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Five ways the state failed during Gen Z protest

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- On September 8, police opened fire on protesters in New Baneshwar while they tried to storm into the Parliament building, killing 19 on the first day and raising the toll to 58 with... Read More


India's Reckoning With Its Dangerous Neighborhood

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Although instability is endemic to South and Southeast Asia, it is becoming increasingly dangerous both for India's neighbors and India itself. This was reflected most recently in t... Read More


Ice, Spice, and the Dollar Enticements to Plumb Alien Oceans

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- In the coming decades, a new drilling frontier awaits, one exponentially more exciting than the desert oil fields that defined the last century. The pursuit of extraterrestrial life... Read More


Chilling Memories of November 1971

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- A few evenings ago I was sitting in the Shahabuddin Park, deep in thought. My hands were holding either side of my face when an elderly man came up and put his hand on my shoulder a... Read More


Farida Parveen's entry, farewell and the world of changes

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- The one person, the one voice which had come to symbolize Lalon music in Bangladesh is gone. Farida Parveen had become the voice that mattered when singing Lalon songs. In fact she ... Read More


Sribanglapal

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Two weeks ago, I wrote a column in these pages using the term "Banglanesia" to metaphorically describe the connections between the Bangladesh uprising of 2024 and the Indonesian one... Read More


Implement MSP, Compensate Farmers, Ghulam Hassan Mir to Omar Abdullah Govt

Srinagar, Sept. 19 -- Former Minister and Apni Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir on Friday said that the Omar Abdullah government should implement a minimum support price (MSP) and compensate affected fa... Read More


Shameema seeks proper arrangements for Hazrat Shah Niyamatullah Qadri (RA) shrine ahead of Urs Mubarak

Srinagar, Sept. 19 -- The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Women's Wing State President and MLA Habba Kadal Adv. Shameema Firdous Friday called on the authorities to ensure proper arrangements an... Read More


Surinder Choudhary along with Sakeena Itoo visit DH Pora Kulgam, lay foundation stone of Rest House

Kulgam, Sept. 19 -- Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, along with Minister for Education, Health and Social Welfare, Sakeena Itoo on Friday visited Damhal Hanji Pora and laid foundation stone ... Read More


CM Omar Abdullah reviews functioning of Industries & Commerce Department

Srinagar, Sept. 19 -- Industrial growth must translate into jobs and livelihoods for youth and artisans: CM Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on friday directed the Industries & Commerce Department to ado... Read More