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DSU courted controversy earlier also, says report

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The report of the Delhi government on the JNU controversy says that the Democratic Students' Union, whose members had organized the pro-Afzal Guru event on February 9, had in the past too taken up contentious issues at public programmes. The report lists three events that had drawn protests from ABVP

Tomato Farmers Wage Speech Fight Against Palm Beach

WSJ.com 

A Florida-based farm-workers group is waging a First Amendment fight with the town of Palm Beach, Fla., stemming from the organization's effort to pressure fast-food chain Wendy's Co. to pay more for tomatoes.

This app sends random pictures from your phone to your contacts

BusinessInsider.com 

Rando

If you've ever wanted to play a game of Russian roulette with your iPhone's camera roll: There's an app for that. The app is Rando, a messaging app which will grab a random photo in your phone and automatically blast it out to people in your contact list, or publish it on Facebook or Twitter.

Obviously that's a very dangerous proposition. And it's not clear why anyone would want to do this. 

Perhaps the idea is to reduce "friction" in communications between people. Or perhaps it's an app trying to make a statement ... Читать дальше...

Monkeys move robotic wheelchairs with their thoughts

United Press International (UPI.com) 

HealthDay News
Researchers who made it possible for monkeys to operate a robotic wheelchair using only the monkey's thoughts say the technology might eventually be used by severely disabled people.



President's standards for Army units at Jaisalmer

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

It will be a historic moment for the Army at Jaisalmer Military Station on March 16 when General Dalbir Singh, the Chief of Army Staff, on behalf of President Pranab Mukherjee, will be presenting the 'President's Standards' to 75 Armoured Regiment and 43 Armoured Regiment.

North Corporation panel to decide on hike in shop rentals

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

In 2015, after more than 50 years, North Delhi Municipal Corporation revised the rent for around 1,100 shops in 29 markets that were set up after independence to help rehabilitate refugees. However, the traders stopped paying the rent

How Donald Trump’s rise complicates the Supreme Court nomination battle

Vox 

Even in a "normal" election year, the political calculations surrounding the vacancy on the Supreme Court would be complicated. A president in his final year is facing a Senate opposition that is determined to prevent him from nominating a new justice who would substantially shift the ideological balance of the Court toward its liberal wing. But, as is now clear, this is far from a normal year — and the prospect of Donald Trump being the Republican nominee may significantly change the game.

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Survey to guide traffic solutions for Pink City

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The phenomenal growth of vehicles in Pink city in the last few years has forced the civic bodies to take concrete measures to tackle the ever increasing traffic chaos.

Canada needs to be a global economic role model — even if its prime minister doesn't want to cause a scene (CAD, USDCAD)

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Canada needs to be an economic role model for the rest of the world.

Prime minister Justin Trudeau, however, thinks Canada can be a "leading voice" against austerity policies, but isn't sure Canada needs to be all, well, American, about it.

And this is a mistake.

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Trudeau was asked about Canada's decision to run deficits and act as an example against the austerity tendencies — that is, governments either balancing budgets... Читать дальше...





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