Essay writing

Two world cups, different hopes

Cricket never takes a break from news in Sri Lanka. Invariably, the game retains headline space all through the year — be it the “big matches” played by high school boys, which is an annual carnival here, or international cricket and the many shades of opinion on it. Last week, …

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‘He shared Nehru’s vision of India’

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee stood among the tallest leaders of modern India, his successor as Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said in an interview. Dr. Singh said both he and Mr. Vajpayee carried forward each other’s policies on economic liberalisation and ties with the U.S. and Pakistan. Excerpts: …

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