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Think or blink!!!

Making fun of the gentle queen of melody ... a Bharat Ratna??? :shocked:

 [h=3]Lata Mangeshkar mimicked at music award, industry baffled[/h] Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) It was day of deep shame for many known faces of the Hindi music industry when melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar was mimicked by a small-time female comedian at a music award function. Singers like Alka Yagnik and composer Lalit Pandit said this was no way to treat a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.


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Lawyers speak for money! At times they just speak!!!

 [h=3]Supreme Court tells Delhi gang rape lawyers to explain documentary remarks[/h] By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday called on two lawyers to explain comments made in a controversial BBC documentary on the gang rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus, after female advocates said the remarks were "inhumane" and "unjustifiable". The documentary "India's Daughter" was banned by the government earlier this month, when the home minister said remarks by Mukesh Singh - one of four men convicted for the December 2012 crime - in which he blamed the victim, were derogatory and an affront to the dignity of women. The remarks, widely broadcast before the ban was imposed, also prompted the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association to seek action against the convicted men's defence lawyers, Ajai Pratap Singh and Manohar Lal Sharma, who were also interviewed in the documentary.

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A new method to cook the old rice!!! :thumb:

[h=3]New rice cooking method can help tackle obesity[/h]You may soon get to relish your favourite rice delicacies as introducing a little change in cooking methods can cut calorie content by half, researchers say. Scientists from Sri Lanka have found that adding a teaspoon of coconut oil while cooking and refrigerating it for 12 hours after it is cooked more than halves the number of calories absorbed by the body. The findings were presented at the 249th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Denver.

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A proof for the expertise of our ancestors in Astronomy and Architecture!!! :clap2:

[h=3]Sun rays enter temple a day before Surya Puja festival[/h]On the eve of the five-day Surya Puja Mahotsavam at Lord Vedanarayanaswamy Temple at Nagalapuram in the district, the sun rays fell inside the temple on Tuesday evening and the phenomenon will assume several interesting phases with the rays shifting from the feet of the Lord’s idol at the sanctum sanctorum to the navel (nabhi) point with each day till March 29. The TTD is celebrating the five-day Surya Puja Mahotsavam. The Surya Puja Mahotsavam will be conducted from March 25 to 29. The temple saw its golden time during the time of Emperor Sri Krishna Devaraya in the 16th century.

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We need a seed for creating a poem, an article, a movie or any form of art.

And the seed may be found in the most unlikely and unexpected places!!! :cool:

[h=3]When a photo inspired a film[/h]A picture, we know, is worth a thousand words. A picture, sometimes, could also inspire a national-award winning film, such as this one. This photograph, taken by The Hindu's Guwahati-based Special News Photographer

 
BUT cancer can affect any part of the body.
One of my friends suffered from oral cancer
and died a pathetic death after prolonged suffering! :(

Cancer experts laud Angelina Jolie's decision to remove ovaries

Two years after a double mastectomy, actress Angelina Jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to avoid the risk of ovarian cancer, a move cancer experts described as courageous and influential. The movie director and philanthropist, who is th

 
ONCE upon a time Aluminium was so costly that
it was reserved for the use of Royal diners! :rolleyes:

Today it is the thing found in the hands of beggars and nari kuravas.

Demand and Supply decide the value of everything in this world -
as can be seen by the upper handedness of the bride's parents now!


[h=3]Platinum becomes cheaper than gold; demand up 40-50% in Indian markets in Feb-March - The Economic Times[/h]KOLKATA: As platinum becomes cheaper than gold, demand for platinum jewellery is zooming in the Indian market. Platinum jewellery retailers said that in February and March, demand shot up 40-50% and this trend is likely to continue in the upcoming wedding season that kicks off next month. Platinum price is currently hovering around Rs 26,300 per 10 gm as compared to gold price of Rs 26,600 per 10 gm. In the international market, platinum was trading at $1,150 an ounce as compared to the gold price of $1,183 an ounce.

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Nothing happens without a proper cause.

"kaaraNam indrik kaariyam illai!"


[h=3]Oxford's Cancellation of Swamy's Lecture Shocking: BJP[/h]NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday termed as "shocking" Oxford University's cancellation of a lecture by party leader Subramanian Swamy on India's economy and questioned its liberal values. The Oxford University in London in conjunction with the Oxford India Foundation had initially invited Swamy for a lecture on Indian economy - past, present and future but later cancelled the same.

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Shouldn't we feel happy that it is given while the prestigious winners

are still alive and mobile on a wheelchair and not bestowed posthumously! :)

[h=3]Why do they have to be wheelchair-bound to get Dadasaheb Phalke?[/h]On Monday, when actor-producer Shashi Kapoor was conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2014, one recurring thought that marred the recognition was if this could be the dreaded 'better late than never' mindset that afflicts our powers that be. Without doubt one of the most versatile and iconic, personalities in our film industry, his last big contribution for the big screen was way back in 1998, for Jamil Dehlavi's film Jinnah. Take a look at some other Dadasaheb Phalke awardees in the past, and it is the same disturbing trend. It was the same even with Raj Kapoor: The doyen of India cinema was recognised for his contributions in 1987, when he was 63, and passed away in 1988!
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So the war is not over yet! :fencing:

[h=3]Delhi govt asks IT ministry to block Uber, Ola mobile apps: official[/h]The Delhi government on Wednesday asked union Information Technology ministry to block the taxi-hailing apps of U.S.-based Uber and its local rival Ola in the city in a bid to enforce a ban on the companies' services. India in December ordered all unregistered web-based taxi companies to halt operations until they obtain an operating licence a

 
How does it matter whether it is the ANNA from the South :decision:

or the Anna from the North??? All supports (real and imaginary) are :welcome:


[h=3]Anna Hazare's support gives new hope to DMK - The Economic Times[/h]CHENNAI: With his call for support, Anna Hazare has given the DMK a new ray of hope. The DMK chief, who led a rally against the land acquisition Bill in Chennai last week, has responded to Hazare's call quickly and firmly. Appreciating Hazare's letter, he said: "You have raised six important points on the Bill which require very serious attention of all

 
I would say,"All those who attack any innocent people are not humans!" :mad2:


[h=3]'Those Attacking Christians Are Not Real Hindus', Says Bombay Archbishop Oswald Gracias[/h]While Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has given the state police 48 hours to find the men who vandalized a church in Mumbai over the weekend, an important leader of the Catholic community in the city says more needs to be done -and urgently.

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Shylock(s) of the modern world! :evil:

[h=3]Mumbai: Corrupt officials did not spare even rape survivors, farmers[/h]How low would a person have to sink to seek a 'cut' from the money being handed over to a rape survivor? Vinod Bhosale, an official from the Women and Child Welfare department, no less, could have the answer to that question. It's all about the money: Even poor farmers, many of whom have been driven to suicide because of their financial situation, were not spared by the officials. What’s even worse is that Bhosale is just one of 83 government officials, figuring on a list compiled by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), who were caught red handed and arrested for taking bribes in 2014 from the poorest of the poor to give them the benefits they are entitled to under various government schemes.

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Great to be born in Royal family- if you don't mind :baby:

being kept under a microscope all your life! :)

[h=3]New Coin to Mark Prince William, Kate's Second Child[/h]LONDON: Britain will issue a new 5-pound coin to mark the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton's second child, due next month. Coins were created for the 2013 birth and christening of Prince George, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and his first birthday. Limited numbers of the various coins were made, with the 5-pound firs

 
You Pay!!! :decision: Rupay!!!

[h=3]Railways launches RuPay pre-paid debit card[/h]New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Indian Railways in collaboration with the Union Bank of India and the National Payment Corporation of India Tuesday launched RuPay pre-paid debit card. The card which can be used to book train tickets and used for other types of transactions was launched here by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. The card is a collaboration between Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), Union Bank of India and the National Payment Corporation of India.

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Once up on a time, not very long ago,
teachers were the living role models
for their obedient students!
NOW...:frusty:


[h=3]Teacher set afire by her colleague in Hyderabad[/h] Hyderabad: In a gruesome murder, 32- year-old school teacher was burnt alive by her colleague in her own house at Alkapuri colony in Bodupal on Tuesday. T. Sridevi, the victim, died on the spot while the accused, Shivaprasad, fled before the cops reached the crime scene. The accused had poured kerosene and set Sridevi on fire.

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An additional occupational hazard for women!!! :(



  • [h=3]Lara Logan hospitalized again following health problems after Egypt sexual assault[/h] New York, Mar 25 (ANI): Lara Logan, the CBS news reporter, has been hospitalized again due to continued health problems stemming from a brutal sexual assault she faced in Egypt, back in 2011. The 43- year old reporter, who had also been hospitalized in February, was recently admitted to a Washington, DC-area hospital due to digestive disease diverticulitis and internal bleeding, the New York Post reported. According to CBS source, the '60 Minutes' correspondent had continued to suffer since the attack on her in Egypt, and needed to make serious decision regarding a surgery as she had continued to pursue the work she loved.

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If my aunt grew a mustache she would become my uncle! :rolleyes:

"aththaikku meesai muLaiththaal chitthappa! :)

(why not a periappaa??) :noidea:

Jokes apart the least I can vouch for is that

there would have been Nothing called Gandhi Clan

( a true misnomer) dominating in the Indian politics.

 If Patel had been PM...

As PM, Patel would have established secularism based on justice for all
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A joke??? :decision: A Fake??? :noidea:

 [h=3]Amethi posters announce reward for 'missing' Rahul Gandhi[/h] "The posters are put up in Amethi town, market, railways station and schools, but Rahul Gandhi has not been found anywhere" Hari Krishna Shukla, a resident of Amethi. "The roads are filled with potholes, there are no facilities in government hospital for the patients, rapes and murder are increasing, maybe his Special Protection Group (SPG) or his mother will help us find him," he added.

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