The Great Yellow-Blue Divide
| DATE: 2009-05-25
Two of the most competitive elections this country has ever seen, the presidential and parliamentary elections, are now behind us. Although the results for one of the constituencies in the parliamentary elections have not been officially announced yet, the results from the other 76 constituencies..[Full Story]
What happened to the President's 300-million-dollar promise?
| DATE: 2009-03-26
by Ahmed Zahir
When elections are around, expect to hear a lot of promises from politicians but only empty ones because that's the rhetoric needed to convince a populace to vote for him, which is exactly what President Mohamed Nasheed is now doing.
The President’s promises of beneficial..[Full Story]
"See what your friends have done"
| DATE: 2008-12-01
Well-known Indian activist, actress and filmmaker Nandita Das shares her thoughts as a handful of gunmen for nearly three days attacked people in some of Mumbai's most famous landmarks, leaving 200 dead:
It hadn't hit me hard enough till Thursday morning. At a friend's place the..[Full Story]
2009-05-25
2009-03-26
| DATE: 2009-05-25
Two of the most competitive elections this country has ever seen, the presidential and parliamentary elections, are now behind us. Although the results for one of the constituencies in the parliamentary elections have not been officially announced yet, the results from the other 76 constituencies..[Full Story]
What happened to the President's 300-million-dollar promise?
| DATE: 2009-03-26
by Ahmed Zahir
When elections are around, expect to hear a lot of promises from politicians but only empty ones because that's the rhetoric needed to convince a populace to vote for him, which is exactly what President Mohamed Nasheed is now doing.
The President’s promises of beneficial..[Full Story]
"See what your friends have done"
| DATE: 2008-12-01
Well-known Indian activist, actress and filmmaker Nandita Das shares her thoughts as a handful of gunmen for nearly three days attacked people in some of Mumbai's most famous landmarks, leaving 200 dead:It hadn't hit me hard enough till Thursday morning. At a friend's place the..[Full Story]
2009-05-25
2009-03-26
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