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Sad Day for Indian Democracy

India prides itself on the fact that is the largest democracy in the world. And why not, with a population of over 1.2 billion people, having a functioning democracy in a troubled neighborhood with the likes of Pakistan and Bangladesh - where army rule has been the norm more often than a civilian government, it [...]

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Shivaji to Rival Statue of Liberty

Mumbai residents have got another reason to compare their city to Manhattan. The Government of Maharashtra says it plans to build a statue off the coast of Mumbai to rival New York’s Statue of Liberty. The statue will be of the Maratha warrior king Shivaji, a hero in Maharashtra and the rest of India for [...]

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Terror Strikes India Again at Jaipur

Terrorists have struck an Indian city again. Jaipur, famously known as the "pink city", witnessed 7 bomb blasts within a span of 20 in a radius of a few hundred metres.

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21 Highlights of India’s Union Budget 2008

It has been hailed as a win-win budget by all, barring the few crtitics that are there to find the cons in each year’s financial plan. P. Chidambram has ensured a populist financial plan, with gains galore for the poor and the middle class. Following are 21 highlights of India’s Union Budget for 2008-2009: 1. Changes [...]

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Barack Obama Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi

Barack Obama, Democratic front-runner for the US President, sees Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration and has a portrait of the apostle of peace in his office to remind him that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. “In my life, I have always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he embodies the kind of transformational [...]

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