Nano
04-09-2008
R K Pillai
It is so sad that the Tata's Nano car programme has been grounded in West Bengal involving huge losses. Tatas had done all the preliminary ground work and got the clearances from the central and state governements before investments were made. An agitation seemingly by the people of the area fuelled by political parties had taken a swift turn, while the state government is gazing the sky in ...... Read more
by R. K. Pillai posted in Business
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Notion of Azadi and Kashmiriyat
01-09-2008
U Mahesh Prabhu
Much is being written about the current state of affairs in Kashmir. The ‘Azadi’ of Kashmir and independence to ‘Kashmiriyat’, is being spoken of. But what Azadi are they dreaming about? And which Kashmiriyat are they talking of?
Have Hindus no share of that Kashmiriyat, on the basis of which separatists are demanding an ‘independent’ state for themselves? Which Kashmiriyat are they talking about—is it 500 or 5,000 years ... ... Read more
by U Mahesh Prabhu posted in Politics
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From J&K to J vs K
26-08-2008
Alankar Srivastava
It’s a journey that is one of its kind with no parallels. There have been conflicts, brutal wars, ethnic cleansing happening all around with hardly any corner of the world untouched by it. But here’s a journey unmatched, a transition It’s a journey that is one of its kind with no parallels. There have been conflicts, brutal wars, ethnic cleansing happening all around with hardly any corner of the ...... Read more
by Alankar Srivastava posted in Politics
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Bull's Eye
22-08-2008
Dr. Vitull K. Gupta
An Indian has won a gold medal for individual excellence at the Olympics for the first time, and tributes are flowing in: Question is can a gold medal from Bindra help pen a golden script, that is any difference from four years ago when Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the first silver medal? India's sport achievers are talented individuals who succeed despite the negative influence of Indian sporting ... ... Read more
by Dr. Vitull K. Gupta MD posted in Sports
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