1,227 children reported missing in Uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: As if heart-wrenching images of children separated from their parents in theUttarakhand disaster were not enough, state chief secretary Subhash Kumar on Wednesday is learnt to have told a four-member…
Islamist rule in Egypt fails: Syria’s Assad
DAMASCUS — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the massive protests against his Islamist Egyptian counterpart brought the fall of "political Islam," in statements posted on Wednesday on his official Facebook…
Marine Le Pen loses parliamentary immunity, may face charges for inciting racial hatred
The European Parliament has removed immunity of the French far right politician Marine Le Pen, which may lead to her prosecution for comparing Muslim immigration to the Nazi occupation of…
Solidarity or Show off
“Agar kuch kartey ho, tou Jatatey kyun ho” If you show solidarity with someone, care for someone, then why do you show off, and highlight it? The other day, at…
Afghanistan Slaps U.S. With $1 Billion Tax Bill
The United States has poured billions into efforts to rebuild war-torn Afghanistan – but the Afghan government has violated an understanding between the two countries. It’s presented the U.S. a…
Don’t Shield Soldiers Involved in Kashmir Killings: Amnesty to India
Amnesty International India Tuesday asked Government of India (GoI) ensure that army men responsible for killings of two people in Bandipora are investigated and prosecuted. “These deaths must be investigated…
Saudi Arabia extends grace period for illegal workers
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday extended by four more months an amnesty enabling illegal foreign workers to regularise their status or return home without prosecution. King Abdullah has ordered "extending the…
At least 19 reported killed in helicopter crash in Russia
At least 19 people were killed when a helicopter crashed Tuesday in a remote region of eastern Russia, according to local news reports. The Mi-8 helicopter was carrying 25 passengers,…
Alarming Global Trend of People’s Power Show
This essay aims at bringing to prominence the emerging global trend of a stronger expression of ‘people power’, which is traversing the idea of states being the insurers of their…
Kashmir killings: Amina widowed twice
Last year, when Tariq's brother died during an accident, he took over the responsibility to run the house. But as days passed, the youth who was today killed in army…