Archive for September, 2008
Todays Hot News
According to latest reports received from Pakistan media, Pakistan Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud died after protracted illness. Baitullah was the mastermind of assassination of former PM Benazir Bhutto. He was the leader of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Taliban. Baitullah was suffering from diabetes and hypertension.Dr. Manmohan Singh with French President Nicholas Sarkozy.Even before the Indo-US nuclear deal could [...]
The public smoking ban should not go up in smoke
My first bad experience of exposure to second hand smoke was after I started working. We used to spend hours holed up in small conference rooms and even if two out of 8 people smoked, the air-conditioned room would be full of smoke. No one would say anything out of politeness. I think I must [...]
Death toll rise 175
At least 125 people have been killed in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. The temple is located in a fort overlooking the historic city of Jodhpur.A wall near the temple is said to have collapsed, causing panic among thousands of devotees. They were gathering to celebrate the [...]
Todays hot
One person was killed and more than 50 people injured in communal clashes at Rabodi in Thane. The violence occurred over the issue of setting up a ‘puja pandal’ for the Navratri festival. The minority community alleged that the pandal was being set up over their land. That triggered the clashes. Situation is tense, but [...]
Getting your due without sucking up
You want to impress your boss. You are hard working, smart and intelligent but the other guy got the promotion.The problem is that your boss doesn’t know how good you really are. You are convinced that it’s because you can’t suck up. But couldn’t it also be possible that you are doing something wrong?What impresses [...]
Ya devi sarva Bhuteshu?.
Ya Devi Sarva BhuteshuDEVI – STUTIHYa devi sarvabhuteshu Vishnu-mayeti sadbitaNamas tasyai, Namas tasyai, Namas tasyai namo namah.Ya devi sarvabhuteshu buddhi - rupena samsthita, namas tasyai … … …Ya devi sarvabhuteshu nidra - rupena samsthita, namas tasyai … … …Ya devi sarvabhuteshu ksudha - rupena samsthita, namas tasyai … … …Ya devi sarvabhuteshu chhaya - rupena [...]
Maoists blew up a CRPF vehicle
Maoists blew up a CRPF vehicle in Bastar in Chhatisgarh, killing four CRPF personnel including a Deputy Commandant on the spot and injuring five others. The incident occurred hours before President Pratibha Patil was scheduled to visit the area. The landline blast occurred at a forest area near Mardum in Bastar.The slain Deputy Commandant was [...]
Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan
Pakistanis flee into AfghanistanMany people have fled Bajaur for refugee campsThe UN’s refugee agency says 20,000 people have fled Pakistan’s tribal area of Bajaur for Afghanistan amid fighting between troops and militants.The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says almost 4,000 families have crossed into Afghanistan’s Kunar province.Some 300,000 others have been displaced by fighting, although [...]
A True son of Man Singh
Thukne chij manta hai Samwidhan ko,uske sar pe rakh ke taj ho rahi hai aarti,Ro raha hai desh prem ro rahi hai bharti,Hai koi jo roti martibhumi ko sakun de,Ayese deshdrohiyon ko goliyon se bhoon de,Aaj hame koi Subhash ya Patel Chahiye.It seems that all terrorist activity in India supported by Congress not by Pakistan [...]
bombs found in Ahmedabad
Terror returns to Ahmedabad, as 17 crude bombs found in dustbins in Ahmedabad this morning. The bomb disposal squad defused the bombs immediately. The bombs were recovered from Kalupur Darwaza. Panic has gripped the city, as nine-day-long Navaratri Festival will begin tomorrow in Gujarat. Any such developments during the festival, may lead to a communal [...]
