Newsweek's Top Ten: Manmohan in the list

Accolades from overseas can never be a substitute for applause at home

Seema Mustafa

“From stagnant socialism to go go capitalism” is the primary reason why Newsweek has rated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as one of the top ten world leaders. One is not sure if this makes the good doctor happy as he is rubbing shoulders with supposed “leaders” like King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and More
Polo Ground calling

GARDENS AND PARKS

This garden is not blooming for long. Why? Asks Muhammad Yusuf

DURING Dogra Raj the Polo Ground was considered the most popular play-field in the vicinity of Srinagar, in which horse polo matches were regularly conducted with great pomp and show by the royal family. The ground was so dear to them that they themselves were monitoring its up-gradation. It is said More
A sensitive issue

KASHMIR

It needs to be dealt with an equal sensitivity, suggests G H Talib

Better late than never. The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is coming afresh on Kashmir saying that Jammu & Kashmir had acceded to India in `unique circumstances' which needed a `unique solution'. He has emphasized the need of delivering on some of the promises made from time to time with Kashmiris More
  • Kashmir

Ahad Jan battling for life

‘He suffered renal failure in custody’

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Aug 22: The policeman Abdul Ahad Jan who hurled a shoe towards the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during an I-day parade last week is battling for life in ward no.3 of SMHS hospital due to renal More



  • Jammu

Imposters sent to 9 days police remand

MEDICAL EXAM SCAM

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Aug 22: All the seven persons arrested on charges of impersonating certain candidates - including daughter of cabinet minister and a son of former minister - appearing for a medical examination More


  • South Asia

Youth hurls shoe at Haryana CM

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mahendergarh (Haryana), Aug 22: A youth who claimed he was frustrated over government's failure to give him a job and compensation for an injury allegedly threw a shoe towards Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder More


  • World

Kashmir Diaspora stages protest in Toronto

Toronto, Aug 22: World Kashmir Diaspora Alliance held a protest in front of Indian Consulate in Toronto against the continued human right abuses and unbridled use of force by troopers in the Kashmir Valley More


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