The Government can take special steps for improving the conditions of the less advantaged or weaker sections of the society. This is called ‘Protective Discrimination’ or Rational DiscriminationR

Russia’s strongman Vladimir Putin has decided that the time has come for him to return to Kremlin. Russia author Dmitri Travin is a native of Putin's home city of St Petersburg, and is well familiar with

We were shocked, surprised and anguished to read the article ‘Minor girl tortured in Kohima’. The question that struck us is, does such a heartless and merciless mother exist among Naga Christian mo

To my young Naga brothers and sisters, In the New Testament we find the land of Israel under Roman rule. This rule had extended all the way to include Egypt as well. The one proud and great Egyptians were strug

On one day — one minute — in the next month, the world's seven billionth human resident will be born. The United Nations is marking the occasion on the last day of October with what it describes it

The saga of shame of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi continues as more and more shameful skeletons tumble out of the cupboard. And it only makes my heart cringe. More so because I believe that sports is li

After World War II, the industrial nations of the world set out to rebuild their economies and needed a yardstick by which to measure their progress. The index soon settled upon was the Gross National Product,

We have been repeatedly told that genetically engineered (GE) crops will save the world. They will save the world by increasing yields and producing more food. They will save the world by controlling pests and

The search for an effective AIDS vaccine began a quarter-century ago and after a series of failures, there finally appears some reason to cheer. The first signs of success are beginning to emerge, ironically, f

Not known for swimming against the tide, President Mahmoud Abbas has caught the world by surprise by insisting on seeking United Nations recognition for an independent Palestinian state.During a speech at the G

Revolutions often ignite over pervasive corruption – or rather when enough people demand integrity in government. Arabs had that aha moment this year. In Russia, the moment may be soon with news that Vlad

It was almost nine years since I last saw my town, Dimapur, until I recently moved back in town. The building-up of a busy traffic and the newly built apartments were changes that first stole my sight. I hold n

Reality check on international support: BBC News for Middle East dated September 16, 2011, released a poll, conducted by GlobeScan, of 20,446 citizens in 19 countries to test public opinion on Palestinian state

It was an honour to meet her and interview Wangari Mathaai in Bali . As a media fellow of UNEP covering the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in February 2010 we journalists interacted with

The agencies said that while aid was getting through in many areas, “it is not at the scale needed to address the enormity of the crisis and hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance”.They

Debate on the basis of poverty estimate is hot. The Tendhulkar Committee earlier suggested rupees 15 (rural area) a day and rupees 18 (urban area) a day as a poverty line based on per capita expenditure at 2004

Rahul Gandhi, heir to the family dynasty that has dominated politics in the world's biggest democracy for generations, was trying to make himself heard in the uproar of Parliament. Looking nervous, he read halt

The Word menace reminds me of a little boy who delighted in playing pranks on his unsuspecting victims. The worst of his victims was Mr. Wilson a hot headed man who was always at the receiving end at the hands

Several events have conspired to create apprehensions about the report the interlocutors appointed by the Union Ministry for Home Affairs will submit regarding Jammu & Kashmir. As some dangerous formulation

Rev Mhasi, Proverbs 20;3 says "It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool would be meddling" (KJV). Dear Rev Mhasi, why are you interested in meddling with the just and legitimate d