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  • May, Merkel, Clinton – the year of female leaders?
    Peter Apps Reuters   It now seems extremely likely that by the middle of January 2017, three of the world’s six largest economic powers will be led by women.   Unless Donald Trump makes
  • Promised Land
    Aheli Moitra   By the time we grew up, Liberalism had arrived. It meant that those of us who had won the race—because of our privilege not because the “world is flat”—could conti
  • Pakistan to pass law against honour killings in weeks - PM's daughter
    ISLAMABAD, July 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling party plans to pass long-delayed legislation against "honour killings" within weeks in the wake of the high-profile murder of an outspoken social media star, the
  • Making Money by Creating Value
    Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest men, says that you must either find value or create value to be a successful investor.   // Creating value doesn’t always have to come from inve
  • Theresa May takes centre stage in British parliament's box-office show
    LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Theresa May used her first parliamentary grilling as Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday to taunt the opposition over women's rights, pointing out that it was her party that ha
  • Kashmir newspapers to resume from Thursday
    Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands on Thursday after the government assured editors and publishers that their work won't be hindered by the heightened security in the Kas
  • Home-made foods for infants not always a healthy choice: Study
    London, July 20 (IANS) Home-cooked meals specifically made for infants and young children, are not always healthier than commercially available baby foods, new research suggests.   The findings indic
  • India, Windies face contrasting challenges in cricket test series
    REUTERS | July 20, 2016 India's test ranking has long been based on their formidable home form but the side aim to impress new coach Anil Kumble by showing they can adapt to conditions outside the subcontine
  • eing villain is best part about being in 'Baywatch': Priyanka Chopra
    Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra says being able to play a character with shades of grey is the best part about her Hollywood debut venture “Baywatch”.   The actress, who also featu
  • Centre hopeful of GST passage in first week of August
    New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government said here on Wednesday it is hopeful of the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in parliament in the first week of August as efforts are going on to win sup
  • Walnuts, soybean may prevent risk for diabetes
    Washington, July 20 (IANS) Eating more unsaturated fats like walnuts and soybean in place of dietary carbohydrate can lowers blood sugar level and improve in the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes, ac
  • Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid passes away
    New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid died on Wednesday in a Gurgaon hospital after battling kidney and liver problems. He was 56.   Shahid, one of the greatest names in Indian hock
  • Know your District: Longleng
    The mighty Dikhu River (Fingerprints photo)   Location Referred as the “land of clouds,” and located in the north eastern part of Nagaland, Longleng district is home to the Phom Naga tribe.
  • Turkey set for emergency measures to quell post-coup turmoil
    ISTANBUL, July 20 (Reuters) - Turkey will announce emergency measures on Wednesday to try to shore up stability and prevent damage to the economy as it purges thousands of members of the security forces, judici
  • Voice of the people
    Should food habits be an individual choice or should it be controlled by the government?   I don’t think it is necessary for the government to interfere in food habits or rather to control or b
  • Quiz #18
    1. Which state has become the first Indian state to set up ‘Happiness Department’? [A] Himachal Pradesh                    [B] Sikkim [C] Madhya Pradesh                      [D] Tri
  • NET: A Faulty Touchstone
    Education in India is considered to have a certain quality, thus prompting many international students, mainly from the South Asian countries, to migrate and enroll in academic institutions here. India has 47 c
  • Insight: Myanmar's military investigates a "war crime" in an era of reform
    MONG YAW, Myanmar, July 20 (Reuters) - The first and second bodies pulled from the shallow grave in northern Myanmar didn't belong to Aik Chin's missing son. Nor, he prayed, did the third, whose face was unreco
  • North Korea says missile test simulated attack on South's airfields
    SEOUL, July 20 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulated preemptive strikes against South Korean ports and airfields used by the U.S. military, a likely
  • Beating rivals and the odds, Trump captures Republican nomination
    CLEVELAND, July 20 (Reuters) - Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party riv
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