Nitaqat-hit Saudi Indians left to fend for themselves

Nitaqat-hit Saudi Indians left to fend for themselves

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | VR Jayaraj | Kochi

  Even when Indian authorities are repeatedly saying that the Government would provide all help to those who could lose jobs due to the current Saudization programme, Nitaqat, in Saudi Arabia, Indians returning from the Arab kingdom are complaining about Indian officials’ apathy towards the issue. “Many have already been taken into...

Kohli & Co win, Rockstar misses penalty

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | Garima Verma | New Delhi

  Bollywood stars give cricketers tough time in charity football match. Virat Kolhi-led cricketers finish 4-3 winners as Delhi enjoys 90 minutes of action & entertainment The contest wasn’t expected to be an evenly-matched affair. But all credit to Abhishek Bachchan-led All Stars Football Club (ASFC) for putting up a gritty display...

'Dhoni will teach us cricket, we will teach him racing'

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | Pioneer

  Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s passion for bikes is no secret. Going with his passion he bought a racing team — Mahi Racing Team India — last year. The riders of the team are in India to promote their sport. Abhishek Purohit catches up with the riders on the sidelines of  a...

New kid off the block

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | Ajeyo Basu

  Fast cars, the rush of adrenalin, the thrill of pushing your car to the limit, these are the dream of most young men. Siddhant Panda is one of the lucky few who manage to turn their dream into reality. He is one of the select few who are fortunate enough...

Credibility is non-issue as long as vote-bank is safe

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | SP Awasthi | Mumbai

  This refers to the editorial, “Walk the talk, for once” (March 29). Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is a hard-nosed, regional politician with considerable caste-based support. Of late, he seems to have been pushed into an unenviable position of having to manage the contradiction between his party's interests and...

Opportunism SP-style

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | M Ratan | New Delhi

Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Walk the talk, for once” (March 29). You have rightly urged the Samajwadi Party supremo to shun his familiar hypocrisy of talking tough against the ruling Congress, but acting soft and supportive when the crunch comes. No wonder, many people do not take...

Don't dismiss him

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | Shahid bin Waheed | Lucknow

  Sir — This refers to the news reports, “Mulayam at unpredictable best” and “PC woos SP, assures all help to UP Govt” (March 30). Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s assurance of Central help to Uttar Pradesh, despite Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s diatribe against the Congress-led UPA Government, and...

Hypocrisy at best

Sunday, 31 March 2013 | DR Gulati | Via email

  Sir — This refers to the news report, “Mulayam at unpredictable best” (March 30). The king-maker-cum-prime ministerial aspirant has used 3Cs ( clever, cheat, corrupt) to describe the Congress-led ruling coalition, yet his support continues, ostensibly in the name of the fourth ‘C’ — Communal forces — not to mention...

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