Many years ago, I worked as a salesman in my dads interior decoration company. Something that I feared and dreaded was to get a call in the morning from dad, that a customer whos place we were supposed to start
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I see many people talking on their cell phones while driving or riding their bikes, and to such as these do I bring back an article from my archives: The young man driving the latest fancy car had one arm on th
Many years ago while reading the book, Silas Marner by George Eliot, I remember the way one of the characters, Molly dies in a snow storm. She trudges through the falling snow and finding it increasingly diffic
India may be tops in IT, but for those who have not mastered mouse and motherboard, the changeover is a nightmare!A few years ago a writer friend of mine who was a diehard typewriter faithful finally was persua
Fr Dr PS Varghese Principal, MGM College, Dimapur “Education is not filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” In modern society, education isn’t just about filling a bucket with w
D.C. Pathak IANS Soon after the capture of Kabul by the Taliban the radical outfit announced that the regime in Afghanistan would be based on Shariat leaving no one in doubt about the return of the Emirate
..truth is both a sword and a shield in a democracy… Justice ChandrachudImpossible! we shake our heads and say in disbelief.That theres actually someone who believes in the truth! we whisper.With lies, fake n-
Tali Longkumer None will raise objection to the concept of forging unity among different parties as unity is a pleasantly accepted word that promises stability and progress. Nevertheless the idea of constitu
Three years ago Mumbai woke up to the scary news that a portion of a bridge in Andheri had collapsed. Soon all bridges were hurriedly scrutinized and the next mornings paper mentioned three bridges had been clo.jpeg)
Arul Louis IANS The US has ended its longest war in a confused retreat amid a swirl of recriminations and a subdued reflection of its international role as Tuesday dawned in Afghanistan and the last US Air
The old man looked out of his window. He saw his neighbour very surreptitiously placing a ladder on his side of the wall, then as he watched, the man very quietly climbed up, put his hand onto the other side wh
SC Jamir Former Chief Minister & Governor The opposition-less Nagaland United Government as propounded by 60 MLAs of Nagaland is a new concept totally alien to democratic system of governance. It looks
WOMAN RESISTS ROBBER ON TRAIN, read the headlines, AND FALLS ON TRACKS!A few years ago I read about fifty-eight old Pratibha Tripathi, on a train to Bangalore, when a robber tries to snatch her handbag. She hol
Ah well dear folks this be an imaginary story I tell, where them three billionaires Mukesh, Anil, Adani and we'll even throw in Bill Gates as the fourth for good measure or just to give it an international flav
Was watching a video clip of a policeman caught taking a bribe and realized today is the age of sting operations, when we quietly film each others misdeeds! No minister, policeman or public official is safe as
Most everyone the world over are wondering why Biden was in such a hurry to bring his American troops back, and since I make it a point whenever Im in Washington, to get myself photographed outside the White Ho-
IANS This is a chronicle of five-hundred years of Indian immigration to Britain as it explores the adventures of the imperial capital and how its saga fuelled the journey of Indian independence In Septemb
Alon Ben-Meir Inter Press Service President Biden’s decision to finally withdraw US forces from Afghanistan was the correct decision and certainly overdue. However, the lack of preparation to do so or-
Naro Longkumer Prodigals’ Home, Dimapur Having experienced much difficulty and contemplating for quite some time, I am obligated to pen my concern on my own behalf and, I believe, for a significant se
I witnessed the New York City Marathon three years ago! Id heard there were fifty-one thousand participants that year and am sure nearly half of New York was out cheering them as they ran. There was a loud shou
