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'Googleleaks': In Barack Obama, we have a surprise

'Organize and sell limited information inside the box,' is the core business of 'Googleleaks'- that has changed the human history forever. Search engine giant Google is censoring information that doesn't interest the financial capitalism of the United States, like a spy industry.

Who killed my daughter Ishrat Jehan, asks Shamima Kauser

In a statement released to the media, Shamima Kauser said that she has a right to know the complete truth - who killed her daughter Ishrat Jehan, who masterminded her murder, who stood to gain from the 'cold blooded' killing of a young Muslim girl.

A border village 'caught between devil and deep sea'

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Yamin Zakaria Internet Porn: Women, Children and Pets

The British utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham once said, 'Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.' It seems what he said in the 18th century still holds firm today. About 15 to 30% of the World Wide Web's traffic is porn and that is quite substantial when you think in terms of sales revenue from a global product, for example Coca Cola.

Anu Goel How roles are defined for women and why they must correct this balance

I generally come across reflections that question, 'Why we?'. I would like to systematically understand three of the most irksome questions about the obvious! The first that must have passed every inquisitive mind, who would've played trial and error with rationale to justify its stereotypical existence, is 'Why are women the ones who babysit and cook and clean, and why not men?'

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The regular use of talcum powder in the genital area could increase the risk of ovarian cancer in women by almost a quarter, a study has shown. Around forty percent of the women use talcum powder for intimate personal hygiene, but..

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This time, the super moon will be sighted on 23 June, 2013 after its last occurrence on March 19 in 2011. A super moon is occurrence of a full moon or a new moon with its closest approach to the Earth on its elliptical orbit. The moon..

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Shamima Kauser, mother of 19-year-old college student, Ishrat Jehan, whose killing in 2004 in Ahmedabad by the Gujarat Police is being investigated by CBI on the directions of the Gujarat High Court, has strongly rejected every..

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Mohar village on Indo-Pak border 'caught between devil and deep sea' News

With the increase in water level in Satluj river, Muhar Jamsher village situated on Indo-Pak border in Fazilka sub-division, covered from three sides by Pakistan and Satluj on fourth, has been flooded.

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'Organize and sell limited information inside the box,' is the core business of 'Googleleaks' that has changed the human history forever. Well, it is more profitable than selling 'sugar water in a bottle' like Pepsico and Coca-Cola.

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