Those analysing the feasibility of “Facebook revolutions” in authoritarian countries have so far veered between utopian visions and non-utopian smackdown. These approaches undermine what is in fact
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In January 1933, Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany and the Jews living in Germany were automatically turned into second-class citizens. Of course, Hitler did not straightaway sign any official paper
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So cynical has the public become about the impartiality and seriousness with which corruption cases against the rich and the powerful are probed, that hardly an eyebrow is raised when the judiciary starts activ
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Construction of a massive dam on the Yarlung Zangbo marks a turning point for Tibet, write He Haining and Jiang Yannan. A development boom is coming.The rushing waters of the Yarlung Zangbo, the last of China&#
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I am in the Gan Eng Seng Primary School in a middle-class neighborhood of Singapore, and the principal, A. W. Ai Ling, has me visiting a fifth-grade science class. All the 11-year-old boys and girls are wearing
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The closer the view of the effects of the tsunami along Japan’s north-east coast on Friday 11 March 2011, the harder they are for the mind to absorb. A vast stretch of coastline where human settlements an
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In 18th century America, it came to be called “break bone fever,” a grim testament to the excruciating pain the sufferers experience. Dengue, according to the World Health Organisation, is the most
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This questionary is meant to prickle the minds of the Young Nagas and old alike for biblical moral sound, spiritual strength and prosperous Nagas in the light of King Hezekiah’s life (2 Kings 18 - 20).Hez
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Last week while driving home, I was shocked to see a girl in broad daylight, in full public view, opposite a thana, being thrashed by a young boy holding her by the hair. My driver hesitantly slowed the car and
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The picture was taken through mobile phone in the year 2010 between the months of March to November I am Smti. Ayinla Rawther from Yimchunger Community married to a Keralian and presently living in Pandala
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Left, 1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). From top left, 2. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), 3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 91). 4. Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828). From middle left, 5. Claude Achille D
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The debate over who will succeed the Dalai Lama as the spiritual leader of Tibetans has intensified. Beijing is backing the Panchen Lama, but Tibetans prefer the Karmapa Lama.Zhou Enlai’s famous reply
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That obesity is a causal factor for many lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, which in turn increases the risk of death, has been well established in the developed world. Similarly,
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Guy Rolnik, the editor of Israel's leading economic newspaper The Marker, recently wrote a scathing condemnation of the nation’s complacency over the wave of revolution sweeping through Arab countries. Un
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The Naga struggle for self determination has entered the annals of history as one of the world’s longest freedom movement today. Apart from their God-given love for independent life, the seed of self dete
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President Pratibha Devisingh Patil along with her husband being felicitated during a public reception at Kisama on March 10,2011. Also seen in the picture is Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio. (Sorei Mahong Photo)
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Some suggestions for Bill Gates and Warren Buffet who plan to visit India and encourage philanthropy amongst India's super-rich.Dear Bill & Warren,Delighted to learn that you plan to tour India, among other
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Reasoning together in search for truth will reduce the much tension and apprehension removing doubt and fear. Right actions taken and done will bring enlightenment and progress in society. Given the situation t
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By legalising ‘passive’ euthanasia but allowing Ms Aruna Shanbaug to live, the Supreme Court has shown both compassion and a commitment to progressive measures to tackle the sensitive issue. Ms Shan
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Ever since the term "String of Pearls" was coined by a team of experts at United States-based consultancy Booz Allen in 2004, journalists and academics have overplayed China's supposedly malevolent in
