Educated Professionals and Jihadism in South Asia
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - Tragically, India, proud of its long-lasting democratic institutions and its far-reaching efforts at integration and equality for a population of 1.2 billion, has again been More...
U.S. government mandate or no, fuel ethanol is here to stay
E85 Ethanol biodiesel fuel is shown being pumped into a vehicle at a gas station in Nevada, Iowa (Reuters) – For the past five years, the U.S. government has paid fuel companies billions of dollars in subsidies More...
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Cuba, with Florida Keys in sights
Tropical Storm Isaac, back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike on Sunday as a minor hurricane. A family looks out from their More...
The remote has become a neighbour
Column by M.J. Akbar Technology has liberated prejudice and its consequence, rumour, from accountability. When the village was still a mere village, and had not gone global, prejudice had a face and a name. This More...
PM moves to cool panic over Assam violence, thousands flee cities
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured migrants from the northeast that they were safe as thousands fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities on Friday, fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam. People More...
Beyond Corruption II – Degradation Begets Dysfunction
Column by Navaratna S. Rajaram - The dysfunction of the state was facilitated by a systematic degradation of the values and institutions of the nation. This has encouraged the elite and the leaders to prosper by More...
The Great Wall of Silence
Column by M.J. Akbar What is the difference between Indians and Pakistanis? The answer is uncomplicated: there is no difference. We are the same people, with similar personality strengths, and parallel collective More...
July was hottest month ever for continental U.S.: NOAA
July was the hottest month in the continental United States on record, beating the hottest month in the devastating Dust Bowl summer of 1936, the U.S. government reported on Wednesday. A boat dock now rests in mud More...
Fire blazes at California refinery; residents ordered indoors
A fire struck the core of Chevron Corp’s large Richmond, California, refinery on Monday evening, sending flames and a column of smoke into the air and prompting authorities to order nearby residents indoors. Plume More...
Monsoon delayed or bad calendar hindering accurate prediction?
Column by Sandhya Jain At the time of Independence, the Indian Government blindly borrowed the unscientific Gregorian calendar for scientific activities like weather prediction, abandoning the time tested sidereal More...
