Great news! China has confirmed that it will remain a peaceful nation! The Information Office of the State Council (Chinese Cabinet) recently published a White Paper on China’s peaceful development, detai
The best pure tennis match any of us are ever likely to see was played on Wimbledon Centre Court three years ago. Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in a final of such exquisite balance and marvellous sportsmanshi
The events that marked the supreme authority of the British regime in India are now being blatantly followed by the United Progressive Alliance government. But time is running out.The term ‘satyagraha' (s
The recent visit of the union railway minister to Nagaland received wide coverage for a variety of reasons. From the layman’s point of view, the visit can be termed as successful and beneficial to the peo
Most of the WikiLeaks documents on India carried nothing new or sensational. They merely confirmed that many well-connected Indians are given to talking indiscreetly to Americans. The latest revelations reaffir
St Mary’s Basilica in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of Kerala’s Catholic Church last week issued a circular asking believers — especially women and young men — in the parish to foll
The acquisition of land for setting up industrial projects have become highly controversial matter, involving socio economic implications , particularly for the people in the lower income group and
After 40 long years of being oppressed and crushed the Libyan people said Enough! - to the self-styled Dictator Muammar Gadaffi. In what was to be one of the most remarkable movements these times, the common pe
Land is far older than human being. Our Nagas land is our ancestral land.Land is our identity.Land is our custom and culture.Land is our heritage.Land is our natural right.Land is our resources.Land is our huma
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the launch of the 25th Round of Inflation Expectations Survey of Households on August 30, 2011. This survey has been conducted by the RBI since September 2005 on a quar
In the days after 9/11, my colleague and I wrote a short article outlining A Long Term Strategy for American Security detailing ways the U.S. could respond to this crisis. But without any real public deliberati
On reading the present tussle going on between the NVCO and the Police Department on the issue of lifting up of check gates, one can understand that the rampant money collections at check gates
A month after intense Sadar Hills agitation spearheaded by the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) since August 1, 2011 demanding upgradation of the Sadar Hills area of Senapati district into a fu
Aung San Suu Kyi could be forgiven for looking at the revolutions sweeping the Middle East and wondering if she could spark the same sort of upheaval in her own homeland, a country dominated by a military regim
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: President Barack Obama and the former President, George W. Bush, along with their spouses (unseen), at the National September 11th Memorial in New York on Sunday. Photo: AP On Sunday,
We all know Jawaharlal Nehru as the first prime minister of independent India. He is also known, admired and revered for being the author of acclaimed books like ‘Discovery of India’ and Glimpses of
Christians are becoming more secular and materialistic attitude in Christian religion. In recent news article Secularism: The religious Touchstone in Vogue, the writer gave a clear distinction between Secularis
Since the invasion of press in our land, we had been learning about many issues relating to political, social, cultural and religion within ourselves and the world around us. All these had enlightened and broug
Brandon Neely was a 21-year-old soldier in Texas's Fort Hood army base on the day of the attacks. "In 2000 when USS Cole was hit by terrorists, there was outrage that President Clinton hadn't retaliated. W
Fuelled by the HIV pandemic and the spread of drug-resistant strains, tuberculosis (TB) has re-emerged as a major threat to global health. TB is a curable disease that continues to affect millions of people glo