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International Women day: What is my role in IWD?

The 100th anniversary of the International Women Day, is to be celebrated worldwide on March 8,2011. The International Women Day(IWD)  was first observed in  March 8,1911 by a Socialist  party of America  in United States. The movement of Women liberation was started during the time when women were treated very badly by the society.  Even in US, there were a ... Read More »

Che Guevara’s pal Alberto Granado dies

Alberto Granado, the motorcycle companion of Ernesto Che Guevara, has died in Cuba at the age of 88. The pair’s eight-month journey around Latin America was immortalised in the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries. The journey, begun in 1951, exposed the two medical students to deep poverty and social injustice and awoke Guevara’s revolutionary convictions. After helping Fidel Castro overthrow ... Read More »

Breast implants catch eye of tax agents

Breast implants, a luxury cruise ship and bank robbery victims have become the latest targets of Argentine tax inspectors battling rampant evasion in the South American country. Argentines are notorious for evading taxes, and it is common to pay for everything from new cars and houses to breast enlargements with wads of cash, while savers stash their money in off-shore ... Read More »

Rio de Janerio releases 2016 Olympics Logo

Brazil is all set to host 2016 Olympic games. In this process, she has unveiled the official Olympics logo for the 2016  games in front of million fans and media. Boy, it was thrilling. Carlos Nuzman, president of the Rio Olympic organizing committee said, “The logo for Rio’s 2016 Games conveys passion and transformation. The passion of all Cariocas and ... Read More »

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Arrested!

The founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has told a court he will fight extradition to Sweden. Bail was refused and the Australian, who denies se**ally assaulted two women in Sweden, was remanded in custody pending a full hearing next week. Mr Assange told a judge at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court he would contest extradition. A Wikileaks ... Read More »