There was sadness in his eyes as he looked at me, I long to return to my native place! he said. I looked at his son with whom he lived, Let him return! I said and I saw the old mans eyes light up. With a heavy
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One very common feature at the presentation of the budget is a photo of the finance minister giving final touches to the budget papers. This is something that takes place every year and for the last many years
For the last few months Ive been curious about the many inaugurations by the Prime Minister of the Vande Bharat trains, and decided yesterday Id travel in one of them from Goa to Mumbai.The train came in late f
Prashant MishraThe fast-paced world brings with it millions of opportunities and aspirations on one hand and challenges on the other. It is not possible to separate the two as these two aspects are intertwined
Rene GeurtsInter Press ServiceThe 500 per cent increase in global agricultural productivity over the past 60 years has largely been made possible by the scientific advances of the Green Revolution – from the
A friend asked me the other day, whether I miss my youth, or long for times which have passed, and I told him, no! I have always loved the present, and while thinking about this and also about ageing I put toge
It was after a Christmas concert, while walking out of the Cathedral, I felt a touch on my arm, and a lady asking, When will you put up a play again?I looked at her, You remember? I asked, Its nearly thirty yea
Fifteen years ago on the death of Art Buchwald the famous humour columnist, my column replaced his in Dubais Khaleej Times. On reading more about the great man into whose shoes I had stepped in I found that the
Zio VenuhModern CollegeOvershadowed by the hustle and bustle of modern life where technology and urbanization have become synonymous with progress, there exists a serene heaven often overlooked—the village. N
Most everyone is scared of the unknown.When we board a plane, we are just a bit terrified, as we know that soon we will not be in control. When we leave our home in the morning, we spy a black cat and wonder wh
Monalisa ChangkijaWe are a few days away from entering the second month of the New Year. Oh, how time flies would be our normal reaction but time is flying at super speed. Perhaps, it is my fertile imagination,
Yesterday I got a note from a reader, saying, Bob, I long for the day when I wont have any more problems!And I thought of Mr Pointed Ears!Some ten years ago, a new dog, with long pointed ears, entered the colon
Lifes battles dont always go, to the stronger or faster man,But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can!Many, many years back I learned something I will never forget. I learnt you can mor
Todays column is addressed more to youngsters than older folk: It starts with old people living quite comfortably in retirement receiving a letter from a son or daughter settled abroad, inviting them over for a-
Rene Wadlow While the Human Rights Council has focused only on a small number of States where human rights are abused — basically the Israel-Palestine conflict, the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war,
On this Republic Day, as we salute and celebrate the making of the Constitution of India, I remember the 2001 earthquake, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where many tall buildings fell, some of them face down like a pac
A procession by a majority community into a minority neighbourhood, stone pelting by foolish residents, and the next day bulldozer retaliation by authorities, demolishing shops on the same street with the excus
This happened many years ago.The old lady sat in the room sobbing.The old man, her husband, a retired army major, stared straight ahead.They had just lost their son in a motor- bike accident.I sat holding her h
Abu Metha Kohima, Nagaland's historic seat of power, holds a special place for many, worldwide. Its an iconic place, a bustling city in the mountains filled with heritage and vibrancy. The Battle of Kohima
On one hand we have Donald Trump, from the White House walking to a church clutching a Bible in his outstretched hand for all to see, then we see the same man accused of the most perverted sexual assaults. And
