I watched as my wife trudged across the living room with a bucket of clothes to be washed. I watched again as my younger daughter also trudged across with a bucket of water to water the plants. “Hey,” I sho

Dr Brainerd PrinceWe’ve spent a lot of time looking at how a research project begins in the real world of the researcher and then transitions into the world of texts, within the boundaries of a discipline and

“Oh Lord,” I prayed this morning when I woke, “Give me a path of ease!”I had slept badly last night, thinking of a meeting I had with troublemakers who were bent on creating a disturbance at an AGM, and

So, you have a dream of a start-up business in mind? One that will revolutionize the industry? You feel it is the need of the hour and one that will certainly earn you millions! Wonderful! But how much time hav

One day while it was snowing in New York, I happened to glance outside and saw a young girl. She walked on the pavement opposite mine, and I stood transfixed!She went at a gait that left everybody else behind,

One early morning activity that is seen in all the towns and cities in our country is that of cars being washed. Millions of gallons of water I am sure, is used by thousands of watchmen and pump men and man ser

Rebecca AllenSwinburne University of TechnologyNASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to go to the International Space Station (ISS) on a roughly ten-day mission. Instead, they have been “

Once upon a time, there was a man who had many sons. The sons, on the other hand, were always fighting with each other. As the man became older and weaker, he became worried that his sons would ruin themselves

Have you ever thought that when we are young, we are so filled with trying to make it high in the world, to pass our exams, getting a good job, then working hard to get the next promotion and a better designati

Shahmin A PhomConcerned Citizen Nagaland surrounded by lush hills, is no stranger to the wrath of the Mother Nature. In recent times, the state has seen an increase in landslide incident, a path of destruc

“Watch out!” I shouted as my driver swerved to avoid the cyclist then jumped out of the car and ran to pick up the fallen man.That’s when I saw his bicycle.It lay old and rusty. I looked down at it and it

He was a brilliant conductor, but I soon found out, one, who could not handle authority. Every time he was asked to speak with the committee about music or concerts, he felt he was being insulted or humiliated.

Meyu ChangkiriA recent landslide blocked the crucial Kohima-Dimapur road, forcing countless travelers to detour through Mezoma village. Typically, such disruptions lead to longer journeys, heightened stress, an

Today, as the six--year old twins and their mother, my daughter, leave my home for New York, I found what I’d written when they first visited India, and left five years ago:  ‘The twins are no longer w

What about having a ‘Forgiveness Day’?What’s that, you ask, what d’you mean by such? Well, since this government seems to be blessing us with days to remember atrocities and injuries, what about a day t

Joyce ChimbiInter Press ServiceThere is a deadly outbreak of a new and graver variant of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and at least one case has been confirmed in nearly 12 African countries,

As I look at those who raise their hands in worship in a church, temple or masjid, I realize for me my soul lifts up in praise to my Maker and Creator at moments when I view or hear beauty in creativity!I saw s

‘Ahoy! Ship aground!’ I nearly shouted, as a couple of years ago while driving down near Worli Sea face in Mumbai, my wife and I saw the strangest of sights; just a couple of hundred feet away from us, loom

Levino L YhoshüPhD Dean of Research and Development, Alder College INTRODUCTION: There has been a shift in distribution of student population among colleges in Kohima. Majority of students passing out of

Increasingly every day, I'm hearing about the use of the lie detector by the police. For many years I’d thought that the polygraph machine was only used with the consent of the accused party but I’m beginni