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Archive for May, 2006

The Bayer Scandal

May 30th 2006

I don’t know how old or new this scandal is. I just happened to read about it on Sushubh’s blog.
An American drug company, Bayer, dumped medicine infected with the HIV/AIDS virus in Spain, Japanand Asian countries because they wanted to make a profit after the US govt. directed them to remove the infected drug from [...]

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Reverse Discrimination

May 30th 2006

Here’s an interesting piece of news.
Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh have been denied the job of sweepers because they belong to a very “high caste”. About 1/4th of the candidates were rejected because their caste was highfor the job of a sweeper.
Now will the govt. reserve jobs for people belonging to the upper castes who want [...]

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I abuse… am I cool?!

May 30th 2006

DISCLAIMER:
I’m not censoring anything. Don’t like foul language, don’t read.
This article makes no sense at all. Don’t think much after reading it.
On my recent visit to Delhi, I found out that my cousin in Class 6th abuses too. He uses foul language. Not just the plain and simple “kutta, kamina, ullu” but the bigger & [...]

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david sharp

May 30th 2006

A British man abandoned by fellow climbers on Mount Everest, left to die, without even a soul to comfort him in his last moments – this is the callous attitude fellow human beings have today. Agreed that scaling the Everest is a self-defining moment, a remarkable achievement for any human, but surely no goal is [...]

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l.o.l.

May 27th 2006

There are moments in life – moments of unparalleled horror, moments when reality attempts to sink in, moments of unbearable pain, moments of absolute blankness, moments of staggered comprehension, moments of uncontrolled, erratic tears, moments we don’t want as a part of our life, moments which we are forced to live, moments which bring situations [...]

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save brand india

May 24th 2006

The following press release by renowned Advocate, Mr. K M Vijayan, is an eyeopener to all of us. It tells us how the Right to Equality is violated within the constitutional framework by the proposed OBC Reservation bill. It tells us how to fight the legal battle through a PIL and hence is a [...]

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Anti-Reservation Rally

May 20th 2006

Anti-Reservation rally will be organized today at 5.30 PM in front of Neelam Theatre in Sector 17, Chandigarh.
The protesters shall then march to the Matka Chowk.
Be there!!

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F.I.F.A. – FREAKS INTERESTED in FOOTBALL ASSOC.

May 19th 2006

hiya freaks
with the world cup just 21 days away the football fever can be seen in air. sports showrooms have an incresed profit rate. well, forgetting the stas. let get down some facts for all those interested:-
1. despite rooney’s double fracture the english still are amongst the top seeded teams for thw world cup.
2. like [...]

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Nepal-an issue resolved?

May 16th 2006

it is true that the strength of any successful act lies in the collectiveness and unity of the people engaged in that act. and proving this has been proved over the past two months in two of the biggest nationwide protests seen in the modern era. be it against the french labour law(cpe) or the [...]

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Shit gangs- a stinking new menace???

May 16th 2006

two days ago i came to about one of the weirdest things i’ll ever know in my lives. well a friend of mine, anupreet, told me that there was a new gang of robbers emerging who were notoriously known as shit gangs. why??? because of after stealing they like shitting all around in the house [...]

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