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Beg your pardon, hon’ble president
13 July 2012 11:19 AM GMTBy Satvik VermaAround the same time when President Pratibha Patil was getting flak for waiving the death penalty of many convicts, India was united in...
Flight of the toxic and soiled
11 July 2012 3:19 AM GMTBy Sangeetha Rajeesh'Technically speaking, it’s not too difficult… but it is the name of ‘Bhopal’ and the memory of the catastrophe surrounding events...
Making a cyclonic difference
9 July 2012 6:03 PM GMTBy Suresh Kumar PramarTraditionally India is vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods, droughts,...
Education is not a commodity
9 July 2012 5:53 PM GMTBy Tushar K MishraSince a decade or so, our universities, business and technical schools have come under enormous pressure. They are increasingly...
So green is my GDP
4 July 2012 2:48 AM GMTBy Richard MahapatraAfter using gross domestic product, or GDP, as the universal measurement of economy for six decades, the world has begun looking...
Imagine paying Rs 20 to watch a film!
2 July 2012 1:55 AM GMTBy Dominick RodriguesOver a century ago, they attracted vast numbers of customers that included sailors docking in Mumbai from ships sailing around...
A bit of the forest’s glory
28 Jun 2012 9:56 PM GMTIn a first-of-its-kind move, the Maharashtra forest department has decided to pay 10 villages their share of benefits under the Joint Forest...
Hello, is there anyone out there?
28 Jun 2012 4:45 PM GMTAre we really alone in the universe? It is a question many of us have pondered. Till late, there has been no concrete proof of the existence of life...
Northeast: a paradise unexplored
25 Jun 2012 2:25 AM GMTDiscrimination against the people from the northeast is an old issue. This discrimination may be broadly categorised into sexual abuse, racial...