Musharraf warns against extremism

President Pervez Musharraf on Friday night said religious and sectarian extremists might "pull down" Pakistan."There is no external threat that can do any harm to us. We are capable of handling any......

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I stare stupefied at headlines like these: One from last June said, 800,000......