Tibet was waiting for a suitable opportunity to raise its protest against the overpowering Chinese communist rule. Tibetans and human rights activists tried to disrupt the Beijing Olympic torch relay across the world. The war of words (on freeing Tibet from the Chinese rule) snowballed into a storm of protest when the Chinese staged the torch relay in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Many of the Tibetans carried posters urging the Chinese authorities to stop atrocities against Tibetans. The Indian media has been carrying reports on the Tibet issue since a long time. Here are the links to some of those stories covered in the light of the Olympics in Beijing, China.
Anxious traders at the Dalal Street in Mumbai, India reacted vehemently as the stock prices plummeted to an all-time low early this year. Nevertheless, there were hopes of resurgence in the stock market. The brokers and the investors clung to those rays of hope for quite a long time. But the hopes were dashed as the foreign institutional investors began withdrawing their stocks from the India markets. Gloom prevailed over the economic situation, too, in India and the world across. The prices of essential commodities started surging. India’s rate of inflation stood at an all-time high.
The electronic and print media have been covering these issues extensively as ultimately it is the common man who is the hapless and helpless victim. Here are the some links to the related articles:
Hillary Clinton vs Barack Obama: The Historic Election Campaign
Feelings of excitement and anxiety were exchanged amongst the supporters of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The campaigns were meticulously planned and organized. But what stood out in this particular election campaign in the US? A woman competing for the country’s most coveted position. At some point in time, it looked like the US would break the stereotype and have a woman for its president. Almost the entire world closely watched with bated breath one of the keenly contested elections in the political arena. Both Barack and Hillary are leaders in their own capacity and right; they fought tooth and nail to make it to the top. Finally Hillary Clinton had to concede defeat. The entire episode is historic any way—America may set to have its first ever African-American president.
The Indian media has been covering this event widely. Here are the links to few of those related reports.
