“Terror is the desire to save your own ass, but horror is rooted in sympathy.”
Ninety-eight years ago, one of the bloodiest actions of British rule was the calculated massacre of close to 2,000 innocent Indians at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar (Punjab). The firing was ordered by an officer of the British colonial power, General Dyer. While the official figure for lives lost was 1,526 the actual figure was reportedly much higher.
Today is Friday the 13th. Most people believe “Friday the 13th” as an ominous day. It's a bizarre thing, but apparently true, that a substantial number of us would confess to feeling slightly anxious when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday. There is in fact a name for this phenomenon — and get…
Almost a month has passed since the mass abduction of about 276 young schoolgirls on April 14 in Nigeria. They were just aged 12-15 years! The militant Islamist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. In a video message, a leader of the group threatened to sell the schoolgirls and force them to marry.…
Sunday, the 20th June was a normal business day — a beginning of a new bright week. We were busy in our work at the Head Office of our bank. My office was at the basement of the building. The head office building was on the main road near Nissour Square, which rose to infamy because…
