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February 16, 2016

PDP’s state of silence

Forty days have passed since the demise of Peoples Democratic Party Patron and Chief Minster Mufti Muhammad Sayeed but the stalemate about government formation still continues with   contrived confusions floating over. From state of utter…

Smartphone for Rs 500

Domestic handset maker Ringing Bells will launch India's most affordable smartphone for under Rs 500 later this week, a move that is set to disrupt the booming handset market in the country. The launch is in line with Prime Minister…

In search of lost spaces

Reading ‘Breaking Mazes: An Anthology of Kehwa Talks on Kashmir’, one empathizes with the people of Kashmir, who besides being at the receiving end of an endless cycle of violence are also losing their social and intellectual spaces.…

Silk route business is back on track

The first train to connect China and Iran has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran to revive the ancient Silk Road. Iranian officials say it took two weeks for a 32-container train to get to Tehran from eastern China. The cargo went…

Save JNU

Before the advent of Enlightenment Period there was growing public aspiration for the basic Human Rights which later led to the rise of French, Russian and American revolutions. Among the basic Human Rights was the Freedom of expression…