INDIA’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN Modi, Mamata trade fire
A war of words erupted between Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Mamata Banerjee during campaigning in north Bengal on the last Sunday before the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Bengal on April 11, reports Hindustan Times.
A challenging text: on the Congress manifesto
MANIFESTOS are generally acts of defiance and hope, which combine wishful thinking with critique. Manifestos have created world views and lived on as political and literary classics.
Saudi nuclear program accelerates, raising tensions in a volatile region
On the outskirts of Riyadh, a building site is quickly being transformed into the birthplace of Saudi Arabia's quest for nuclear power, a bid that has sparked concern in the US Congress and fury in Tehran.
Inside the fascinating and sometimes brutal world of pigeon racing in China
Every day during the racing season, 55-year-old Zhang Yajun wakes at 4 a.m. and carefully loads bamboo cages containing his 76 cherished racing pigeons into a van. Then he drives up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) from his Beijing apartment to release them.
PROTECTING JULIAN ASSANGE A must for people of conscience
A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told Wikileaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within ‘hours to days.’ — WikiLeaks on Twitter.
Duterte threatens 'suicide mission' if Beijing oversteps in South China Sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to send his troops on a "suicide mission" if Beijing doesn't "lay off" a Manila-occupied island in the South China Sea.
Theresa May's plan for another Brexit delay has gone down badly in Europe
British Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union for another delay to the bedeviled Brexit process -- and it hasn't gone down well.
Algerian protesters march again after president’s resignation
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding radical change marched through Algiers for a seventh successive Friday, as Algeria’s spy chief was reportedly fired in a further sign of high
Venezuela is not ‘just about oil’
YES, the latest research confirms that Venezuela is so rich in natural resources that it could single-handedly satisfy all global demand for oil for over 30 years. And it has much more than oil to offer, in its Orinoco basin and in other areas of the country.
Modi TV, Modi app, Modi rallies: How brand Modi plays in election
If Indian prime minister Narendra Modi wins this spring’s general election, as is widely expected, it will also be another massive victory for the marketing machine created to amplify Brand Modi into every Indian living room.
