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Small name, big use
Minor millet is a new and fast catching product in today’s market, writes S.S. KAVITHA

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Stage slips
On theatrical bungling

Bribing voters in elections is a shameful act. Democracy is meaningful only if political parties abstain from gratifying voters. The undemocratic pratice of offering bribe to voters during elections in the hope of garnering more number of ...

It is wrong to say that citizens enjoy their right to vote. Only money decides the fate of candidates. Poor and illiterate voters tend to cast their votes for the party which gives them more money. People cannot be blamed. Political parties ...

Gandhiji’s dream of a democratic India still remains distant. Mainly because money and caste play a decisive role in elections. Poor voters cannot be expected to follow Gandhian ideals and ignore the money offered to them. Both ...

India has the dubious distinction of occupying a prime place among ’most corrupt countries’ in the world. Values have taken a dip and bribing voters in elections is one of the many foul plays in the great Indian political tamasha. ...

All political parties try to win votes from the public. But, some resort to bribing voters owing to lack of confidence and fear of failure. This also leads to violence and arson. The Election Commission is only a silent observer. Even ...

During elections, bribery has come to be the most common phenomenon in our country. Psychological fear is created among voters and even those who do not want to cast their votes are compelled by political parties to vote in their favour in ...

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Bad ethics

It is a bad ethic to offer bribe and induce people to vote. Honest candidates should put forth before the electorate their capabilities, involvement in social welfare activities and what good they will do to the people and the country if they ...

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Mockery

Bribing voters is a shame on our democracy. The EC should amend the election code to avoid wasteful expenditure as well as to prevent mockery of the democratic system.

D.J.C. ...

Lifestyle

Going gaga over gadgets
Young blood is drawn to everything hi-tech

Beauty And Wellness

Focus on folic acid
Women of child-bearing age should include folic acid in their diet

Cinema

FOUR FRAMES
Action adventure
Bruce Willis and his “Die Hard” movies have a huge following in Chennai. The latest in the series “Die Hard 4.0”opens in Chennai and the rest of the world on Friday. The highlight of the film is there are no ...

Bahumati” with Abbas and Tanu Roy, “Aa Roje” with Yashwant and Soumya and “Chandrahaas” with Haranath Policherla and ...

Television

Suhasini’s take on films
Why are viewers hooked on HPP? Read on

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It’s love at first sight
Where you can spot squirrels and smell sandalwood, says SOMA BASU

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