Election: A futile exercise Election today has become a private business of the candidates and their party workers.
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Mobile misuse, a social menace Mobiles are a great boon in situations of emergency or urgency, but have become a social nuisance, the way they are used today.
ICT should bridge the gap ICT initiatives in India have been designed and implemented without paying due attention to the reality of an inequitable social, economic and cultural systems.
WHAT'S THE BUZZ
Dust devils on Mars probes landing site NASA scientists have spotted two whirling dust evils towering a kilometre high at the spot where the Phoenix Mars lander is due to land in a few weeks.
Hope and despair... An Israeli youth smiles during a demonstration to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel in Tel Aviv on Thursday. Israel staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians. AP
Are political parties really serious about Women’s Reservation Bill? Is 33 per cent reservation realistic? Is the demand for quota within quota justified?
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