| North Korea Deviates from Nuclear Threat |
North Korea substituted its threat to attack the US with a renewed determination to stick to its nuclear programme while calling it the ‘life of the nation’. The authorities went on to say that it is not for traded – even for billions of dollars.
Its new strategy, outlined with the blessings of the... |
| 01.04.2013 - 11:15 |
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Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London… |
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| Muslim riots and communal rumblings |
After 1910 a number of Sinhala leaders gradually emerged who were to leave an indelible mark on the political life of the country. Similarly, Sinhalese-Buddhist nationalism took hold, in the beginning led by reformers in the name of religion.
One of them was Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933). His or... |
| 01.04.2013 - 03:10 |
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By K T Rajasingham |
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| Narendra Modi inducted into Parl board, to push BJP for power in 2014 |
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was re-inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentary board — the highest decision making body — that will lead the party in the next general elections, a BJP spokesperson said.
BJP president Rajnath Singh announced his new team on Sunday.
"Narendra Modi... |
| 01.04.2013 - 02:10 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| What is expected from the new Governor! |
When a new Governor is appointed for a State, he is perceived to check the governance in that state. But people’s suspicion grows on his or her appointment as Governor if the Center does not have a like-minded Government in that state. The perception is they would start working against the interest... |
| 01.04.2013 - 01:58 |
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By Oken Jeet Sandham |
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| The Barbarians Within |
With the mob-attack on a Muslim-owned shop, Sri Lanka took a giant leap towards a new conflagration.
The attack on the Pepiliyana outlet of the ‘Fashion Bug’ happened less than a month after Gotabhaya Rajapaksa publicly associated himself with the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) and less than a fortnight after... |
| 31.03.2013 - 17:10 |
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By Tisaranee Gunasekara |
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| Letter from America: Bangladesh – A Nation Divided? – Part 1 |
March 26 is a very important day in the history of Bangladesh. It is celebrated as the Independence Day of Bangladesh although the true liberation of the country came some nine months later in 16 December, 1971.
I was a high school student studying in a cadet college. Our school was closed sine die... |
| 31.03.2013 - 23:27 |
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By Dr. Habib Siddiqui |
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| How to Pinch a Superpower: Kim Jong-un’s martial experiments |
Kim Jong-un, the baby-faced supreme leader of North Korea, has been getting more than the fair share of global attention recently – and for all the wrong reasons. In the ascending order of pugnaciousness, he has been making threats against its immediate neighbor to the south, Japan, the historical e... |
| 31.03.2013 - 18:02 |
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Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London… |
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| Set your time 1 hour ahead- It is summer time in Europe |
Time to get adjusted to longer evenings, as it is that time of the year where you have to set your watches and clocks an hour ahead.
European Summer Time is an arrangement done in all of the European countries except Russia, Iceland, and Belarus. The practice by which clocks are advanced by one ho... |
| 31.03.2013 - 11:45 |
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| Beni, Mulayam warfare continues |
Showing no signs of relenting in his tirade against ruling Samajwad Party in Uttar Pradesh, Union minister Beni Prasad Verma on Saturday alleged the party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has "cheated minorities" and had a tacit understanding with the BJP.
The Gonda MP alleged that there was an underst... |
| 31.03.2013 - 11:40 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| How Gamal Abdel Nasser brought me close to a limousine driver |
During our visit to Egypt we stayed in a five star facility, in Cairo, by the river Nile. We enjoyed the Nile cruise every night because it provided traditional Egyptian food with live music and the famous Egyptian belly dance.
It cost us much less than the hotel dinner and more fun by meeting lots... |
| 31.03.2013 - 11:06 |
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By S.H.Moulana - Riyadh. |
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| Musharraf stopped from leaving Pakistan |
Pakistan on Saturday stopped former President Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country a day after a court ordered it.
The Interior Ministry issued directives to the immigration authorities to put Gen. Musharraf’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL), reported Xinhua, citing Radio Pakistan.
It also... |
| 31.03.2013 - 05:05 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| DMK chief denies going soft on UPA |
Dismissing reports that DMK was going soft on Congress-led UPA despite pulling out of it, party chief M Karunanidhi on Friday ruled out even outside support to the ruling coalition on the ground that it failed to accept his party's demands on Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
Recalling DMK's announcement on... |
| 30.03.2013 - 17:45 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Mulayam has no plan to ditch UPA for now |
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has been blowing hot and cold for the past week, on Friday said he has no plans now to withdraw support to UPA, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged such a possibility.
"Relations have not soured. I do not know on what basis the Prime Minister ma... |
| 30.03.2013 - 03:44 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Statesmen need of the hour |
Almost all the Asian countries are now suffering from a severe drought of statesmen, while there is a flood of politicians, we might say that in supermarket language, ‘buy one and take one free!’- they have become so cheap!
A statesman leads, he doesn’t bow to the screeching and wailing that often... |
| 30.03.2013 - 03:34 |
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By S.H.Moulana - Riyadh |
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| Trinamool Congress seeks UPA exit |
The Trinamool Congress on Friday demanded immediate resignation of the UPA government, following the DMK’s withdrawal of support.
“Manmohan Singh-government has turned into a minority. They can remain in power by utilising the numbers game in Parliament. But, it first became a minority government w... |
| 30.03.2013 - 02:08 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| National free access to The Cochrane Library in India: Freedom may end at midnight… |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) created history in February 2007 when India became the first and only low-income country in the world with a national subscription to The Cochrane Library. This initiative of the ICMR to purchase a national license was widely hailed as an exemplar of re... |
| 30.03.2013 - 01:45 |
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By Professor (Dr) Prathap Tharyan |
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| “No need for panic over Saudi law” |
Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Thursday said there was no reason to panic over the “Nitaqat law” being implemented by the Saudi Arabian government. The deadline for implementing the new labour law — which seeks to reserve 10 per cent jobs for locals -- ended on Wednesday.
The law i... |
| 30.03.2013 - 01:34 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Top US Delegation invites Modi |
Members of the delegation praised the Gujarat chief minister and his efforts to transform the state's economy.Modi had been denied visa by the US since 2005 due to allegations of mishandling of the 2002 riots against his government.
"We have extended an invitation to the chief minister Modi and req... |
| 29.03.2013 - 17:52 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Top US Delegation invites Modi |
A high-profile American delegation, comprising parliamentarians and businessmen, today met Gujarat chief minister NarendraModi, who was denied visa by the US over the issue of post-Godhra riots, and invited him to visit their country.
Members of the delegation praised the Gujarat chief minister and... |
| 29.03.2013 - 15:47 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Major Cyber Attack across the Globe |
The sudden loss of speed of broadband connections across the globe has now been accounted for – and it is not a nice thing to hear about. It is due to a concerted cyber-attack, perhaps owing to a dispute between a firm specialized in anti-spam activities and a well-known Dutch server company.
Spamha... |
| 29.03.2013 - 15:40 |
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Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London… |
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