In April, Nepal went into an election in which one of the political parties in contest still maintained an army of its own, albeit restricted to cantonments supervised by the
Delhi, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and now Delhi again. Take the names of these cities together and it conjures up images of terror; of innocents unconnected with the larger politics dying
In recent weeks there has been tacit international acceptance of the security measures taken by the Colombo government in the Sri Lankan north, which have included the request to international
In India, there are near-constant debates about defining and measuring poverty, hunger, malnutrition and starvation. If these were merely of academic interest, this writer could pass them by in his
There is something vaguely obscene about young children gyrating non-existent hips and heaving undeveloped bosoms on national television in the presence of proud, beaming parents. Add to this the profound
As a part of folk literature, the proverb continues to create, inform, address, direct and shape the ideology of a community in its day-to-day life, cutting across the boundaries of
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The world according to Dabur
Political unrest in Pakistan and Nepal is forcing Dabur India to reconsider its business strategy in these countries. Currently,
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Times have been a bit tough recently for Burma's chief censor, Major Tint Swe. Pesky scribes have seemed to be turning more defiant
Photo: Rahraw Omarzad, Centre for Contemporary Arts Art: Muqaddesa Yourish
My home was the worst affected, though I didn't realise it at the time. Not that my attention
Debate on the relevance of federalism and the possibilities of evolving a viable federal model is currently ongoing in several countries around the region, perhaps most notably in Nepal. Prior
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Rupert Murdoch just keeps expanding his already outsized empire. In the latest development, his News Corporation is set to invest USD 100 million to start
