Dr Jyotsna Bhattacharjee

T he much–expected and much–dreaded results of the HSLC and Assam High Madrassa Examinations were announced on the 17th May. The percentage of pass was 70.71 in HSLC Examination and 69.63 in Assam High Madrassa Examination. The percentage of pass is very encouraging and so is the declaration of results in time.

In the HSLC Examination ...

Amulya Ganguli

T he celebration of the fourth anniversary of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on May 22 was preceded by predictions in various opinion polls about a fall in its number of Lok Sabha seats in the next general election.

The forecast reflected the general perception about the UPA’s decline as a result of its suspected involvement in a series ...

K. Baruah

A nd God said “Let there be Light and there was light...” God also said “Let there be Dams and there were dams...”

So you do not agree? Let me tell you some stories.

The first story is set in Tajikistan, in the midst of the Pamir Mountains. Sometime in 1933, eighty years ago an earthquake triggered a massive landslide which became...