Protest Against Price Rise
Rising prices especially, fuel price hike have hit the nation very bad. The opposition has decided that it will take a stand against this exploitation. The divided opposition joins hands to enforce a nationwide shutdown on Monday to protest against this. Right and left which are ideologically poles apart, are separately backing the day-long strike seeking a rollback of the fuel prices, for the first time in a long time. And with the Congress-led government making it … Read entire article »
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Girl Alleges Sexual Harassment
Five young girls alleged that they were sexually harassed by two trustees of a Catholic charity organization in Kerala’s Palakkad in the name of spiritual healing. The traumatized girls immediately ran away to a nearby railway station where they were found by the police. One of the victims said, “They admitted us in the guise of providing counselling but exploited us.” The incident had taken place in a counselling centre-cum-orphanage in Palakkad district at Kerala. Vatican sex abuse lawsuit … Read entire article »
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Viveka Committed Sucide, Revealed the Post-mortem Report
Finally clouds have been cleared from the death case of Kamasutra model, Viveka Babajee. Finally the post-mortem report of the model is in the hands police, which made it very clear that her death was suicide. On June 25, 2010, the 37 year old beauty queen and successful model was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her Continental Building apartment in Bandra. Depression was revealed as the cause of her suicide. She faced disappointments on … Read entire article »
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India, Canada Sign Civil Nuclear Agreemeent!
India and Canada signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday which will enable India to import Canadian nuclear equipment and technology and secure uranium, an abundant source of nuclear energy, to fuel the Asian nation’s rapid economic growth, officials said. Manmohan Singh described it as “breaking new ground in the history of our cooperation in this sector.” Manmohan Singh said , “It reflects the change in international realities.” India and Canada have had a long but … Read entire article »
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Mamata Banerjee To Launch Technology Express Train!
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced that a special express train will be launched just after the October Commonwealth Games to promote information technology (IT) across the country. “The train, named Technology Express will be launched from Kharagpur (West Bengal) after the Commonwealth Games to raise awareness about information technology in remote areas and small towns,” Banerjee announced at the flagging off ceremony of the Commonwealth Express here. Its first destination will be Amritsar where the Queen’s … Read entire article »
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