Social Media Supports Anna Hazare’s Corruption Motion

Anti-Corruption crusade has rocked in virtual world too, supports of Anna Hazare flooded tweets & statuses over country’s corruption scenario. Good to notice that it has not only drawn numbers from Delhi to Jantar Mantar but also on Facebook & Twitter platform. In cyberspace as well Facebook and Twitter became the bastions of opinion on the Internet. You can easily find abundance of pages, statuses, events and tweets in support of the movement. As per as recent counts, the India Against Corruption Facebook page had received 1,45,682 ‘likes’. Activist & Leader, Hazare has himself at least 500 pages on Facebook dedicated to him. Motion is spreading via their status messages, to support the cause and physically go to Jantar Mantar, the 16th century astronomical observatory. He is...

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Movie Review: Delhi Belly

Are you having orange juice or tandoori chicken? Then reconsider, because after watching this film you’ll never ever have these edibles again, thanks to the Bollywood’s first nauseated version, which is out now! Don’t get me wrong I’m not bashing Delhi Belly in fact, it’s a compliment as it only goes down to show that toilet humour used Delhi Belly rocks! as it’s not flushed down the toilet. Tashi (Imran Khan) is a journalist who is struggling for hardcore news and is not sure about his relationship, Arup (Vir Das) is a Visualizer in an ad agency who’s not able to decide who to kill first- his girlfriend (who just dumped him) or his super nagging...

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India's batting future remains uncertain

India's old firm of batsmen have played a big role over the years, particularly in the last three seasons, to install the team on top of the Test cricket ladder. But the current West Indies tour has kicked off a transition period where the country looks to spot potential replacements for their aging greats greats Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman The series against the struggling Caribbean side is seen as a perfect opportunity for the young batsmen to pass their apprenticeships in the absence of Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Tendulkar. However, a consistent West Indies bowling attack has showed that they have a lot of convincing...

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Anna Hazare sets Aug 15 deadline for Lokpal Bill

NEW DELHI: Beginning his day-long hunger strike at Rajghat to protest against corruption and the recent police brutality, the 73-year-old-Gandhi devotee Anna Hazare said that if the Lokpal Bill was not passed, he would fast unto death at Jantar Mantar from August 16. Anna described his movement as the second battle of independence but underlined Gandhi's non-violent path. He said his Wednesday fast was to condemn the police action on Ramdev's supporters at Ramlila ground. Anna likened the police brutality to the British repression of Indians in Jalianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919. He advised his supporters to refrain from violence. "The government...

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