"Why should I study Gandhi?" a college student asked recently. I blinked. Not because I did not know the answer but because the answer was obvious. The irony is that Bill Clinton, who was the President of the U.S. wanted to study the philosophy of the Mahatma, and students in Germany named their new school […]
“Gujarat Elections :A Review !”
It is heartening to note that in Gujarat, the assembly elections conducted in the year 2007, have been very fair and free from any complaints like malpractices,booth capturing, rigging etc.Thanks to our independant election commission for its constant vigil over the election and for the outcome of the result devoid of any complaint.Of course Narendra […]
World ‘must do more’ for children
More must be done more quickly to make the world fit for children by 2015, the UN children’s agency, Unicef, has said. In a new report it noted considerable strides had been made to meet pledges in education and areas of health care. But it stressed that "much more must be done" in order to […]
World’s highest prison population rate in US
Prisons, Jails and Probation – Overview The Department of Justice reported that at year-end 2003, federal prisons held a total of 158,426 inmates, of whom 86,972 (55%) were drug offenders. By comparison in 2000 federal prisons held 131,739 total inmates of whom 74,276 (56%) were drug offenders, and in 1995 federal prisons […]
Yahoo Betters Google In Customer Satisfaction
Now, the title may seem unbelievable to some. It is not everyday that we hear the search giant Google losing out on anything. But according to a recent survey conducted by ACSI(American Consumer Satisfaction Index), Yahoo! overtook Google in terms of customer satisfaction. The survey covered areas like online news, search engines, portals and e-commerce. […]
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