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Now since terrorism that plagued the country has been put down, new attitudes and new thinking on how to manage this country of ours must emerge. The president has already set the pace by his speech in parliament on 19th May 2009, when he said that from now there are only 2 different communities, those that are patriotic and those …

London, Aug.8 (ANI): Muslim women are to be guaranteed equal rights in marriage under a new wedding contract negotiated by leading Islamic organisations and clerics in Britain. The Telegraph quoted Dr. Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, Director of the Muslim Institute and author of the contract, as saying that this is the biggest change in Sharia law in Britain in the last 100 …

The war has officially ended, stirring hopes of the millions of Sri Lankans, who have suffered immensely for the past three decades. While the people rejoice the end of war, it was also time for stock-taking. There were many paths to victory and many people paid the supreme sacrifice that eventually led to what is regarded as the greatest victory …

 “Asia Times” — Apocalypse Now. Run for cover. The turbans are coming. This is the state of Pakistan today, according to the current hysteria disseminated by the Barack Obama administration and United States corporate media – from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to The New York Times. Even British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said on the record that Pakistani …

From which ever angle one may look at it, it appears that the end is well nigh to the LTTE. One of the ugliest chapters in the history of Sri Lanka is hopefully coming to an end. Missed opportunities, over confidence in military might, tactical blunders, and above all, the wrath of the masses, are the sum total of LTTE’s …

  There he was ole Lal Khrishnan. Advani on TV doing the rounds in one of the many slums of the high tech state of India giving one the impression he is a saint on holiday from heaven all too eager to take the first flight back to his heavenly abode after he sorts out India’s problems. Yes you guessed …