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Thought for the Day

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
                                         - Walt Disney

 

Innocently disabled:

Are Human Rights Bodies blind?

Several international bodies on human rights all the while speak of human rights violations in this country. Do they ever speak about LTTE atrocities which have rendered thousands of innocent civilians disabled? They speak about excesses. Don't they understand that excesses do happen at times of war in any country when terror is unleashed on the people? Any responsible Government is entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the people and its territory.

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Faster economic growth a priority for Government

There is a trend towards increasing inflationary trends. Today we see there is a trend of escalation of prices of essential food items, international oil prices and changing consumer patterns in emerging economies. These have affected almost all the countries in the world. Therefore, it is beyond our control. Further, other factors like the drought in Australia led to an increase in prices of dairy products. Therefore the only alternative is to increase productivity in every sector.

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Kerala - similarities and differences

Dr. Sarachchandra has also made a significant comment. He said, whatever may have been the relations between the peoples of these two countries in the past, one significant thing is that of all the states in India today the one that comes closest to our cultural habits is Kerala. The past relations between the two countries were, in any case, not too bad either. In our relentless struggles with the Chola kings, Chera, which was how Kerala was known then, often took our side.

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Raul Castro: The Cuban Revolution continues

One thing that can certainly be said about Fidel Castro is that he is an incredibly hard act to follow in political terms. He managed after all to survive the attempts of 10 consecutive US administrations to undermine his Communist revolution - not to mention the now legendary countless attempts against his life allegedly orchestrated by the CIA.

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