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May 7 2011, Ankita

I have been pondering over this matter for quite some time. I would like to provide a small disclaimer this time as well. I do not mean or intend to hurt any one in any way; these are simply word forms of my thoughts, perceptions, and especially my...

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On a warm sunny day in Kolkata, I was on a road side tea stall near a bus stop, waiting for a friend, cursing myself, that why I came on time when I know that he going...
made popular Apr 15 2011
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When the world worries about the future of the Muslim countries and their relation with America. The outsiders of this political scenario like the South East Asian...
made popular Apr 11 2011
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Archana Pillai, Mumbai
Cwrdz di mny tyms b4 dere dethz, d valiant nvr tast f deth bt 1c&”. This txt&oops, text, would certainly have made Shakespeare turn over in his grave....
made popular Apr 4 2011
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Nidaa C, Kozhikode
“Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or the poison that finds itself at the tip of the tongue, so it is impossible for Government servant not to eat up at...
made popular Mar 14 2011
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Nidaa C, Kozhikode
The power of media has always been in question. It can influence the key policy makers by swaying the public opinion on various national and international issues. It...
made popular Feb 28 2011
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The Untold Story of Breaking News The western media - unlike the Indian establishment media which till eighties and mid nineties had a quivering semblance of some...
made popular Feb 25 2011
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SHIRISH KHARE writes that cities have become alike - unidentifiable from each other. Just like the houses that the 40 thieves found when the came to visit Ali Baba. And...
made popular Feb 14 2011
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IN CONTEMPORARARY Bharat, alias India, thanks to the growing aspirations of the youth to learn English regional languages are slowly becoming extinct. While most...
made popular Feb 14 2011
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New Delhi, Jan 28: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the burden of oil price rise will have to be borne at least partly by the people as oil marketing...
made popular Feb 2 2011
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BUDGET THE PLASTIC ROSES Scrubbing off taint through a toyboy teleconference So much so, that the Manmohan Singh-led Government appeared to have come to believe...
made popular Feb 17 2011
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Rukmani, Chennai
I am simply appalled at the huge scams that surface daily in our country. The electronic media lately has only been reporting corruption at the highest levels, rape and...
made popular Jan 24 2011
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Shelly Sood, ludhiana
The government has introduced the RTE (Right to education)in 2009. But still it seems of not much worthy. Many of the reports from various news sources shows that...
made popular Jan 17 2011
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view point, chennai
Achievers in Art and science should search for high talent in their field and develop people who should in turn develop their talent and also develop others in their...
made popular Jan 17 2011
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2G SPECTRUM SCAM ‘Restrain Sibal till disposal of case’ By MURALEEDHARAN RAGHAVAN JANATA PARTY president Dr Subramanian Swamy filed an interim application before...
made popular Jan 12 2011
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By Prabhat Sharan The Verdict Weekly It’s darkness at noon at Dharavi, the world’s biggest slum. And hope trickles like wounds simmering inside the labyrinth...
made popular Jan 5 2011
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Rukmani, Chennai
Today, morning, after, evening and night you are greeted by scams, corruption, rape and murder. It is indeed a sign of the times that we live in. People the world over...
made popular Jan 4 2011
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SAHMAT Communalism Combat Social Scientist REPORT By Teesta Setalvad December 6-8, 2010 Muktadhara, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, New Delhi The September 30 2010 verdict in...
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By Prabhat Sharan The Verdict Weekly A random epidemiological survey carried out last month jointly by the state government’s health and agriculture department,...
made popular Dec 17 2010
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Ritesh Ranjan, Siwan
Starting with a Question: Are circuses extinct now? Why? As we know, circuses used to be an entertainment package provided by a large group of professionals who...
made popular Dec 14 2010
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Arrest Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi, demands AJIT SAHI former executive editor of Tehelka In a frank and straightforward interview with AFROZ ALAM SAHIL and MD. ALI...
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By MURALEEDHARAN RAGHAVAN The ill-gotten money becomes the biggest weapon to fight charges against our polity and administrators and manipulate the procedure. They are...
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By PRABHAT SHARAN After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each...
made popular Dec 6 2010
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Sarwar Borah, New Delhi
Life to me has always appeared like a road journey to a hill station. It’s full of twist and turns and they all appear to me as same that keep occurring in our lives...
made popular Nov 29 2010
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Though it was too late like after death the doctor or to cry over split milk but for the first time Congress president Sonia Gandhi did a commendable thing though it...
made popular Nov 26 2010
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Husbands' Voice, Ahmedabad
“Men are infidel by nature. They are always in search of ‘other lucrative greener pastures’. That’s why all women favoring laws are designed, so that wife gets...
made popular Nov 15 2010
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Oscar, Oaxaca
As Mexico attempts to crush its drug cartels, violence has increased dramatically in the western state of Sinaloa, where for decades, smugglers have been revered as...
made popular Nov 4 2010
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
I wonder where he got that idea? Here is the new American century. A nation where torture is acceptable and ‘just really not a big deal’. When the Abu...
made popular Nov 2 2010
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Saurabh Chauhan, shimla
There is something wrong with growth economics. After all, 18 years after India ushered in economic Liberalization, the promise of high growth to reduce poverty and...
made popular Nov 1 2010
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BYLINE M J AKBAR It is entirely appropriate that a nation whose motto is Satyameva Jayate should discover a metaphor for ravenous loot in a Mumbai building society...
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Since last 12 years Sonia Gandhi removed two chief ministers. The first victim was A K Antony, then Vilasrao Deshmukh, and now Ashok Chavan, if he is removed from the...
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By Prabhat Sharan The Verdict Weekly Greed for profits the sole motive of Indian press barons: Thus, it was not surprising that the media world a couple of years back...
made popular Oct 30 2010
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Considering our past experiences, the UPA and its leaders, especially Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Chairman Sonia Gandhi, are clearly on test. Are they really...
made popular Oct 29 2010
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Blood stained brown gold and mean streets of Mumbai housing mafia and Mumbai underworld, writes PRABHAT SHARAN It was business as usual in the infamous Kamathipura...
made popular Oct 29 2010
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Political parties should come forward to this incipient disease that is likely to become a hazard in days to come. Their responsibilities are not just to fight an...
made popular Oct 12 2010
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Perxia L, Los Angeles
There’s a CA marijuana regulation that was just passed by . The bill isn’t a full legalization. It is only a mild decriminalization. The bill only decreases...
made popular Oct 6 2010
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India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru was an ardent supporter of the co-operative movement. His views on the subject are well known. No individual has, of...
made popular Oct 4 2010
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From September 27 to October 3, the world will celebrate Joy of Giving. The motive is to help the less fortunate in the society. Swami Vivekananda had said: “Do not...
made popular Sep 21 2010
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Oscar, Oaxaca
“South of the border, down Mexico way,” an old tune sung by “Old Blue Eyes,” Frank Sinatra, epitomizes a time when friendship and respect meant something...
made popular Sep 18 2010
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Misuse of Sanctity Young Indian temple ‘prostitutes’ Devadasi system is still going on in Belgaum, the disputed border district of Maharashtra-Karnataka. The...
made popular Sep 16 2010
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The Film Society of Lincoln Center honoree actor Tom Hanks arrives for his tribute at Alice Tully Hall on Monday, April 27, 2009 in New York.