For the past one week in our town, needless here to mention the name of the town, but it is in Tamil Nadu, colourful cut-outs of a personality has been exhibited in every nook and corner of the town, commomorating the third anniversary of his death, eulogising him as anything like Indiran or Chandiran.The cut-outs have […]
Egypt must open border for goods to flow into Gaza
I’m not in favor of what Israel had done to impose total blockade against Gaza Strip. But I’m not in favor either of what the Hamas Group is doing by ignoring the repeated calls of Israel to stop sending rockets to its territories. If the Hamas militants do not stop their threats against Israel, there […]
Cubans Cling to Socialist Dream
Omar answers his mobile phone with perfunctory aplomb, Bluetooth earpiece proudly displayed, a symbol of his vision of the modernized revolution he would like to see in his country. "What you can be sure about is that Cuba will remain a socialist country," he says. "The international situation means that we have to make some […]
On An Uninhabited Island
After I had comforted myself with thoughts of gratitude for my escape, I began to look round me to see what kind of place I was in, and what was the next thing to be done. I soon felt my satisfaction become smaller. My situation was a dreadful one.I was wet, I had no dry clothes […]
Aussie ‘Taliban’ released from jail
ADELAIDE, Australia: Former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks walked free from an Australian jail on Saturday, offering no apology for alleged terror links but vowing not to let down those who secured his release. More than six years after he was captured in Afghanistan, the so-called “Aussie Taliban” was escorted from Adelaide’s maximum security Yalata […]
A Meaningful Christmas
What does Christmas mean in your mind? A sumptuous meal or a luxurious party? Or a time for you to contemplate what mistakes you have made over the past year? People in Hong Kong celebrated Christmas ‘unprecedentedly’ on 24th. They congregated in Lan Kuai Fong and had a extravaganza. There were Santa Claus going everywhere, […]