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France

The End?

The younger people are more distracted. A recent study conducted by the Centre for Attention Studies, King’s College, London, has found that 49 per cent of the 2000 adults surveyed admitted that their attention span was shorter.

The Indian Dream

The sorry episode at Vatry airport, in the eastern Marne region of France, where a flight from Dubai to Nicaragua, carrying 303 Indian passengers was grounded by French authorities for five days, on suspicion of illegal immigration, put the entire country to shame.

Strength to Struggle

It was not the impetus of a leader or a handful of charismatic figures that gave life to the Paris Commune; its hallmark was its clearly collective dimension. Women and men came together voluntarily to pursue a common project of liberation. Self-government was not seen as a utopia.

Home to roost

The Islamists have issued an ultimatum to the Imran Khan government, arguing that France had insulted Prophet Mohamad and thereby committed blasphemy, “a sin that cannot be forgiven”.