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'Allow Kashmiri leaders to travel freely for CBMs'

A comprehensive discussion was held on the Kashmir issue at the ongoing six-day World Social Forum meet, which is focusing on problems faced by the South Asian region, the Palestine issue, Iraq and......

'Pakistan must show flexibility on Kashmir'

Pervez Hoodbhoy, professor of physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, has been one of the most vehement opponents ofPakistan's nuclear policies.He has also been an ardent supporter of......

Is Brand IIT worth $1 billion?

Murli Manohar Joshi got the whole establishment in a tizzy by making a couple of assertions: one, that the IITs were not providing as much value to the country as they should be, two, that other......

A world within another

The number of people per square feet of land at Mumbai's World Social Forum must be one of the highest in the world.The only comparison that comes to mind is Allahabad's Maha Kumbh Mela.Sure, the......

SA woman withdraws charges against judge

A 27-year-old South African AIDS activist on Thursday withdrew rape charges against her compatriot and high court judge Sirajuddin Mohammed Ibrahim Desai currently lodged in a Mumbai jail.In a......

Messages, nuances and globalisation

The World Social Forum concluded in Mumbai. Next began the World Economic Forum in Davos. But even as an intensely stimulating energy of dissent swelled at the WSF, I kept feeling the ground......

When debt pushes kids out of school

Liberia, all of eleven and living in Arua in north-western Uganda, is paying a heavy price-- she will not be able to attend school from next term. This is because the government has introduced......

War against the US, IMF, World Bank and WTO

The struggle against world imperialism has just begun. A war has been declared on the US, rich European nations and multilateral agencies including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and......

It's another world in Mumbai

The throbbing beat of drums, adivasi dances and soul-stirring performances by Pakistani rock band Junoon and South African dance troupe Siwela Sonke-- which means to cross over to a new......

Veteran Ghosal calls time from professional squash

Will continue to play for India in multi disciplinary events IMAGE: Saurav Ghosal remains the only Indian to reach the world's top 10, achieving the career-high ranking in April 2019 and spending......

Cricket joins forces with Olympic sports on Women's Day

The ICC joined forces with new Olympic sports for 2028, such as the IFAF, WL, WBSC, and WSF, to mark International Women's Day 2024 under the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’. Star athletes......

India pulls out of women's World Team Squash Championship

SRFI secretary general and former national coach Cyrus Poncha said the decision was taken after consulting with the top players. IMAGE: India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa. Photograph:......

Sports Shorts: Good day for Indian shuttlers at Russia Open

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday Five Indian shuttlers, including Ajay Jayaram, progressed to the men's singles second round of the US$75,000 Russia Open......

Sports Shorts: Tokyo unveils Miraitowa and Someity as 2020 mascots

IMAGE: Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike pose for a group photo with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mascot Miraitowa and Paralympic mascot......

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