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Why seats are not reserved for gents?

Shyam Jaiswal — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:09:07 +0000

I think every one has seen in bus, Metro trains, Govt. jobs, Education sector as well as in parliament, the rule of reserved seat for ladies. My question is to everyone, why seats are not reserved for gents? According to our democracy both male...

Terrorism and Education

Abhisek Ghosh — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:03 +0000

Being into Public Speaking has left major areas in my life where I have often thought twice before venturing. With the 26/11 attacks at Mumbai approaching its rather, terrorizing first anniversary, the common topic of contention has...

Sudan Trousers Main Concern

P. T. — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:57:03 +0000

The Christian police crackdown on young women wearing trousers or short skirts follows an order from the commissioner of Juba county, the capital of southern Sudan. Most of the women, said to be in their late teens and 20s, were rounded up as...

This is the plan: I'm gonna kick your a#$, you're gonna kick mine, and then what?

Oscar — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:31:38 +0000

Hell hath no fury like a Newsvine query...on illegal immigration. As the story has been told, 12,000,000 of my Mexican compatriots waited until nightfall to sneak through the cracks of our great northern neighbor, illegally. It was a master...

"Living goddesses" have rights, Nepal court says

Sasmita — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:29:14 +0000

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to ensure basic health care and education for virgin girls worshipped as “living goddesses” in a centuries-old tradition in the Himalayan...

Ramadoss turns gay rights activist

HemRaj Singh — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:04:26 +0000

Add another name to the ever-growing list of pro-gays and crusaders for gay right – our very own Ramadoss. After making India’s premier medical facility a battle ground for petty politicking, Mr. Ramadoss is championing the cause of the gays...

Indian origin doctor banned for abusing patients’ rights

Gianmaria — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:13:58 +0000

An Indian origin doctor in Australia has been indefinitely banned from practising medicine for secretly taking “up skirt” photographs of women patients while giving them spinal...

Women Beware of John McCain

Hollan — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:57:21 +0000

John McCain has a reputation as a maverick, but it shouldn’t fool anyone. Under the surface he’s a hard boiled conservative. His voting history tells no lies. Just like other conservatives he wants to control American women’s...

Sex workers demand voting rights

Sharmila Chakravorty — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:49:30 +0000

Thousands of commercial sex workers in Delhi have demanded voting rights and have urged the city government to facilitate their voter identity cards by extending the last date for submitting required documents. Led by non-profit...

There Is No Right To Vote In Primaries!

Andrew — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:03:19 +0000

HRC has hijacked this notion of the rights of voters to be heard. Someone correct me if I\’m wrong, but this is absolute horseshit!There is no mention of political parties in the...