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It was a usual day for Rohan; a nine year old boy belonging to a lower middle class Indian family living in a small town in Madhya Pradesh. A boy with lots of sparkling dreams in his eyes… till he lost his father last year. His father wanted him to.
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A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 39 people, an official said Tuesday.
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Of Politicians, Goats and Monkeys.
This is a phenomenon that I have seen frequently in Tamil families but here I wish to see this in a lighter vein. It happened that...
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In a company CEO is highly paid person that complete team which making the the profit to company multiple time.
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Thank god so far Dalai Lama does not need permission from China to visit Arunachal & can stay at Dharmshala till god wants. I wonder why there is no national...
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Its a National Shame when an elected representative of a national party has been attacked,when he has taken oath in National language Hindi.
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I do not want to scare you bu saying that with nuclear Taliban which next generation we are talking about. So I will try to be more optimistic & assume that India...
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When Australia arrived India to play seven match oneday series Ponting knew that this is going to be a tough task. Look back who were absent from the 15 men squad:...
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I think it was Kapil Dev who shed tears on the national TV, That time it was a novelty, people were shocked, embarrassed and plainly disgusted with such a public show...
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The following link gives the story of the shooting in American military base, Ft. Wood. The American nation is in such a trauma, that they are censoring the news, a...
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Read Only If You Have a Burning Desire for India’s Progress
My friend Gurpreet returned to India after working for twenty five-years in the West. On reading about...
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So far Bengal is concerned, it’s having an ominous undertone may it be Marx, Mata or Maoists. So far I am concerned Maoists are the offspring of the unholy relation...
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Sir, I represent the self employed urban middle class from services sector. I Have spent the 50 odd years of my existence in this country. Now when my descent has...
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One of my friends is enormously rich. I told him once—“Why don’t you donate something for a noble cause?”
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Rather than beating the same old drum at the United Nations Pakistan should take a credible action against the militants in order to have a meaningful dialogue with...
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The above title might suggest to you an Agatha Christie story plot but the truth is far more spine-chilling and blood-curdling. In this bad world where we live in hope...
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Poor Rameshwari, just 10 year old and scarred for life. She was working as a domestic servant in the house of a TV actress Urvashi. Though brought from her home town...
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What does one egg cost in TT Market, Mumbai maximum Rs 3, but for vivek 10 years old it cost him his clothes, his hair and got a whipping in bonus, besides being...
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Mexico is planning ban on Street children. The modified article, if voted into law, would obligate authorities to send children under age 14 that they encounter on the...
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At the crack of dawn, a squad can be seen on the avenues of Abbotabad, Pakistan. Numbering up to three hundred it troops across, and plays havoc in the lanes. Its...
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In a deplorable incident, two minor girls escaped their torturous life of bonded labor in the posh area of Hayatabad (Peshawar) where they had been held captive by the...
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has warned the District Election Officers and the Returning Officers that they would be personally held responsible if there was any...
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It was yesterday when I was heading towards Noida in a train. It was an awkward feeling returning to the Karmabhoomi after being spending a week full of leisure time at...
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The very title of the film is enough to give you that jolts you, ask many questions, and raises many eyebrows. Slumdog Millionaire - Did it really deserve 8 Academy...
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The notice put forward to the producers regarding child labor, by the Maharashtra government is an example of biasness. There are young and talented young kids who are...
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When Apple debuted its I-Phone late last year, their product revolutionized the cell phone industry. It used to be so simple then. Over a decade ago, people walked...
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