Infocus

  • Looking at Your Old Photos..!
    We all love looking at old photos don’t we? We show our set of old snaps to all and sundry, maybe trying to tell people we were once young and innocent and good looking! The worst is when someone looks at an
  • Greed Crimes – Stolen Vehicles
    Rupin Sharma, IPS Q11.  What does police do if I have stolen vehicle? Ans - If the police come to a conclusion that you are in possession of stolen vehicle; they may do any or all of the following: -
  • A Toothache and a Sparkling Thank you..!
    It’s when I brush my teeth I think! Yes, that’s a bit strange isn’t it? But the comfortable feel of toothbrush bristles on my willing to be massaged teeth lull me into a relaxed state and that’s when id
  • Turn Their World Into Colour..!
    "Would you like to see the pictures clicked?" the old lady asked me as I sat at a restaurant in Chicago, where I have come to stay for a few days. I looked at her, she had been sitting alone at the next table a
  • The Masks are Off..!
    Initially, as news of the horrible virus spread, terrified people hurried for flimsy masks available at stores, rummaged for thicker, longer ones the shopkeeper said, would keep them safe not just from the viru
  • Crumbs Under the Table..!
    Are you eating crumbs falling under the table?Right next to where I write this column everyday, I have a large window, and am visited most all the time by a host of different birds and many squirrels. They come
  • Don’t Hold My Hand..!
    She was over eighty, and not too sure of her steps as she fumbled to find the bannister railing, when the shopkeeper came running and extended his hand, “No thank you!” she said gruffly, and then looked at
  • Outdoors Clean, Indore Filth..!
    “We are ranked as the cleanest city in India!” muttered some municipal boss in the city of Indore to his subordinate.“Yes sir,” the employee whispered back, “four years running!”  “But to kee
  • ’Tis A Cold Winter..!
    ’Tis a cold winter here in America where I’ve been the last month.’I wrote this three years ago, while spending December in America, under the Trump regime!‘The snows been thick and heavy, covering ever
  • Only A Cop..!
    Yesterday while speaking at a function on the role of writers I saw a young lady putting her headeown every time I said we all had a role to play in changing peoples lives. I met her afterwards during the te
  • Migration & Challenges to Unemployment in Nagaland Post Covid- 19 pandemic
    Lijula Sangtam 5th Semester, Department of Political Science, Modern College Kohima  The global pandemic COVID-19 has spared none and brought much chaos, disruptions, and tragedy across the globe. Pow
  • Hey Moses, Your Wife Is Black..!
    Till 1967, seventeen states in the USA, banned interracial marriages! That same year the law was found unconstitutional and thrown out. Immediately after that public approval of interracial marriage rose fro
  • LAW IN MOTION - 25: Greed Crimes – Stolen Vehicles
    Rupin Sharma, IPS Till now I had been delving upon only the procedures involved in criminal law. Let me take a break from these and come to some crimes – greed crimes, I would call them. Greed crimes o
  • Buying A Son In Law..!
    A scene I remember ever so vividly years ago is that of going over to visit a friend’s sister just after she had been married. I was pleasantly surprised to find her father a rather plump and jolly old man al
  • Today on Republic Day..!
    Today, on India's Republic Day, I am proud to be a citizen of the world's largest democracy: Of a land that has a written constitution which is the longest in the world; 397 articles, 12 schedules.There are man
  • Embers and Ashes
    Khrietuonyü Noudi I was in Delhi for five years (1999-2004) pursuing my post graduate studies and some other dreams. During this time there used to be a Nagaland police battalion stationed at Kingsway C
  • Lord, It's An Unknown Number..!
    And in my mind’s eye, I picture scores of angels, running to the Lord with cellphones in their hands, “Lord!” says an old angel, impatience clearly in his voice, “Shall I tell her you’re busy, talking
  • An Inappropriate Attire..!
    And as Republic Day approaches, I remember a few years ago, when I wore a black kurta and black pants and went for a flag hoisting. “Smart!” said my daughter.“Inappropriate!” said a man wearing a white
  • The White House’s Coloured Joy..!
    It was a spectacular swearing in of the 46th President of the USA. I had tears of joy as I saw a country swinging back on course, from a period of crass racism brought on by a mad man, using religion, colour an
  • A Sheet of White Paper..!
    What are your thoughts when you see a sheet of white paper looking blankly at you? For me, it yells opportunity, but to many it could spell terror, especially when they know they have to write against a deadlin
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