Urvashi Vaid dreamed of a common movement for social justice that could address them all: Racism, gender oppression and homophobia. Sandip Roy salutes the memory of Urvashi Vaid, one of America's most prominent LGBT activists, who passed into the ages this month.
'I have the feeling that people [are] starting more and more to... respect what he has done in tennis more and more, because he continues to beat the records'.
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8,337 trees would have to be collected to print Wikipedia.
'It is going to be a lifelong thing for me.'
Maninder Singh, the talented left-arm spinner, was taken to cleaners with utter disdain, but he never faced public wrath.
The shipping business is like the heaving sea -- it's up and down, observes Shyam G Menon.
The controversy over the goods and services tax (GST) rate on food products refuses to die. Now, the Gujarat-based authority of advance rulings (AAR) has ruled that 'parathas' would attract 18 per cent GST. The applicant, Vadilal Industries, sought to know whether various kinds of 'parathas' supplied by them would attract five per cent GST in line with 'khakhra', plain chapati or 'roti'.
'The BJP plans to win 10 (Lok Sabha) seats (in Tamil Nadu) and the alliance (with the AIADMK) 20 seats in 2024.'
Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline.
Are there foods that are aphrodisiacs? Does Erotic Food exist?
Is chocolate a spice or a vegetable or a fruit? Test Your ChocoQ On World Chocolate Day!
Vinesh, Dutee, Bhaker also among nominees for 'BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year'.
In 2019, World Champion Magnus Carlsen was asked to guess the nationality of the reigning world champion in 2050. He responded: 'India will have had many by then!'
Opposition members led by Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge asked the government to clear its stand over the nationality of the minister. Without naming the minister, Sekhar said: "The prime minister has been allowed to lay a list of the ministers after the reshuffle. Go through Wikipedia, then you will find that the name of the gentleman... a minister of state for home affairs is a reportedly a Bangladeshi." Sekhar was also supported by Kharge and other opposition members.
Rahul also said the founders of Ford, Mercedes and Honda were 'mechanics'
UNESCO is looking at adding another Indian locale to its prestigious index of World Heritage Sites -- Meghalaya's Living Root-Bridges.
For one, triangles are involved.
'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.'
There were 12.4 million mobile-phone subscribers in the world in 1990, but this figure jumped to more than six billion in 2011.
Varun will play Param Vir Chakra winner Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal in Ekkis.
For example, ExxonMobil and Berkshire Hathaway, two of the world's biggest companies, only have default Wikipedia page holders as their Facebook home.
Given the fiercely competitive political environment, observers naturally associated an element of appeasement with the Shinde government's move, Shyam G Menon points out.
'You have to be a total anti-national bozo to shut down the Nokia plant in Sriperumbudur, which was the first large manufacturing plant for mobile phones in India.' 'Why was the unit shut down? Because of somebody's ego.'
'As his close associate Som Pal told me, "Mandal was never V P Singh's brainchild. It was a Janata Party commitment he inherited".' 'He would have done it anyway at some point, but the specific timing of his decision was dictated entirely by political exigency -- his government was threatened.' 'It also turned out to be a game changer in Indian politics.'
'The food security along the coastal region will be severely affected.'
Social media teams ensure there is something new around the movie every few days and as the release date nears, every few hours.
Filtering of websites has now been introduced as a discussable topic. The current battle is about who will control the most visible and glamorous layer, the content layer.
If they can sit together and hammer out 'Black Sea Initiative' deal for much needed food shipments, surely, they should be able to address the madness of the larger military conflict?
Is winning a glamour contest, a beauty parade, a bigger achievement than getting to run one of the world's best known luxury brands or the IMF? asks Sandeep Goyal.
'This virus may have more immune evasion capability and therefore, it may make you more sick.'
Congress alleged that the changes were made from a government of India Internet Protocol address.
Inspired by the utility and popularity of Wikipedia, a duo in their late twenties hit upon the idea of a similar wiki site offering procedures for availing various government-to-citizen services, from getting a birth certificate to a passport.
The destinations have a lot to offer in terms of adventure, culture and entertainment.
'The blasts in Lanka are against our ideology.'
'She had a curiosity which she translated into action and was always open to new ideas and suggestions for the betterment of society.' Malti and Mudit Jain remember Indu Jain, the chairperson of the Times of India group, who passed into the ages last week.
'India has given assistance that we required, otherwise we would not have been able to survive this far.'
'These reports of cases being very low in other states, is it true? Are the numbers believable?'
