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<title><![CDATA[Oil pricing reforms essential to stabilize Indian economy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Politics and economics rarely mix well. This has been highlighted in the case of energy pricing where good economics says fuel prices must be raised, but political will is clearly lacking.
The latest report of the Kirit S. Parikh committee on oil ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cracks in Hindutva camp spells doom for doctrine]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The saffron brotherhood has generally been known for its unity. The reason is despite its long history - the Hindu supremacist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was founded in 1925 - its constituents have been late entrants to the corridors of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama's jobs policy will hurt US MNCs most]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Politics, like fashion, is all about the &quot;here&quot; and the &quot;now&quot;. In Washington, the current spotlight is on American jobs or the lack thereof and rightfully so. But what will be its impact -- on Indian companies and US ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Of cultures, fine print and heritage conservation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A writer's ball in the courtyard of a 500-year-old fort connected to Mughal emperor Akbar, a white Mughal (William Dalrymple) attired in a dressing gown of block prints from Sanganer over his black denims and a crusade to conserve the heritage of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1950 - 2010: The Indian republic has much to be proud of]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Soon after the Indian National Congress, at the forefront of the country's independence movement, adopted the 'purna swaraj' or complete independence resolution at its Lahore convention on New Year's Day in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi called for a day of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Google finally saw red in China?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There's no polite way to put this. China is a rogue nation, a military dictatorship masquerading as a people's government. It's an apparent economic success in the short term, but its aspiration to become an economic superpower is not compatible ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The way forward for the UN climate change process]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In December, the nations of the world and most of its leaders met in Copenhagen to agree on ambitious and immediate global action to combat climate change. That complete vision did not emerge. The task has therefore become more, not less, urgent. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US appreciation of  India's tolerance on terror]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In their first engagement at the ministerial level between their defence administrations since the Obama administration assumed office, the US has lauded India's patience after the brazen 26/11 Mumbai attacks and termed as &quot;ideal&quot; New ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Couched in secrecy -- coaches for bowlers and fielders?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In cricket, fielding alone is something which comes naturally to some players. Basics like footwork, pick up and a quick throw of the ball are in-born to them. And they train hard to attain excellence. Good fielders will never need coaching as they ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India-Pakistan peace still a far cry]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Blessed are the peacemakers. But to be successful, their efforts have to be rooted in reality. This wasn't the case with a recent seminar in New Delhi, which called for the resumption of India-Pakistan dialogue, because its timing was hopelessly ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why do women prefer crime stories?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Women prefer real crime stories based on rape and murder -- more so than men -- as they fear becoming victims, says a new study. Many people might assume that men, being the more aggressive sex, would be most likely to find such gory topics ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ninety percent of world's languages will disappear in 100 years: UN]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A UN report on the state of the world's indigenous peoples recently reported that about 90 percent of the world's languages which are spoken by indigenous peoples may be extinct in the next 100 years. It further said indigenous peoples across the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Parents need help in identifying suicidal teenagers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Adolescents and parents need help in identifying teenagers who are suicidal, says a study. 
In the US in 2006, 1,771 children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 committed suicide, making suicide the third leading cause of death in this age group. 
To ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reviving Bangladesh's secular polity: Impact for subcontinent]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The rekindling of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's secularism in Bangladesh will mark a dramatic transformation from the present doom-laden atmosphere of terrorism in the subcontinent as well as in the larger Islamic world.
The change is expected to take ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kite festival is a threat to birds in Gujarat: NGOs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bird lovers say Gujarat's killer kites are out again. As Uttarayan festivities grip Ahmedabad city, environmentalists and wildlife officials all over the country are concerned over the safety of the winged beauties.
Millions of kites will take to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indo-US partnership on a new trajectory of growth]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his first state visit to the US with an invitation to the business community to stay engaged with India, a dozen agreements were signed for deepening Indo-US economic cooperation
The Federation of Indian ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Expectations from the PM’s US visit]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The most strategic of all the issues that is high on Manmohan&rsquo;s agenda during his US visit is Global terrorism in the region along with India&rsquo;s energy concerns.
India has long been grappling with Pakistan&rsquo;s duplicity on its ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sachin and Sena]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's remarks that India's cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar should &quot;keep off the political pitch&quot; has evoked strong reactions with virtually all political parties and sportsmen condemning Thackeray ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India and EU come closer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[India and the 27-nation European Union have finally decided to wrap up a free trade area agreement within a year as the two sides sealed a civil nuclear pact and agreed to expand cooperation on issues ranging from terrorism and climate change to the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fasten your seat belt, fast]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), a representative body of private carriers, says the decision to call off strike on August 18 is taken in view of the agitated public sentiment and potential inconvenience to thousands of passengers.
Is this ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shun chalta hai attitude]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Right to education bill is ready to come out of the oblivion and the onus now lies on the states. If we listen to Sibal, he is after the state governments to pay heed to his 100-day agenda and make it a success. He has already warned them to give up ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Face the bare facts, gentlemen!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Aren&rsquo;t you tired of a Lok Sabha debate that is heading towards no man&rsquo;s land? Are we going to achieve anything after spending crucial Lok Sabha hours on issues like Balochistan when issues larger than this are poking us right in our ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A few queries, dear Hillary]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hillary is excited. So are we. Her plane touches the tarmac at the Mumbai airport today and the city is ready to roll the red carpet for the US Secretary of State.
Meanwhile, a change of guard has happened. We have a new US ambassador to India, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Behave like a democracy, people!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nothing in a billion-plus, and emotionally volatile country like ours can be called A Happy Ending. Twists and turns are part of our society, family life, professional life, constituency&rsquo;s life and the nation's life.
Gay law verdict is one ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A flat beginning]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There is this very interesting study that says Parliamentarians seem to be turning increasingly apathetic to the general budget, if the number of hours they spent on debating its proposal is any indication. 
The members spent the maximum time, 134 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A 'deficit' human touch]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[From day one, railway minister Mamata Banerjee had declared her priorities: hygienic food, clean toilets, passenger safety, more women into services and no extra burden on aam aadmi. She has succeeded in announcing all this, and much more, making it ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hail NSG!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Like Marcos (Marine commandos force of Indian navy), they were our 26/11 heroes.
If you cherish the look of the heritage building of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai today, you must thank the National Security Guard (NSG) unit that took over Mumbai Police ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Go, take this call Mr PM]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A sound advice is coming for Mr Manmohan Singh, from the Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley's giant Kanwal Rekhi says the prime minister should induct more professionals in his government.
He has taken cognizance of the appointment of Infosys chief ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rape and men in uniform]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[From Kashmir to Mumbai and to the Capital, one question lingers on: Can we trust our police? And the hands that should protect our women are constantly brutalising them, on the streets, in the park, on the seashore&hellip;
In Shopian district in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Save the crying Hills]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shopian is a small district in J&amp;K and many of us never heard of its existence unless a few days back when the news about the rape and murder of Neelofar Jan and her sister-in-law Asiya Jan shook us completely.
Rape news shook us? Aren't we ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Pak must lift T20 cup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Being an Indian cricket fan, it is difficult to make fellow Indians understand that supporting Pakistan can be good for the subcontinent too. Yes, it can be.
Pakistan played a piffling 10 Tests and 50 ODIs since the beginning of 2007. Despite ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Do dead need politics? Or Justice?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's sad to see the 26/11 report being turned into a political circus. The probe over attacks that claimed over 170 lives and left us with a permanent scar should not be treated in such an inhumane and shabby manner.
The action taken report (ATR) ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Be youthful and deliver]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Indian political system is going through a definitive transformation. From a two-party system for years to a multi-party one in last decade or so, and now with the BJP House showing fissures and Third Front going into oblivion, are we going to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rise of the dead at Taj!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You got to believe this: The dead are wide awake at your favourite tourist spot, the Taj Mahal. Yes, the Taj is facing smoke, fumes and soot from the adjacent Taj Ganj shamshan ghat and the environmentalists fear this can ruin the marble ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Damn the Deemed!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, June 19: Kapil Sibal is known to have taken his opponents for a ride on issues that pertain to the very core of this nation.
Now, in the role of HRD minister, he needs to remove the scum from the private institutions making a business of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don’t let the ink die!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[How many Web platforms do you search and get where you can generate an opinion or vote for and against your politician, not just for the heck of it but for the strong, positive or negative reasons that run parallel to your psyche when you see ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Women's quota in 100 days?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/note-details?nId=Mzk=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Why do Indian women want quota in state legislatures and Parliament?
Not a million-dollar question this is. They want it (as most of us do in the sectors of our preferences, like education) as they need a voice at the top-most institutions of our ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's bell to work!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's class time, my dear voters, and India's new coalition government got down to business on Monday with five of six key cabinet ministers formally assuming charge and holding meetings with senior officials.
On his first day in office, External ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UPA begins on a worrying note]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[UPA has achieved near majority and in a day or two, will clear its strategy on forming the government.
The party would also have to take a call on whether it wants to retain Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the cabinet, specifically people like Lalu ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Day and the great Indian political story]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As the world looks at India with anticipation in rolling out its voters' choice, the result is going to be far from surprising. The world's biggest democracy will be delivering a fractured mandate, where coalition is going to be the key to success. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Did you vote right?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[With May 16 (the D-day) now knocking at the door, the Pandora's Box of the Indian politics has opened up, in style.
CPM's Prakash Karat took the lead by declaring there won't be any post-poll tie-up with the Congress, whose UPA government lost the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delhi beats Mumbai, in votes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Although it wasn't a very impressive figure, Delhiwalas did come out in decent numbers on &nbsp;a scorching Thursday and gave Mumbai an impressive 12 per cent defeat (Mumbai voter turnout was 41 per cent).
Delhiites only better their previous ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delhi! Vote to beat Mumbai!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Delhi and Mumbai have very few things in common, except the fact that both lead the list of millionaires in our country!
Mumbai is all vertical, Delhi is horizontal (except some pockets like Dwarka or if you move towards National Capital Region); ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Polls on a roll]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Elections are on and there is a happy news: The Sensex crossed the 12,000-mark on Monday with investors lapping up stocks with renewed enthusiasm.
The rally (not a poll one) was impressive and people are praying that something, from somewhere, take ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Let's have some monies!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rs 70 trillion is massive money. This money, if retrieved (the Indian govt finally agrees that this much amount of OUR money is stashed in foreign banks) can solve most of the problems which our country is facing today. It can revive the entire ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wake up urban India!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It was a sad image of a city that boasts of its multi-cultural diversity and people who defy every terror attack and bring back the city to its normal course within no time.
Mumbaikars were a disappointment on the Vote Day. Barring some celebrities ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 May 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No bridge, no votes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[No, this is not what the urban Indians have dared to reply to their politicians.
The villagers in Nalanda district in Bihar have unanimously told the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar that since your government hasn't fulfilled its promise to build ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We're helpless, maa'm]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Why do we Indians complain all the time? Ask Priyanka Gandhi and she has just told us the one truth we're unaware of till today. Did we?
&ldquo;Hamari aadat hai shikayat karne ki, meri bhi hai (We have a habit of complaining&hellip; it is my habit ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Join janata ka faisla]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wish we could pick and throw our politicians at the flick of the finger or click of the mouse
Does online voting change anything on the ground? Yes, it does. it's not just numbers but an ideology that works behind those wire votes.
For example, if ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mera joota Hindustani!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shoe hurling is no news, but when it's aimed at the PM, the shoe becomes larger than life!
Manmohan Singh became the fourth political leader to be targeted with shoes in this election season. The shoe had landed about 20 feet away from the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kuch to log kahenge...]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Why did Amitabh Bachchan fall out with the Gandhi family?
Some say it was money that broke the relations (Bachchan were in a financial crisis following the collapse of ABCL and the Gandhis could not help them out) while some say ego clashes. There ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fight the mind jam!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you enjoyed driving your car? And when was the last time you reached your destination within the boundaries of your megalopolis on time?
Traffic has reached humongous size and driving is becoming almost impossible. Metro rail ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The second opportunity!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Second Thursday.
Yes, today is the day when 195 million voters will decide the fate of 2,041 candidates in 13 states (121 women candidates are also in the fray). 
Engagevoter.com had alerted you last Thursday to realise the power of your index ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Match dekho, vote karo]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/note-details?nId=MjA=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Saala vote ke liye kuch bhi karega!
An appropriate tag for our politicians? Now when the so-called burning issues are losing their sheen, political parties are leaving no stone unturned by looking at options available before them to get people out ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thank You for the Engagement!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[We are overwhelmed by the favorable response from the users who have been following us and our cause. Numerous e- mails and user comments bear testimony our consumer understanding and delivery -our content backed by facts, accurate analysis and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mandir or ghar?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The ghost of Ayodhya has come back again, to haunt the billion-plus nation. 
LK Advani has reiterated a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya will become a reality if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power.
This was expected from him since Ram Mandir ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Indian Politics League]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Thank God.
No, not the common man is uttering these words (they do it every time you know!). These are the politicians who're remembering the God for doing them the biggest favour this election.
What favour? Ask IPL enthusiasts this ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Young India wakes up]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The young India woke up to a new reality on Thursday when large number of urban, young voters made queues to cast their ballot in Hyderabad&mdash;a scene that has never been so impressive according to the poll officials.
If Thursday's voting in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The wait is over!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Today.
Yes, today is the day when the great voting exercise will begin. A total of 1,715 candidates, including 122 women, are in the fray for 124 seats in the first of the five-phased election.
According to the Election Commission, as many as ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mujhe maa banna hai, PM nahin]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A candid Maanayata Dutt confessed this after turning down husband Sanjay's request to&nbsp; contest the LS election from Lucknow. &quot;Right now my priority is to have babies, not attend the Parliament.&quot;
On the other hand, the AIADMK leader ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The wealth-shealth and all]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[What is the worth of a lakh today?
Even Tata can't provide Nano in Rs 1 lakh as promised; you need to spend Rs 1.70 lakh to buy a fully-loaded Nano to drive in the Indian hot summer months.
Indians have grown big in terms of wealth creation and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Age factor]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[No one will deny this fact that the transition into Hindi cinema becomes a cakewalk if you belong to a successful Bollywood family. So Kapoors, Khans, Roshans&mdash;all had a smooth sailing.
Same is true with our politicians. A politician is a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Log on to E-Voting Machine]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[These are changing times.
New media is exploring fresh, innovative ways to hook more and more people. 
Take Facebook, for instance. Does this strike you that in coming years, it may become a platform for our politicians to exchange dialogue with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Power of your index finger]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jaspal Bhatti has done it once again.
We hear that Mr Bhatti, who created a niche space in the Indian Comedy Industry with some of his humourous offerings like Ulta Pulta and Flop Show, has hit upon another great idea&mdash;he has floated a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Click for your dream team]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[We all have dreams&mdash;of a better life, a better environment, a better society, a better governance...
Some of our dreams get fulfilled, some remain in the dark, waiting for a right moment to come.
Remember selecting a dream cricket ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enters Nafisa, with nafasat]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/note-details?nId=OA==</link>
<description><![CDATA[She was Miss India almost 30 years back, and mesmerised the audience with her acts in several Bollywood roles. Now, the 52-year-old has entered the constituency which is better known as Atal Bihari Vajpayee's *saltanat*. 
Yes, you got it right. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The ABC of Indian Politics]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/note-details?nId=Nw==</link>
<description><![CDATA[So, which Party you've decided to go with this elections?
Confused? Why so? We've all heard that more choices you've, the more power you get to pick and throw. Then why this bewilderness?
May be you're in a fix while looking at new and newer ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enter Digi-polls]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/note-details?nId=Ng==</link>
<description><![CDATA[Are you checking your mobile inbox nowadays? Political messages asking your vote or blaming the rival parties have superceded your girlfriend's much-awaited SMSs and you've no option but to read them and think&mdash;have our politicians really come ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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