Indians abroad seek more facilities and say
By Kul Bhushan Indians abroad will make news in India with the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD-India Diaspora Day) in New Delhi Jan 7-9. The
Perspective
Five ways you could be snooped on in 2014
By Prasanto K. Roy The United States National Security Agency, Prism, its clandestine mass electronic surveillance data mining programme and whistleblower Edward Joseph Snowden. Back
“We Indians love to have others do our work”
BY ABIR G. THAKURTA So, I have been forced to read all about Indian Consular diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested by none other than
What women want: An enlightened mindset
By Shweta Sharma I still remember partying on Dec 16 last year, unaware of the horrors a fellow city mate was facing. I did not
Gandhian Nelson Mandela: a hero who battled apartheid
Pretoria, December 6 (IANS) South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday, was an icon for ending the much-reviled apartheid system, a colossus
“The Indian Brand Of Sexual Harassment Is Not Found Anywhere In The World”
Back from a study trip to India last year, Chicago university student Michaela Cross recalled it as a visit full of adventures and beauty but
Kenya's 'time bomb' and the Somalian terror threat
On a recent visit to Nairobi, I along with my wife visited Westgate, an upscale mall thronged by scores of shoppers, most of them foreign
Food security: Sonia's boom-or-bust gamble
By Amulya Ganguli The political fallout from the food security legislation may well prove to be nearly as dramatic as Indira Gandhi’s bank nationalization ploy
Take Home Baby
India is being dubbed the “Mother-destination” for the surrogacy business. Shahrukh Khan’s admission on the use of surrogacy to literally bring home his third child
Indian education: Creating zombies focussed on passing exams
By Anil K. Rajvanshi Kavita Burumle (not her real name) spent two years in coaching classes in Kota, Rajasthan, preparing for medical competitive examinations. She