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Russia's Return to Brutality
As reported by the Guardian, Russia's spy agency is waging a massive undercover campaign of harassment against British and American diplomats, as well as other targets, using deniable "psychological" techniques developed by the KGB, a new book reveals. The federal security service (FSB's) operation involves breaking into the private homes of western diplomats - a method the US state department describes as "home intrusions".
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Steve-0 |
Sep-25-2011
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What the Anna Hazare movement says about our patriotism
Time was when not everyone could get to brandish the national flag. Today, anyone can. On select occasions, like Independence Day, they erupt all over the place like multicolored mushrooms. And at Ramlila Maidan last week, everyone was armed with a flag. Or so it appeared on TV. Not a good sign.
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By
Anas Khan |
Sep-03-2011
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Miami Attorney to Handle All Your Legal Issues Effectively
Anyone can be subjected to injury as mistakes and carelessness are common for all human and also the traffic has increased to such a higher level.
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Ivett1738 |
Sep-02-2011
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Shashi Tharoor-Anna Hazare not voice of the people
Shashi Tharoor is an author, peace-keeper, refugee worker, human rights activist and a member of the Indian Parliament for the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala.Member of the Indian Parliament, previously served as the UN Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information and as the Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs.
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Anas Khan |
Sep-02-2011
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Square Four or Square one- Lokpal
The huge national performance of the largest running theatrical show is nearing its finish. But then as usual there is always the final twist right towards the end. And before the twist, are the set of scenes that are most predictable. But what I am referring to with the theatrical show is the Anna fasting. It has been 11 days since the old man has been fasting, presumptuously for the sake of this nation.
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Anas Khan |
Sep-01-2011
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Anna Hazare - The Dilemma this Nation is Facing
It was on Tuesday that Mr. Hazare was arrested for having violated the conditions put forward by the Delhi police for the fasting at Jai Prakash Narain Park. In the past 48 hours the entire country has been engulfed in the hype, behind the new self proclaimed Gandhian’s fight against corruption.
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Anas Khan |
Aug-30-2011
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Jan Lokpal Bill: Has Anna Hazare really won
Victory, especially when it comes after a long, hard and unequal struggle, can taste very sweet. The fact that the Anna Hazare-led movement against corruption has forced the Parliament to agree to key elements from its draft of the Jan Lokpal Bill is an extremely significant one and can potentially mark a turning point in the manner in which democracy is practised in India.
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Anas Khan |
Aug-29-2011
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Rahul thanks Anna Hazare on Lokpal Bill but warns of dangerous precedent
As the government searches for a solution that will persuade Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike, it played its ace on Friday. Rahul Gandhi chose Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha to break his silence on the Lokpal Bill - thanking Anna for articulating the sentiments of the poor on the issue of corruption, but also warning that democratic processes could not be undermined.
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Anas Khan |
Aug-27-2011
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Deal seems close to end fast of Anna Hazare
The campaign by 74-year-old Anna Hazare has sparked the biggest protests in decades, uniting millions of Indians, including its growing middle class, against a Congress Party-led government beset by corruption scandals in its second term.
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Anas Khan |
Aug-26-2011
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Importance of Political Shows and Live Debates
It is important to watch political shows and debates so that we can establish the arguments for and against the issues that are affecting us globally. Watching these shows it makes us reflect on the bigger picture.
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By
dhody |
Aug-25-2011
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Anti-corruption leader Anna Hazare cannot yet be compared to Gandhi
The anti-corruption movement that Anna Hazare and his associates have launched rocked the establishment in Delhi to its foundations; but it is utterly hyperbolic to describe this movement as a second independence movement and to liken Hazare to Gandhi.
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Anas Khan |
Aug-24-2011
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Arundhati Roy blasts anti-corruption saint Anna Hazare
Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy launched a scathing attack on Monday on the "aggressive nationalism" behind the anti-corruption drive led by hunger-striking campaigner Anna Hazare.
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Anas Khan |
Aug-23-2011
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Victory Of Anna Hazare is the defeat Of Constitution
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi “the Mahatma” – the father of the nation, delivered India independence on August 15, 1947. Immediately thereafter Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, “Chacha” and his progeny Indira Gandhi, the daughter and eventually her son, the grandson Rajiv Gandhi finally took over the reigns of the Govt. as a matter of family dynastic convention under which traditionally India had survived historically past hundreds of years immediately before British event of rule around 1600.
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Anas Khan |
Aug-22-2011
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Ontario Justice's Landmark Decision Against Bawdy House Laws
In 2010 the operators of a "Bondage Bungalow" near Toronto argued in court that the prostitution laws violated their charter guarantees of freedom of expression and security of the person. Ontario Justice Susan Himel upheld those rights and freedoms and ruled that the laws against communicating for the purposes of prostitution, living off the avails, and keeping a common bawdy house were indeed unconstitutional.
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By
Parick Boardman |
Aug-06-2011
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Home Trash in London Ontario Goes to the W12A Landfill
In the field of waste management there are many activities that enable the efficient disposal of waste. A coordinated effort is needed to provide a sustained ability to handle past, present, and future garbage. Homeowners put out garbage daily and they pile up hundred of pounds of trash when carrying out home improvement projects. It's absolutely necessary to plan out a workable system of pick-up and dumping and this has been done successfully in Southwestern Ontario.
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Parick Boardman |
Aug-02-2011
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How to Protect Your Personal Privacy
Public Awareness: Safeguard Your Personal Privacy
Our privacy is something that we can only grip on to and something that we can only considered ours. There are those people who don’t mind putting their lives in the prying eyes of the public but most of us would usually prefer to keep our personal and private lives intact. Yet, with the planned union of the United States, Mexico and Canada, people’s privacy is...
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By
NAUForums |
Jul-20-2011
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Questions raised on 2G scam CBI charge-sheet
The charge-sheet filed by CBI in the country’s most high profile case has raised doubts over the authenticity of the investigations.
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Sudhanshu Bose |
May-26-2011
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A fast unto life
The British constituted only half the challenge before Gandhi; the other, and bitter, half were fellow Indians.
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By
Shawn Elan |
Apr-14-2011
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Gunman opens fire at school, killing at least 12 children
Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 24, entered Tasso da Silveira school at about 8 a.m., saying that he was there to give a speech.
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Shawn Elan |
Apr-08-2011
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Well-Known Smokers in Politics
Politicians smoke cheap cigarettes too. Mr. Obama began smoking when was very young.
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By
donna |
Mar-22-2011
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An Essay on India's Nuclear Policy
India has an age old tradition of being peace loving country and this, it has depicted in all its activities and attitudes through the ages. But, with the growth of Science and Technology, the world has gone far ahead in using its knowledge of Science as an instrument of destruction. The movement of the world in its knowledge of Science has been thought provoking for the Indians also, and they have had to do some rethinking in the matter.
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By
Chinchumol |
Mar-16-2011
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An Essay on Inflation In India
Inflation as an economic phenomena may be described as the continuous upward spiral of prices in all parts of the economy. This can be described as a boost to the economy, but, if it is not properly handled we may be burdened with rising prices which may prove detrimental to economic growth. The economic situation in a country can be analyzed under the following heads of production and distribution.
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Chinchumol |
Mar-16-2011
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An Essay on Corruption in India
The last two decades of the existence of independence, India has seen a steep upward trend in the graph of existing corruption. The media, the public, the variety of forums for discussions and debates for the higher intelligentsia are all neck deep buried in highlighting the rampant corruption in every sphere. In this debate the rural folk are also not far behind.
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Chinchumol |
Mar-16-2011
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Explaining Economic Liberalization in India
Let us first consider as to what really does this word of economic liberalization mean. This means in very simple terms, a free market economy. The idea of liberalization endorses to is to eliminate an inefficient and non productive system.
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Chinchumol |
Mar-16-2011
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An Essay on India's Five Year Plans
Ever since India got its independence, we are working our economy as per the Five Year Plans. This system of framing Five Year Plans was a good arrangement devised, by which the growth in different spheres could be suggested monitored while functioning and changed if the necessity arose. These mega plans have served us as building blocks of our national economy. A brief overview of these plans would give us a fairly clear picture of our developmental program. These plans would also highlight for
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By
Chinchumol |
Mar-16-2011
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