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Why objections to the Vande Mataram are not valid

In a pluralistic society like India it is imperative that religious fervour be tempered to suit the common good, say Vivek Gumaste. It was an act of crass insensitivity; a deed deliberately......

Pranab stresses on need to introspect crime against women

Underscoring the need for the society to introspect and find ways to prevent crimes against women, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday exhorted universities to meet the requirements of moral......

Sarabjit's murder shows radicalisation of Pak society

What is more frightening is the level of radicalisation of Pakistani society, where jail authorities conspire with other convicts to kill an inmate on death row. This represents a dangerous trend......

Apathy towards missing kids displays our ugliest trait

What happens to children who never find their way home, or who do after an interim, is symptomatic of a society so violent that violence is banal, says Mitali Saran A news report finds that over......

'Rape is about male power which society confers'

Presenting the edited chat transcript with Kavita Krishnan, secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association, who appeared on the Rediff Chat to discuss the rising incidence of rapes in the......

Old and at home, but not so alone

Kusum Gokarn, 77, shifted into a society built specially for senior citizens in 2006. After her husband passed away in 2010, she now lives alone in a two-BHK 'independent living' flat. On days......

How to ensure good resale value of flat

Mumbai-based Salil Joshi, 30, is worried. His society had received a letter from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation saying it planned to build a crematorium in that area, just a few hundred......

COLUMN: Seeking shared value

Many people, not only in business but in society at large, still see progress and social justice as an either-or choice, writes Rajni Bakshi. Violent clashes between local people and the......

India's top selling cars in February

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) sales report for the month of February 2013 is out, and here are the names of those cars that are having a blast in the new year, making it to......

COLUMN: One Billion Rising

The underlying issues of male domination and the urgent need for a ‘feminisation’ of society and economy are much more difficult to tackle, writes Rajni Bakshi. At first glance a......

Showbiz and artistry: Can the two co-exist?

The dynamic between showbiz and creativity may well be one domain where the relationship between market forces and society is at its most delicate, says Rajni Bakshi, after attending the three-day......

Review: Celluloid is compelling

Paresh C Palicha says Celluloid gives life to J C Daniel who is also known as 'Father of Malayalam Cinema'. We as a society have little regard for our artistic heritage, or respect for the pioneers......

Amitabh Bachchan receives community leadership award

Amitabh Bachchan was awarded for community leadership by the South Indian Education Society on December 25.Receiving the cash prize of Rs 2.5 lakh from Shankaracharya of Kanchi, the actor donated......

Gokula Krishna old-fashioned sentiment is its downfall

Gokula Krishna deals with a topic that is slightly outdated in the context of Indian society today, says Srikanth Srinivasa.Director Jaya Kannan has chosen widow remarriage as the theme for Gokula......

Looking forward to Orissa, ASK and Vallatha Pahayan?

Three Malayalam films -- M Padmakumar's Orissa, Rajesh K Abraham's ASK or Aaru Sundarimaarude Kadha and 'Marimayam' team's Vallatha Pahayan -- will hit the screens this weekend. We take a look:......

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Q. ....don't u think it's a complete moral degradation of Indian society....politicians, doctors, engineers, religious leaders cutting across all the religions, cricketers, bollywood, police, army etc. all r just after one thing...MONEY at any cost???
Ashok Sharma: A. more

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Q. Is it true that organizations/groups consisting of people with lower IQ are more STRONG? Does intelligence makes people less reliant on groups/ society? And be more individualistic?
Shunmugham: A. Haan bhaai Haan more

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Q. Kya Gandhi ji aur Godse ki rashi ek thi ??
Dharmarajan: A. false more

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It observed that rape is a crime against the entire society and a victim cannot be said to be an accomplice in the offence. ...

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Sacked IA officer jailed for 4 years in DA case

A sacked Indian Airlines officer has been jailed for four years for possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 63.06 lakh, double his known... ...

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Chinese police detain gay pride march organizer

Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil... ...

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Panchayats and Christian Society visted Prayer Tower Site

20 May, Gangtok : The Prayer Tower Project awarded to the Christian Community of Sikkim by the Government of Sikkim for building a Prayer Tower... ...

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Lakshmi Mittal

Steel baron Lakshmi Mittal spoke to NDTV in an exclusive interview after he was awarded the global Xavierian award by the . Here is the transcript... ...

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