Posted in India, libertarianism, news and links, politics, tagged Aaja Nachle, ban, caste, censorship, freedom of speech, India, Madhuri Dixit, Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh on November 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Mayawati doesn’t like Madhuri Dixit the ‘casteist’ remarks in Madhuri’s film. And this being India, if you don’t like something, you ban it.
Related post: Offended feelings.
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The government wants to put behind bars those who donate blood for money.
As if we did not have enough senseless laws already!
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Posted in India, sci, tech and gizmos, tagged alternative medicine, health care, homeopathy, placebo, quackery, ramadoss, science on November 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Of the many forms of alternative medicine practised in India and the rest of world, homeopathy is unique in two ways.
First, it has a huge clientele. In India alone, an estimated 100 million people depend solely upon it for their medical needs. According to a recent survey, 55 % of the population in Delhi listed homeopathy [...]
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This open letter drafted by several retired military personnel and defence scientists and addressed to our Members of Parliament nicely summarises my position on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
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One feature of Windows Vista that hasn’t gotten as much attention as it deserves is the sidebar. It is frequently regarded as mere eye candy. Yet the sidebar can be a really nifty tool - and substantially enhance your productivity- when populated with the right gadgets. You can get one-click access to commonly accessed folders [...]
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Continuing on the topic of involuntary commitment, here is a good news story.
The decision ends by stating that the involuntarily hospitalization of a person is such a “massive curtailment of liberty,” it requires the state to meet a high burden of proof to hospitalize the person. The court found that the state did not meet [...]
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