Front page headlines of a leading national English daily yesterday carried news that the tiger population had increased by five hundred tigers! Not in the fourth or fifth page, but headlines on the front pag

If you think our maidens are not into cricket you should hear what happened to my fictitious bachelor friend Prem when he returned home after a night out with the boys: His mother who's been longing to see

My voice is playing truant again, and I remember an incident a few years ago, just before a choral concert, when my voice took a walk! “Come back!” I shouted silently, but only a hoarse guttural sou

Monalisa Changkija The nation is shell-shocked at the grossest brutality perpetuated on two Kuki women at Manipur, as was revealed in a video that went viral a few days ago and everybody has spoken in one vo

“Bob!” said the voice at the other end, “You would fit well as the principal of our godmen school!” It was a few hours after reaching the Godman School, I was summoned hastily for a m

Abigail Van Neely Inter Press Service How do you get a seat at the table when you can’t even access the building? This question loomed as activists, faith-based leaders, and NGO representatives gather

These were words I saw in a mosque in Fatehpur Sikri: “The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build not your dwelling there!” The great Fuller was one day taken to the Bank of England, where on

Sanjeev Chopra PIB Feature The Government of India has recently announced the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of Rs 315/quintal for sugarcane for Sugar Season 2023-24 with more than 100% margin over Paid

Now, I could be talkin’ ‘bout about any one of the ageing Khans or maybe any other actor: So I see one of the ageing Khans trying to show his bare chest to the public, he loves pulling off upper wea

Many years ago, a young priest told me he was going to do his doctorate. Now, I know that doctorates for priests in our country are a dime a dozen and many small colleges and seminaries offer the same, “W

The bearded headman and his fat bald assistant looked at each other worried, “I have to travel to other rich villages and hug their chieftains!” said the bearded headman, “and hopefully they w

Something that happens with increasing frequency in a party where everybody is on the floor, swirling and moving passionately to good music under the expert guidance of a professional emcee is the host turning

This happened over a decade ago, and it was a bit of a nasty fall I had that morning. It had been raining all night and yet I’d decided to go for my morning walk, and so with my umbrella firmly in hand I

It was a video clip of a lion, most probably an escapee from a zoo walking freely on a city bridge! The person shooting the video, had even rolled his glass down to get a closer shot, obviously excited that he

Yesterday, at lunch I met a young lady from Manipur, and in her eyes saw sadness, “They have decided to kill each other till they finish each other!” she told me, and there was sorrow in her voice.

IANS The US and Europe are seeing a significant heatwave, even as most of South Asia is reeling under floods. Media reports showed Italy, Spain and Greece have been experiencing high temperatures for seve

This happened two thousand years ago when a Man rested at a well. A woman walked wearily to the same well outside the city. Her body ached and her mind cried out for peace. Her man had taunted her again this

“How many bottles did you bring back?” “Bottles?” I ask. “Booze Bob, booze! Didn’t you just return from Turkey? Do you know how much cheaper it is in Duty Free?”

N Yanpothung Ezung BBC, Wokha  In a world that often feels divided and disconnected, embracing unity and compassion has become more crucial than ever. As human beings, we possess a profound capacity fo

Umar Manzoor Shah Inter Press Service Simita Devi spent over ten days in a government-run hospital a year ago anxiously watching her critically ill nine-year-old daughter, Gudiya, who was diagnosed with typ