Part of the summer this year was spent in Samarqand, the city of fruits. The apricot here is no longer worth its weight in gold.
This bomb polemic completely ignores the fact that we are dealing with weapons of mass destruction that can kill thousands
Rakhi Chakrabarty Delhi
In the first couplet of the eighth ghazal of his 'Divan', Hafiz Shirazi wishes for the Turkish beauty to take his heart in her hand.
On the face of it, it looks difficult to make sense of what is happening on the Chinese front. If the government in Delhi is to be believed, then all is quiet on the northern front.
For new-age cafés, it’s big business. Unlike the dying coffee houses of yore, these swanky joints are a different cup of coffee
Sumiran Preet Kaur Delhi
Rakhi Chakrabarty Kolkata
Stalked by crime, perhaps a beautiful South Africa needs a bit more of Gandhi to come to peace with itself
Sanjay Kapoor Durban
APVN Sarma, Secretary to the ministry of shipping, in conversation with Hardnews on key issues concerning Indian ports and the shipping sector
Noor Mohammed Delhi
Thirsty saplings struggling to survive, stunted growth of crops, abandoned fields, dried up ponds: in the desert these are telling signs of prolonged scarcity and a winter of misery that is in the offing
Rahul Ghai Bikaner
Right to freedom, mobility and work cannot be taken away, as migration is intrinsic to exile and survival
Mukul Sharma Delhi
Will the eco hot spot of Niyamgiri hills in tribal Orissa be ravaged by mining?
Bibhuti Pati Lanjigada Koraput
Mayawati scores over her predecessors, Mulayam Singh and Kalyan Singh, in making herself inaccessible
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow
