Lebanon can only be rescued by the Lebanese

Discredited Lebanese politicians have waited until today to commence binding parliamentary consultations on a new prime minister only hours before French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for a two-day visit. As...

Indonesia drive-in concert delivers live music as coronavirus rages on

As night fell in the Indonesian capital, pop ensemble Kahitna took to the stage for a drive-in concert nearly two hours long that attracted eager listeners in rows of hundreds...

Strict measures will ensure safe school environment

While many countries are still struggling to take decisions on reopening of schools at the time of pandemic, it is heartening that the UAE has put all safety measures in...

COVID-19 spurs caste discrimination in rural India

Shruti Srivastava, Tribune News Service Millions of migrant workers made arduous journeys to their villages after India imposed the world’s largest lockdown in March. Back in the rural hinterland, many...

Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US 'season of darkness'

Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying "ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President...

Coronavirus affects India’s tuberculosis care

Annie Banerji, Reuters When India’s strict coronavirus lockdown left migrant worker Brijesh jobless overnight, he had to make a quick decision — leave for his home village or wait...

Pros and cons

Having completed my high school, I am pretty overwhelmed by the hi-tech systems being implemented in some schools to ease the life of the students. Schools have turned out to...

Bollywood’s 'Sadak 2' trailer becomes the third most disliked video in the world

"Sadak 2" trailer is third most disliked video in the world and the most disliked YouTube video in India.   "Sadak 2" got 10 million dislikes following 11.6 million dislikes...

China industrial data offsets trade jitters oil rises

Content of education holds the key

The new National Education Policy (NEP) approved by the government of India last week is a mixed bag. Some parts of it reflect ideas the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s ideological...