April 30th, 2008
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If the Olympics Torch protestors seem to have quietened down of late, it might have more to do with Chinese business than meets the eye. While protestors around the world have tried to hamper the Olympics Torch relay over China’s alleged Human Rights record, it is the sudden increase in the price of Free Tibet flags that has suddenly ended the worldwide protests. Every Free Tibet and the Reporters Without Borders flags were manufactured in China and when the protestors decided to boycott Chinese goods, the only option was US-made flags, a commodity that no protestor could afford.
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Olympics Protest Called Off Over Flag Prices
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April 29th, 2008
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The fashion world is not known for dealing with real issues and actual problems but the rising food prices in India is giving them an opportunity to finally put money where their mouth is. Last month, three of India’s top models were drafted to the interiors of Vidarbha in Maharashtra to teach the villagers on how to cope with the rising food prices. The lessons on the menu included how to survive with a handful of rice and how to ensure that a plate of rice can actually give you enough energy for a week. It is believed that as many as 50 models could be involved in this project on a national scale next month.
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Fashion Models Teach Villagers How to Tackle Rising Food Prices
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April 28th, 2008
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Rockstar Games, the company behind the legendary Grand Theft Auto game franchise, might have to thank Paresh Tukulamani if the sales of GTA IV in India exceed their expectations. The Indian engineer, a long-time fan of the game series has designed a crack that he is currently distributing free of cost online. The crack would enable people to use auto rickshaws in the game. The crack consists of pressing the controller buttons in a particular sequence that would activate the cheat, similar to other cheats that the game is well known for. The website calls the crack Grand Theft Auto Rickshaw and Tukulamani expects it to be a big hit with the game’s Indian fan base.
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April 25th, 2008
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Considering the UB Group owned Bangalore Royal Challengers is where the cheerleader controversy started, it is only fitting then that the Vijay Mallya led group is trying to sort the problem out. Mallya has said that while he understands the reservations that most Indians have about the cheerleaders, he does believe that they can still find a place in the IPL. Mallya said that he would not follow the Indian way of conducting business, which is to ban and destroy, but would find viable solutions for all the problem surrounding the controversy.
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Royal Challengers Help Sort IPL Cheerleader Controversy
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April 24th, 2008
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The United States of America has unearthed fresh circumstantial evidence that would irrevocably suggest that Saddam Hussein might have probably hidden all his weapons of mass destruction in either Iran or maybe even Syria. The US government spokesperson said that their theory of an illegal nuclear base in Syria that is supposedly aided by North Korea proves that in the last days of the last Iraq war, Saddam Hussein personally transported all the WMDs into Iran. The decision to invade North Korea, Iran or Syria will be debated in next week’s show of MTV’s Total Request Live.
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April 23rd, 2008
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Against the background of the never-ending debate of sex education in schools and the moral police’s objection against the Washington Redskins cheerleaders, senior officials in the Indian government are under pressure to redefine the rules concerning the role of sex in Indian culture. Given the fact that senior Indian politicians have lived through all 60-plus years of India as a country, it puts them in a unique position to gauge the sentiments of both pre-independence and post-independence India. There is considerable debate to redefine what some consider archaic sentiments and some sort of decision should be reached by the final of the IPL.
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Govt under pressure to Define Sex Role in Indian Culture
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April 22nd, 2008
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When Nitin Mohan decided to make India’s first-ever, original movie, he anticipated creating a revolution in the Indian film industry. That was seven months ago. His ego bruised and spirit crushed, Mohan is now considering shelving his plan indefinitely and becoming a below minimum wage assistant director on whichever Bollywood production would have him. Dejected and infuriated, Mohan still hasn’t gotten over how little Bollywood actually values originality.
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