What spurs the capitalist economy? It is pure and simple greed. Or is it? The years between 1870 and 1900 in the U.S.A, for instance, were called the Gilded Age. …
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The cellular telephone or rather its modern incarnation – the smartphone – has become almost an extension of our body. It is 24/7 with us, giving us updates about our …
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Relations between Bangladesh and India, which nosedived following the ouster of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August, appear set to deteriorate further. A sharpening of Muslim-Hindu conflict in Chittagong, …
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It has become almost cliché-like to say that Tamil politics has undergone a sea change, as indicative from last week’s election results. What has happened? Tamil voters in the Eastern …
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Roads are as old as time. They take us to places far and near, whether on foot, car, bus or motorcycle. The concept of roads as we know them now …
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There is a worrying rise in armed militancy in the North-Eastern Indian State of Manipur. The minority Christian Kuki tribe is taking up arms to resist the domination of the …
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Cabinet Spokesman, Chief Government Whip, Minister of Health and Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa in an interview with the Sunday Observer outlined the Government’s strategy to ensure a free media culture …
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The National People’s Power (NPP) which never asked for a two-thirds majority in Parliament has now got one. Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust …
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It would not be incorrect to say that the world runs on oil or variations of it. Still, only around 40 million of the 1.4 billion vehicles on the road …
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US President Donald Trump’s harsh comment on the current situation in Bangladesh has made the Muhammad Yunus camp nervous while Hasina’s sees it as a boon. It is generally accepted …