Tag: india
member name: Firoze H.
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February 25, 2008 04:28 AM EST --
This may seem like an alarmist and premature statement, but I believe this chaotic land of diverse languages, cultures and skin tones, that we call India, is under attack - not by an outside . . .
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April 24, 2008 02:09 AM EDT --
There is a debate going on currently about the advisability of providing basic sex education to school children in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The state education minister had recently . . .
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May 16, 2008 02:39 AM EDT --
Today's Times of India (TOI) (May 16) carries a telling graphic. It lists the nine major terrorist bombings that have taken place in the country since 2005 (the latest one occurring in . . .
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November 05, 2008 01:25 AM EST --
I'm writing this just after listening to John McCain's concession speech on CNN. Barack Obama appears to be heading for a landslide election in the US election for President. If the . . .
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April 21, 2008 07:50 AM EDT --
Traveling in India is often a mixed blessing. My country offers 7000 years of history, enormous ethnic and economic diversity and breathtaking scenery. The beaches of Goa, which have been almost . . .
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December 05, 2007 09:37 PM EST --
It is now proved beyond reasonable doubt. Other countries may regard India as a world power, but India itself does not. Time and again, our government cravenly caves in to the slightest hint of pressure. . . .
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July 14, 2008 02:05 AM EDT --
The blatant horse trading going on between political parties, prior to the imminent no-confidence vote in parliament, once again brings into focus the question: are we Indians mature enough . . .
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December 08, 2008 05:44 AM EST --
I witnessed something remarkable last evening - both live at the Gateway of India, as well as on television in Delhi , Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore . It was a sight that India . . .
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December 28, 2008 09:35 PM EST --
At the risk of sounding unpatriotic, I cannot help feeling that India has been outmaneuvered by Pakistan with relation to the Mumbai terror attacks, on both diplomatic and military fronts. Right . . .
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February 20, 2009 09:49 AM EST --
This crime story is currently making headlines in Mumbai. Two teenage boys hatched a plot to kidnap one of their college friends for ransom. The irony was that they mistakenly thought the . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:52 AM EST --
The Bible exhorts us not to take the Lord's name in vain. The same maxim could well be applied to poor old Shivaji Maharaj. He has become the most overused ? and abused ? personality in India's . . .
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March 25, 2008 02:08 AM EDT --
Although India has been supposedly "liberalized" for over 15 years now, the new reality does not seem to have percolated down to our politicians and our labour courts. A minor news . . .
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October 17, 2008 03:46 AM EDT --
The sacking of 1900 employees by Jet Airways (India’s largest private airline) has engendered totally predictable reactions. The sacked employees have impulsively turned to militant parties like the . . .
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November 18, 2008 04:10 AM EST --
In a recent newspaper article, the author expressed his indignation about instances of racism in Britain; and suggested that the torch has all but passed from India's former colonial masters . . .
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February 28, 2009 11:17 AM EST --
I am not normally a proponent of conspiracy theories, but something about the Mumbai terror attacks doesn't quite gel. Outwardly the facts of the case seem quite straightforward. LeT militants . . .
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August 04, 2009 12:01 PM EDT --
India’s diplomacy with relation to Pakistan can best be summed up by Shakespeare’s maxim: full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. India may tout itself as an emerging superpower, but . . .
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November 26, 2009 12:48 AM EST --
This is one of those quaint true stories that have absolutely no impact on our lives, but bring a momentary smile to our faces nonetheless. And god knows, we can all use a smile or two in these difficult . . .
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December 28, 2007 11:21 PM EST --
I read a news item recently about a telemedicine project that was ready for use, but not made available to potential beneficiaries because the powers-that-be could not get hold of a suitable celebrity . . .
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