Oftentimes, survival itself is an achievement. But in his first year as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Konijeti Rosaiah not only provided political stability in a State rocked by the Telangana...

Under cover of darkness, hundreds of armoured vehicles rumbled across the Iraqi border into Kuwait, marking the much-touted withdrawal of American combat forces. Dominant sections of the...

The accounts of murder, arson, and crimes against women sounded horribly familiar: Each detail, each grisly fact seemed taken out of a script enacted before; the sequence of events was as predictable...

There's a palpable mood of optimism among Britain's 2,00,000-strong Dalit community as it waits for the Government to take a decision on its long-standing campaign for caste discrimination to be...

Africa's first ever refugee social network was launched in Uganda on September 3 on a pilot basis where refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) will be able to trace their family or friends...

In recent months, among the many that have raised doubts about the Commonwealth Games, the most compelling argument is about fiscal malpractice. For every stadium built, for every flyover, footbridge...

Sonia Gandhi as the party president since she has already served three terms. The logic is derived from a proviso in the Congress constitution, which limits the tenure of a state unit president to...

Janardan Dwivedi even 40 terms, no office-bearer of the Congress can become the president of a block, district or state unit of the party for more than two terms. For the sake of a vibrant democratic...

Hanoi are forging a new alliance. To be sure, the military exercises between old adversaries Vietnam and the US are rich with symbolism the guided missile destroyer...

It is folly to call this election until the final announcements are made. But an Abbott government would occur against this week's trend. Gillard has formed a Labor-Green alliance, won the backing of...

The need to stay on message was alive and well as both parties began wooing the independents to form a minority government.Although Tony Abbott and the Coalition probably won the formal election...

While the situation is still fluid, it seems to me the most interesting question to pose is what historians in 20 years are likely to make of the narrative leading up to next week's decision. What...

But there are bigger possibilities than that. It could drive reform of government policy-making and administration, which at present does not work for the 5 per cent of Australians occupying the 85...

Sadly, children make perfect victims. They are smaller and weaker than their abusers. They are easily intimidated by rapists and others who assault them.Abusers have many allies, some unwitting, some...

Author of Take This Child, which tells of the removal of the Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory, Cummings refused to attend when the former prime minister delivered the national apology in...

INDIGENOUS art is the darling of the contemporary art world. In recent decades the sector has grown to be worth an estimated $500 million a year with Aboriginal artists, mostly desert-based,...

All fine performances, no doubt, but some among the 17-member voting panel that chose them were horrified to learn when the nominations were revealed that Blanchett had missed out on a berth.This...

AS the casualties mount in Afghanistan and the sight of politicians attending funerals becomes a fixture of the evening news bulletin, the shortage of chaplains is concerning many members of the...

HONG KONG, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Selected editorial excerpts from the Asia-Pacific press: CHEMICAL WEAPONS (China Daily, Hong Kong) On Wednesday, the Japanese government said it had...

The government and its administrative force see no value in prioritizing these three areas. Their immediate interests have moved away from internal strengths to vying for external influences that may...

He continues to be panned by his critics as being weak when dealing with Malaysia, but Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has proven yet again that he is indeed a good friend to us. SHE is...

I READ the recent news report that a Special Lab on Foreign Workers in Sabah has recommended that dependants of foreign workers will not be allowed to stay with them. This is a bad recommendation as...

WE should appreciate the Aidilfitri special payment of RM500 each to civil servants and pensioners before Hari Raya. It is a timely gesture on the part of the government. Maybe it is also time that...

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has made the unprecedented move of requesting the public to provide feedback on proposals for the Budget. This move would definitely enhance his personal...

BIG mining in Australia remains confident that a returned Gillard government would deliver on the pre-election commitments that neutered the politically damaging debate over the resource...

INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie said yesterday the Coalition's "unacceptable" and "massive" black hole contributed to his decision to back Julia...