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As the sun announces its arrival on the skies on the much-awaited ‘Pandrah Agasth’, he steps out of the door to see the street clad in saffron, white, and green. The little ‘Bharat’ badge on the pockets of his children’s school uniforms, bring a smile on his face. He thinks of tying a tricolour to his bicycle himself and roaming along the streets. But just as he picks up a little rope for the

Applying for various cards in India seems more of a test of patience, than getting your work done. Wherever you are on this planet , you have an identity. The most common form of it is your name, whether you are black,white,brown, eskimo, turk, red Indian or just plain Indian, an identity is something which personifies the human experience. Facing government officials to get things done in India

(August 12 is International Youth Day) A changeover from innocent childhood to a decent youth is what everyone would like to witness in every growing and budding kid. Youth is an age where excitement, aggression and confusion is rolled into one, and yet it is a testing phase of one’s life. The major decision of selecting a career is sealed during this period. Stepping into adolescence is like

Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of the (Hell) Fire are closed, and the devils are chained." (Bukhari 4:497). Truly, there is no end to Allah’s (swt) mercy. Without an iota of doubt, all of us are sinners and disobey our Master every now and then. But He, the most compassionate, the most merciful, still keeps giving us

If you ask what is belief, you will get different answers from people belonging to different walks of life. The subject is widely spoken, discussed and obviously practiced. The most important aspect of belief is that, it should be very unique in the sense of thoughts or else people may accept it simply because it’s an individual implementation and acceptance. Even though belief is an individual

The Planning Commission recently announced a new way to push our GDP growth up – Goods and Services Tax (GST) – which is touted to be able to raise the GDP by 1.5 per cent. The GST will be a major upheaval of the current tax system and will include several other taxes, including excise, service tax, VAT and purchase tax. Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Finance

“I am scared that my family will be broken. I don’t want my children to live without a father or a mother. But, my mother-in-law calls me a curse to her family. She tells me, ‘Daughter of a beggar, go away. We don’t need you.’ She also says that her son lost his peace of mind after marrying me” Sameena (name changed), a 23 year old Beary woman in Uppinangady reveals the dark side of her married

Infection is defined as lodgment and multiplication of a microorganism in or on the tissues of a host. An infection need not always result in a disease. Source of infection: Humans (commonest), food and food products, animals and birds, insects, soil, and water. Mode of spread: Contact (Commonest), inhalation, ingestion, inoculation (injections, blood transfusion), vectors (mosquitoes, flies etc)

He looked up to see the world around him and saw people walking swiftly and ceasing their errands. He saw some wearing animated expressions, laughing and chattering, without a care for the world. Little girls with pink bows and white frocks were exiting a candy store. A bunch of teenage girls huddled together gossiping over a cup of coffee in a nearby cafe’. A boy was inscribing graffiti on a wall

As a Mumbaikar, I inevitably rode its suburban trains, trying to reach a place where thousands of fellow passengers seem to be headed - as if there was just one destination and none else. How often I have been stepped upon and how often I have seen others getting their shoes dirtied by fellow passengers, as they jostle for that extra inch of “leg” room. And, amazingly, how often I have seen