Going under the scanner at the drop of a hat The fact that innocent Muslims were arrested and tortured after terror incidents by the police was entirely ignored by the authorities and the media.
A civil solution? In a draft joint declaration to be issued at next weeks Annapolis peace conference, Israel and Fatah have pledged to negotiate immediately and continuously to reach a final two-state resolution to their conflict within 12 months.
Empowerment
Hiding reality for a date In 2005, after Ellie Grossman, a doctor, met Ray Fisman, a professor, on a blind date, she was talking to her grandmother about her guy.
High Court issue
A headache for the Orissa government The ongoing lawyers agitation in different parts of Orissa, including the capital Bhubaneswar, may turn out to be a major headache for the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD-BJP government in the coming days.
Strong bond... Elephants and actors dressed up as ancient warriors take position at the 47th annual Elephant Roundup in Surin, Thailand, on Saturday. Hundreds of actors and their pachyderm steeds re-enacted ancient wartime tactics as part of the festival, which celebrates the elephant as both a noble patriotic symbol and a longtime companion of local tribal minorities.
Suicides of two brilliant researchers in three months at a prestigious institute in Bangalore point to the pressures of various kinds the students face today. What remedial measures are needed to prevent such tragedies? We invite our readers to express their opinion in 100 words.
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