http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2009 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:14:19 GMT Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:14:19 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_sleep-tales_1308631 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_sleep-tales_1308631 Aah sweet sleep, now I shall woo thee to me. Not really. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_exotic-and-colourful-tales-from-the-ethnic-ghetto_1308603 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_exotic-and-colourful-tales-from-the-ethnic-ghetto_1308603 Three years ago when Mira Nair made The Namesake, she got rave reviews in the western media. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/report_weekend-getaway-hotel-in-space_1308308 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/report_weekend-getaway-hotel-in-space_1308308 While space offers exciting opportunities, private entrepreneurs are embracing physical danger as they go out to commercially tap space as a tourist destination. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:07:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/comment_reduce-reuse-just-say-no_1308302 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/comment_reduce-reuse-just-say-no_1308302 The November challenge: shop without using a plastic bag. Can you? Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:31:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/comment_good-ol-memory_1308301 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/comment_good-ol-memory_1308301 Probably because women writers engage better with their readers, be it the loftiest of themes or the tritest of details. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:27:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/comment_going-from-calcutta-to-kolkata_1308190 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/comment_going-from-calcutta-to-kolkata_1308190 Growing up as a probashi or a non-resident Bangali, visiting Kolkata or the erstwhile Calcutta, was an annual goromer chooti (summer holiday) affair. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/main-article_the-revolt-of-the-fringe_1308192 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/main-article_the-revolt-of-the-fringe_1308192 The reaction to tribal excesses in the forested nooks of the country thus remains muted, reflecting to some extent our own moral dilemma about the existential issues at ground zero. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:42:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_eggsciting-recipes_1308191 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_eggsciting-recipes_1308191 Akuri means egg curry in its most basic sense. It is like dhansak and patra ni machi, considered to be a pan-Indian favourite. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/inbox_the-local-flavour_1308189 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/inbox_the-local-flavour_1308189 Any MLA while being sworn in should take oath in local language only ('All MLAs should take oath in Marathi, warns Raj', DNA, November 3). Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/editorial_needless-nerves_1308188 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/editorial_needless-nerves_1308188 While it is true that the Dalai Lama is a sensitive subject mainly because of the objections raised by China, there seems to be some confused thinking at work here. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_superpoor-india_1307809 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_superpoor-india_1307809 A true superpower is one that doesn't have to claim it's one. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:06:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/main-article_the-heat-is-on_1307717 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/main-article_the-heat-is-on_1307717 The note, mysteriously 'leaked' for public consumption, proposed what would have amounted to a U-turn in India's negotiating position on climate change. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/reflexions_choices-we-make_1307715 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/reflexions_choices-we-make_1307715 In the attempt to determine what is real, one has to choose, in the first instance, between the percipient self and the things that it perceives. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/inbox_don-t-alienate-the-tribals_1307713 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/inbox_don-t-alienate-the-tribals_1307713 The scheduled tribes remain low in our social order even after six decades of Independence. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/editorial_battle-continues_1307712 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/editorial_battle-continues_1307712 Habibullah feels that he has served his time at the Centre and now needs to use that experience to make RTI work in a crucial state like Jammu & Kashmir. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:11:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/editorial_corruption-inc_1307711 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/editorial_corruption-inc_1307711 Corruption in public life has almost become a norm, shockingly so. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/sutra_david-brin_1307710 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/sutra_david-brin_1307710 It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_a-nation-captured-in-arresting-images_1307714 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_a-nation-captured-in-arresting-images_1307714 Finally, I reached the boiling point. In metaphorical terms: the precise moment when the dal on the stove froths over into a messy hot puddle on the kitchen floor. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:17:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_state-vs-virtual-state_1307301 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_state-vs-virtual-state_1307301 In Karl Marx's vision, in the ultimate stage of Communism, the state is supposed to wither away. History has shown how wrong he was. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:57:00 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/reflexions_ego-and-love_1307300 http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/reflexions_ego-and-love_1307300 I never want any criticism or disagreement from anyone. I want to be liked, loved, and accepted even when my behavior is hostile or obnoxious. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMT