Reconciling extremes
Will something change at ground zero?
IMPRESSIONS By Binoo Joshi
Yet again leaders in Kashmir seem to be fancying with an idea that something miraculous is going to come out of the Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers meet in New Delhi on Tuesday. They are seeing a mirage of extremes, as if everything would be fine if not superfine More
A delicate brush
Pamuk's strength as a writer lies not in grand global metaphors but in poetic evocations of Turkey
My take By Kanishk Tharoor
Of course, My Name is Red is not simply an exercise in nostalgia. The world of calculating Ottoman miniaturists in late-16th-century Istanbul was far too vivid and real to invite plain wistfulness. Often labelled a "murder mystery" (by scheming marketers, one suspects), Pamuk's historical novel is More- Kashmir
Tarigami joins lecturers’ rally
‘ASKS GOVT TO LISTEN TO THEM’
MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN
Srinagar, July 25: The State Secretary of CPI (M), M Y Tarigami, on Monday joined college lecturers, who have been staging protests since last month against government’s failure to fulfill their demands More
- Srinagar City
Makhdoom Sahib shrine Intizaamiya appeals CM
Seeks upgradation of facilities for devotees
SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI
Srinagar, July 25: The Makhdoom Sahib (RA) shrine management has appealed the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is also the Chairman of Muslim Wakf Board to upgrade the hillock shrine and also provide More
- Jammu
QRTs for accident-prone areas
Caught In Red Tape, Project Yet To Get Finance Deptt Clearance
RAJEEV SHARMA
Jammu, July 25: The proposal for fully equipped Quick Rescue Teams (QRTs), to be deployed with ambulances for immediate rescue operations in times of road accidents on highways in the state, has been stuck More
- PaK
New PaK legislators take oath
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, July 25: The newly elected representatives of PaK Legislative Assembly on Monday elected Sardar Ghulam Sadiq as speaker and Shaheen Kousar Dar as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative body.& More
- South Asia
Pak plans to add 24 nuke-capable missiles to its arsenal
REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI
Islamabad, July 25: Pakistan plans to add 24 nuclear-capable, short-range missiles capable of hitting all major Indian cities to its arsenal this year, reflecting a urge in the security establishment to More
- National
Raja pulls PM, Chidambaram into 2G scam
New Delhi, July 25: Former telecom minister A. Raja Monday sought to drag Prime Minister Manmohan Singh into the 2G spectrum case, prompting the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to seek his and More
- World
India, South Korea ink civil nuclear deal
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Seoul, July 25: India today signed a "historic" civil nuclear cooperation agreement with South Korea, paving the way for the possibility of Seoul exporting its atomic power plants. The agreement, More


