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 17:57 | 4/Aug/2006
Reservation – Overview & Potential solut...
Reservation – Overview & proposed solutionThe recent announcement of increase in 27% reservation to Other backward classes (OBCs) by the Government of India has raised the debate of "To be or not to be" the query that occurred to the mind of a character in William Shakespare's play. Last few weeks have seen a lot of anti quota protests engulf the m... more...
 21:53 | 21/May/2006
Discrepancies: Reservation Proposal
Discrepancies: Reservation Proposal Last couple of weeks have seen a lot of anti quota protests engulf all over India, and there have been certain violence which should have not taken place, call it police brutality overreaction or agitators going over board to go against the law and order rules….but i assume for every action there is a equal and o... more...
 13:43 | 15/May/2006
Anti Reservation Protest: A Different ta...
There has been a country wide protest as a result of the hunger stroke declared by the medical students in Delhi against the new proposal from Arjun Singh to increase the reservations up to 49% in higher educational institutions. Is this the writing on the wall for Arjun Singh and is he increasingly becoming a liability to the PM or is this the wel... more...
 22:20 | 13/May/2006
Reservation Rhetoric: Does this help any...
A flawed proposal and a flawed oppositionArjun Singh has done it again, this time he has opened up a can of worms which has far reaching ramifications than that of the political corridors in Delhi, is this an indication that he is eyeing higher offices now that he knows he can never get any higher than his HRD ministry in the electoral politics; is... more...
 11:35 | 30/Apr/2006
Master Stroke
India, world’s largest democracy, when looked closely one can find it chaotic in a orderly fashion but yet representative. Last week, Indians have seen yet another of those political stunts or dramas. One cannot understand how both the ruling party and opposition is getting away by completely turning a blind eye on important and pressing matters of... more...
 10:51 | 30/Apr/2006
Indian Badminton Resurgence
Recently concluded Commonwealth games, have thrown up mixed bag of results which have sent out a clear message to the sporting fraternity in India; that some sports need to raise the bar in order to hold any chance to compete at the international level and the games have thrown up some sporting heroes who have fluttered the Indian flag high and one... more...
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 black dronser | 11:17 | 18/Oct/2006
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Khushi bhi doston se haiGam bhi doston se haiTakraar bhi doston se haiPyar bhi doston se haiRoothna bhi doston se haiManana bhi doston se haiBaat bhi doston se haiMisaal bhi doston se haiNasha bhi doston se haiShaam bhi doston se haiZindagi ki shuruvaat bhi doston se haiZindagi main mulakaat bhi doston se haiMohabbat bhi doston se haiInaayat bhi do...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
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This MAY BE LAST POST FROM ME, IT ALL WI...
This may be my last post, depending on the out come of the decision of Justice Radhakrishnan and Justice Dalvi at 2.30 p.m.  Case detail is given in the image which is given at the end.If this is the last post, then see you in the next world (if what the religions teach is truth).  If not, then it does not make any difference, because then, we will...  more...
 Sandeep Ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007
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The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution
Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...  more...
 Tushar Chande | 10:19 | 4/Nov/2006
Friends: (17)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Mumbai, Music, mo...
Science Takes Aim at Supernatural Myths
All this may seem obvious, but to physicist Costas Efthimiou and other scientists, the public often isn't as skeptical as you might think. Efthimiou points to National Science Foundation reports showing widespread belief in pseudosciences -- such as vampires, astrology and ESP. It may be the season for vampires, ghosts and zombies. Just remember, t...  more...
 Zen India | 21:15 | 13/Apr/2007
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P. Chidambaram - not committed to comman...
Palaniappan Chidambaram, the Finance Minister of India.  Always smiling, come whatever may.  Almost everyday, his profile comes across the TV, newspaper and internet and the most adorable attribute that I find, is his ‘always smiling face’. The Indian Economy has gone for a toss for a common man, but he is always calm.  I wonder why the prices of g...  more...
 Baldeo Pandey | 20:35 | 31/Oct/2007
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बांछें खिल गई थी,दरवाजí 5; पर खड़े देवदूत,भë 2;पेट भोजन का निमंत्र...  more...
  | 12:48 | 24/Jun/2006
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India In Crisis
Crisis India Needs A SaviourBy Siddhartha ReddyPOLITRICSwww.politicsbharat.com India is in an unprecedented crisis. In the history of independent India, there never was such a grave danger to India’s very existence as a nation. The crisis that India faces is now the worst ever in its History.The India Leadership CrisisDuring such a dangerous period...  more...