO Global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) launched on 27th April, confirms that NCDs are the leading killer today, with 36.1 million people dying from heart disease, strokes, chroni
It is a general reaction of animals to the action of harmful and most frequently infectious agents known as pyrogens. Pyrogen (exogenous or endogenous) disturbs the heat regulation mechanism resulting to elevat
The first months of Brazil's new president show both Dilma Rousseff and Brazilian democracy in a fresh light, says Arthur Ituassu. The first four months of any new president will give some indication of the deg
360 Degree Appraisal is a well-known HR practice followed in most renowned Corporates globally. 360 Degree Feedback is a system or process in which employees receive confidential, anonymous feedback from the pe
Election as a tool for the democratisation of the world has become a trap that often allows ambiguous figures to rule indefinitely says, Svetlana BabaevaElections have become a crucial tool in attempts to achie
Do you think that the failures in the examination join in underground and control the people in NE India? Have you received the popular SMS from North East (NE) India, which says that the failure join undergrou
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on along with Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Amar Pratap Singh, right, and Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram, left, during the inauguration of a new
The popular movement against corruption in India, led by Mr. Anna Hazare and others, shares broadly, opinions of the average citizen concerning corruption. That, the reign of corruption in the country must be b