Oil fortunes still did not brighten on Thursday. Shell announced the temporary closure of its Soku gas plant in Rivers State to repair pipelines damaged by vandals who steal condensate. Up in Abuja, former Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) President and former Petroleum Minister, Rilwanu Lukman, warned Senators not to expect an early pick […]
Madagascar: South Korean Land Deal Sparks Controversy
Posted by Lova Rakotomalala South Korea has just leased half of all the arable land in Madagascar according to the Financial Times. This has stirred quite a debate in the Malagasy blogosphere about land sovereignty and economic development. It is still unclear whether the land deal has actually been signed by both parties. Meanwhile, bloggers […]
“51 Page Memorandum to the Central Government will be released on the internet” Bimal Gurung
DARJEELING/KALIMPONG: "The 51 page memorandum submitted to the Central Government during the Tripartite Meeting at New Delhi will be released on internet on the eve of the first foundation day of Gorkha Janmutki Morcha on 7th of October. Any one interested can download it from the internet," said Bimal Gurung replying to the questions from […]
UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben
On Saturday October 18, The UFC will present UFC 89 Live on Spike at 9pm EST. The event will be held in Birmingham, England and will be headlined by England very own Michael “the count” Bisping. The card does not fearture any title match but does feature some very heavy handed fighters that could […]
Is India a science superpower?
On the radical disconnect between the dreams of becoming a science superpower and the grim reality of mind-numbing superstitions and life-threatening pseudo-sciences that pervade all levels of society. "The next century belongs to India, which will become a unique intellectual powerhouse… capturing all its glory which it had in millennia gone by," declared Dr. Raghunath […]
SPRINGS OF MY SOUL
SPRINGS OF My SOUL When I looked down from my window in Delhi’s Asoka hotel, I saw a flock of white geese on the lawn. I have two at home as pets in Gulberg, Lahore and I suddenly realized that they are hans. We no longer have elders like Ghulam Ali who would gather people […]
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