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Delhi Gangrape, Sexuality and a Lesson from Swami Vivekananda
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Long before Swami Vivekananda had become popular through his landmark speeches in Chicago in 1893, he had once gone to meet and stay with Maharaja of Jaipur. As was the...
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Delhi High Court slams Delhi Police for imposing Section 144 to undermine protests
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After the gangrape case in Delhi, there were protests. Not only were these protesters lathi charged, but a curfew was imposed on the city center to obviate the protests. Section...
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PBS on Delhi Gangrape case and protests in Delhi
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Here is PBS Newshour’s take on the Delhi Gang rape and of other cases. Very interesting program.
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Campaign to stop Rape Rapper Honey Singh from performing in Gurgaon at New Year’s concert
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Honey Singh is a Punjabi rapper from Hoshiarpur, who is going to perform at the Bristol Hotel in Gurgaon. A section of the society has started a campaign to ban...
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American Woman shoves an Indian infront of a train in NY because she hates “Hindus and Muslims” after 9/11
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An Indian man, a Hindu, was pushed onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train – which crushed him on the spot – at Queens subway station in New...
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Ramanujan’s formula proved correct, may help explain Black Holes
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Ramanujan had made a conjecture on his death bed in a letter to Hardy discussing mock modular forms. Ramanujan’s letter described several new functions that behaved differently from known theta...
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Sadhguru speaks on Delhi Gang Rape case
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What kind of humanity are we raising in this society? This rape is not main issue. We need to look at the foundation of such acts of violence. ...
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US think tank discusses impact of growing population in India on its stability
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Here a analyst from Stratfor – a US think tank discusses the impact that India’s growing population will have on the stability of India and its influence in the region. ...
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Arnab Goswami Exposes Abhijit Mukherjee after his Chauvinistic Comments
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Arnab Goswami exposes Abhijit Mukherjee’s stupidity after his misogynistic and chauvinistic comment on “Painted and Dented Women”. Arnab really takes Mukherjee on in this video.
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Let us Rejoice 13 days of Intense and Amazing Life of Delhi Braveheart
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In 13 days, the Delhi Braveheart, as she is being called, lived more intensely and a far more meaningful life than most. When we look at these 13 days and...
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Rapelay: Japanese Anime “Rape Game” and our sick society
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RapeLay is a “Rape Video Game”, where the protagonist has the option and the opportunity to rape 3 women – Mother and three daughters. When a society is full...
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6 Trends that Occurred in Bollywood in 2012
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THe year 2012 was a great year for the Bollywood films. A phenomenon which had started with Ghajini a few years back – of megahits earning Rs 100 crores –...
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Ratan Tata steps down today after making Tata Group truly Global
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Ratan Naval Tata born in December 1937, is the adopted great-grandson of Tata group founder Jamshedji Tata. He is stepping from the helm of Tata Group today. He has taken...
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Visual Details of Hindustani Classical Music (Infographic)
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Hindustani Classical Music – the North Indian Classical – is a complex art and science. It is tough to learn or fully comprehend its nuts and bolts. But this Infographic...
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Difference between a Yes Man and a Leader
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A ‘yes man’ is a dangerous man. He may rise very high, he might even become the Managing Director of a company. He may do anything but he can never...
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Prisoners of Conscience, a movie – from the years of Emergency in India in 1975
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Today, the country is again seeing a repeat of the emergency – albeit, undeclared one. The mediamen and women are crawling again, when asked to bend – as the famous...
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Greater Jwala Hindu Temple near Baku, Azherbaijan has Sanskrit and Punjabi inscriptions
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The influence of Hinduism beyond the normal borders of India has been well known. Here is an inscription from the “Fire Temple”in the Surakhani town of Azherbaijan. It is in...
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Small girl’s expression shows our collective outrage in gangrape case
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The expression of this girl is priceless and the message enhances the profundity of the situation.
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Mary Kom is Yahoo! India’s first-ever Person of the Year 2012
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Yahoo India’s Person of the Year 2012 is the Indian boxer – Mary Kom! In a year which ends with Gangrape of a girl making headlines, Mary Kom, set the...
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8 Indian CEOs make it to the HBR list of Top Performing Global CEOs
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India based corporates are going global and Indian CEOs are being recognized as leaders as well. These are apart from those Indians – often First Generation – who have made...
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SoniaG devastated as Dr. Singh finally speaks his mind out with a clear, unambiguous – “Theek hai?!!”
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At the end of a very serious and precisely written and equally abidingly delivered speech, one which had not a word here or there, Dr. Manmohan Singh was relieved that...
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Why did you close the Metro Stations in Delhi?
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Image courtesy: Twitter Janlokpal
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Haal chaal THEEK thaak HAI, PM-ji aap ki dua se sab THEEK thaak hai!!
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Dr. Manmohan Singh finally spoke. And when he ended his listless speech, he ended it with “Theek Hai”, probably asking the camera man if the take was fine. And for...
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AP Congress Chief: “Just because India achieved freedom at midnight does not mean that women can venture out after dark”
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Just when you think you have heard it all in terms of complete insensitivity of the powers-that-be; someone from the establishment comes out with something that leaves you flabbergasted with...
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Delhi Police Commissioner brushes off injured protesters as “Collateral Damage”!
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After the Police attacks and imposition of Section 144 on Central Delhi areas, now the Police Chief of Delhi comes and puts salt in the wounds of Delhi-ites who protested....
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Delhi Protesters had to be engaged, heard, and spoken to… instead they were Lathi charged!
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I agree with Kiran Bedi here. All those 5 people were missing. This bloody Government is only good at blaming others… from BJP, to Team Anna to Arvind Kejriwal’s party...
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News of Nation-wide anger sends chill down Gangrape accused’s spine!
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It seems the gangrape accused weren’t aware of the anger around the country regarding their heinous crime. When they were told of the country-wide anger; it sent chill down their...
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Violence and Political Intrigue at India Gate as Gangrape Protest turns wild
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India Gate was ground zero today, as the protesters were treated badly. Lathi charged and attacked. There could be many reasons. But one of the reason maybe that IAC, Arvind...
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Swami Vivekananda on Prosperity of Christian nations and their Evangelism
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Here is Swami Vivekananda on the so-called prosperity brought by Evangelical Christian nations and their Armies. He was confronted in US by such evangelicals who wanted him to convert. This...
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How generations of Indian Tribals build “Living Bridges” across rivers from live trees lasting centuries
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Meghalaya is a state which has the highest amount of rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji holds a world record of the highest recorded rainfall. In such a place, rivers are...
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Delhi Gangrape case: Punishment for Rapists – Death or Castration?
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Delhi’s Girl (lets call her that instead of the demeaning “Delhi Gangrape victim”) has corroborated that all the 6 guys raped her, which syncs with her friend’s version as well....
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Why are Indians prudish?
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Someone asked this question on Quora in this way: The older codes of Indian law define the following six categories of children (sons) and their legal inheritance rights, excluding adoptions:...
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Best Tribute to the Gangrape victim: Let us all become parents to the city and its women
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Sometimes in the face of extreme adversity comes extreme courage. When I read about the girl in Delhi who was the victim of gangrape and what she is going through...
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Zakir Naik and Peace TV: the Jihadi Devil gets the boot!
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Agniveer is a Hindu educational organization, which does detailed analysis of Vedas and scriptures. It presents things in a very scientific way. It also spearheaded the campaign against Zakir Naik...


































