‘Special Story’ Archives
42% of Indian children are underweight
A new study based on a survey of the height and weight of more than one lakh children across six States has found that as many as 42 per cent of under-fives are severely or moderately underweight and that 59 per cent of them suffer from moderate to severe stunting, meaning their height is much lower than the median height-for-age of the reference [...]
Lokpal bill is still pending for aproval
The first Lokpal Bill was proposed by Shanti Bhushan in 1968 and passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969 but could not get through the Rajya Sabha971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and in 2008, yet they were never passed1, even after day-long debate, it has once again shown that it was so968969" on August 20, 19691, 1971 another Lokpal and [...]
Fallen Stars: Famous deaths in 2011
The world lost a number of great people and inspiring personalities in this year, a look in the celebrities and famous personalities who died in 20111, following a multiple organ failure after battling serious illness for nearly a month and 'Dada Saheb Phalke' in 2002 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema950s, the 1960s and early [...]
Jan Parliament bigger than Delhi Parliament: Anna
In his first address to the crowd at Mumbai’s MMRDA Ground, a fasting Anna Hazare on Tuesday said the elected representatives in Parliament would have to listen to the voice of the people “Jan Parliament is bigger than the parliament in Delhi,” a visibly ill Hazare told his supporters Hazare, who began his three-day fast at MMRDA [...]
Mullaperiyar Dam controversy
The controversy on the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala supplying water to Tamil Nadu continues to rage, with passions in both States rising by the day and threatening peace m 887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water eastwards to Madras Presidency area 76 ft,200 ft970, Kerala has argued that the dam having outlived its life of 50 years is [...]
Rahul Dravid`s speech at Bradman Oration
Rahul Dravid – the first Indian to deliver the Bradman Oration – spoke on a range of cricket matters, from the impact of the “great” Donald Bradman, to the diversity of India and the importance the sport has in the country, to the responsibility today’s players have as custodians of the game947, three months after our independence947300 [...]
Superstar Rajinikanth turns 62
The superstar Rajinikanth turns 629752, 1949 in Bangalore968 and 1973 he worked in many places in Chennai, thus moving continuously from Bangalore to Chennai973, his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the Madras Film Institute and also financially supported him for 2 years50 films, including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, [...]
Biography of Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Abu Meniar el-Gaddafi aka Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was born in the North African desert, south of Sirte, Libya on 7 June 1942986969969 coup that deposed King Idris969, establishing a socialist Arab state under his leadership970 he closed U973 nationalized the oil industry986 when U1, major political protests broke out in Libya against [...]
Tiger Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Biography
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India's greatest cricket captains ever and whose flair and style captured the imagination of cricket fans, passed away here today after battling a lung infection for the last few months961 and 1975 and was arguably India's greatest captain, in Barbados in 1962, because the regular captain Nari Contractor was in [...]
Gali Janardhana Reddy Biography
Gali Janardhana Reddy is one of the richest politicians of India1 January 1967 In 2009, a Supreme Court of India-appointed central empowerment committee recommended action against Reddy-owned Obulampuram Mining Company999, when Sushma Swaraj of the BJP challenged Sonia Gandhi who was contesting in Bellary, it was the Reddy brothers and Sriramulu [...]
Anna Hazare message to the Nation
Maintaining that People's Parliament is bigger than "Parliament in Delhi", Hazare said that is why Parliament had to listen to people's Parliament2-day-old fast declaring that electoral reforms will be next on his agenda0 crore for one election and if the election is cancelled, then right sense will dawn upon them," he said He said they will [...]
Anna Hazare writes to PM
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh putting down his terms to end his fast Along with the letter, carried by Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to the Prime Minister, Anna also proposed the resolution that he wanted to be passed in Parliament Anna Hazare's proposed resolution The Parliament [...]
Anna Hazare message from Tihar
Anna Hazare on Thursday thanked the people for joining his agitation against corruption and asked the government to take immediate steps to enact a strong Lokpal Bill5 days permitted by the government9 at the Ramlila Maidan I will talk to the people across the country Don't worry about my health, I am fine I have been fasting for three days, but [...]
Anna Hazare’s message after arrest
Describing his detention as the beginning of the "second freedom struggle", Anna Hazare, on Tuesday, asked people not to let the agitation against corruption fizzle out and urged them to fill jails while his Team termed the police action as a "return of emergency" "My dear countrymen, second freedom struggle has begun and now I have also been [...]
PM’s speech on 65th Independence Day
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of the 65th Independence of the country20 crore Indians on the 64th anniversary of our independence2th Plan17 year old land acquisition law by a new Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation law which is forward looking and balanced1th Five Year Plan [...]
Why Team India lost No.1 Test rank?
What a humiliation the so called world no 1 set to be whitewashed soon, Actually they were not eligible for No1 rank Ranking but India have been extremely poor in swinging and seaming conditions played like school kids00th ton hype Harbhajan and Yuvraj singh injuries Vamshi Chandra Paruchuri
US downgrade create fears of recession 2011
US lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's 2 to 18 months trillion over 10 years But that was well short of the $ 4 trillion in savings S& P had called for as a good down payment on fixing America's finances S&P was forced to remove the number from its analysis after Treasury officials discovered that the rating [...]
Keith Rupert Murdoch Biography
Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian American global media baron and the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation98600 as among the most influential people in the world3th most powerful person in the world in the 2010 Forbes' the World's Most Powerful People list17th wealthiest person in the world7 London bombings generated widespread public outrage [...]
Bomb blasts in Mumbai since 1993
Mumbai looks like favorite and easy target for terrorists9932, 1993 blasts A series of blasts ripped through 13 places, killing 257 people and injuring 7133, 2003 blasts at Mulund railway station Eleven killed & 65 injured when a bomb exploded in a ladies special train when it was entering Mulund railway station in the peak hours601, 2006 [...]
Why do we need Jan Lokpal Bill?
Now every one is looking to know 969 For 42 years, governments have tried to put in place the law968, and was passed there in 1969971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2008 Lokayukta will be completely transparent/www Vamshi Chandra Paruchuri
