An atlas of impossible longing happened just naturally for author Anuradha Roy. The novel grew out of an image of a large house half-submerged by a river. It was a haunting photograph of an actual house that had to be abandoned by her aunt’s family. The book starts in 1907 and goes right up to [...]
For a woman to find a man worthy of her love is not easy; certainly not for a woman who has gone through marriage, hope, abuse, heartbreak and divorce. When she does, it is nothing short of a miracle. What starts as a cautious second coming, blooms into genuine love that stems from unabashed respect [...]
Lonesome George, the famed Galapagos tortoise that became a symbol of the islands and their unique ecosystem, is dead. Like it there are several other animals who became the face of their species. Lonesome George the Tortoise The last of the sub-species of Galapagos tortoises, Lonesome George lived on the Pinta Island in Ecuador. Despite many [...]
On Sunday, Mexicans will be treated to a feast of political choices. Mexican Wave David Agren Heartthrob Justin Bieber packed more than 200,000 screaming fans into the Zocalo square in the heart of Mexico City for a free concert promoted by the local government earlier in June. Paul McCartney drew a large number to the [...]
Saint Petersburg: Top diplomats from the United States and Russia failed to overcome their differences on the future of Syria Friday, just hours before crunch multi-nation talks were to take place in Geneva. After a nearly three-hour meeting in Saint Petersburg, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov showed just [...]
10 lakh displaced as Centre assures all help New Delhi: More than 30 people have died and as many as 10 lakh have been displaced in the flood in Assam — the worst in more than a decade. The Centre on Saturday reviewed the grim flood situation and assured all assistance to the State government [...]
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A new park in Singapore doesn’t just have plants, it also features 18 crazy tree-shaped vertical gardens that glow at night.Singapore’s stunning supertrees represent a prime example of the benefits that sustainable practice can bring to an area One of the largest horticultural attractions in the world, Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay, opened to the [...]
Tim Collings LONDON: London’s prospects of hosting a street circuit Formula One Grand Prix around the capital’s most iconic landmarks were given a temporary boost this week when Spanish bank Santander unveiled a video of its plans. To much fanfare in the British capital, and with the support of two leading British drivers whose team [...]
Bethesda, Maryland: Hunter Mahan birdied five holes on the front nine to shoot a six-under 65 and take a two-shot lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour’s $6.5 million AT&T National tournament on Friday. With temperatures hovering around 103 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) at the Congressional course, Mahan had the hot stick. The American [...]
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One step forward, two steps back
There are positive signals from the G8 summit regarding the plan of action that must be pursed in Syria. Russian leader Vladmir Putin, the man who is the main hurdle to the creation of some means formidable to bringing down Assad, has hinted that he may allow removing Assad provided there is a plan for [...]
Rowhani offers softer tone, same policies
Newly elected president Hassan Rowhani struck a diplomatic chord in his first news conference but offered little real change in key policy areas, especially on the long-running dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme. Concretely, he ruled out any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn UN, EU and US sanctions, repeating a long-standing Iranian position [...]
Andhra Pradesh tops in revenge murders over illicit affairs according to the National Crime Records Bureau statistics. The motive for 445 murders, reported in the State last year, was revenge on cheating partners or their paramours. This amounts to 16 per cent of the murder cases registered here. While the motive for 317 murder cases [...]
Don’t blame the weather for your gloominess. Good rainfall last week and the forecast of further rains due to an active South-West monsoon prompts farmers to sow crops in 50,000 hectares more than last year in Andhra Pradesh. The acreage is expected to increase 25-30 per cent over the normal area of 81.12 lakh hectares, [...]
The man who took a ‘stand’ at Taksim Square
A man stood still in Istanbul’s Taksim Square: silent, staring straight ahead, he had not moved for hours. His peaceful action, on the square that police cleared of protesters on Saturday and where the Turkish authorities have banned gatherings, was a new form of protest. He arrived Monday evening as night was falling and took [...]
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