Indira Lakshmanan is the new executive editor at the Pulitzer Center Washington, DC . Lakshmanan is currently the Newmark chair in journalism ethics at the Poynter Institute and a Boston Globe columnist, she began her career on the foreign desk at NPR and as a freelance reporter in Latin America. She has covered coups, campaigns, […]
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The United Kingdom spends billions of sterling pounds annually to provide welfare services to those who have fallen on hard times. But its welfare system has been grossly abused by foreigners and Britons who, despite being employed, earn a side income from these handouts. Some Asians have built empires on these handouts. SHAMLAL PURI in
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India is renowned for its beauty, wildlife, movies and exotic cuisine that its unique culture has to offer. Unfortunately few people are aware of the dangers and the astonishingly high rate of crime that exists if one is unaware, not to mention the corruption that runs through every level of government and society, fuelling the
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The Amritsar Heritage cum Food Walk makes for a good morning jaunt coupled with a bit of interesting history and heritage, visual architectural delights that have been sprinkled with foodie temptations and together served enthusiastically by a knowledgeable guide. I like to explore a place beyond its obvious tourist attractions. For me the essence of
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