My three-year-old son came home from a private preschool recently and told me that his teacher had hit him for not being able to color properly. I was shocked and angry
Why India’s Teachers Do Not Spare the Rod
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In the Developing World, Swine Flu Elicits Shrugs, Not Panic
If the fast spread of swine flu suggests the world is small, the global response to the epidemic reminds us that in many ways it’s still light years apart. Swine flu has been making headlines in the Western world, but in places like India and Africa, where “pandemic” is just another part of the daily vocabulary, no one has so much as stifled a sneeze
A guide to the world’s best music festivals
More than 160,000 people flocked to the tenth Coachella music festival in April, signaling the start of the annual summer music festival season worldwide.
Heat wave kills at least 15 in India
A punishing heat wave sweeping across India since March has claimed at least 15 lives in the country’s east, officials said Friday.
The Fiery Hindu Nationalist Who’s Roiling Indian Politics
Narendra Modi embodies the incongruities of Indian politics. The three-term Chief Minister of Gujarat has made his state perhaps the most prosperous in a country already tapped for greater and greater growth. Gujarat has been enjoying growth rates of 10% or more , with some of the largest businesses in the country operating in its territory, providing the average Gujarati a mean income significantly higher than the national average
Why Michelle Obama inspires women around the globe
Heather Ferreira works in the slums of Mumbai, India, where she has watched thousands of women live under a "curse." (CNN) — Heather Ferreira works in the slums of Mumbai, India, where she has watched thousands of women live under a “curse.” The women she meets in the squalid streets where “Slumdog Millionaire” was filmed are often treated with contempt, she says.
Mumbai attack suspect ‘lying about age’
Medical tests show that the lone surviving suspect in last year’s Mumbai terrorist attacks is not a juvenile, so should be tried as an adult, prosecutors said Tuesday. A panel of four doctors carried out dental and bone tests to determine Mohammed Ajmal Kasab’s age, as ordered by the judge, and determined that he is older than 20, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told reporters. The prosecution also presented two witnesses to support its claims that Kasab is not a juvenile, as he claimed
Sri Lankan army claims key rebel strongholds
The Sri Lankan army overran two Tamil Tiger rebel positions in the country’s north on Tuesday, the military reported on its Web site.
Maybe an Asteroid Didn’t Kill the Dinosaurs
When a scientific principle is common knowledge even in grammar schools, you know it’s long since crossed the line from theory to established fact.
How India’s Young and Restless Are Changing Its Politics
Soma Chakraborty moved to Bangalore as a new bride in November, excited to join her husband, Avishek, in a place known for fun, freedom and opportunity. That notion lasted about a month. “I’m trying to love the city,” she says gamely