Taxation with Representation Should be Representative

Once again, Michael Moore may have hit upon the right diagnosis,  As BBC News reported yesterday, he addressed a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, both opposing the efforts of the state government to undermine the collective bargaining rights of state employees...

Rights Activists Decry Threats in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Direct threats, anonymous telephone calls and intimidating mobile-phone text messages are among the tactics human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say are being used to undermine their work amid a deteriorating security climate.

A Deficiency of Dietary Omega-3 May Explain Depressive Behaviors

How maternal essential fatty acid deficiency impact on its progeny is poorly understood. Dietary insufficiency in omega-3 fatty acid has been implicated in many disorders. French researchers from INSERM and INRA have studied mice fed on a diet low in...

A Sweatshop of Knowledge Workers

Last December I wrote a post entitled “The Degradation of the Knowledge Work,” which reviewed a proposition that I had previously explored that the phrase “knowledge worker” now denotes “a mindless drone,” sitting in a call center behind a...

Ganesh Hegde Is To Judge Dance Olympics On Star Plus

Despite a glut of dance reality shows it does not stop the other channels venturing into different zones and thus there are more reality based dance shows in the offing even in future months. How People Arrived Here: ganesh hegde, ganesh dancer

Profiles High And Low

I have been toying with the idea of a Chutzpah of the Week award for Anya Kushchenko (better known as Anna Chapman) ever since she was deported from the United States on grounds of espionage.  We tend to think of spies as keeping the lowest possible...

Payel Sarkar Rubbishes Rumors Of A Special Relation With Raj Chakraborty

Bengali film and television actress Payel Sarkar does not believe in proving herself anymore and that is why she does not want to react to the rumors about her so called special relationship with Bengali film director Raj Chakraborty. How People Arrived...

Sonu Nigaam Fulfills Lata Mangeshkar’s Dream!

Sonu Nigaam has come a long way in his singing career in Bollywood and now he has become quite choosy about his work. After spending almost two decades in Bollywood, Sonu thinks that one should not over expose his or her talent and should respect the...

Preity Zinta To Receive The Honorary Doctorate From The University Of East London!

University of East London (UEL) bestows Leading Bollywood actress Preity Zinta with an honorary doctorate of the Arts for her contribution to cinema and humanitarian work at a special ceremony hosted by UEL on Friday October 29th 2010.