9/11 Health Crisis: Will the Dust Finally Settle?

Monday, September 12, 2016

“I took chase from this cloud of dust and smoke that was following me. Once it caught me it threw me on my hands and knees. Every time…

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Melaniagate: A Symptom of Media-itis

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

“Melania Trump’s speech may not have been original but her dress was.” – The New York Times, America’s newspaper of record.   S. Atanya SLOW NEWS DAY? NOT…

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Pound Undulates as PM Theresa May Makes Waves

Friday, July 15, 2016

“Boris negotiated in Europe. I seem to remember last time he did a deal with the Germans, he came back with three nearly new water cannon.” – candidate…

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Brexit: The Why and What’s Next

Thursday, June 30, 2016

In the Aftermath Brexit – How It Happened, What’s Next “It’s the right of MPs alone to make or break laws, and the peers to block them. So…

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UCLA Shooting: IIT Topper’s ‘Long Dark Tunnel’

Sunday, June 5, 2016

“You can have a PhD or you can be a little kid, you could be black or white, brown or Asian … and gun violence has just become…

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Indian Voters Gamble: 2 Queens and a Wild Card

Thursday, May 19, 2016

“what each successive election seems to reinforce is that India’s oldest party is no longer a contender even as the lead opposition player; instead, it will be up…

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Killing in Bangladesh Casts Shadow on WB Polls

Sunday, May 1, 2016

“Progressives are to be attacked and even physically harmed. The progressives have to be finished just the way they are being finished in Bangladesh. This is the Bangladeshi…

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INCENDIARY INDIA: Bomb Blasts Rock Bengal Polls

Friday, April 22, 2016

SB Veda “Of the 418 candidates vying for the state assembly, 61 are multi-millionaires, 80 have criminal cases against them, including 65 candidates with serious charges on their…

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Remembering Netaji: An Embattled Legacy

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

“Forget not that the greatest curse for a man is to remain a slave. Forget not that the grossest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong. Remember…

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India Rises Amidst Falling Global Growth

Thursday, June 11, 2015

“With an expected growth of 7.5 per cent this year, India is, for the first time, leading the World Bank’s growth chart of major economies,” said Kaushik Basu,…

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The Global Economy in 2015: Experts Weigh-In

Sunday, December 28, 2014

“The financial health of economies has improved. With the exception of China and Russia, stock markets have done well in emerging economies, notably, India and Indonesia.” – Kaushik…

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Shocking Massacre Shows Failed Terrorism Policy

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

“The ‘good’ Taliban are viewed as those who do not attack the state of Pakistan but attack its enemy states, such as India, or Afghanistan.” The horrific Massacre…

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From the Butcher Shop to Cambridge University: Dan Burt’s Exceptional Journey

Saturday, November 15, 2014

‘Prostitution, gambling, fencing, contract murder, loan sharking, political corruption and crime of every sort were the daily trade in Philadelphia’s Tenderloin, the oldest part of town. The Kevitch…

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Owning Ebola – The US Fight to Patent the Virus

Saturday, November 8, 2014

“The patent application for Human Ebola Virus Species and Compositions and Methods Thereof was first filed on Oct. 26, 2009. The original assignee is “The Government of the…

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Malala and Nadella: A portrait in contrasts

Monday, October 13, 2014

“for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education” – Nobel Committee Malala and Nadella: A portrait…

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