"It was a great act to resume cricket two weeks after the Mumbai tragedy. I cannot blame the boys for lack of effort in this Test." said Kevin Pietersen, the England captain. "There were no excuses. The guys just got off the plane and were ready to play cricket the hard way. I am proud […]
KASHMIR: OF ‘SUGAR COATED’ PILLS AND ‘BITTER’ TRUTH!
There is certainly great merit in the recent observation made by the JKLF chairman Yasin Malik that elections are just ‘sugar- coated pills’ being fed the people of Kashmir. However, this despicable practice of exploiting the vulnerabilities of the gullible public through emotional appeals is not confined to Kashmir alone, but afflicts every society in […]
Sri Lanka: Abuse, Disbelief And Bitterness Persist
The Sri Lankan government’s civil war for over 25 years against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended a few days ago when the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed. The question remains that “has the dream of many Tamils of having a separate state free from discrimination died with him?” Although Prabhakaran is […]
Indian Complex Central Excise System Needs Simplification
India needs Next Generation Reforms in Excise Laws, Systems and Procedures to meet the standards of 21st Century Hardeep Singh Bedi NEW DELHI: The former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi got elected to the post of Prime Minister because he raised hopes of billions of Indians who were feeling hapless in the erstwhile Congress led […]
Adventures in case management from a client perspective
Being diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) almost a year and a half ago was a bitter pill for me to swallow. It was also very frightening for me personally as you can imagine. Being told your sick and need to take medication was also a serious challenge, because it left me in a vulnerable […]
Brazil: Falling from Grace
FIFA ranking was released recently and there is no prize for guessing who is at the top and at second place. The real shock came from the Brazil’s position. Currently they are at their lowest ever FIFA ranking, 19. Argentina (3), Colombia (6), Ecuador (10), Uruguay (17) from their CONMEBOL Zone are ahead of […]
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