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Here are some news about the current affairs in India:

First there is news about riots in India’s Punjab State. Read More.

Then we hear about cyclone Aila hitting India and Bangladesh killing at least 73 and destroying thousands of homes. Read More.

Finally, there is some speculations that India might be the next country to start censoring the Internet. Read More.

• 7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs Nuclear Bombs are known to be the most destructive weapon man has ever created, but it could also be a great tool for some civilian uses. Nuke Crater. Image from Wired.com The 7 proposed civilian uses for some of the 23,000+ known nuclear bombs in the world are: 1) Creating......
• Dead Man Elected In Ultimate Political Comeback Mayor Harry Stonebraker has been re-elected to a fourth term in the small town of Winfield in Missouri, about a month after his death, with 90% of the votes. Similarly in Missouri's 2000 U.S. Senate race, Democrat candidate Mel Carnahan died in a plane crash a few weeks before the......
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• How to Defend Earth Against an Asteroid Strike This sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but it is a real threat to the whole planet. It can happen any time. A medium sized asteroid of a few kilometers in  diameter crashing into the Earth can completely destroy our civilization and exterminate the whole human race, just......
• GDC 2009: Microsoft's "Kodu Game Creator" Ever dreamed of creating your own games? It might soon be possible to do so with the new Microsoft "Kodu Game Creator". It is still under development, but should be released soon. What's so good about it is that you don't need to do everything from scratch, you can use......

• The Best Home Remodeling Investments If you're ready to renovate, why not incorporate some of the best home remodeling investments into your plan? You may already be planning them without realizing that they're improvements that won't just make your home a more beautiful and pleasant place to be, but will increase its market value. Some......
• Turn off the TV About a month ago I decided to quit watching TV, more or less, and quit reading anything related to “news” or “current events” on the internet. I’m not sure why, but a few stories bothered me to a pretty fundamental level: child soldiers in Somalia, unspeakable cruelty to babies (don’t......
• Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Ninety Three. Today is usually the biggest shopping day of the year, but in this economy I am betting (and hoping) it will be quieter than usual. As for us, we are participating in Buy Nothing Day, which can be explained as follows - "Suddenly, we ran out of money and,......
• Five Benefits of the Current Recession With all of the doom and gloom information spouted on the news programs every night, you may be surprised to learn that there are a few benefits to the current recession. “Benefits?” you say. Yes, believe it or not, there have been a few good things that have come out......
• Twitter - Whom to Follow, How Many to Follow, Why Follow? Twitter - Whom to Follow, How Many to Follow, Why Follow? By Kathryn Lively You may see the tiny buttons bearing images of chubby blue birds. Follow me on Twitter, everybody implores. Receive multiple updates a day from favorite sites and bloggers in 140-character (or shorter) increments, maybe check out......