Mothers yell at fathers to find time for kids, Assocham survey
New Delhi, September 5, 2008: Contribution of working father’s as compare to their spouses towards upbringing of their wards is turning out to be near zero as often male parent find excuses, claming excess involvement to their establishments, forcing spouses to deport their children to Tiny Taughts and Tuition Centres, which are flourishing to mint money in all metros and large towns. ...more

Rising above cold war perceptions must for better Indo-US defence ties
New Delhi, September 4, 2008: The historical baggage of cold war sentiment between the two largest democracies in the world is coming in the way of increasing strategic and defence cooperation between the United States and India. This was the dominating thought at the plenary session on 'Security and Defence Issues' during the Conference on US-India Ties in the Asian Context organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry and The Heritage Foundation in New Delhi.

India Security Analyst and Professor at the Nanyang Technical University in Singapore C Raja Mohan said that the Indo-US nuclear deal is "a step towards removing mutual suspicions. It is like a confidence building measure to resolve a dispute that would help in speeding up cooperation in defence and strategic issues." Mr Raja Mohan said that he felt, "defence cooperation is more important than the nuclear deal." ....more new