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250 plus in age and counting
A grant exotic tortoise, aged 250 plus is kicking in the Kolkata zoo in India. He came to this zoo in 1857, already aged 10 plus. Named Addyaita [..]
Indecorous dresses make even decent men indecent-I
Leave aside the upcoming woman Tennis player Sania Mirza from India getting wardrobe advice from Mullahs and the corresponding fatwahs against her because she happened to born to [..]
Indecorous dresses make even decent men indecent-II
It is a thin line that separates the guardians of tradition from those who favour free choice. In the case of the female body, for instance, the argument [..]
Bali students up in arms against terrorists
It is a heartening note that the studens in Bali have demonstrated outside the parliament demanding action against terrorists. They are demanding stern action against terrorists who are [..]
Poverty is biggest criminal, terrorist and polluter
Poverty is the biggest polluter, terrorist and criminal. Little wonder, a study in the UK says that increasing murder rate over the past 25 years were triggered by [..]
Nigeria emerges as haven for al-Qaeda terrorists
Another predominantly Muslim country has fallen prey to the menace of terrorism. It is Nigeria, West Africa’s leader and one of the world’s leading oil producers. It has [..]
Junta in Myanmar (Burma)
Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, incarcerated for more than 10 years since 1989, and following in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi (India) and Nelson Mandela (South Africa), is [..]
Kickbacks continue to plague Asian countries
Kickbacks and corruption have become so endemic that these issues, eating the vitals of Democracy, no longer stir the conscience of people. The Volcker Committee report on the [..]
Chavez is not correct always
The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who is emerging as the US enemy no. one, brackeeted with Fiedel CCastro of Cuba, has urhed Venezuelan parents not to let their [..]
Myanmar (Burma) is top conflict-prone country
Myanmar (Burma) tops the list of conflict-prone countries in the world. Another South-east Asian country, India, long-mired in violence in Kashmir, comes second to it. These disclosures have [..]