Visitors: 267 I was out on a run in a beautiful natural garden. Everything seemed so romantic. Beauty still exists in this world. In one corner of the garden, I saw some people cuddling up. There were huge cries. So I ran faster towards the crowd to be part of a celebration. I saw a […]
Visitors: 219Anuj Agrawal, Editor, Dialogue India Education system of the country is afflicted with a strange clash. Ideological clash is being reflected as hate, violence, anguish, political distance and factions. The education policy and structure followed for the last 67 years witnessed sweeping changes in 1985. It opened the doors for market forces in education. Education literally […]
Visitors: 284[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fbklkgwr-4[/embedyt] My dear fellow citizens, Namaskar. While listening to this month’s Mann Ki Baat, my inner thoughts, your mind must also be on your children’s exams which begin soon. Some of them have their 10th and 12th board exams starting from the 1st of March. That must be playing on your mind. I […]
Visitors: 43726 February 2016 PEN International is deeply concerned by the news that Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji was sentenced on 20 February 2016 to two years in prison for ‘violating public modesty’ in relation to the publication of excerpts from his 2014 novel Istikhdam al-Haya (The Use of Life) in Akhbar al-Adab magazine, also in […]
Visitors: 450Mumbai, Common people rarely turn up in good numbers to openly speak out against powerful builders, and so it was an unusual sight that about 200 rich and poor persons aggrieved by RNA Corp (owned by late Anil Aggarwal, Gokul Aggarwal, Anubhav Aggarwal and Saranga Aggarwal) stage a roadside gathering near Versova, Andheri West, […]
Visitors: 416 Holi (pronunciation: /ˈhoʊliː/; Sanskrit: होली Holī) is a spring festival, also known as the festival of colours or the festival of Sharing love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia (quoted from Wikipedia)- and here in Australia and New Zealand. […]
Visitors: 356Pritam Rohila, PhD retired neuropsychologist Chair of Oregonians for Peace Football is one of the America’s most favorite sports. But many Americans do not know football players are prone to suffer traumatic brain injuries. It is indeed for this reason a recent USA Today report has described the game of football as “a violent, vicious […]
Visitors: 280Prof. Ram Puniyani (Rtd) On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of the most prestigious University of the country Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been targeted by the ruling Modi Sarkar. The frightening things which happened in HCU were just the beginning of attack on autonomy […]
Visitors: 346Prof. Ram Puniyani (Rtd) On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of the most prestigious University of the country Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been targeted by the ruling Modi Sarkar. The frightening things which happened in HCU were just the beginning of attack on autonomy […]
Visitors: 373Dear Prof. M Jagdeesh Kumar, Late greetings on your taking over as Vice Chancellor of JNU. I saw one of your interview in Navbharat Times (Hindi daily), when your appointment was announced, but you have not yet taken over. Interview was reassuring which mentioned your desire to have very open and frank relations with […]
Visitors: 322[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CcdBceUO9U[/embedyt] Respected senior dignitaries seated on the dais, brothers and sisters, Sai Ram. Venkaiah Ji has made my job easier; now I don’t have to spell the names. He is never worried; sometimes some names are left. You heard the speech of Venkaiah Ji like super fast express. A short while ago, Raman […]
Visitors: 317February 19, 2016 New Delhi Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, This is a joyous happening. We have gathered here to celebrate the conferring of an important award on a distinguished person who has contributed his bit, so meaningfully, to making our world a better place. I felicitate Shri Mumtaz Ali and commend the jury […]
Visitors: 509Beirut, Attacks on Azaz and a neighboring town in northern Aleppo, Syria, hit two hospitals and a school used by displaced Syrians, killing at least 20 civilians. Witness statements and evidence of the aftermath indicates that the attacks on February 15, which also wounded 38, were part of the joint Russian-Syrian offensive in the […]
Visitors: 322Beirut, Attacks on Azaz and a neighboring town in northern Aleppo, Syria, hit two hospitals and a school used by displaced Syrians, killing at least 20 civilians. Witness statements and evidence of the aftermath indicates that the attacks on February 15, which also wounded 38, were part of the joint Russian-Syrian offensive in the […]
Visitors: 482Idris Said Aba Arre is a writer, a disabled veteran of the Eritrean war of Independence and a vocal critic of Eritrea’s mother-tongue education policy. He was arrested in October 2001 after denouncing the arrests of the G-15*, a group of politicians detained for publishing an open letter calling for democratic change in Eritrea. […]
Visitors: 520Idris Said Aba Arre is a writer, a disabled veteran of the Eritrean war of Independence and a vocal critic of Eritrea’s mother-tongue education policy. He was arrested in October 2001 after denouncing the arrests of the G-15*, a group of politicians detained for publishing an open letter calling for democratic change in Eritrea. […]
Visitors: 398Dr. Kallol Guha, PhD President & CEO, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA • One must admit that west is the winner of the modern world. They are milking the world like a KAMDHENU and their pan is overflowing. We are staring from outside and feeling that our share even daily […]
Visitors: 375Dr. Kallol Guha, PhD President & CEO, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA • One must admit that west is the winner of the modern world. They are milking the world like a KAMDHENU and their pan is overflowing. We are staring from outside and feeling that our share even daily […]
Visitors: 452One is witnessing strange incidents where the women from Muslim and Hindu community are facing similar obstacles. This relates to the issue of entry into places of worship. While the women from Bhumata Brigade are struggling to get entry into Shani Shingnapur temple (Ahmadnagar Mahrashtra), the Muslim women are fighting a legal battle to […]
Visitors: 466One is witnessing strange incidents where the women from Muslim and Hindu community are facing similar obstacles. This relates to the issue of entry into places of worship. While the women from Bhumata Brigade are struggling to get entry into Shani Shingnapur temple (Ahmadnagar Mahrashtra), the Muslim women are fighting a legal battle to […]
Visitors: 470 Brussels, 16 February 2016 The Commission today presented its energy security package with necessary proposals to equip the EU for global energy transition as well as to be prepared for possible energy supply interruptions. Energy security dimension is one of the cornerstones of the Energy Union strategy, a key political priority of the […]
Visitors: 410 Brussels, 16 February 2016 The Commission today presented its energy security package with necessary proposals to equip the EU for global energy transition as well as to be prepared for possible energy supply interruptions. Energy security dimension is one of the cornerstones of the Energy Union strategy, a key political priority of the […]
Visitors: 412Mr Vishal Singh, President of the Swarna Bharat Party, India’s only liberal party, declared that it is of critical importance for India to replace its outdated bureaucracy that was created in colonial times with limited knowledge of governance. Knowledge over the past fifty years in the field of public choice theory and new public […]
Visitors: 473Mr Vishal Singh, President of the Swarna Bharat Party, India’s only liberal party, declared that it is of critical importance for India to replace its outdated bureaucracy that was created in colonial times with limited knowledge of governance. Knowledge over the past fifty years in the field of public choice theory and new public […]