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Tamil Nadu plays politics with a dead issue

After keeping quiet when the Lankan army mowed down Tamil civilians four years ago, M Karunanidhi has no right to shed tears over the community's plight, and certainly not at a time when Tamil Nadu......

France, India should cooperate in civil N-energy: Hollande

President Francois Hollande on Friday pitched for French excellence finding its ‘rightful place’ in the fields of civil nuclear and renewable energy in India, even as he assured......

Civil rights groups demand probe in 'Hindu' terror funds

Civil rights groups have demanded a proper investigation into foreign funds, which have been used to sponsor terror attacks carried out by alleged Hindu radicals. A joint statement......

'Nobody, including Modi, is above the law'

Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the appointment of Justice (retired) R A Mehta as Gujarat Lokayukta by Governor Kamla Beniwal,......

Now PUCL condemns Kasab's execution

Prominent human rights body People's Union of Civil Liberties has condemned 26/11 Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab's hanging. In a press release, PUCL also pointed out that Kasab was only a foot......

Air traffic talks likely with neighbours

With the civil aviation ministry granting 60 per cent more traffic rights to Indian air carriers on international skies, it is likely to engage in fresh bilateral negotiations with the governments......

Aviation Ministry grants new rights to Indian carriers

In a major move to expand international air travel out of India, the Civil Aviation Ministry Friday approved traffic rights for the summer and winter season of 2013 in one go, granting new rights......

Minister has no right to raise flying hours: Pilots

A pilot's body on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has no locus to pass an order asking Air India pilots and cabin crew to put in more flying hours by......

KFA retains int'l rights despite not flying abroad

Amid its turbulent phase, Kingfisher Airlines has got some good news, as the civil aviation ministry has decided not to cancel the cash-strapped airline's international rights. The development......

Binayak Sen named on Plan panel board

The Plan panel on Wednesday said it has appointed civil rights activist Binayak Sen, convicted for sedition, on the board of one of its steering committees to give input for 12th Plan (2012-17) on......

Review: Epic tells a heartwarming story

Epic is the classic good-versus-bad film with a heartwarming story, writes Ankur Pathak.Bluesky, the animation studio behind admirably crafted films like the Ice Age series, Robots, and most......

Was Bombay Jayashri's Life of Pi song inspired?

There are remarkable similarities between Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song in Life of Pi and Irayimman Thampi's age-old composition. We make a case for the 200-year-old melody.Almost every......

'Beacon of liberty' Ali honoured for civil rights work

Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali was honoured on Thursday for his humanitarian efforts and civil rights work at an awards ceremony in Philadelphia. The $100,000 award called the Liberty......

Collins comes out as first gay player in US sports

Veteran basketball player Jason Collins announced on Monday that he was gay, smashing through one of the final frontiers in US sports with a frank personal statement and winning warm praise as a......

Wisden Almanack completes 150 years

Readers of The Cricketer's Almanack in 1864 could study the phases of the moon, the dates of the English Civil War and the past winners of the Oaks, the Derby and the St Leger. Of more pressing......

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Q. Do you think HUMAN RACE needs to be MORE CIVILIZED and more DISCIPLINED ?lt
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Q. A group of very crude, uneducated and uncivilized people whose behaviour do not match on any aspect of a civil society have penetrated in large number due to very weak management of this website. Comments.
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Q. what all things made Nathuram Godsay assassinate Gandhi ji ... ???
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Q. can you write an essay about india ?
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Both rich and poor Mumbaikars fail as citizens, claims senior civic official

The Ladies Wing of the IMC (Indian Merchants Chamber) organised a programme titled 'Know Your Civil Rights' Saturday to familiarise members with... ...

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Arizona sheriff told to stop profiling Latinos

A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in... ...

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Justice Raveendran is new chairperson of News Broadcasting Standards Authority

NEW DELHI: Justice R.V. Raveendran, former judge of the supreme court of India, is the new chairman of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority... ...

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Imprelis Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Multiple Property Owners Nationwide Who Allege Imprelis Use Resulted In Extensive Tree Damage and Death, Reports Wright & Schulte

Wright & Schulte lawyers have filed an Imprelis lawsuit on behalf of multiple individual property owners throughout the U.S. This lawsuit alleges... ...

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