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  • Unlock-4 and You..!
    There’s a sense of jubilation on the streets as Unlock-4 begins. ‘Freedom!’ we shout as metros start rolling, a hundred guests are allowed at weddings and travel restrictions lifted. But beware, more than
  • Today in History: August 31
     Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 31: 1907 - The Anglo-Russian Convention was signed in St Petersburg, settling differences between Britain and Russia over Pers
  • Say Sorry Please..!
     A few years ago, someone travelling to a religious place out of the country, called me up, “I am very sorry for the wrong I have done to you, please forgive me!” he whispered.“Sure!” I said, happy
  • Law in Motion – 7: Rights and Duties of Citizens-II
    Rupin Sharma IPS Continuing where we left, let us explore the ‘duties’ aspect further. Besides citizens, there are other categories of people who have certain duties cast upon them by the CrPC.
  • Today in History: August 30
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 30: 1918 - Vladimir Lenin, leader of Soviet Russia, was shot and wounded by Fanya Kaplan after speaking at a factory in Moscow.
  • Today in History: August 29
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 29: 1916 - General Paul von Hindenburg became German chief of staff during World War One. 1995 - Georgian President Eduard Shev
  • Trim Your Bristles..!
    It was during these Covid times I wandered, worry writ on my face as bills piled up at home, and money not what it used to be, when I imagined I heard a voice ringing out to me, “Hi!” “Hi!&
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - August 28
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 28: 1910 - Montenegro proclaimed its independence from the Ottoman Empire, with Nicholas I as ruler. 1963 - Martin Luther King de
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - August 27
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 27: 1919 - Louis Botha, Boer general, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, died aged 56. 1928 - The
  • Law in Motion – 6
    Rights and Duties of Citizens Rupin Sharma, IPS Civilians/general public encounters numerous occasions and/or circumstances where there is a dilemma. Some such enquiries are: (1) Whether an act/omissio
  • Fair and Lovely..!
    With so many protests and debates over colour issues worldwide, corporates and industrial houses are jumping overboard to absolve themselves of colour discrimination, by changing names and titles. The latest, &
  • Desi Kamala Harris and India..!
    There’s a tremendous sense of hope and anticipation now that Kamala Harris’s been announced as Joe Biden’s running mate, and to many, she’s already occupied the high post of VP!“This is like a marriag
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - August 26
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 26 1429: Joan of Arc makes a triumphant entry into Paris. 1789: The Constituent Assembly in Versailles, France, approves the final version
  • Let us do away with ‘COVID-19 stigma’ for sake of humanity!
    Aremnochet T Changkiri Kohima “This is the only time I don’t want you to be positive,”- that’s what my friend told me. Well, I hope I was able to get your attention with that as I ai
  • Coffee and Consistency..!
    My morning coffee, which is over a jug tall, is my addiction, but about a month ago, narry a day went by when the taste of those exquisite beans did not surprise me. The coffee powder was the same, the water I
  • A Time to Reckon
    Rukewezo Wetsah Dimapur ‘There are heroes and there are monsters. But most of us are ordinary mortals caught up in events too turbulent for any of us. Perhaps when the battle is over, all we will inhe
  • Today in History August 24
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 24: 1922 - Arab states meeting at Nablus rejected the British mandate for Palestine given by the League of Nations. 1995 - Micros
  • Law in Motion -5
    Classification of Offences Having briefly seen the outlines of law and how to report to the police, it would be pertinent to look at a simplistic but legal classification of offences. There are various metho
  • Today in History August 23
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 23: 1926 - The Italian-born American film actor Rudolph Valentino died aged 31. Idolised by women as the first "Latin lover&q
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - August 22
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 22: 1910 - Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate. 1922 - Irish politician and Sinn Fein leader Michael
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