It loomed outside, fearful, menacing, growing bigger everyday: The Covid Mountain!I tried to look beyond, but the forbidding shadow of fear blocked my gaze. It stood, grim, evil, darkly foreboding!“Lord!” I
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Reuters 1945 - Pierre Laval was executed for betraying his country during World War Two. As premier of Vichy, France from 1942 to 1944, he pursued a policy of collaboration with Nazi Germany. 1946 - Herma-
Wati Longchar Economic growth and progress is the goal of all governments. We measure the success of the government in terms of economic growth only. No economic growth means the failure of the government. M
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Rupin Sharma, IPS Having dealt with the law pertaining to FIRs (Section 154 of CrPC), it may be worthwhile turning our attention to some other related aspects. (1) What does lodging an FIR mean? In
Got you, didn’t I? You thought I was calling you a Walt Disney bunny rabbit, didn’t you? One of those hopping four legged furry fellows who multiply as quickly as you put them together, but no, it’s not t-
Reuters 1912 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was shot by a would-be assassin in Milwaukee. He was saved by his thick coat and a bundle of paper in his breast pocket. 1964 - U.S. civil rights leader Ma
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Thin Lei Win Thomson Reuters Foundation Global goals to tackle climate change and end hunger by 2030 are within reach if donors and developing nations help small farmers grow more climate resilient crops, a
‘Can you imagine,’ said the local corporator, poking a fat finger into my ribs, ‘the people want a new bus terminus.’‘Yes,’ I said, ‘I’ve heard about that.’‘What do we need a bus terminus fo-
Reuters 1943 - Italy declared war on its former Axis partner Germany in World War Two. 1990 - St Basil's Russian Orthodox cathedral next to the Kremlin in Moscow hosted its first service for more than
With loved ones testing positive, my head reeled, and as I often do, searched for some story from old columns of mine that could steady my worried mind.I found a story that had long fascinated me; that of an ol-
Vishal Gulati IANS Migratory bird species are in danger of extinction globally. International cooperation is must. The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Secretariat in Bonn is working closely with
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Reuters 1915 - The British nurse Edith Cavell was shot for helping Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Brussels during World War One. 1918 - Start of fire at Cloquet Minnesota, killing 453 people.
“Sing the solo Bob!” the choir conductor told me.“No,” I said.“But it’s your old church!”“That’s why I don’t want to sing a solo!” I whisper “I just want to sit in the choir pew I sat in-
Wati Longchar According to ILO, the number of international migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million in 2019, an increase of 51 million since 2010. They comprise of 3.5 per cent of the global popul
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Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 11 Reuters 1899 - Beginning of second Boer War. 1961 - Leonard "Chico" Marx, the piano-playing member of the Marx Brothers,
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Reuters 1911 - Chinese Nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen proclaimed a republic at Wuchang and began the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty. 1954 - North Vietnamese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh ente
Rupin Sharma, IPS I have travelled quite a lot both within the country and abroad. While within the country, our media readily gives us the daily dose, the dose is forthcoming in subtler variations when-
Temsumenla Counselling Psychologist, Member (ANCA) The word ‘blame’ is not a stranger to the ears. Though it sounds like a marvel comic character it’s not. You must have heard people talk
The pen is mightier than the sword we say glibly, repeating an oft quoted line, but having no idea whether it’s true or not, or sometimes what it means!Swords! Gone are those days! Swords are not used anymore
When my children were quite tiny, I made a trip to New York to visit my parents, and when returning decided I would fill my suitcases with gifts for them and also my wife. I stared at the amazing stuff be
