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AIA Compensation Survey: Architect Compensation StagnantSource: www.aia.orgWhile the past recession was severe across the broader U.S. economy, it has been devastating for the construction sector. Since the last AIA report in 2008 on compensation trend…

India’s Selective Rage Over CorruptionSource: www.nytimes.comThe middle-class uprising against bribery, tax evasion and fraud is more complicated than it appears.    The middle-class uprising against bribery, tax evasion and fraud is more complicat…

Can we wish each other Pateti Mubarak? | FrashogardSource: www.frashogard.comOn 19th August, we Parsis will celebrate our New Year with traditional gaiety, visiting Agiaries and Atash Behrams, going to see comic theatricals, eating Pulao Dal, sali boti…

Hazare is no GandhiSource: www.thedailystar.netUntil about a year ago, the number of Indians who knew the name of Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly known as Anna Hazare, ran into a few thousand — small change in a country of a billion people. The former…

I am not Anna Hazare – Hindustan TimesSource: www.hindustantimes.comA government out of touch with India’s aspirations has let Team Anna hog the centrestage at the cost of other crucial issues. Samar Halarnkar writes.    A government out of touch…

Anna Hazare’s fast revisted – Political ImplicationsSource: blog.offstumped.inHaving sat out much of the breaking news on this sequel to the Anna Hazare saga, some quick reactions: – For 11 years it was next to impossible for any political leade…

FAQ: Why is Anna Hazare wrong and Lok Pal a bad ideaSource: acorn.nationalintere…1. Is Lok Pal is necessary to fight corruption? No, not only is it unnecessary, it will make the problem worse. Corruption in India arises because of too much governmen…