Category: Features

The Cambridge School Certificate Results 2015

Recently, the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad sparked outrage among Dalit teachers and students, and shocked academics in foreign universities. The latter published a

The signs are not good. In too many institutions and departments, there does not seem to be a system of control, let alone an efficient and rigorous one.

Underemployment refers to people who are skilled, educated or experienced and who work in low skill jobs for which no greater qualification or experience is required. This category

Mauritius has since before independence developed a strong welfare state, where the aim is that all Mauritians shall get not only a minimum of that which is necessary

As is the case for all Hindu religious celebrations, the core symbolism of Thai Poosam Cavadee is about surrendering one’s ego: in so doing we lift the veil

Mauritius’ economy has been flat lining at an annual rate of around 3.5% for a number of years now. People had been looking therefore for something higher from

MT 60 Yrs — 2nd Year No 55 – Friday 26 August 1955 — When the parliamentary delegation left for London everybody was wondering what the non-Labour members were

As we start the New Year, the issue of prioritisation of growth on the economic agenda of Government has unsurprisingly figured prominently among the wishes of most economic

As a new year begins, one always hopes that things will be better than the year before. Unfortunately, this hope is often belied by events which burst on

The civilizational ethos of mankind has followed man from the time of the cave dwellings and movements of the homo sapiens across the continents of planet Earth: until

Pour tout vous dire, on trouve que le ton guerrier des derniers mois de l’année écoulée a créé une bonne diversion de guéguerre politicienne habituelle opposant clans et

MT 60 Years —  Indo-British Conquest of Ile de France When Toussaint puts his shoulder to the wheel to deprive the sepoys of the honour of having captured

The consequences of the slowdown on China and by extension the global economy are more serious than meets the eye. This requires focused intent, innovative strategies at all

Le mois tamoul Thai (mi-janvier jusqu’à la mi-février) est un mois très important pour les Tamouls à cause de deux grandes fêtes qui sont célébrées, notamment le Thai