EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 03.01.11
To further this cause in support of Binayak Sen, a narrative has been floated in the media highlighting the humanitarian work done by Binayak Sen while at the same time throwing little light on the kind of politics he has been associated with all his life. An example of this... But even by their elastic standards, trying to pass off a serious structural problem which is eroding the quality of life of millions of poor and middle class alike is a bit too much to swallow. India has a��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 23.05.11
Even though former Telecom Minister and Mr Karunanidhis blue-eyed boy, A Raja, had been incarcerated as a conspirator in the fraud, he was, after all, not family. That the Central Bureau. The core issue is not about whether its time for the White man to make way for a native but something that is a lot less political and a lot more human ��� this is about trust, about power and the abuse of both... Awaiting, patiently, the signal to storm the imperialist citadel. After all��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 24.06.11
The latter refers to a conglomerate of European bankers-families that, by marrying commerce with politics and religion, not only infiltrated British and European ruling dynasties in the middle ages but eventually drove colonisation. They were the... HINDUSTAN TIMES. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. Have you ever got a feeling of d��j�� vu about a feeling of d��j�� vu? Well, that is the feeling coming over us as the womens reservation bill falls by the wayside yet again.
It was Gods will: Surjit Singh Rakhras ridiculous defence of.
Punjabs education minister Surjit Singh Rakhra on Saturday brushed aside the molestation and subsequent death of a 13-year-old after.Badal family stuck in the middle of political storm brewing in PunjabHindustan TimesGods Will,��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 29.06.10
It is dialogue, in situations of relentless aggression, that reflects the absence of political vision and will, and an irrational commitment to a course of action that has proven persistently counter-productive. Not talking, in.. HINDUSTAN TIMES. OURTAKE. THINK GLOBAL, BUT BUY LOCAL. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has articulated the consensus view at the Toronto meeting of the G20 economies that produce nearly nine-tenths of the worlds output. His call for a��.
Two NRIs among eight killed in Innova-truck collision near Ludhiana
Six members of a Moga family, including two Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), were among eight people killed when a speeding Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) ��� a Toyota Innova ��� collided with a truck at Pawat village near Machhiwara, 45 km from here, .
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 05.05.10
HINDUSTAN TIMES. WITH AN INCH OF SALT. Hyperbole seems to be the hallmark of Americans. Having waged a relentless war against the slightest hint of anything adipose, those of comfortable proportions are now being viewed as... How is it that the DMK, once a lobby for social and political democratisation ��� literally, it traces its ancestry to the Justice Party of Periyar ��� has become a family-run organisation of the textbook variety, and one whose leader has��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 10.05.10
They expressed his frustration with political movements or his grief over deaths and suicide in the family and he felt theyd help others too.. I grew up in a middle-class family, with a roof over our head and three meals... HINDUSTAN TIMES. WHAT A COVER-UP! NAMITA BHANDARE. In large parts of secular India, Hindu widows, some of them no more than children, are constrained to wear white. Even if youve never been to Benaras where widows are reportedly��.
Live: GoM to consider Srikrishna Committees Telangana report
The Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, will focus its deliberations on the recommendations of Justice BN Srikrishna Committee that gave an extensive report on Telangana in 2010. Srikrishna Committees.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 15.09.10
By mindlessly attacking him at this point of time would mean further weakening the administration and demoralising the political leadership, such as it is, in the Valley. Needless to say, neither is desirable at... Israel will begin deporting families of illegal migrants in coming weeks, officials say, as an emotional debate rages over the ballooning numbers of foreign workers that some fear could threaten the countrys Jewish identity. A decade ago, Israel began bringing in��.
Asiana plane returns to Hong Kong due to wrong passenger
An Asiana plane with 259 passengers aboard returned to Hong Kong on Monday after finding a wrong passenger was aboard the aircraft, airline officials said. The plane was bound for Incheon, South Korea, when it had left Hong Kong earlier Monday.
Rama Setu: bombing Ramayana and asking for saranaagati
The ASI affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, which said there was no historical or scientific proof about the existence of Lord Ram or Ram Setu as a man-made bridge, had set off a huge political storm with the BJP accusing the government. However, the BJP stuck to its demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi apologise for the controversial affidavit on Ram Setu, and described its withdrawal as an outcome of ���Hindu outrage.���.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 13.12.10
HINDUSTAN TIMES. THE PUNDIT. THE PLANT SLANT. We never tire of reminding ourselves how unfortunate it is that we are not able to choose our geographical neighbours. But pesky, neurotic, obsessive neighbours often serve useful purposes. Pakistan, of course, is the case... Todays Congress is too managed as an organisation for leaders to even think of provoking political storms without at least tacit consent from those who matter. This is, of course, not fair to��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 08.05.10
Pontificating on the advantages and disadvantages of food stamps versus universal rationing versus targeted rationing for BPL families, weighing the pros and cons of giving 25 kg per family per week against 35 kg,.. At a time when the country has become cynical about politics and many voters were unable to decide between the three main parties, the debates injected ��� amongst the jaded middle classes ��� a new sense of power over their political masters.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 04.03.10
HINDUSTAN TIMES. EDITORIAL. STRATEGIC RECALIBRATION. DAVID IGNATIUS. One of the problems with the US-Pakistan relationship over the decades has been that the two sides tend to fall in and out of love like a tempestuous couple, rather than.. Arrested on Monday night along with his wife, daughter and a number of guests, Panahi is not an overtly political filmmaker, although visibly on the side of Irans opposition since last Junes presidential election.
Usual Suspects: The civil war is necessary to clarify matters
these is all politics as usual.But what we expect from the new opposition leaders in the house Mr.jaitley and Mrs swaraj is constructive work. Budget session is coming and i have not heard/read anywhere what Bjp leaders are.. same thing (and simple minds forget that or are ignorant ) like maut ke suadagar,andhra pradesh leader said he will cut out hindus hands,owaisi a upa ally bashed up tasleema,congressimran kidwai said something in punjab at same time.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 04.01.11
THE implementation of the landmark legislation to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the 6- 14 years age bracket from the coming academic session has become a tough task for the administration in Chandigarh... HINDUSTAN TIMES. RECOVERING AN INDIAN. The life of C P Ramaswami Aiyar (1879-1966) conjures up the image of a goalkeeper remembered only for the goal he missed and not for the many he saved. He was one of the finest��.
Badal family stuck in the middle of political storm brewing in Punjab
Upping the ante, the victims family and the opposition have pegged their protests to demands for an FIR being registered against Badal family members with stakes in the bus company ��� a la the action against owners of the bus involved in the 2012 Delhi .
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 11.12.09
With YS Rajasekhara Reddy passing away in a helicopter accident and the new Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister a political lightweight, Mr Rao seized the opportunity and got what he wanted... HINDUSTAN TIMES. EDITORIAL. HAMARA NOSTALGIA. Visitors to Delhi 50 years ago will have abiding memories of a family perched precariously on a bicycle alongside their meagre possessions. Twenty-five years later, it was the same picture, with only the cycle replaced��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 17.06.11
HINDUSTAN TIMES. NAME OF THE POSE. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is a noble soul. Now that you have survived this early morning jolt, please take a look at the irrefutable proof we have at hand. The president, a noble.. Born into a well-connected upper-middle class family from suburban Cairo, al-Zawahiri grew up in a scholarly milieu: he is said to have excelled as a student, been drawn to poetry, and hated organised sports, seeing them as inhumane.