Editorial

PRINTING of 11.50 crore text books for primary students has already been delayed for a month this year and this delay may go further. Thus...

George Friedman :The Olympics have begun in Brazil. The games were greeted by massive demonstrations by Brazilians. With Brazil facing hard economic times, many thought...

Kenneth Rogoff :Should the US government lock in today’s ultra-low borrowing costs by issuing longer-term debt? It’s a tough call, but with overall debt levels...

Pernilla Winnhed, Carina Håkansson and Gustav Melin :The European Union cannot overlook the potential of bioenergy if it wants to reach ambitious climate target as...

Can Brazil win gold medal? :World Champions Germany and hosts Brazil will meet on Saturday for gold in soccer-perhaps this is the first time that...

HSC RESULTS announced Thursday revealed the big disparity in the performance level of students who appeared from rural areas as against urban colleges. The results...

THE study carried out by icddr,b revealed that 28 percent respondents out of 465 diabetic patients with an average age of 49 years have been...

Finding the right hospital abroad Many patients of our country travel to India, Bangkok, Singapore and other countries for seeking better medical treatment. But they...

Walter Sim :Tokyo is moving to help countries build up their military capacity as Beijing flexes its muscles in the S. China SeaJapan’s foreign aid...

Sarah Lohschelder :Russia has had a rough year: it lost to Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest; some of its athletes were banned from competing...

MANY Hajj-aspirants might not be able to perform Hajj this year for failing to get visas in time and also for unavailability of air tickets...

NEWS report on Thursday said several influential quarters operating under the shelter of the government have allegedly grabbed government khash lands worth several hundred crore...