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When the time came…
Hurrah…It’s time for me to cast my first vote. I wake up in the morning to cast my vote for the first time in my life. I am, therefore, a little enthusiastic and excited. Whenever I think of voting two questions trouble me: Why should I vote? For which candidate should I vote?These two questions […]
Popularity: 6% [?]
A vote for change
ASPIRATIONS Youth don’t just believe in voting; they want results too. KASTHURI RAMANATHAN
“Election” means different things to different people. And there is one set that feels it is a waste of time. Yet, for some highly enthusiastic young individuals, this right to exercise their franchise means a lot. “Change we can believe in,” said Barack […]
Popularity: 13% [?]
What we want
NXg’s survey post-poll gave an insight into what the youth understood from this elections and what they really wanted.
The counting is done and the results are out — the United Progressive Alliance can look forward to another five years at the helm of affairs. The election for the 15th Lok Sabha is significant in many […]
Popularity: 12% [?]
Harnessing latent powers
Interesting changes in agenda mark the functioning of a new political outfit. PAROMITA PAIN
The Tamil Nadu Youth and Students Association party, started in 2004, is a young political outfit with an interesting agenda: something most talk about but few actually put on the manifesto. They want a retirement age for politicians and more accountability to […]
Popularity: 12% [?]
On an agenda
GOING SOLO Young and successful, entrepreneur Sarath Babu is now raring to make an impact armed with only the wisdom of life’s lessons and a potent vision. PAROMITA PAIN
It is the easiest thing in the world to dismiss Sarath Babu, independent candidate from South Chennai, as just one of those. He isn’t a seasoned politician. […]
Popularity: 6% [?]
Young power
TRYST WITH POLITICS It may not be a lot, but youngsters are playing their part by joining parties that suit their interest, ideology and ambitions. PAROMITA PAIN
Politically motivated youth in India isn’t a new concept. The freedom struggle seems very long ago but the now infamous Naxal movement saw an entire generation of young […]
Popularity: 3% [?]
Every vote counts…
TAKE THE STEP …come out and be the change that you want to see, like so many other youngsters have decided to. SRINIDHI RAGHAVAN
As elections ‘09 draws nearer something is different in the air in Hyderabad. And it smells distinctly of awareness. It’s not just the hoardings encouraging voting or even the walk to vote. […]
Popularity: 4% [?]
WE are the change!
OPINIONS The upcoming elections ring in a new hope for the youth who are raring to go get their vote count this time round. CASSANDRA SUNDARAJA & RACHEL ANUSHA J.
With the 2009 Lok Sabha elections around the corner, there are many speculations as to what extent the youth are involved in today’s political scenario. Though […]
Popularity: 4% [?]
Youth Speak
From a first time voter…
The youth constitute 41 per cent of India’s population but have only a mere 7 per cent representation in the Lok Sabha. This shows the disproportion and our diffidence to enter an occupation like politics which is characteristically tainted and corrupt. Many of the Lok Sabha MPs have criminal records against […]
Popularity: 4% [?]
Newstrack
Rebel killings
Sri Lanka’s Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, 55, was killed by a suicide bomber in a powerful blast on Sunday. The minister had gone to flag off a marathon race. Television footage showed a ball of fire moving towards the minister as he signalled the start of the run. The attack comes amid an offensive […]
Popularity: 4% [?]