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Atanu Dey comments on India’s current leadership: “it appears that the primary requirements for holding political power in India are a lack of common sense, common honesty and common decency.”
Mariel at South Asia Fair reports that the Indian government is investigating a recently surfaced video in which the women from the Jarawa tribe in Andaman & Nicober Island were forced to dance naked waist up in front of tourists.
Ravinder Makhaik reports that forest lands are being diverted for a private sector medium sized hydropower project in the Bara Bangal wildlife reserve area of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, India. This will lead to destruction of wildlife, poaching and deforestation.
Sandeep Varma reports that @theviewspaper, in partnership with 7up, is hosting an interesting virtual conference during 8-10 January 2012. The #IFeelUp Tweet-a-thon is said to be the World’s largest online conference.
Salman Latif warns about the activities of banned extremist outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa, which is fueling anti-Indian sentiments in Pakistan.
Arun Prabhudesai at Trak.in points out a Comscore research report which claims that 3 out of every 5 Indian Internet users now shop online.
Freelance travel writer and photographer Arun sums up his India travels in 2011, through a series of images.
MR NARENDRA MODI SHOULD BE THE PM OF INDIA. He can solve both problems India is suffering from decades. One...
Mamta Benaree is next prime minister of India.
The next Prime Minister will surely be the first Prime Minister born after Independence, and thus younger than Rajiv Gandhi,...
I don't see what is offensive-I'm Indian. Whatever they've showed is accurate. How are they to be more culturally sensitive?...
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Nice to note year after year, Bangalore Pride Parade is improving a lot. Hope next year we see some recoreded...