mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 09 2008 | india, news, poverty
Definitely saw an explosion of gated communities the last time I was in India.
Quoted: India has long lived with such inequities, and though a Maoist rebellion is building in the countryside, the nation has for the most part skirted social upheaval through a critical safety valve: giving the poor their chance to vent at the ballot box. Indeed, four years ago, voters threw out the incumbent government, with its “India Shining” slogan, because it was perceived to have neglected the poor.
mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 16 2008 | india, sports, olympics, news, beijing, boxing
Two Indian boxers (who happen to be cousins) have each made the quarterfinals. That means they are each one win away from a medal.
Quoted: India's medal hopes in Beijing Olympics got another boost, with ace boxer Jitender Kumar reaching the quarterfinals of 51kg Flyweight category. After his cousin Akhil Kumar reached the quarterfinals by beating the World Champion, Jitender emulated his feat by beating Uzbek boxer Tulashboy Doniyorov 13-6 in an ill-tempered bout. "I dedicate this win to Akhil. He has been everything for me and I want to win a medal for him", said Jitender after winning the bout.
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 14 2008 | news, tennis, sports, paes, bhupathi, olympics, india
Not looking too good, but it is still early.
Quoted: A slight drizzle, which grew in intensity, forced a stoppage in play after just 16 minutes during which Federer and Wawrinka broke the Indians once to run up a 4-1 lead.
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 12 2008 | olympics, gymnastics, news, sports, india
Raj Bhavsar's parents are from India.
Quoted: The last men standing included Kevin Tan, whose family is originally from China, and Raj Bhavsar, whose parents emigrated from the Gujarat region of India in the ’60s, and Sasha Artemev, who was born in Russia. And by some bizarre coincidence, these were the three best Americans on the pommel horse, the last of the six disciplines on Tuesday. Only in America.
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 11 2008 | bbc, sport, news, india, olympics, olympics 2008
ReFave. India's first ever individual gold medalist (India has won gold in men's field hockey a number of times).
Quoted: Abhinav Bindra becomes India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, winning the men's 10m air rifle shooting title.
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 27 2008 | india, tennis, pakistan, sports, news
Interesting story. Unfortunately, Qureshi-Bopanna lost their second round match at Wimbledon.
Quoted: Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna of India are determined to prove that a little tennis diplomacy can help thaw relations between their two rival nation
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 22 2008 | india, food, agriculture, news
Quoted: India’s supply of arable land is second only to that of the U.S., but it must buy some foods on international markets, exacerbating a global food crisis.
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - May 13 2008 | news, india, jaipur
Very sad. This is a big tourist area in India. Hope there are not too many casualties.
Quoted: The walled city area is full of bylanes and is a very congested area.
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - May 07 2008 | health, India, news, obesity
Quoted: Scientists pinpoint a reason why people with Indian ancestry may be more prone to weight problems.
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mohit | Shared With: Everyone - May 04 2008 | news, india
Quoted: Due to their huge populations, countries like India and China may appear to consume gigantic amounts of food. But the real elephant in the room that nobody is willing to talk about is how much each person gets to eat. And the answer will shock many.
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