Friday, April 25, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Soha Ali Khan quits Olympic torch relay
Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan on Tuesday said that she will not be a part of the Olympic torch relay in New Delhi this week for "strong personal reasons."
"I fully support the Olympic relay and am saddened at the disruptions in its path in various parts of the world as well as the violence in Tibet. But I can't run due to strong personal reasons," Soha, who was initially a part of the relay with actor brother Saif Ali Khan and Rang de Basantico-star Aamir Khan, told reporters in Mumbai.
Priyanka Pulls out a Ace from here sleeves
Last month, Nalini Sriharan (one of the conspirators in her father Rajiv Gandhi's assassination) had an unexpected visitor, Priyanka Vadra. According to Priyanka,
"It is true that I met Nalini Sriharan in Vellore central jail on March 19, 2008. It was my way of coming to peace with the violence and loss that I have experienced,"
She also added
"I do not believe in anger, hatred and violence and I refuse to allow these things to overpower my life,"
As expected the private channels in india went into a frenzy on the magnanimous Gesture from Priyanka giving her much needed airtime
Was it just coincidence that around the same time, out of Blue Arjun Singh and assorted sycophants reopened the discussion on "who should be the next PM?".
Was it just a coincidence an Election is Horizon?
May be we are reading too much into it, It may be just another case of "Inner Voice Speaking".
Picture courtesy Reuters
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Year 2010: The Year Every Poor Indian will have a color TV
Its 1st April 2010, this morning Indian Prime Minister proudly announced to the stunned world that every poor Indian Family is now a proud owner of color TV. Reflecting back on old bad times, he said there used to be a time in India when poor used to sleep without without even one Hour of TV a day. Country was going thru turbulent times due to constant protest, people used to protest too much as they had too much of spare time. The family relationships were at the lowest as they were not getting the staple diet of "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi". Crime rate and Inflation Rate were at peak.
And then the Miracle happened. It all started from Assembly Elections in Tamilnadu, the then opposition DMK promised to give every poor "Color TV" if voted to power. The scheme was grand success, DMK was voted to power with a thumping Majority. It was a No Brainer, given a choice between poll promises in Election manifesto and a TV, any poor will choose TV. Understanding the Huge Potential of this scheme, Congress adopted it and used it for the Karnataka polls. In fact, in Karnataka Congress went a step further and decided not to release Election Manifesto and concentrate on TV, I guess the logic was why waste time on something which will not be used anyway.
After Karnataka Elections, it Became a No Barred Competition. Since then, All the political parties have given up the practice of Election manifesto etc. They vie with each other on who gives the best model of TV during the election, if one givens 29 Inch other would give 42 Inch of course TV..... In 2009 Election, the competition stole the limelight by promising to give HDTV to every poor and to upgrade all the previous Analogue TV's to HDTV's. As expected, they won the Election hands down.
Now we have entered the golden era where every poor own color TV. We have peace in the country, the poor is not protesting even though a 1Kg of Rice costs Rs 100, After the daily diet of Tearjerker Soap Opera's, the poor do not have time(or stomach) for such mundane acts as protesting high inflation rates etc. Under a clandestine operation, the Govt. has managed to convince the TV Producers to design the new soap opera's in such a way that people cannot afford to miss even a single episode. As per the latest Survey Results, Average Daily Talk time in a family has fallen from 30min to 25Min further decreasing Marital Discords and Family feuds which was already at all time low. Crime rates are at all-time low due to new religious fervor sweeping the country due to the the Mahabharata and Ramayana Serials. Now they have modernized versions suited for current trends. In the latest episode of Ramayana, Lord Rama Killed Ravana using a Laser Guided Missile from UAV. As a step towards decreasing population, Government decided to show highly popular serials only during midnight. We are already seeing results of this experiment. However, government is puzzled with sudden drop in Industry productivity, it seems all the employees disappear for a hour or two during day time.
Opposition Miffed by their unexpected election loss has promised that next election they will give all "poor" Indians a Home Theatre. With all the sops being showered on the poor, there is a sudden rush among middle class the declare themselves poor.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Congress Decides to run for China Literally
After soccer star Baichung Bhutia, now Kiran Bedi has decided to pull out of the Olympic torch relay.
With Key Personalities pulling out of Olympic Torch relay, Congress Party has come out in full force to make the Olympic torch relay a success.
IOA President Suresh Kalmadi, who is in China, said that invitation had been sent to Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada and Sachin Pilot and he himself would personally call them on his return. However, the star attraction would be the Crown Prince Rahul Gandhi Himself.
And why not, it seems that of late China is mighty pleased with Congress, Queen Sonia and Crown Prince Rahul Gandhi. Its only recently, A delegation from the Communist Party of China’s international cell visited Congress headquarters to propose a seminar in Beijing at the end of 2008 to commemorate 20 years of Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to China in 1988. The leader of the delegation, Li Jinjun, also formally proposed that Rahul Gandhi to head the Indian delegation. Its only Last year, Sonia Gandhi made a official Visit to china.
It seems for congress old habit (learn during Cacha Nehru's time) dies Hard, Even harder is to Learn Lessons....
Monday, April 07, 2008
Whom are you Smoking Aamir?
After the decline of Indian soccer star Baichung Bhutia to Carry Olypic Torch, the Self Styled Human Rights Activist Aamir Khan is under considerable pressure to skip Olympic torch relay.
Typical Bollywood Style Aamir has given a spin on his decision to carry the Torch notwithstanding the Demands.
According to him,
he will run
“...not in support of China... but with a prayer in my heart for the people of Tibet...”
If you are wondering how he is going to do it. This is the game plan in his own words
“I request those of you who have asked me to stay away from the Olympic Torch Relay to understand that when I do run with the torch on the 17th of April, it is not in support of China. In fact, it will be with a prayer in my heart for the people of Tibet, and indeed for all people across the world who are victims of human rights violations,”
He also had a piece of advice for the Human Right Activists
“In fact, if we were to try and find on this planet a place to hold the Olympic Games where the government of that place has not been responsible for human rights violations (in one way or the other), then I suspect that we would be left with very few options, if any at all,”
Is it only me or is he actually drawing links to you know where.....Anyway Aamir, Wake up and Smell Cofeee, This is not your Movie where everyone will clap for all BS. There is still some intelligence left in India's Common Mass.
Paris Douses Olympic Fire
Activists from French media watchdog Reporters Without Borders after the activists unfurled on the Eiffel tower a black flag with the five Olympic rings depicted as handcuffs during the Olympic torch relay. (AP Picture)
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Baichung Bhutia refuses to carry Olympic torch
Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia has refused to run with the flame when it reaches New Delhi on April 17. 
Bhutia faxed his decision to the Indian Olympic Association on Monday after he had been chosen for the honour of carrying the Olympic torch on the India leg of its journey.
Talking to TOI , Bhutia, a Buddhist, said,
‘‘I sympathize with the Tibetan cause. I have many friends in Sikkim who follow Buddhism. This is my way of standing by the people of Tibet and their struggle. I abhor violence in any form.’’
Sometimes Life is a Tragedy
Meet Sufiah Yusof, a child maths genius who won a place at Oxford University aged just 13. Miss Yusof was pictured as a child smiling innocently outside St Hilda's College, Oxford, after winning her place to study maths in 1997. But she ran away three years later, aged 15, claiming her parents had placed her under intolerable pressure to succeed.
In 2004, she married trainee lawyer Jonathan Marshall, but the couple divorced 13 months later. Then Sufiah was just 19 and Jonathan 24.
Today, the daily equation she has to solve is simply sex equals £130 as she sells her body to punters over the internet.
She blames her Tutor Father to be root of all problems . Even as she passed the further maths A-Level she needed for entry to Oxford at the age of 12. In those days Sufia was a strict Muslim child who prayed five times a day and was subjected to her father's famous Accelerated Learning Technique.
Her days involved stretching and breathing exercises in freezing rooms to keep her brain attentive.
Sufiah would then study hard and be forced to play tennis with just as much intensity as fanatical Farooq drove her on. The routine was so effective Sufiah was seeded number eight in the country for under 21s.
A LESSON FOR ALL PARENTS!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Say No More "Even A policeman can do it"
If you are used to saying the phrase "this is so simple that even a Policeman c
an do it", Its time you change it, especially in Kerala. Perhaps, a new phrase "this is so simple that even a politician can do it" will have an universal appeal, even in Kerala.
As a sign of changing times (or shall we say increasing unemployment), The fresh batch of 240 sub-inspectors of Kerala Police getting ready for their passing out parade has four MBAs, four MCAs, two M. Phil, Three B. Tech, Six Double Masters Degree and 75 post-graduates. but if you are expecting a more "suave" behavior from Police, Don't get your hopes high as there are several studies which show that there is no direct correlation between "Degree you Hold and Intelligence you have". Replying to a question in the assembly, Kerala’s home minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that there are 607 criminals in Kerala Police. They are accused of crimes ranging from rape to murder.
Understandably, State IPS officers are worried over the surge of professionals in the lower ranks. There are only six PhD holders among the state’s IPS officers. Yet, at least a dozen sub-inspectors are doctorates. So much so that they even Increased the basic height qualification from 165 to be 168 cms to prevent this Mad rush from "overqualified" Applicants.
There are rumors that even our Eight Failed Chief Minister VS is also a bit worried at the prospect of commanding a Police Force of Ph. D's.
With so many MCA's working as SI's and our Eight Fail Chief Minister as IT Minister, how can Kerala Police not have a Website for themselves. All excited by the prospect of communicating with Police thru the anonymity of Internet and never having to set my foot in a Police Station, I started searching for Kerala Police Websites. Since I hail from Trissur, I decided to start from there. A simple Google Search and God Behold... They had a Website.. http://thrissurpolice.com/. A nice website and what more can we ask they even had a button giving police tips to naive public. For the benefit of illiterate they even depicted it pictorially. The first tip it gave was how to react when someone grabs your ass. Second Tip Educates the ladies that they should "Whistle" when in trouble. I guess the idea is by whistling Loud she will attract more "Poovalans" thus creating a competition/conflic between Poovalans and she can scoot during the confusion.
Second Hit was the State Police HQ website itself. Do you see an uncanny resemblance between Between Kerala Police Website and this website? Even though there might be other resemblances, for now lets keep our observation focused on the falling flakes.
With such a splendid setup, we hope KP Continues to Police us and save us
David Beckham sleeps on this....
This is No Ordinary Creaky Spring Bed which we low life minions are used to. This is THE Monarch Vi-Spring luxury bed costing $50,000 per pop. After days "Hard"work, This is the bed on which Dave’s precious body sleeps.
Can I check, model did he slept on?
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Sister Abhaya Murder Case
This Month is the sixteenth Anniversary of the mysterious death of Sister Abhaya. She was found lifeless in the well of the Pius X Convent and 
the hostel. When the body was found, church authorities told the media that she had committed suicide. They revealed that she was preparing for her higher secondary examination and was undergoing treatment for mental illness.
The case was `investigated' by the local police for 17 days. But due to efforts of Local Action Committee and intervention of human rights activist Joemon Puthenpurakkal government handed over the investigation to the Crime Branch. In the course of the nine months probe under the crime branch, to the shock of all including the court, vital evidences and records related to the case simply disappeared or were purposefully destroyed. It was at this juncture, the CBI was forced to step in.
While the CBI investigation was in progress, the Superintendent of Crime Branch, K.T. Michael, who initially investigated and reported the death as "suicide", obtained written permission from the RDO (Rural Development Officer) to take possession of Abhaya's personal articles - her veil, chappels, personal diary and such other personal goods that are of high evidentiary value from the RDO court. The whereabouts of all those items which has been considered as critical evidences, are found missing now.
CBI started investigating under the direct supervision of its officer Varghese P. Thomas a upright officer awarded with the prestigious President's National Medal. He brain-mapped fifteen suspects and when he was about to brain-map Fr. Kotoor, Its then he got orders from his S.P. Thiagarajan to stop investigations. Due to these pressures the Upright Officer decided to quit his job in 1994, when he had still 10 years service. Then Team after Team of CBI investigated the case with no result. Some even pleaded with the concerned court to allow to close the case. The present CBI team team probing the case is the fifth one.
Thirteen years into the case, he New Indian Express (legacy of Arun Shourie) brought startling revelations that Sr. Abhaya was not only killed but raped and killed! The chemical examination at the Government Forensic Lab pointed to Abhaya being raped before murder. But The high-ups had used their clout to Suppress and a false laboratory chemical examination report given to Police and CBI. In view of new Information, High Court ordered CBI to speed up investigations. In a twist to the case, the forensic professor of Kottayam Medical College informed CBI that the post-mortem report of Sr. Abhaya is missing from the bound book of 100 post-mortem reports—99 reports available and one torn off!
Strangely, Ravindran, the scientific officer at the Chemical Examiners Laboratory, and his wife Ajitha Kumari, were killed in a Mysterious accident last month. It is widely believed that Ravindran was behind the recent revelation to the New Indian Express about the tampering of the chemical examination report of the vaginal swab and smear of Sister Abhaya.
Scuttling the Murder Investigation of Sister Abhaya is a perfect combination of money, social, political police and administrative power. Sister Abhaya has become synonymous with injustice. Will the murderers be brought to justice?
The Christian organisations who cave been proactive in Getting Saints should be take more interest in this case and make sure Justice is done
Please let Doctor do his Job, GOD will Manifest thru him!
Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl's death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor.
The girl's mother, Leilani Neumann, said that she and her family believe in the Bible and that healing comes from God.
"We just noticed tiredness within the past two weeks."And then just the day before and that day (she died), it suddenly just went to a more serious situation. We stayed fast in prayer then. We believed that she would recover. We saw signs that to us, it looked like she was recovering."
It is the responsibility of Leaders of Every Religion to Educate their followers Against such act! A Young Girl lies dead due to Ignorance of her parents.
Know Your "Idiot Box"
Jaihind TV: Language: Malayalam Indian National Congress backed, inaugurated by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Kairali TV: Language: Malayalam. CPM backed
People TV: : Language: Malayalam. CPM backed
WE TV: : Language: Malayalam. CPM backed
Sun TV: Language: Tamil. Controlled by DMK’s Maran brothers
Kalaingar TV: Language: Tamil. Came into being after split between the Maran brothers and DMK chief Karunanidhi. Now this is Official Channel of DMK.
Jaya TV:Language: Tamil. Backed by AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa
Makkal TV: Language: Tamil. Backed by PMK
Mega TV: Language: Tamil Backed by former Union minister and Congress leader KV Thangabalu.
Vasanth TV: : Language: Tamil. backed by Congress MLA and consumer durables retailer Vasanth Kumar, is waiting for Ms Gandhi to do the inauguration honours just like she did for Mega TV.
India vision TV: Language: Malayalam. Its floated by M.K. Muneer, an upcoming leader of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
Captain TV: Language: Tamil. actor-turned-DMDK leader Vijayakanth
If Anyone has more information please post it as a comment, I will add it to the list.
Our Time has come....
It was almost a century ago, J N Tata was taking a foreigner to a dinner in Mumbai's Majestic Hotel, but was stopped at the entrance by the doorman. The reason? Only Europeans were allowed in, Indians and Dogs were not allowed.
Half a Century later, The late Sir Winston Churchill predicted that India would break up in just ten years and Said
India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.
But we survived....
A century later, Time has turned a full circle. A commentator was not very far off when he said
"The sun has not only set on the British Empire but the lights have gone out as well."
Today as a sign of changing times, the Tea Crazed Brits wake up drinking Tata Tetley tea which Tata Tea bought for $540-million in year 2000. They would be driving to office in a Tata Owned Jaguar probably made using Steel from Tata Owned Corus. This week Tata Motors' purchased British luxury motoring icons Jaguar and Land Rover for a sum of 2.3 Bn USD and the Corus Steel which used to be Crown of British Empire was brought by Tata Steel for USD 11.3-bn in year 2007. At Home most probably, His queries on his Banking Account or Complaint about his PC might be answered by a Person India. At Office, Most of the back office work might be done by some firm in India.
Mittal, CEO of Bharti Enterprises summed up the new feeling
"India has arrived and is being accepted by all. Globalisation is a two-way street. Now, it is time for American politicians to realise that globalisation benefits everybody, as the UK has understood"
As if to rub Salt on the Wound, Ratan Tata Magnanimously declared
These brands belong to Britain and they will continue to belong to Britain. Who owns them is not as material as the brands belonging to Britain and the West Midlands
It is Ironic, That a former colony starts buying the iconic industries of the former colonizer, Can we safely call it reverse colonization.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Aamir Khan should Walk the Talk....
AAmir khan who prides himself to be the torch
bearer for Human Rights would be bearing another torch. He is going to don the role of a torch bearer for the Olympic Torch relay in Delhi next month. Among the prominent personalities likely to join the run are actress Soha Ali Khan, sport star Leander Paes and former policewoman Kiran Bedi.
Hopefully AAmir Khan would use the same "moral yard Stick" on the issue of Olympic Torch/Tibet and Boycott this event to express solidarity with the Tibetan struggle for freedom from China.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
WE SHALL NOT BE COWED DOWN!
Today China threatened that it will not allow Olympic torch to passes through New Delhi next month if "if security is not foolproof ". I guess they were referring to the Tibetian protests in India supporting the Uprising in Tibet. The Olympic flame represents the basic spiritual significance of the Olympic Movement and it would be outrageous even to suggest that china would use this symbol to Armtwist India into submission!
China needs to realise and accept the fact that India is NOT china. We are worlds largest Democracy and our citizens enjoy their fundamentals rights provided by Constitution of India. it is the "Basic Right" of people here to protest and it would be outrageous for china to even suggest how we should be treating our citizens.
After the betrayal of 1962, China has using every opportunity to block india's rise on World Stage whether its proposed East Asia Summit(EAS) or Permanent Place in UN Security council! In case of EAS, China strongly disapproved of India's inclusion into the proposed. In fact so much so that, In early 2005, Beijing dispatched diplomats to Laos (then “country convener for India” within the ASEAN regional grouping) and other Southeast Asian countries to dissuade them from lobbying for India's Membership(albeit unsuccessfully). Having failed to keep India, Australia and New Zealand out of the EAS, the Chinese Foreign Ministry then came up with another proposal to keep them down. On the eve of the summit, Beijing proposed that the existing ASEAN Plus Three (APT), and not the new 16-member EAS, should be in the driver’s seat for the formation of a future community-building exercise. After arriving in Kuala Lumpur for the summit, Premier Wen Jiabao insisted that
“[t]he East Asian Summit should respect the desires of East Asian countries and should be led only by East Asian countries.”
In case of India's effort to get permanent place in UN Security Council, China gave leadership to the group opposing it! They conveniently forgot a historic debt China owes India. China managed a seat in the Security Council only because India, when invited to join the Security Council in 1955, declined in favor of its bigger neighbor.
India's then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in a letter to the country's top political leaders – explaining why he supported Beijing
"The first step to be taken is for China to take her rightful place, and then the question of India might be discussed separately,"
Chinas efforts to undermine India does not stop with here. In last several years, they have been arming Pakistan thru Missile and Nuclear technology to Keep India Bogged down in South Asia. not only Pakistan and—since 2005— Bangladesh that is being gifted nuclear teeth courtesy Beijing. In Burma, Apart from their listening post in Coco Islands, Beijing is developing the Sittwe port as a safe harbour both its merchant men as well as its battle ships. There are also reports—as yet unconfirmed—of a PRC electronic listening post in one of the Maldivian Atolls. It is more shocking iof we consider the fact that during the recent Tibetian unrest China stationed forces on the Nepalese side of the border with Tibet last week, in order to keep tabs on protests by Tibetans in Nepal !
Inspite of these Overwhelming Evidences on China's designs, our SHAMELESS and SPINELESS UPA Government has taken a position subservient to China!
When the entire democratic world condemned harsh Chinese crackdown on legitimate Tibetan protests in Lhasa, the best Indian Government could come up was an expression of “distress” over the “unsettled situation and violence” in Tibet and wanted the causes of trouble in the “autonomous region” of China to be resolved through dialogue and non-violent means.
Now it appears that the Vice President of India also have to take permission from China to meet a Person Staying in India!! Earlier there were some rumors that Vice President Hamid Ansari is set to meet the Dalai Lama, India’s “honoured guest”, when he visits New Delhi! However, GOI rushed in clarified that Vice President Hamid Ansari had no plans to meet the Dalai Lama!
More shameful is the action fo Chinese stooges in India Namely CPM and CPI! They even refused to utter a word against china. In fact, When Parties here should be worried of China Encircling India, The communist were more Worried about US using India to Encircle China! To counter this, Mr Karat Said
“We shall not rest in our fight till strategic ties with the US are snapped.”
The Citizens of this nation has lost all their hope from this Moth Eaten edifice called UPA Government! The patriotic Citizens of this nation should RISE and PROTEST! Let the thunder of protest shake the foundation of this Spineless UPA Government. Our fury should make the fifth columnist Shiver with fear ! Lets the foes think twice before they threaten our nation next time!
WE SHALL THUNDER "WE SHALL NOT BE COWED DOWN"
Vande Matram!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Life on the train
Life is like a train ride, it read. We get on. We ride. We get off. We get back on and ride some more. There are accidents and there are delays. At certain stops there are surprises. Some of these will translate into great moments of joy, some will result in profound sorrow.
When we are born and we first board the train, we meet people whom we think will be with us for the entire journey. Those people are our parents!
Sadly, this is far from the truth.
Our parents are with us for as long as we absolutely need them. They too have journeys they must complete. We live on with the memories of their love, affection, friendship, guidance and their ever presence.
There are others who board the train and who eventually become very important to us, in turn.
These people are our brothers, sisters, friends and acquaintances, whom we will learn to love, and cherish.
Some people consider their journey like a jaunty tour. They will just go merrily along .
Others, will encounter many upsets, tears, losses on their journey.
Others still, will linger on to offer a helping hand to anyone in need.
Some people on the train will leave an everlasting impression when they get off….
Some will get on and get off the train so quickly, they will scarcely leave a sign that they ever traveled along with you or ever crossed your path…
We will sometimes be upset that some passengers whom we love, will choose to sit in another compartment and leave us to travel on our own.
Then again, there’s nothing that says we can’t seek them out anyway.
Nevertheless, once sought out and found, we may not even be able to sit next to them because that seat will already be taken.
That’s okay …everyone’s journey will be filled with hopes, dreams, challenges, setbacks and goodbyes.
We must strive to make the best of it… no matter what...
We must constantly strive to understand our travel companions and look for the best in everyone.
Remember that at any moment during our journey, any one of our travel companions can have a weak moment and be in need of our help.
We too may vacilate or hesitate, even trip… hopefully we can count on someone being there to be supportive and understanding…
The bigger mystery of our journey is that we don’t know when our last stop will come.
Neither do we know when our travel companions will make their last stop.
Not even those sitting in the seat next to us.
Personally, I know I’ll be sad to make my final stop…. I’m sure of it!
My separation from all those friends and acquaintances I made during the train ride will be painful. Leaving all those I’m close to will be a sad thing. But then again, I’m certain that one day I’ll get to the main station only to meet up with everyone else. They’ll all be carrying their baggage… most of which they didn’t have when they first got on this train.
I’ll be glad to see them again. I’ll also be glad to have contributed to their baggage… and to have enriched their lives, just as much as they will have contributed to my baggage and enriched my life.
We’re all on this train ride together. Above all, we should all try to strive to make the ride as pleasant and memorable as we can, right up until we each make the final stop and leave the train for the last time.
All aboard!
Safe journey!!
BON VOYAGE!
Posted here from a Forward which one of my friend send me...
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