EDITORIAL

By Toki Blah The English language has a beautiful phrase describing futile attempts to change something that refuses to be changed. It’s called “Whistling against the wind”. The Yanks of course express the same feeling in a much cruder,…

By Jagdish Rattanani Seventy-five years of Independence marks a significant milestone in the history of a nation rising. We can quibble over past events, remain distraught about the present socio-political strains or look to the future to…

Editor, While I pay my utmost respect to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom I also reaffirm my fundamental duty to respect the Constitution and the Tri-Colour (Flag). For over 30 years in these Hills (Hynniewtrep Land),…

The nation has risen like a colossus to celebrate the 75th Year of Independence and there’s cause for a lot of cheer. India marks the spectacular anniversary with a sense of great confidence as it passes through a season of peace,…

By Amar Krishna Paul We are celebrating the 75th Independence Day from August 13 to 15, 2022. Glad to say, a slew of innovative celebrations and events are being chronicled in the books of history. But sad to say, lakhs of inefficient and…

By Sushil Kutty Two headlines stood out. One in an Israeli newspaper, ‘No one will any longer dare offend Islam: The 1989 fatwa against Salman Rushdie’. And the other in a New York daily, ‘NJ man, Hadi Matar, with sympathies toward Iranian…

Editor, Meghalayan readers of our local papers were hugely embarrassed and discomfited to read of Union Minister of State for Jal shakti and Tribal Affairs, Bishweswar Tudu’s angry reaction towards Meghalaya officers making a muddle of…

In 2015 the Modi-led NDA Government took an important decision that Union ministers would visit one of the eight north eastern states every fortnight to ensure speedy implementation of the Centre's social and economic programmes. The tour…

By Benjamin Lyngdoh “The politics of whataboutery is common now. It is so common that it has become a norm. The ones at the receiving end are the people. Factor this; while the government is involved in whataboutery it is washing away its…

By D. V. Kumar India is celebrating 75 years of independence and rightly so. Independence day constitutes a momentous day in the life of a nation. It represents the possibility of fulfilling hopes and aspirations of billions of people and…