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The Unreality Of Our Real Life

Two events, occurring in quick succession in the recent past, have been very disturbing. One is the sounding of death knell by Mark Thompson (director general of British Broadcasting Corporation), of the Hindi radio service of BBC. And the other is an unabashed reality show...

No One Killed Jessica Review

New Delhi, 1999. Jessica, a young attractive model trying her hand at bartending, is shot dead at a celebrity party. Her crime - refusing to serve a drink after closing hours. The culprit Manu Sharma, son of a prominent politician, inebriated by a deadly cocktail of...

No Future for Temple Slaves

While traveling in India, I have encountered many behaviors and practices considered unusual by many Westerners.  The strangest I have come across are the lives of the Devadasi, or temple dancers.  Historically, Devadasi were considered second spiritually only to the Hindi...

Bribe demanded? Offer Zero Currency!

Ask any Indian about the biggest problem the country faces today, and he would retort, “Corruption”. Ask him if he has ever given a bribe to any government officer, and his reply will be in the affirmative. Ask him if he has ever tried to yank out corrupt practices by...

English rises to No. 2 medium: India

Language is big political plank here in India, and every day linguistic clashes occur in one form or the other. The strangest thing is these clashes are that it is not between regional language and English but the HINDI. This is specially more astounding because in just three...

Obama transition team , Protest over appointment of Indian-American

Questions have been raised about the appointment of  Sonal Shah's appointment as an advisory board member by US President-elect Barack Obama to assist his team in smooth transition of power before he...

Indian woman beheads 'sex pest'

This really a shocking story from the Indian state OF Uttarpradesh,a women beheaded the attacker , who tried to rape her in grass field.The daring act of this women is going to set example for those women who...

India's Kandhamal violence unabated

Reports of sporadic incidents of communal violence in Orissa continue to pour in, state government says Four peoples have been arrested for the charges of raping the Nun and the police officer suspended.Home...

Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' Wins 'Harry Potter' Lawsuit

Could this be the first time that a product associated with JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter' global megabrand, even by name only, is allowed to exist without fear of a legal lockdown?This week an Indian court allowed...

"Brilliance Shock" Kills IITian student

Many brilliant students from small towns and middle class families are selected for elite institutes like IIT & IIM. But they aren't able to adjust in social,economic and cultural  environmet of the big...

Singur in Trouble

Hundreds of farmers have been killed and women have been raped in Singur to seize land for Tata's Nano plant. On this seized land, Tata had planned to manufacture Nano, violating all human rights. Read the article to know the real economics behind the much hyped car.Read the...

Interview with SIMI president

SIMI chief Shahid Badr Falahi says that SIMI has no connection with Delhi bomb blasts. He says that SIMI members are always blamed for every anti social activity happening in the country. He blames the government...

Floods in Bihar Hit Lite Badly !

Kosi river is back to its destructing best & after a long period of 100 years a large portion of Bihar is suffering from floods. Its a torture to witness your property, your houses and eventually the whole...

Indian Air Force Worldclass :USA

U.S. being impressed by Indian Fighter pilots has invited India to be a regular part of RED FLAG joint practise. U.S Airforce Captain said that Indian Airforce is worldclass.... 

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