Fida Firdous This year, the rush of tourists will increase due to the heat wave outside the valley. This month, we have seen more tourists coming to the valley, with the flow
Irshad Mushtaq Today, many children in Kashmir are spending too much time on mobile phones. They are getting comfort, entertainment, and easy habits, but they are not learning enough responsibility. This is a serious issue for every family.If a child
The presentation of the Union Budget is more of a media event than a realistic statement of objectives and goals, and ways and means. The Budget is the basic blueprint that specifies
Angry and frustrated that his theories were being distorted and propagated by some self-styled radical advocates, Karl Marx is believed to have said in 1883: “What is certain is that I am
So, imagine this: you are a young man getting on with your daily life when someone from your religious community, caste or ethnic group comes and taps you on your shoulder. “Hey,”
Indian film industry has had a very close and beautiful relationship with Urdu literature. But there are only a few litterateurs who stand apart when it comes to bringing Urdu verse to
Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman is the first book I happened to read right after my mother died in Dallas and I helped bury her early last month, and it helped get
Whenever it seems impossible to make sense of the actions and events around me, I take refuge in the verse of Mir Taqi Mir and the words of Saadat Hasan Manto. The
If nothing else India and Pakistan can learn civility from their respective founding fathers when dealing with each other. Mahatma Gandhi addressed Mr Jinnah as Quaid-i-Azam as a mark of respect and
As India celebrates Republic Day, and the chests of millions of Indians swell with pride at the thought of our immense diversity and imagined military prowess, it is well to reflect on
R K Laxman once portrayed Jawaharlal Nehru as a one-man orchestra playing all the instruments, with a smile on his face. At the cost of being pilloried by the legions of Narendra
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