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2013-01-15T14:12:01-06:00

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Hockey India League starts off on a promising note

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 2:12 pm By Desh Kapoor

Hockey India League is a professional league for field hockey competition in India. It is organised by Hockey India. Each HIL franchise has 24 players which include 10 foreign and 14 Indian players. The players were acquired in an auction which was held on 16 December. A total of 246 players were available for the auction out of which 93 were foreign player and 153 local. Teun de Nooijer is the highest paid player of the league who was bought by Uttar Pradesh Wizards whereas Sardar Singh is... Read more

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2013-01-15T13:18:54-06:00

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Stunning Video of a “Nomad’s travels” through South Asia and North America

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 1:18 pm By Desh Kapoor

Watched this beautiful video of a person’s travels in India, Nepal, Indonesia, China, and North America (US and Canada). The visuals and the narration is absolutely stunning! The video has these intriguing words penned by Lord Byron. So, we’ll go no more a roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon be still as bright. For the sword outwears its sheath, And the soul wears out the breast, And the heart must... Read more

2013-01-15T12:18:07-06:00

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Internet Population – amidst heavy State censorship – in China surges to 564 mn; to reach 800 mn in 2015

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 12:18 pm By Desh Kapoor

China is surging ahead in the internet connectivity. Interestingly, it is not the Wi-Fi connectivity that is fueling the people coming up on the internet, but the success and the proliferation of the Mobile technology. According a governmental report released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), an estimated 51 million new Chinese users accessed the Internet in 2012, bringing the number of online users to 564 million, an increase of ten percent. This, in turn, has boosted the... Read more

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2013-01-15T11:30:43-06:00

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75% of IIT-B students focusing on hobbies and not academics; don’t know why they came there really

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 11:30 am By Desh Kapoor

As per Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), India, coaching for IIT’s JEE examination is a Rs. 10,000 crores (roughly $2 billion) industry. Coaching for admission to the IITs and other engineering colleges has acquired the status of a big industry in India. According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the size of the industry is Rs 10,000 crore. ASSOCHAM’s conclusion is based on the assumption that six lakh students attend these classes every year and the... Read more

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2013-01-15T07:28:18-06:00

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Shilpa Shetty visits Mahakumbh and takes a Dip at Triveni

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 7:28 am By Desh Kapoor

Shilpa Shetty, the Indian Actress, took the dip at Maha Kumbh yesterday. She was tweeting her way to the kumbh. Her dip and the process was handled by Swami Chidananada of Parmartha Niketan. En route 2 the KUMBH MELA,Allahabad.With my parents,thanks 2 dearest Gopi(Hinduja) uncle,who made my moms dream possible. — SHILPA SHETTY (@TheShilpaShetty) January 14, 2013 Took 3 (Very cold) dips,brrrrrrr!!Officially now I will attain moksh:) Now back in Mumbai,can’t wait to hug my son..Long but fruitful... Read more

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2013-01-15T07:07:46-06:00

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Are Online Dating Sites and Options undermining Monogamy in the world?

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 7:07 am By Desh Kapoor

Are the social dating sites putting the monogamy in the world today in danger? A very interesting discussion. Online dating has become a huge avenue for seeking relationships. On any given day or night, it’s going on on a giant scale. Maybe too giant, says a new buzz. Maybe the click and pick ease of digital date-making is undermining ideas of commitment, of standing by your man, your woman, of monogamy – let alone marriage. Making it too easy just... Read more

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2013-01-15T06:55:45-06:00

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Delhi Gangrape: What Should Boys Be Taught About Rape?

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 6:55 am By Desh Kapoor

Here is an interesting discussion on what the boys should be taught about rape. Akhil Sharma discusses the whole issue of how boys are brought up and what messages are they getting.. specifically with respect to sex and rape .. and women in particular. Much of this conversation has focused on what we teach girls about their own worth; and about the messages that society sends them about their supposed culpability when they are victimized. But today, we want to... Read more

2013-05-29T14:23:37-05:00

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Why are UFOs haunting the International Space Station – sightings on the rise?

Last updated on: May 29, 2013 at 2:23 pm By Desh Kapoor

Are UFOs haunting the International Space Station (ISS)? If the UFO enthusiasts are to be believed, it seems that ISS has seen an increasing activities of the UFO flying around. Videos have cropped up on YouTube showing images taken by NASA cameras of objects of different shapes, some moving very slowly, others rapidly hurtling through space. What, exactly, are we looking at here? Alien spacecraft dropping by for a visit with the ISS? Reflections from ISS windows? Meteors? Or various... Read more

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2013-01-14T22:56:20-06:00

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Using Statistics to impact Elections and a Preschool in Sweden’s attempt to “Eliminate Gender” (Audio Podcast)

Last updated on: January 14, 2013 at 10:56 pm By Desh Kapoor

A very interesting talk with PhD candidate in statistics Panos Toulis about his work with the Obama campaign and the increasingly quantitative nature of elections in America. The podcast also discusses an effort to eliminate gender at a Swedish preschool where there are no boys or girls, only “friends.” Very interesting discussions! Read more

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2013-01-14T22:39:44-06:00

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What are Siddhis in Yoga and why are they irrelevant in Spirituality?

Last updated on: January 14, 2013 at 10:39 pm By Desh Kapoor

Siddhis are accomplishments of the body and energies. These are immature and juvenile acts. Sadhguru says all those miracles are useful and irrelevant. Very useful! Read more

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