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Great Games

The term “Great Games” (inspired by the French term Le grand jeu suggesting risk, chance and deception) was coined in the 19th century to frame the rivalry between the competing British and Russian Empires over dominating Asia.

Trumping them all

Nearly a decade ago, at a nationally televised debate, Donald Trump chided Jeb Bush for speaking another language on the Presidential election campaign trail. “This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish”.

‘Waqf amendments are vital’

The only Muslim face in the Yogi Adityanath ministry in Uttar Pradesh, Danish Azad Ansari is counted among the few BJP leaders working to woo the minorities.

The British P. A.

By the power of his mind, Swamiji read his past at first sight and told him everything flawlessly. Goodwin was deeply astonished and impressed.

The big game

Olympic football is for age-compliant players with a few big ones thrown into each team. Track and field has its own independent sources of sustenance.

Emerging Nepali writers in English

The best English translations of the best Nepali writings are also equally important. A date cannot be established because authors may write in English sporadically and never come into notice.

The Queen’s Tongue?

By the end of the 16th century, the number of native speakers of English was said to have been between 5 and 7 million. Between the end of Queen Elizabeth I's reign in 1603 and the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth lI in 1952, the figure grew to be around 250 million. Now an estimated 1,500 million or more are exposed to English