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Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Orhan Pamuk and our problematic of separation
Last week I read a column that director Nuri Bilge Ceylan”s Golden Palm award for his movie “Winter”s Sleep” at Cannes Film Festival did not separate the society. True, Ceylan”s speech in which he stated the following “I am dedicating this award to those who have lost their lives last year and those who lost […]
Social Media: From the good ones to the bad
The horrific Nepal earthquake of 2015, which has left over 3,200 people dead and many more injured, has once again shown how crises unfold in various ways in this social media obsessed age. For starters, the current Indian government has got its social media strategy spot-on when it comes to dealing with crises, even the […]
Nepal earthquake; death toll tops 3,700
At least 3,700 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday. Nepal police said in a statement on Monday that the death toll had risen to 3,617 people. That number does not include the 18 people confirmed dead in an avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest […]
Yemen: Conflict Persists Even After Saudi Walks Away
Despite Saudi Arabia’s decision to end the month-long campaign of air strikes against the Houthi rebels and to back a political solution to bring peace to Yemen, Militiamen in Southern Yemen said on Tuesday that they would not withdraw from fighting rebels until they move them away from the region. The residents told Reuters that […]
Yemen Crisis: Iran bashing and Burqa Sneak-away
The United States has mounted a critique of Iranian military intervention in Yemen, alleging that Iranian vessels have carried weapons to Houthi rebels in the country. The Iranian convoy is reported to have comprised of nine ships and two patrol boats. While the US has made it clear that it would not take part directly […]
Philippines: Consternation over US\China War Games
The Philippines has condemned what they would term Chinese aggressiveness with the aid of the US in disputed regional waters. As part of their campaign against Chinese encroachment, the Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang has revealed the satellite photos of recent Chinese construction over seven reefs and shoals in the Spratly archipelago of the […]
Stilled, the Drumbeat : Gunter Grass (1927-2015)
On Monday, Gunter Grass, one of the rarest rebels in the literary scene, bid us goodbye. Noted for candour in making judgments on issues, sharpness in his arguments, unwavering passion for life, lucidity in prose, the Nobel Laureate died in the northern German city of Lübeck, his home for decades. He was 87 and was […]
Nehru Govt Spied on Netaji Bose Family
With a big blow to the Congress Party, two declassified Intelligence Bureau Files have reportedly revealed that Jawaharlal Nehru government had spied on the relatives of Subhas Chandra Bose for nearly two decades. According to the report, the IB spied on the two Bose family homes in Calcutta and reported to Nehru. A Media report […]
Hope and Despair Ahead of Americas Summit
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has recently met Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on the eve of the 7th summit of the Americas, which is expected to bring together representative of 35 countries of the region and will be inaugurated on April 10 in the Panamanian capital. The Us government has said that […]
Foeticide: Indo American Woman’s Sentence Raises Eyebrows
Purvi Patel, a 33 year old Indian-American woman, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for female foeticide and child maltreatment. The police said to the media that she had gone to the hospital suffering from heavy vaginal bleeding. Though she denied being a pregnant, she admitted that she had […]
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