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Does India need 'freedom' from Kashmir?
Aug 20 2008, View Point

Since the bloody militancy began in Jammu & Kashmir in the late 1980s for independence from India, nearly 100,000 people have been killed in Kashmir alone. Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri Hindus were displaced. This has ruined the local economy of...

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Venezuela has a Short-Lived Happiness
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The Central Bank of Venezuela has announced that the Consumer Price Index for the Caracas Metropolitan Area (CPI-CMA) grew by 2.1% in June, the same as in May, bringing...
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US troops face new battle in Afghanistan: Changing strategy
Sajid, Islamabad
As the US sends more troops to Afghanistan to try to reverse the growing violence, they are relying on the “clear, hold, build” model of counterinsurgency....
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Army feeble as murders surge in Mexico drug war city
Oscar, Oaxaca
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Peace is no kiss, Israeli aide says
Erick, Los Angeles
A top adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used an odd turn of phrase to explain what some see as a puzzling demand put to Palestinians by the...
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China Warns of Executions as Riots Ebb
Jason, Shenzhen
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Game on for Zuma as workers strike at World Cup stadiums
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South African construction workers began an indefinite strike yesterday, halting work at stadiums for the 2010 World Cup in the biggest industrial action since...
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Why baba ramdev is angry ?
Shiv, india
I wonder why despite Ajanta, ellora, khajuraho & kamsutra, babaji thinks that legalizing gay sex is against Indian culture I wonder what role gandharvs &...
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Obama & Africa: Will Snubbing Work?
Rudolf, New York
Anyone who has ever worked at the States Department will tell you that by just inviting them to the White House, some African leaders will hand over to you the key to...
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Sri Lanka doctors inflated deaths
Sujeeshwa, Colombo
Five Sri Lankan doctors have recanted their allegations that thousands of civilians were killed in the final days of the government’s war with the Tamil Tiger...
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Was it Deliberate, Mr. Obama?
veena, delhi
Whether it was deliberate or a genuine mishap, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi the host of G8 Summit in L’Aquilla Italy was left empty handed when he attempted...
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Zardari confesses Pak role in nurturing terrorism
Neelu Singh, noida
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Best Daddy Ever
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“I just wanted to say, Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine, And I just wanted to say I love him so much”. A...
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Iran – revolution postponed
Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
Revolution in Iran seems to happen only in western dreams and media. Protests took place only in Tehran and a few large cities and are now nearly disappeared. Smaller...
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Mutambara Cosies Up To Mugabe's Rule
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India Govt promoting prostitution; but only long term!
Prassoon Suryadas, Salt lake city
Before I jump into the core of this article let me explain a little bit about Indian laws. Section 2 (f) of THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT 1956...
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A Ban on Saddam's Grave
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Sex is for Procreation rest is 'Perversion'
Captainjohann Samuhanand, Bangalore
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Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja denied bail in rape case
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Kibaki, first lady rejects 8 limousines
Rose Ng'ang'a, Nairobi
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Has been, will be…?
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Cholche cholbe are the magic words one hears as soon one enters Bengal. The proposal to set up a campus of Amu in Murshidabad is another instance of religious...
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We need freedom from so called intellectuals
The Desert, Kolkata
never expected such statement from Arundhati Roy. Just by participating in few rallies, she can’t pass judgmental statements like this. It’s an useless talk in...
Arundhati Roy, Kashmir, India, Politics & Society
made popular Aug 20 2008
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Judiciary under fire for sentencing journalists
HemRaj Singh, New Delhi
The conviction and sentencing of four journalists by Delhi High Court for contempt doesn’t seem to have gone down well with many prominent citizens of the country...
Sabharwal, Arundhati Roy, Somnath Chatterjee, Mid Day
made popular Sep 28 2007
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Does Indian law protect women against domestic violence?
Pooja, Shimla
India is a country where the majority Hindus worship female deities like Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth or Saraswati, the goddess of learning and where the female form...
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made popular Mar 5 2007
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Arundhati Roy to return to writing after a decade long absence
Neha, shimla
After a long span of ten years, Arundhati Roy is planning to return to fiction writing once more. After winning the Booker Prize for her first novel, THE GOD OF SMALL...
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made popular Feb 19 2007
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State Govts' policies towards Tribals might lead in violence outburst: Arundhati Roy
Pratyush, New Delhi
The number of custodial deaths is the highest in India. The high-profile writer and social activists, Arundhati Roy has said this by arguing that atrocities against...
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made popular Jan 20 2007
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