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Justice and injustice vs need and greed

It cannot be denied that both justice and injustice are liked, practised, meted out and preached by the public, we, the people of India. It is the greed or need of the people which makes them either to go for justice and injustice, or like and dis

“There is serious problem with CPM`s political direction”

Had Prasenjit Bose not quit the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM, he would have been busy researching and preparing the party’s strategy for the monsoon session of parliament. Instead, he is relaxing at home, reading the works o

Horticulture under MGNREGA to create mandays

The Gajapati district administration has taken up a massive horticulture plantation drive under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) this year. Aiming at generating about 1.5 lakh mandays under the ce

Delhi goes ``powerless`` on a humid day

Almost entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours today due to the collapse of the Northern Grid, putting people to misery on a humid day when water distribution and Metro services were largely affected. Top Delhi Power D

North India reels under severe outage

Most parts of North India are reeling under severe power outage since early morning today, due to collapse of Northern electricity transmission grid. The collapse of the Northern power grid impacted public transport systems includin

We’d want a Satyamev Jayate sequel: Uday Shankar of Star

1. Is there, in your opinion, given the metric of audience measurement that exists today, space for socially relevant programming? The scope for socially relevant programming exists, with or without a metric for aud

Satyamev Jayate: Well done! Don’t take your eyes off the ball.

Three months back, sitting with a borrowed iPad a few metres from the White Nile in Juba, I wrote on a show aiming to flow against the current. The Nile, as we know flows from south to north. Having experienced the merciless onslau

Cracks in the other Red Fort: CPM faces revolt in own backyard

It’s July, the new admission time at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). This is when the student wings of various parties set up their tables outside the administrative block (known as ‘Pink Palace’) and in helping the newcom

Solving national problems or creating jobs?

I want to share something, which may change your perception. Let us just assume that our country is facing 10 problems every day, and the same number of problems get added every day. First day, 10 very good, honest, a

Amitabh, an also-ran! Was it an honour for India?

T 816 - Honored to be asked to carry the Olympic Torch in London at Southwark around 10:30 AM!! A proud moment for me and country!                 &nbs

Modi refuses to apologise for post-Godhra riots

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who had steadfastly declined to answer questions on his alleged role in the post-Godhra violence, has refused to apologise for the riots and instead would prefer to be hanged if found guilty. &q

Crowds keep away from Team Anna fast on Day 2

The indefinite fast by Team Anna against UPA government on corruption entered the second day today but questions cropped up as to whether the anti-corruption movement has lost its steam. Unlike in the past, crowds that had thronged

"I have today become a known warrior"

Noting that the Magsaysay award has transformed him into a "known warrior" from an unknown one, Kulandei Francis today said he would like to be a role model for others to emulate his village development project. The lone I

Will Anna be able to achieve anything this time?

This round of agitation by Anna Hazare and his followers, it seems, is headed nowhere unless something dramatic happens in the next couple of weeks. For one, people’s response is less than enthusiastic. Most of those who are a

Pawar heads eGoM on drought

if Sharad Pawar wanted to take the nation`s attention away from the looming drought with his pullout drama, the Congress is one up on him. The willy Maratha is now made the head the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought the prime minister

Development offensive under way, foot soldiers missing

How could things come to such a pass that the opportunity for the government to ease into the confidence of Saranda’s disaffected seems to be almost entirely lost? The pathetic state of state administration could offer an explanation.

Assam: Fresh violence, death toll 41

One more person was killed in police firing during clashes between minority immigrants and Bodos in lower Assam`s Dhubri district even as fresh violence in Baksa district left four persons seriously injured today. Indefinite curfew

For this café, visitors have to take left

"Bayaasi number jaana hai.” The rickshaw-puller nods in recognition and swiftly makes his way through a road teeming with buses, cars and auto-rickshaws. Soon the rickshaw enters a residential colony in Shadi Khampur in west Delhi and d

Maha earmarks Rs 2,685 cr to tackle drought

Maharashtra Government has made a provision of Rs 2,685 crore to tackle drought situation in the state, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan informed the Legislature Wednesday night. Making a statement in both Houses of the Legislature,

CCI to probe Google’s anti-competitive practices

The competition commission of India (CCI) recently launched a fresh probe against Google on a complaint alleging anti-competitive practices adopted by Google. Google is alleged to be abusing its dominant position by imposing unfair and dis

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