Twin towns welcome verdict with humility, grace
Sept. 30: Ayodhya and its twin town of Faizabad, which are variously described as the land of the Hindu saint Tulsidas and the Urdu poet Mir Anees, and synonymous with the Ganga - Jamuni tehzeeb (comp
DC’s FB agog with peace talk
Is the decision to divide the disputed land in Ayodhya into three parts, the right move?
Princess Aria: If dividing helps maintain peace in the country, i'm all for it. Dividing land and satisfying a
Kayani’s man gets top Army post
Sept. 29: In an apparent bid to please Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed senior Army commander Khalid Shamim Wyne as Chairman Joint Chiefs of S
Lankans rock on Elliots beach
Sri Lanka’s shift in focus has started to bear fruit for them in volleyball. Against the might of Iran, South Korea, Japan and China, the island nation haven’t been able to achieve anything of note in
What comes next: The options
Sept. 23: As the Supreme Court deferred the pronouncement of the crucial Ayodhya land dispute judgment by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court due on Friday, questions are being raised by ov
UN says Israel’s raid on flotilla broke law
Sept. 23: A report by three UN appointed human rights experts has found that Israeli forces violated international law when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla killing nine activists earlier this ye
Australian PM Gillard’s majority becomes slim
Sept. 23: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s wafer-thin ruling majority became even more fragile on Thursday after the conservative Opposition backed out of a deal over the prized job of parlia
Unhappy with pullouts, Saina sets sight on gold
Sept. 23: Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has set her sights on gold at the 19th Commonwealth Games but is disappointed with the large number of athletes pulling out of the Games. The world No.3 feels the q
Owaisi, Singhal rule out compromise formula
Sept. 23: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president and MP from Hyderabad, Mr Asaduddin Owaisi, on Thursday, said there is no question of Muslims willing to support any sort of compromise and c
Judge takes a pragmatic view
Sept. 23: Though the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the pronouncement of the Allahabad high court judgment, Justice R.V. Raveendran tried to take a rather “pragmatic” view, looking at the past exper