Bringing in a change: A very indifferent Bangalore It is not that Bangalore has recorded poor percentage for the first time. The average polling in any developed city in India is about 50 per cent. Even going by this standard, Bangalore has performed poorly.
Luring Indias super-rich India now has more billionaires than any other country in Asia 36 at the last count. Together they are worth nearly $200 billion. Its a testament to the rapid growth of the South Asian economy, which shows little signs of flagging.
CONSERVATION
You got us wrong! If we seem to conserve every plastic can and resell newspaper, it is more out of our poverty rather than any noble intentions of saving the planet.
China's competing nationalisms Which of the competing Chinese nationalisms will show up at the Olympics in August? An aggrieved, defensive nationalism or a confident and proud nationalism?
WHAT'S THE BUZZ
fMRI to study effects of anxiety treatment A new study suggests that use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can help doctors predict whether patients with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) would benefit from the treatment given to them or not.
Self-sufficient... Osaka Sangyo University vice president Osamu Yamada unveils a prototype model of the single-seat electric
vehicle ‘Thermo Electric Generation Vehicle’ at Daito, Japan, on Sunday. The car runs on a thermoelectric module called ‘Giga
Topaz’, which generates electricity from the direct conversion of temperature differences on each side of a metallic device.
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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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