Supreme Court voices it’s verdict on reservation

The Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on OBC reservation today, April 10th 2008, according to which, the 27% reservation proposed for OBC has been upheld. This is a historical event, considering the number of years we have waited for it. Although this definitely is good news to people belonging the OBC, the creamy layer which [...]

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MARITIME SECURITY AND INDIA

Rahul Satapathy
India, a country with 7500 kms coastline and 10,000 nautical miles maritime boundary; a vast exposure to the outside world with intriguing neighbours keen enough for confrontations add to this concern. Looking at our neighbourhood Bangladesh, Srilanka, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia in the east and Pakistan and middle eastern countries to the west [...]

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Vandana finds her parents – Thanks to Indian Army

 Akhila Satchidanandam
A two-and-a-half year old girl, Vandana fell into a 180 meter borewell pit left open, at Tehara a village in Agra. The accident took place on Tuesday evening. When all measures taken by the neighbours to rescue the kid failed, an army rescue team arrived at the venue and dug a pit parallel to [...]

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THE CONTRAST

Abhay
I was an Indian before,
Now I am
A Bengali, a Bihari, a Punjabi, a Rajasthani…
I was a believer so pure
Now I am
A Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian, a Sikh…
Even worse, I was not so sure
Now I am
A Brahmin, a Dalit, a Rajput, a Shudra…
I was a fighter to cure
Now I am
A [...]

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WILD WILD WEST

Abhinav Charan
An astounding fact that made me refill me pen was that there are more than 80,000 Indian students who are currently pursuing higher studies in the United States of America. No wonder that these students who compose this gargantuan figure are the ones who will be serving in the US corporations, drooling for a [...]

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Developed India – Dream or Reality?

Mihirjha
Time flies as if it has wings. Bat an eyelid and the world will change. In this ultra-modern age of science and technology where there is a cut-throat competition in each and every sector of the market as well as economy, nothing but ‘change’ is the buzzword. But then a curiosity that automatically germinates is, [...]

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Yours “truly” Mumbai

Abhay Kumar Mishra
In every cosmopolitan city diversity thrives and Mumbai is not alien to this fact. It is the diversity which is indicator of robustness of society prevailing there. People from all walk of life come to the prosperous city and help in growth & nourishment of city from time immemorial.

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This is a superstitious country

The Recluse
This is a superstitious country. Yes, I don’t really care if some ‘patriots’ accuse me of spoiling the country’s image! Hell! This is really a crazy nation that is fast forgetting the basic tenets of spirituality taught so deeply by our ancestors and is instead following Godmen, Astrologers, ‘Vastu’ experts, Tarot card readers and [...]

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Is India for Indians? The Raj Thackeray Phenomenon

Menaka Ramiah
In the light of the incidents in Maharashtra, which are posing serious threats to the nature of Indian federal polity many strands of thought have come to light. Legal Provisions apart (the fundamental rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution enables a citizen to reside in any part of India and practice any legal profession), [...]

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INDIA ON THE MOVE

Abhinav Charan
May I have the pleasure to welcome you to ‘Incredible India’- Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. The historic tryst with destiny and dreams that ‘they’ saw turned into a diamond on 15th August, 2007. This is perhaps the best of times. A time when we have created [...]

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