“Accumulation of wealth at one pole is at the same time accumulation of misery, torment, slavery, brutalization and moral degradation at the other…”Karl Marx may not have referred to the 1% an
The debate over the merits of alcohol consumption is hotly contested worldwide. There is no doubt that excessive drinking has caused pain and suffering for millions of people. On the other hand, human beings ha
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, is greeted by local residents as he visits Magadan, about 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) east of Moscow, Russia's Far East, Saturday on December 17. (AP Photo)
EXPECTATIONS for India’s economic growth rate have been sliding inexorably. In the early spring there was still heady talk about 9-10% being the new natural rate of expansion, a trajectory which if mainta
1985 CHRISTMASComposed on Dec 14, 1985 in Lalong Village, JalukiThe jubilant Christmas day has dawned.It is the birth day of Jesus Christ. ‘Tis His nineteen eighty fifth birth day.Let us worship the Lord
The theme of the Bible is Peace-harmony between God-man and man-man. God spoke to the nations through the prophet Isaiah in the 8th century BC. Absence of peace amounts to strife, violence and chaotic condition
It is nation states that have emasculated European institutions. What is often branded as the ‘national interest’ is nothing but a justification for the pursuit of internal politicsDay after day the
As if playing a volley ball game, for the past 14 years, some of our political leaders as well as Indian leaders have been alternately declaring that the Indo Naga political ball is now in the Indian court-only
Every religion is replete with mysteries. There are innumerable anecdotes of mystery in all religions. Religion is often conceived of as contradictory to science. But our deep-delved searching into the purposes
The first autobiography I ever read was providentially, or prophetically, or perhaps both, Seven Years Solitary, by a Hungarian woman who had been in the wrong faction during the Communist Party purges of the e
Wandering into a small park shaded by fruit trees in Old Havana, I was surprised to come across a bronze bust of Hans Christian Andersen. Havana is a city of surprises, the biggest of which is the miracle of it
ToThe Public Information Officer,Directorate of Higher Education,Nagaland, Kohima.SUB: APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE RTI ACT 2005Sir,Kindly furnish me the following information:1. What wa
The Northeast is mostly known to the rest of India for its violence, insurgency - or freedom movements as some call them – and regular cries of neglect and marginalisation. However, the lens through which
Dear Nagas,The recent controversy over giving the 10 post of EAC to the backward tribes depicts the Nagas motives. One has to be careful in dividing the backward and advance tribes and working for it- as
One can easily judge a tree by its fruits. The fruit of the Naga Political Tree is alarmingly becoming injurious to the growth of Nagaland, and the very trunk of it is nearing collapse. Is it that the wrong see
Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay, center, greets people during the community's annual Dec. 10 commemoration of the 1989 Nobel award given to the Dalai Lama, their spiritual leade
It is possible that the Congress will finally succeed in outflanking Anna Hazare. It isn't only the decision to introduce the Lokpal bill which is likely to take the wind out of the latter's sails, another piec
The letters on my nails have nearly grown out, but I can still read them.One is the Chinese character for the first syllable of my son’s name, and the other means perseverance. I had asked a manicurist in
WAR IS a well-produced reality show. Embedded journalism is the star cast. Yes, there are innocents dying, but why let that interfere with what the boss wants reported? Award-winning documentary filmmaker-journ
Relatives and supporters accompany the body of Kishenji, a senior Maoist rebel leader killed in a gunbattle with security forces in eastern India, during his funeral procession at Peddapally village in Karimnag