Cross Connections

“He’s not a terrorist, he’s an idiot” does not sound particularly reassuring. Yet, this was an official statement from Egypt’s ministry of ...

What could the camel be thinking — that he is protected or that he is a threat? And do camels come in the way of camels?

A committed atheist was on a trekking holiday when he became lost in some dense woods. A large angry bear, with ten starving cubs back hom...

“May we be fearless... from friends and enemies...from known and unknown ... from night and day...May all the directions be our allies.”  ...

Most foreign tourists still come to India for some exotica and because the dollar goes a long way. Indians might fool themselves that they ...

David Cameron has so canonised water cannons that they appear to be miracle-makers of the new morality drenching the fires of protest. “L...

Today is World AIDS Day and it’s time for more feel-good gimmicks. Symbolism does have a place in raising consciousness. However, we do not ...