A word with ‘the Pulpit’

It has a great social role to play

PUNCHLINE By Z.G. Muhammad.

I want to have a frank talk with ‘the pulpit’. My belief is that I will not be committing any blasphemy in stating my mind to the preachers and sermonizers in my part of the world. Like overwhelming majority, I am born, and brought up in a Muslim family and have not received any formal education in More

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The Presidential Poll

Is it a rehearsal for the General Elections?

VIEWPOINT By Anil Anand

 Under the Constitutional scheme of things President of India does not have a much significant role to play but to act on the advice of the Cabinet on all matters important and so the lesser significance of the Presidential elections. But, not this time around.       More

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Global financial crisis

And the challenges posed to the governments

ECONOMY By Ihsan-ul-haq Farooqi

As we enter a new decade, there are a number of uncertainties about the current status and long term prospects of the global economy. The current and future state of global economy is largely attributed to the credit crisis that ensued following the Sub-Prime Mortgage debacle in the US. The IMF (International More

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In the company of teachers

Pupils can bloom like tulips

BEAUTY By Isaar Kashmiri

The only tulip garden of this beautiful valley of Kashmir has been closed for all the visitors. Everything has to stop functioning at a particular time, including human beings. Millions of people from across the state and outside its borders came and saw the nature at its best in the lap of Zabarwan More

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