India

The common touch

Credit: TOI  It’s something Mitt Romney and Rahul Gandhi are trying too hard to show they have. On Tuesday, American Republicans in the state of Illinois had the chance to vote for their choice to face Barack Obama in November. They backed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who needed a […]

Over 170,000 Indians coming for Haj

By JEDDAH: SYED FAISAL ALI ARABNEWS More than 170,000 Indian pilgrims will perform Haj this year, according to Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed. Ahamed, who met Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar here yesterday, said that he has requested the Haj minister to grant an additional quota of 10,000. […]

Bay is ours

Courtesy: The Daily Star Thursday, March 15, 2012 International tribunal upholds Bangladesh’s economic, territorial rights over 200 nautical miles from coast Bangladesh yesterday won a landmark verdict at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which sustained its claim to 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic and territorial rights in the […]

India Eyes Muslims Left Behind by Quota System

Source: The New York Times   MUZAFFARNAGAR, India — Along the narrow lane known as Khadar Wallah, Muslims and low-caste Hindus have lived side by side for years, bound by poverty, if not religion. Yet recently, Muslims like Murtaza Mansuri have noticed a change. Their neighbors have become better off. […]

Delhi World Book fair: A fair like no other

In Delhi it’s that time of year again when publishers, distributors and retailers are scrambling around frantically getting everything from point-of-sale to stocks right. It’s the World Book fair (WBF), which comes around once every two years sprawling across the giant halls of Pragati Maidan. This is the fair’s 20th […]