Why can’t our leaders joke without humiliating others?
They deal out insults like 'urban Naxal', 'Pappu', and 'presstitute', but lack the humility to laugh at themselves
By: Samantak Das In the cornucopia of riches that the magic of the internet has brought to our fingertips, few things are as delight-giving as comparing YouTube videos of the present president of the United States of America with those of his predecessor. When doing this, one thing that never ceases to give your humble […]
Veeri urges Governor to make transport facilities available for fruit export in Valley
Says paucity of transportation leaving orchardists in dire straits
Srinagar, Sep 28: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice president Abdul Rahman Veeri has urged the Governor administration to ensure proper transportation for the export of fruits from Kashmir Valley as according to him paucity of same is taking toll on the industry at present. In a statement issued here, Veeri said that due to the […]
Indian-origin MPs in Singapore aim to expand social work via parliament
Singapore, Sep 28: Two Indian-origin Singaporeans, named among nine nominated members of parliament, aim to expand their social and labour work during their tenure in the House. The nine were selected from 48 members nominated by the public because of their community services. They will serve half of the parliament’s five-year term. Abbas Ali Mohamed […]
Trump can only go that far with his unilateralism
Trump's unilateral vision of the world will hurt the US, but it might also undermine his presidency.
By: Joe Macaron Long gone are the days when authoritarian leaders of the Global South, like Muammar al-Gaddafi and Hugo Chavez, were stealing the show at the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York. Today, it is US President Donald Trump, the leader of the “free world”. Within the first lines of his General […]
Activist who led Shani Shingnapur stir hails SC Sabarimala order
Mumbai, Sep 28 : Activist Trupti Desai, who led an agitation earlier to allow women to enter the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, Friday hailed the Supreme Court’s order on Kerala’s Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in its 4:1 verdict, Friday said banning entry of women […]
Turn it to peace frequency
Almost all civil war situations point towards the complicity of international actors in fueling and sustaining these conflicts, sometimes for political and strategic reasons, and times for pure economic interests. Be it the transnational arms dealers or the multinational business corporations or for that matter even the various nation-states — and the extensions of all […]
CS, Administrative Secretaries bid adieu to R K Bhagat
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 28: A simple but impressive function was organized at Civil Secretariat here to bid adieu to Raj Kumar Bhagat (IAS), Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Tribal Affairs Department on his attaining superannuation. Bhagat was also holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Cooperative Department. Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, Administrative Secretaries and senior officers participated […]
Khelo India sports festival begins in Reasi
REASI, SEP 28: Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Prasanna Ramaswamy G, today declared open a sports festival under Khelo India. The event began with the DC officiating pledge ceremony where students pledged to be active participants in sports activities throughout their lives. Students from over a dozen schools took part in the trails. Veteran sportspersons of the […]
Attitudes towards suicide worsen the problem
Suicide is the top cause of death among young Indians, yet we lack a national awareness programme that relates it to individual and social health
By: Bhaswati Chakravorty September 10 was World Suicide Prevention Day. On that day this year, according to media reports, a 15-year-old girl in Aligarh set herself alight with kerosene after telling her father that she had been raped by two men when she went outside to the toilet on September 7. Reportedly, the police said […]
