American President Barack Obama made a famous speech after winning the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina in 2008. In it he said “We’re up against the idea that it’s acceptable to say anything and do anything to win an election. But we know that this is exactly what’s wrong with our politics. This is [...]
Yesterday President Hamid Karzai was sworn in as the President of Afghanistan for the second time. The ceremony was held inside the presidential palace and was witnessed by a few foreign journalists. The capital Kabul was completely shut down and was under curfew.
“Former President George W Bush is a great friend of our country. We, in India, recognize the important role he played in the fruition of the civil nuclear cooperation initiative”. These were the statements made by our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a
“This may be my last visit to you during your presidency and let me say, thank you very much. The people of India deeply love you”. These were the words uttered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to then President George Bush when he visited the United States in September of last year.
Caster Semenya is an 18 year old runner from South Africa. She won the 800 meters at the 12th IAAF World Championships held in Berlin in August. She set a world record of 1 minute and 55.45 seconds. Before the championships Semenya was asked by the federation to take a gender test. The federation allowed [...]
