Infocus

  • Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?
    Barbara Ortutay and Amanda Seitz The Associated Press Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free spee
  • EXPLAINER: What’s next now that Twitter agreed to Musk bid?
    Alex Veiga and Michael Liedtke The Associated Press Twitter’s acceptance of Elon Musk’s roughly $44 billion takeover bid brings the billionaire Tesla CEO one step closer to owning the social med
  • Fuel Adulteration
    Z Lohe Kudos to RPP for exposing the racket of fuel adulteration for the second time within 7 years period. The local papers splashed the story of the detection of the continuous business of adulteration of
  • Set Your Own Pace..!
    He looks so peaceful! is often what we hear when we go to pay our past respects at a funeral! Quite often after hearing those words, I wonder what he or she looked like when they were alive: Harried, worried, t
  • COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvements
    Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press  COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating corona
  • Cricket, Biden and Ukraine..!
    This could happen soon when crickets T 20 World Cup begins!Get me the Pakistan prime minister, I want to speak to him! shouts Biden.I cant get him Mr President! says his Secretary of State.Why not? asked the Pr
  • Red Dawn: when war imitates art
    Alfio Leotta  The Conversation  When images from Ukraine of abandoned Russian tanks tagged with the word “Wolverines” circulated in early April, movie buffs got it right away: Ukrainia
  • Clean Yourself, then the Floor..!
    The puzzled chairman entered the precincts of his company, and stared at the peons, clerks, stenographers and other employees, huddled together outside his MDs office. He wasnt too startled as he heard the snig
  • Professional Cheerleaders Wanted..!
    Yes, world over there are huge vacancies for cheerleaders! Even as you see glamorous, good looking girls and boys doing a professional job inside cricket stadiums and at baseball and football matches, unfortuna
  • Desecration of the Cabinet
    Z Lohe     The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) is the highest decision making authority under the Parliamentary system of government. All the laws of the State are enacted on the floor of the H
  • A Mercedes in a Gutter..!
    Many politicians in our country love talking about their humble beginnings, and since most of our country are poor, they manage to get votes doing so. I love people who have come up by their bootstraps, but oft
  • Goin’ Up In Smoke..!
    Want a smoke? asked my friend Mohan as we sat in the college cafeteria, many years ago.No, I said, but watched fascinated as Mohan pulled out a pack of twenty from his shirt pocket, lit a cigarette with a flour
  • When Asked for Your Honest Opinion..!
    "Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.." Chinese ProverbHow often we are approached by someone who wants an honest opinion about his short story, a poem, maybe a decision he has made
  • What's the new Omicron XE Variant, should I be worried?
    Paul Griffin The Conversation It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it's hard to know how concerned we ought to be. A recombinant variant has emerged, dubbed Omicron XE , wh
  • Improving Our Eyesight..!
    The other day while walking in the park, near my house I passed an eighty year old man, who seemed to be walking a tad slowly and pensively, A penny for your thoughts? I asked.Just realizing Im getting old! he
  • Good Friday Rejoicing..!
    In the realms of heaven, on that first Good Friday long ago, the angels were hushed. They could not believe what they were seeing down below; their Lord and Master, their very God, nailed to a rough wooden cros
  • The negative impacts of social media
    Imlinungsang Longkumer Dimapur The existence of modern day gadgets, particularly smartphone have truly revolutionized our society and the way we perceive the world. The onset of cell phones has made life co
  • Healing through Pushing Yourself..!
    Tom came over to my home. He walked with a pronounced limp, dragging his leg behind him, his right hand hanging useless at his side. He sat down, his eyes wet with tears. Why doesnt God heal me? he asked bitter
  • Facing Rejection Head-On..!
    Sorry folks Im not talkin bout those rejected by their lovers, but Im talkin of we poor writers and the continuous rejection we face as we try to build a career in writing.History is replete with examples of wr
  • A personal experience on book release of ‘The Tombstone in my Garden’
    Wapangla Imchen To put it in two opposite perspectives: people attend book launch events to experience the intimate connection with the writer that can be priceless. While others attend simply to be in the c
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