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The kingdom of Bhutan has been espousing the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) as opposed to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is followed by every other nation and society across the globe.
Life is a series of experiences and at every moment we are required to make a choice. Most of us are not always certain which is the right action
Never before in the history of our Parliament has a bill been put to vote amid so much pandemonium as was the case with the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Seven MPs had to be overpowered and physically lifted out of the House by marshals. There was no other way to bring order. The Chair was forced to take recourse to firm disciplinary methods on account of the wild methods of protest adopted by these MPs opposing the bill.
I support Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s proposal to allow people from the Kashmir Valley, who moved across the border and the ceasefire line in the early days of Kashmir’s accession to India, to return to their homes, so as to lead an honourable life as Indian citizens and enjoy all the rights and privileges which they do not have in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
London’s biggest open space, I learn, is the Lee Valley Park, stretching 26 miles from Ware in Hertfordshire, past Stansted, down to the Thames at East India Dock Basin.


Rahul Mahajan and Dimpy Ganguly talk about their experiences on Swayamvar 2, where they became the first couple to get married on TV
Rahul Mahajan’s reality show wedding truly was a perfect example of the great Indian tamasha. But, to be fair to Mahajan, he had promised that he would marry the girl he chooses in his swayamvar and kept his word.

The actor will be seen in a horror film Rokk which is based on real life incidents.
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