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Rahman's Oscar wins give Bollywood big reason to celebrate

I have some observations share of how everyone were interacting during various award ceremonies for this movie. A. R. Rahaman is a class by himself. He conducted himself well. My observations of Anil Kapoor's behavior is clearly commercial. He completely ignored Ifran Khan and put himself in the forefront. In fact his role in the movie was not pivotal. He should be gracious in allowing other actors to come to the forefront and include them in conversations. It is the movie on the slum dwellers and I wanted to hear and see sensitivity and respect toward the poor and innocent people who allowed their poverty to be seen by the whole world. They deserve respect, dignity and I did not hear any reference to the poor people of Mumbai and thank them. The poor people's poverty should not be exploited. Anil Kapoor is in a position to do just that. He should be as an Indian speak well of the poor in clear and succinct way. I hope he and others will find opportunities to do just that. Ifran Khan was totally ignored. World wide recognition comes not often, we as Indians should be aware of it and demonstrate the best in our culture. Such observations go a long way.

Orissa temple performs purification after foreigner's visit

Its not like that only foreigners & people frm other religion r stopped frm visiting the temples in orissa.Mr K.R.Narayanan,once the president was also prevented frm entering the temple b'coz he belonged to lower caste.The temple was "purified" after his visit.God knows what kind of religion these temples r preaching.

Pakistan army to hold fire in Swat: Official

They wouldn't have done this if the republicans were in office. We've been sending these muslim mutts some 30 million dollars a month to fight the Taliban. Obama said that he would go into Pakistan to get al qaeda. Now let's watch how fast this liberal jellyfish folds like a cheap camera.

Britain to invest 150 million pounds in Bihar

British investors, builders, engineers, social worker and activist better come to Bihar and must do study and plans for development Bihar.... Never ever throw money to bihari leaders or politicians to develop bihar. It never work and will not work. It will be great mistakes.

15 killed, 100 injured as train derails in Orissa

this tragedy is really horrible...railways should take all preventive measures to stop such events. also investigations must be held to check why driver applied such a emergency brake while the train was in such a high speed.....

'IIT Mandi to start session from this year'

Its sad that we haven't realized da reasons for creation of IITs. Sadly IITs are jst grounds to create professionals now. They were made wid an aim to be pioneer research institutes. I dont thnk IITs have succeeded in this. Instead of creating new IITs goverment should spend money on research in dese already existing IIT's I feel India n world will gain more. By creating more IITs we have even destroyed image of existing IITs. IITs are not getting quality students now due to increase in no of seats n all. Instead govt should work on creating self employment India dnt need more engineers per year it needs skills in other untouched sectors. With dese many seats every middle class person wants his child to be an IITian destroying interest as well as talent of young buds. India is developing its true but its the story of great Indian middle class where are the poors wats dere for dem. Still hunger, sufferings and many times as child labour and beggars.

Orissa temple performs purification after foreigner's visit

So much for the Hindu claim of loving all peoples. You have rats and monkeys in temples and feed them. Trash everywhere. People that rarely bathe. Force little girls to marry a dog. But a clean foreign man cannot enter. Crazy.

UPA insensitive towards Sri Lankan Tamils: Advani

BJP Leader Advani is quite right in what he says. The legitimate aspirations of the people can be determined only democratically by the people themselves under a free and fair referendum under UN auspices, not under the power of guns and bullets of an ethnic military.

Tamil Nadu government takes control of centuries old Hindu shrine

It is unwarrented one .The temples maintained by govt are fully corrupted& mismanaged, So no question of Cidamabram.

Tamil Nadu government takes control of centuries old Hindu shrine

"The government alleged that the Dikshitars were mismanaging the temple. It cited absence of proper vouchers for expenses and prevention of the usage of Tamil in the sanctum sanctorum against the tenets of natural justice." BUT TAKEOVER OR ALLOWING STATUS QUO, WOULD SOLVE ECCLESIASTICAL CORRUPTION WHICH HAS COME TO STAY IN all THE TEMPLES OF TN (and elsewhere in India such as Kashi Vishwesh tmeple).

Protect civilians, South Africa tells Sri Lanka

Topic of this article has to changed as follows : Protect civilians, South Africa tells LTTE

NSA cautions US against 'barking up the wrong tree' on Kashmir

MR Obama and his official teams should understand the real mechanics of the Kashmir separatism and of the Afghan Taliban/terror problem in which ex PRes Mr Bush was far from succeding.Armchair strategists at the House House should not be allowed to mislead or fool the current US PResident on the Kashmir issue, while there is a larger Muslim population right within India including Kashmir which is happy and contented in secular democratic India.

Law Minister imputes 'political motives' to poll panel chief

If an efficient and honest employee in a govt. department is being victimized or harassed or discriminated by the departmental head believing in what sycophant groups say against that employee, the employee is forced to appeal to higher ups for redressal. But this just makes its full round to the top at the govt. level and the appeal for justice lands at the original head. Such is the stupid system which defeats democratic principles in India due to rotten procedures. The EC case may fall in the same category. BTW, it shows the effeminated nature of the statutorily independent EC office due to politicians ruling supreme everywhere.

Pictorial health warnings must on tobacco products: survey

The pictures must as be as lurid as the bitter realities of using tobacco. They must include gory depiction of burning lungs, young misguided smokers ( men, women) writhing with pain all over the body, polluting air with the smokes emanating from the "fool's cylindrical tube", public places dirtied with their disease carrying sputum, noise pollution due to their coughing, giddy, excied, neurotic social and family behaviour of academically mediocre young smokers in a false show of what they think "youthful vigour" and so on. A choice of 10,000 such different depictions will be available through a public contest in which those affected by smokers deaf to anti smoking propaganda paricipate.One pic should Yama embracing a young with cigarette packs in his hands in his early thirties.

Pakistan has completed Mumbai attacks probe: Gilani

Pakistan's PM could have sent an interim reply as suitable, to the Indian govt. Instead he and the other officials went on talking about the probe findings in other countries and to media. This smacks of lack of diplomatic lethargy or shows some sort of misplaced bravery on the part of Pakistan, which only goes to increase the bitterness generated especially in recent weeks following the Mumbai horror which no doubt was carried out by at least some of the terrorists hailing from Pakistan, like Kasab.

Tamil Nadu government terms as 'illegal' pro-LTTE shutdown

Due to their anxieties of limited success at the approaching of polls on individual party basis, the non-ruling parties incdg aalirs of ruling DMK will not mind enbarrassing the DMK with the pro SL Tamil-LTTe, even tho there is an activr Supreme Court case against DMK for a past shutdown in TN. Unscrupulous politics in TN even when LTTE can its activities right witin Tn now due to its sure impending defet.

Homeopathy gets a boost in Gujarat

Allopathy college admissions are, prdominantly, very costly and the graduates during practice seem to be very anxious for charging high rates, doing unwanted tests on pateints, etc. Here then is a gap for homeopathy graduates in Gujarat to fill, with not socalled 'market' rates which in effect are a principle of auctioning of services to highest bidders.The Gujarat can always set an example to the rest of the govt.as did Mr Narendra Modi's no-nonsense approach to industrial development which has no parallel in other states (except in some jaundiced anti Modi media.)

Homeopathy gets a boost in Gujarat

Authorised university courses on Homeopathy and Ayurveda should be made cheap but only highly promising candidates (say with high IQ/exam scores) should be admitted in them. They must bestir themselves on graduation, to rendering low cost services to rural and poor people. Now these sections are simply ignored for reasonably costed medicare despite the innumerable human rights, women's rights, anti-Indian culture, and social and other noise making activist bodies. The 'boost' in the land of Gandhi, that is reported in this news should become translated into boost for less privileged people's medicare.

In Kerala, leftists, church attack CBI's movie-gilded image

Almost all movies made in different languges of India depict the corruption and the subservience to political masters of the police (including its different branches), and the uncommon instances of probity and independent action uninfluenced by politicians. It is a matter requiring study whether and when CBI, a central agency suspected of being as a handmaiden of central govt.and its coalition partners,is made an exception of in the movies of Malayalam.

Make security zones for safer Bangalore: panel

The recommendations of the panel on Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure and Development Task Force are very worthy of government's consideration, especially in view of Mr Chidambaram's having singularly failed to include Bengaluru for the utmost consideration in respect of security, despite the several terrorist incidents and well known Islamist activities all over Karnataka.

Fast breeder reactor has quite a few firsts

The fast breeder project that remained on paper for more than two decades, with many terming it the idle dream of some Indian nuclear scientists, is now a few months away from turning into a reality." This unconscionable and shameful delay pertains to the entire nuclear sector, including the FBTR, about which there may be truth in the other "firsts" as described in great detail in this report.

Three schoolchildren die in train-bus collision

Railway Minister Mr Laloo Prasad should stop the mindless cutting of costs in this dept. and hyping up railways as most profitable like never, and start directing his responsibilities to effectively improving safety and comfort aspects - beginning with making unmanned crossing manned ones. Will create scope for lot of opportunities for jobs in the process, too.

'Slumdog Millionaire' is mediocre, trashy: Director Priyadarshan

The original story by Vikas Swaroop, is absolutely brilliant and so is the acting by the children (not the teenagers or the adults). The above are the only good things and worthy of awards. In all honesty the Screen-play is an affront and insult to every Indian and the Hindu and the Muslim Religions alike. The children have been treated like an attraction in a Zoo (come and photograph them, expoit them-they will be here hundred years from now,) that is the attitude of the Producers,the Director and the Screen-writer. It has cost the Producers more to rent a tuxedo than what they have paid these incredible child actors who are back in the Slum-for the next Film Maker to photograph them,insult them,and exploite them. It costs fifty rupees a day to feed a child. When they are fed they will be able to work and cloth themselves and get their family out of the slums and the slums will disapear. The Producers should give back every cent in profit to the feed the children-anything else is a criminal exploitation.

Veteran Tamil actor Nagesh dead

Nagesh was a truly outstanding actor who never disappointed. His sense of humour echoed that of the audiences he loved and elevated their spirits.May he rest in peace.

Veteran Tamil actor Nagesh dead

A matchless actor of humour who relieved his audiences of enui with his interludes of intensely purposeful, wholesome, often ex tempore fare, as the viewers were treated to continued doses of romance alternating between heroism, and other emotions that need to be depicted in the commerical cinema.

Serial killer feared as third Hong Kong prostitute murdered

Prostitution sucks too many innocent or poor people due to lack of opportunities for a decent living all over the world and antisocials on the prowl to exploit the problem to their ill- advantage.(Murder is often a fallout of it.) Part of the reason for innocent people being duped into prostitution is a complex interplay of unwholesome recreations like pub culture dished out by despicably commercial but antisocial vested interests. Pub culture is touted by the mass media thriving on its publicity as income source, as freedom of the individual. Prostitutes have come to be indiscriminately glorified as sex work while it is necessary to both prevent duping and rehabilitate those who are duped. No doubt passage of time ushers in new forms of freedom but none of it can be permitted except in a permissive and promiscuous culture, if it is against society's needs to progress on healthy lines. This is no standing on 'moral high ground', another phrase misused by the media these days due to their greed.

Karunanidhi, Congress slam politicisation of Sri Lankan Tamils' issue

Karunanidhi is adept at playing double game. His indirect hand using his party in this in the pro LTTE demos will become direct but for their remaining in power at the state and in the Central coalition. Even now, after closures of the ednl. portals, there can be trouble, in view of the political capital for which most parochialist parties of TN started the agitations, not out of any sincere feeling for innocent Tamils.

Malaysian Airlines told to pay for mishandling luggage

Damaging (and misrouting with lengthy delays in final delivery) of passenger luggage during handling is the rule, than the exception, among airlines all over the world. Perhaps, at least over the long term, mechanical methods could be developed that replace airport labour who due to both heavy duty and disgruntled attitudes towards management, tend to cause this damage so widely. R&D shd.be done on a common basis thru its joint financing by all airlines so that the pinch of it will not be felt.It should then be possible for the passenger (or his coolie if necy.)can move the luggage away from the luggage bay at airport.

Mangalore pub attack: Lessons India's civil society must heed

Shame on Ram Sene, Yedyurappa, Ramadoss, Nirmala venkatesh - this is criminal assault and not about Hindu or pub culture. Have u dogs no idea even Vatsyayana said people who beat women are perverts. Perverts have no religion. These bastards should be castrated. They are criminal perverts, not Hindus. Plz bar them from temples too and Hinduism. Make them rot in prison.

I hope my film captures dignity of slum dwellers: Danny Boyle

The only happy part of this film was the ending, thank goodness for that. I don't know where you get off thinking that you are portraying the slum dwellers as anything other than poor and desperate. What a horrible life the homeless children live over there. Talk about exploitation of children, that is what you would get an award for depicting. I found this picture to be very disturbing and have absolutely no desire to visit this country from what your movie has shown. Children have no protection or rights in this country.

Achuthanandan criticised for his silence on case against Vijayan

It is doubtful that any serious offence or crime involving people with high political connexions will ever be investigated normally and punishment awarded to the real culprits. There are too many precedents to show the eternal truth of this.

Desi sport kabaddi now features in Kannada film

Convert cricket playgrounds into ones for playing only Kabaddi and other indigenous, muslce-building games, and see whether young boys come to learn and play ancient Indian sports.

Gowariker wants footage of argument with Sajid Khan to be telecast

News of this kind, emanating from the cine world, is a drama that hides the fact that it is all an advertising gimmick for movies, misusing periodicals and the internet. INTERNET BROWSERS, please remember and tell your friends of this trick.

What better gift can a mother expect from her son: Kokilaben

The numerous Malls that have come up in different parts of the country are not accessible to average incomers, not to mention lower income people, as the prices offered and variety and range of goods are customer-friendly and spurious offers of bargains, discounts, etc. are offered which have only one aim of dumping the goods even on unwilling customers. Likewise, world class hospitals should not copy Western models but must be oriented to the common man of India.

Mumbai gets world-class hospital from Ambani family

"hospitals in most parts of the world, especially in the US, have become so greedy that the doctors prescribe so many unwanted tests and prescribe irrelevant medicines and also prolonged hospitalization". The truth is that the hospitals are generally owned by moneyed people like traders, merchants and agriculturists with a lot of unaccounted or tax-free money which they invest in other fields, like Hospitals with buildings and equipment. These people being just literate or half-educated,dictate the doctors to maximise revenues in these ways. Some of them even employ fake doctors who are more pliable in these respects.What is forgotten is that hospitals, like catering, cannot be a totally profit oriented business, but must have a large commitment to service with humane approach even to poor patients. The US.govt.has made it a law that patients cannot be refused treatment by hospitals on monetary considerations.Mr Ambani can follow this law, though nonexistent in India, voluntarily.

Mythological love story of Shakuntala now on TV

One good feature of the TV medium in India is its telecasting programs that depict original Indian culture as depicted in the two epics (Mahabharata and Ramayana)and other classics of India. Because of this the vulgar stuff which fills the channels most of the time can be excused, so to speak. India has been the centre for the whole world, with its spiritual message. In particular, its spirituality informs all areas of life, so that whether the lowly peasant or the affluent sections, all are all able to fuse great family values with pursuit of modest materialistic status. Quite tragically, the present generation of youth is exclusively obsessed with mere materialistic progress but get deluded when such senseless pursuits of sensory pleasures leave them high and dry, once the youth come out of the portals of education carrying a 'work permit' of a degree or a high school graduation. They also get inexorably drawn into false notions of premarital love and even in some cases extra-marital affairs, blissfully unbothered to understand and apreciate the glory of love and the family institutions. Depiction of true love as in Shakuntala, will possibly awaken the youth to the glories of our spiritual culture.

'Jodhaa Akbar' bags top honours at Nokia Star Screen Awards

Nokia awards presentation was excellent, both the sister and brother were so good, except the attitude of Mr Ashutosh Gowarikar, it was really childish, he is quite a aged person, he can understand what is behavior like, what he did think what he was doing there, Mr rithik gets best actor aaward, because he is a excellent actor, but as far as direction is concern every thing was wrong, from choosing actor/actress, the story ( athenticity of story is doubtful)that why it drastically flop, making picture required lot of labour, who could deny this,but it doesnot mean that you started behaving like what Mr ashutosh done in front of 1 billion people, it was acting or some kind of drama for which you all bollywood people are famous, anyway Mr Ashutosh Gowarikar told the audiance that he never done homework before atarted any work,

Karunanidhi admitted to hospital with backache

There is a rumour that Mr Karunanidhi is wont to malingering with illness as a convenient expedient due to political reasons, let alone the fact that he is of ripe age which can cause ailments. In this instance, he may be using this illness to absent himself from Republic Day celebraions in Chennai, as a gesture to express his solidarity with the Sir Lankan Tamil separatism.

What better gift can a mother expect from her son: Kokilaben

Dhirubhai Ambani was the first industrialist who conceived and implement mega sized projects, thus falsifying some pseudo-economists' and politicians' declaration that the private sector cannot mobilize the kind of money required for mega projects. In a similar vein, the new world class hospital to be setup by his son can and should be conceived not with the goal of achieving maximum profits, so that middle and lower middle calss people too can afford the rates that will be charged by the hospital, without being relegated to government hospital services.

Mumbai gets world-class hospital from Ambani family

World class for hospitals will be good as an advertising point. However, it is true that hospitals in most parts of the world, especially in the US, have become so greedy that the doctors prescribe so many unwanted tests and prescribe irrelevant medicines and also prolonged hospitalization especially when hospital occupancy is low. This is due to commercial greed. Hence Mr Ambani should ensure that this, and other malpractices of hospitals, are scrupulously avoided, and only the relevant tests on patients are done based on preliminary examination for proper diagnosis and treatment. High quality doctors will be required for achieving this goal. The commitment should be to provide low cast services so that his hospital does not become unaffordable for the poor and those who are not covered by medical insurance.

Indian women now experimenting with their innerwear

'The Indian perception is that cotton is the best fabric for lingerie, which in fact is wrong, and we want to change this perception.' says Mr Allenstein, MD of Triumph (India, Srilanka). The perception is based on experience in Indian climatic conditions. It is correct. But some manufacurers of lingerie and garments seem to question it out of ignorance or mere commercial considerations.

Kolkata couple invent fuel-less, battery-less auto engine

Although the news says there is no fuel, the motive power which is indispensble for automobile vehicles, is derived from a zinc-O2 reaction. Zinc is a cost item. The other problem is possibly one of fitting the new engine to the vehicles, new one sor as retrofit for ones in use replacing the oil driven engine. If these problems are solved, the market potential for the engines derived from that of the vehicles could be high, depending on the final cost of the vehicles. If the prices can be kept under control so as to offer the best value for money for end-users, and if incentives are provided by govt. due to the contribution of the new development to bring down pollution there can be a great demand potential worth tapping in India. Vested interests in the form of existing engine manufacturers could arise, too, since they could be hit by any large use of the new type of engines.

Stalin tells DMK workers not to immolate themselves

Self immolation is a pseudo virtue installed by DMK's tradition, as much as liquidating of political rivals or their executants. That being so, it is doubtful how Mr Stalin's uring his partymen on immolation will have any positive effect.

Himachal governor commends state's development on R-Day

Common people are generally honest and work hard within the limitations of the kind of training they receive for doing their jobs in development projects. But at the earlier stage, when projects are being worked out with preliminary specifications for capital equipment and manpower, the politicians interfere virulently so that they can eat much of the project moneys using frontmen as contractors. What is actually available for project execution is too meagre for maintaining highest quality of the works and that is why we find many horrors in public works, like, for ex., bridges collapsing or roads unmotorable, dams leaking and wiping out surroundings, too soon after their construction.Hence unless this corruption arising from administration-politician-contractor is stemmed, mere gubernatorial or presidential exhortations of the kind given on Republic or Independence Days are mere humbug.

Narasimhan praises security forces at Chhattisgarh R-Day parade

Among the police and security men who were involved in countering Mumbai terrorism of 26/11 (08), undoubtedly the valiant act, even risking and losing of life, was of far more valuable in the case of the lone simple policeman who captured a single terrorist, Kasab, alive. The captured terrorist has given away so much information which is practically the sole basis for India to take up the issue of Mumbai attacks with Pakistan. It is arguably of less creditable if terrorists are killed and in the process of killing, erase all the potential use of intelligence that can be garnered from them regarding the roots and methods of terrorism and the masterminding of the horrendous terror. The terrorists who were killed by the security men should have been shot in the legs or hands, immobilised and their guns removed by shooting, for this reason. To do that, the security men should be trained accordingly.

Gilani greets Manmohan on India's Republic Day

When Mr Gilani talks of peaceful resolution of all outstnadig issues with India, he must have had in mind, primarily, the terrorism which is eating Pakistan besides impacting India, and also, the Kashmir issue based on Muslim majority of that State of India. For the Kashmir issue, there is no use pretending that the solution is anything other than freezing of the Line of Control along Kashmir For the terrorism issue, it means eschewing of war as any solution, but as Mr Gilani himself has repeatedly said, joing cooperation to weed out the culprits and destroy their sprinboards in Pakistan.

Andhra Pradesh celebrates Republic Day with fervour

The Honorabe Governor of AP. shouold also have exhorted his government on the need for efficiency and honesty and treating official democratic power not as an instrument for the benefit of politicians and the suspected collusion with private business since a lot of real estate interests are owned by politicians mostly using Benami methods and cornering of govt. lands through forgeries, though this feature is not unique to AP. To do so, however, he would have risked instant removal from his post but he would have anyway rendered great public service.

Sister Nirmala feels humble in getting Padma Vibhushan

The missionary zeal to serve the suffering (taken away from that for conversion as a trade) is greatly worth commending to Hindu missions for emulation. Exhortations of truth, hard work, belief in God, etc., however well intentioned for religious discourses, will not appeal to substantial sections of society in these days of rat race for a materially well off living. Of course, such missionary help is only to make suffering individuals self reliant after that essential succour is provided during suffering. It is also true that, in the process of removal of sufferings and providing of succour through education and other incentives, religious propaganda can become dry of spirituality which is the essential core of Indian culture which has stood Indians despite suffering. It is a tight rope walking which has been lost sight of by certain religions rushing to do missionary work.

Two Pricewaterhouse officials arrested in Satyam fraud

Arthur Andersen went down along with Enron company of the United States, in the aftermath of the accounting fraud which was perpetrated by the auditing co. and Enron collusively. Similarly,in order to m meet the ends of justice, PwC must be wound up as a result of the Satyam fraud which this auditing co. was instrumental in masterminding, at the behest of Satyam' Raju. This is apart from the RI for life to be given as a deterrent to individuals in the auditing firm.

R-Day celebrated in Mumbai amidst tight security

Param Vir Chakra was deserved by that lone, simple, dutybound Maharashtra policeman, and not just an Ashok Chakra. He was the only simple man who risked and lost his life, in order to capture the single Jihadi terrorist who is now virtually the sole basis for India to boldly corner Pakistan in its dishonest ways of denying the truth, and saying, in the early stages after the terrorism, that the massive Mumbai hlocaust was caused by India's own misdoers.

India no slumdog to west, filmmakers reply to Bachchan

Mr Amitabh Bachhan should initiate some far reaching campaign for impressing on Indian film industry to set apart a sizable chunk of its revenues not excluding the unaccounted, black money to slum development which our government will never do except in its grossly exaggerated propaganda in this respect. IT will be better for him as a veteran with huge knowledge of his industry's obsessions, to do this, than harp on bickeringly "replying" to our filmmakers in this way.

Fluorescent proteins help scientists see cancer molecules

Russian education and research system has an enviable historical record of achievements in several areas of science more notably biomedical sciences. The Russain example is worth emulating by India which does not have any such meaningful record, nor our post-Independence saga, in petty politics of casteism with mindlessly ubiquitous job quotas and corruption, offers any hope of the reversal of this pagthetic trend. Technology with the inputs of scientific research and development is obviously essential as the surest means of economic uplift as population increases that too control as in India, but our system for it remains in a quagmire of incompetence due to poor man management, mediocrity and promotion race even at the top levels, and shortsighted policies. New tools such as photoactivatable fluorescent proteins (PAFPs) and other fluorescent proteins (FPs), several of which have been developed by Vladislav Verkhusha, represent an epoch making development which have the potential to transform biomedical research, verily adding new dimensions. The first and foremost step is to denationalize the R&D system a kick out stupid organic links with government and hand it over to private sector (who must develop a new ethos not to import technologies but base product development on own research.)

Two Price Waterhouse partners arrested for Satyam fraud

The PERSONAL accounts of the Rajus will reveal all untold stories that the socalled probe will DELIBERATELY be precluded to avoid digging out by looking at just the company accounts. The FM (with help from PC)should do this.

Two Price Waterhouse partners arrested for Satyam fraud

When an accounting fraud is detected, esply.a huge one of the Satyam kind, all kinds of clever methods to remain outside the net of criminals are taken recourse to right at the start.

Two Price Waterhouse partners arrested for Satyam fraud

The auditing firms employ, among other types of workers, chartered accountants who are supposedly bound by an oath of allegiance to scrupulous adherence to ethics and meticulous and diligent discharge of their work. In practice violation is the rule of the game, not only in India, but also in the West, the originator of the socalled modern professional theories and practices in several areas.

Two Price Waterhouse partners arrested for Satyam fraud

The big shareholders of course are also at fault, since they have usually access to insider trading to evade the effects of any genuinely steep market fluctuations and scams such as Satyam made bold to indulge in.

Two Price Waterhouse partners arrested for Satyam fraud

If auditing firms can be mandated to have absolute immunity from the consequences of their 'professional' work, then professionalism will simply become a guise for antisocial and unethical accounting scams as desired by those who pay the auditors. The auditors and accountants should know that if they do an honest job (misusing legal loopholes and administrative corruption and incompetence), which the late PM Mr Morarji Desai publicly once declared they are NOT, our country can have enough resources to remove half the quantum of social injustice suffered by underprivileged brethren.

Karunanidhi admitted to hospital with backache

Age takes its toll despite whatever a man may do by way of self discipline - slowly when one as imbibed a modium of self- discipline, and rapidly when not when medicines and "professional" advice will only eat your resources with heavy bills looking at what you have earned through hard work. And Mr Karunanidhi, to the extent he had a great family environment in this respect, has been practising Yogic exercises quite religiously, even though he is religion-baiter and further, they do not conflict with his godlessness (Nireeshwara vaada, miscalled Naastika). His Yogic discipline no doubt helped him with a clarity of thinking besides immense physical strength, which are so useful to Mr K.in his long and successful innings in politics, literature and social commitment due to which he never indulges in the kind of Hitlerian tortures of the communities he feels aggrieved by.

Desi sport kabaddi now features in Kannada film

It is important that indigenous games such as Kabaddi get popularized and resurrected from the "rural" colour it has acquired, making urban youth reluctant to practise it. Kabaddi calls for tactical skills which can outweigh mere physical ones. These can be developed among our youth who have resigned absurdly to cricket. A nation cannot register real growth with youth that does not discriminate between what can make our society strong and vibrant from what is wasteful of time, the greatest resource during youth. Agreed, this is not going to be easy since too many vested interests have combined to kill indigenous sports except as a shabby show before foreign visitors.

Gowariker wants footage of argument with Sajid Khan to be telecast

It is indeed very offensive and disgusting that the likes of Sajid Khan have effectively tarnished the role of anchoring of high profile events. The latest is Screen Awards where such cheap vulger acts were put up by Sajid that it had become in-tolerable to watch. I vehemently appose just incidents and strongly suggest to TV channels and specifically high rated sponsors to please avoid taking the likes of Sajid Khan, Farah Khan and their chamchas and engage decent personalities in their events and maintain high profile & popularity that they deserve.

India watching Pakistan probe into Mumbai strikes: Pranab

Terrorists have a heyday using Pakistani territory as their spring board. They comprise Afghan, arab, Kashmiri and above all Pak's own groups of them. And they have infiltrated horribly into neighbouring countries also due to Muslims votes of illegal immigrants in lakhs. It is not just a question of setting up some make believe measures of security before polls to hoodwink public. This is not to suppress the fact that there are many heroes among us who would even lay down their lives in fighting the suicide squads of terrorists. A LONG TERM COUNTER TERRORISM STRATEGY AND COMMITMENT TO KEEP AWAY FROM HARPIG ON MUSLIM VOTES IS CALLED FOR.

India no slumdog to west, filmmakers reply to Bachchan

At best this Slumdog business supported by hideous propagandas of various types and projections at less recognized international fora will help boost revenue for producers plus those who help with the gimmicks to glorify the film.

President calls for strong international action against terrorism

Same old problem with Pakistan if it is to really cooperate on terrorism tackling with India. It is a nonfunctional state with a logjam perpetually between its "government", people divided by diverse sectarian Jihadi ideologies, as well as Afghani, Arab, Kashmiri and own homegrown Madrasa type Islamists who are so superstitutions about Jihadi they will not fit into modern democracy and move forward.Perhaps India shd.moot UN. permanent rule in Pak and B Desh.

Administrative Reforms Commission stresses e-governance

e governance can help tremendously in ushering accounability and destroying political and adminve. corruption. Hence the ARCs will do anything but rcommend such meaningful measures which will result in downfall of ruling govts.

Rajus sent back to jail, SEBI plea dismissed

PLEASE PROBE INTO THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF RAJU, BROTHER AND SONS. It will put big politicians right from top to middle level in AP and perhaps even Delhi, in the dock. The poll results will lead to exposure of politicians and parties in power and downfall of these guys. Long live Indian democracy sans the corrupt politicnsn.

Two Pricewaterhouse officials arrested in Satyam fraud

The scam is true of not only It but also of other industries in which tough competition exerts pressure on the rival cos. to hike up share prices using accounting and auditing frauds. It is going on for far too long and govt. officials are bribed and politicians who have cornered poramboke lands collude with real estate guys and bring about fund diversion from the above industries. Unless the personal accounts in the case of Satyam are probed, and not just the Satyam and allied copany accounts, by incorruptible agencies the scam will be given a decent burial with some auditors and accountants being sent to jail.

Kalyan factor raises questions on Mulayam's secular credentials

Secularism as it is practised in India is merely to take the majority religion voters for granted and to keep on doing goody goody things to the minorities. Hence there is no sense in some parties calling themselves seular and others as communal. People, of both majority and minority communities have woken up to the diabolical political misuser of secularism in India and call the bluff, and only big money game will matter to decide poll results.

India watching Pakistan probe into Mumbai strikes: Pranab

Terrorism in India cannot be contained by pre poll declarations and measures taken with a mere view to battlot box. The borders, however long, must be securely sealed to prevent infiltrators not only from Pak and B'desh, using faked visas and coming from other destinations to throw chile power on our auhtorities. To do this, the entire border forces, air and sea customs officialdom will need to be put under invisible vigilance and the antinationals allowing them entry into India must be immediately dismissed without benefit of trials.

Thailand's organic rice farmers enjoy health benefits

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Netaji's secretary waits to hand over 'legacy' to India

the pistols have every deserving right to be in the country of netaji's origing. the nation should get a chance to see those pistols that are relics and had received the touch of subhash chandra bose, the great hero of india.

Netaji's secretary waits to hand over 'legacy' to India

the pistols should be received by the govt. of india with honour and the personal secretary of netaji should be given the highest award for assisting netaji outside india during war time, as we see that many non deservings are being awarded on recommendations..

Trivandrum Tennis Club to train poor children

TTC is showing the way. Best wishes to the young aspirants in their enthusiasm and zeal. Such ventures of empowerment are needed throughout the length and width of our country.

Pakistani Muslim paints Sikh gurus, spreads their message

Address 5 rue Paul Bert in the 11th. Ohio: If you are 18 to 21 years of age, you will need to show your birth certificate. Theseus, at the beginning of the play, is talking with his wife, Hippolyta, about their upcoming marriage. (Although it was Sarkozy who apparently invited photographers on his beach vacation). Instead, Show Them With Your Actions: If you're marriage is in trouble and you are trying to save it alone, then the problems have probably been brewing and building for a long time.

Japan to send its special peace envoy to Sri Lanka

Japan should implement coast guard system ASAP which promised to Sri Lanka and India. Delay may may effect fuel supply to Japan. India's freight corridor will take more time.

Kolkata couple invent fuel-less, battery-less auto engine

I'm very pleased to that this young Couple have achived. We wish you all the success in this wonderfull Venture. May The Good Bless YOU.

Manmohan Singh to inaugurate St Xavier's sesquicentenary celebrations

Children and youth are the future of our country. The prestigious educational institution on the Park Street has served many young ones in the City of Joy.

Desi sport kabaddi now features in Kannada film

Kannada film "kabaddi" is a fine initiative. Techniques of conducting sudden raids, intelligent infiltration in the rival camps and quick breath-stopping catch-cum lift experts will have a great opportunity to popularize our ancient sport. Lovers of sports and games world wide will enjoy the fabulous Indian treat. Best wishes.

Raj Thackeray's party now targets Uttar Pradesh Day

All Indians are one and Raj Thackeray has on right to do all this Mumbia does not belong to thackery people are free to celebrate Why is the Mumbas police doing take strick action in this matter

India no slumdog to west, filmmakers reply to Bachchan

I have seen the film its not that so good to get a golden globe, why can't films like Tare zameen pe which is much better film win the race....... The director has used the emotions of common man in India to get acclamation we have given him the recognition....

India Inc's PM choice is not Modi, but Manmohan Singh

Such polls have no real life meaning. All too often similar polls floundered, due to lack of professional skill inputs for designing surveys at the time of general elections, gathering data or interpreting them for reaching any worthwhile conclusions with any high degree of certainty.There is suspicion also that some of them are "sponsored" by interested parties.

India urges Sri Lanka to move towards early political settlement

Bland advice, but that is all the best that India can give Sri Lanka under the circumstances, when we are ourselves hard put to making sure about our own safety from terrorism.

India watching Pakistan probe into Mumbai strikes: Pranab

There are considerable terrorism supporters and spies planted by terrorists, in the Paki army and intelligence, due to which terrorists are able to gather vital info and plan and execute terrorist acts in the most astoundingly professional manner with a horrendous psychological impact and causing large devastation and loss of lives. Very true is the oft-repeated truth that Pak is a failed state, a truly violent anarchy, and a nation of nations of terrorists of different Islamist superstitions misusing a religious label disowned by genuine Islam followers and scholars.It is not possible for India, or even world powers unitedly, to tackle this Paki nervecenter of global terrorism. The first strategic step is to treat Pak-Afghan region as a unit of terror and then to unleash far-reaching UN programmes to isolate innocent people for safety and uplift.

'In India, you'll still get a job'

In the offices of IT companies in Bangalore, one could always see a few Westerners joining their Indian colleagues for jobs.

I am not in race, Advani prime minister candidate: Modi

Some industrialits (if any, depending) could voice an opinion, about others, like Laloo, Rahul, Mayawati, and so on. The opinions could be viewed ludicrous sometimes, or reflect that of sections of masses, or just some secluded 'elite' circles' wishes, or else be just a pet idea of the ones who voiced them who sometimes could deny them saying that they were joking. In this case, going by large body of prevailing popular opinion, Mr Modi could possibly become a trusted deputy of Mr Advani if the BJP led alliance got the chance to govern India.

Cricket board continues to question Kapil

It is very mean and silly on the part of the BCCI to contest the issue at all.They could have magnanimously conceded the issue taking account of the first ever and the only win in the world cup skippered by kapildev.

Thousands 'run for unity' at Mumbai Marathon

Notwithstanding the categorization of "contestants", casualties are not to be ruled out, due to stampede and worn-out people falling by the way in this marathon with a laudable message of peace and unity to drive home among the Mumbaiites. The network of safety arrangements can, moreover, prove less effective than expected due to the novelty of the event. Hence the organizers, participants and the safety incharges should bestir themselves with an understanding of this possibility. BTW, considering the stature of the organizers, hopefully prize awardees will not be pre-fixed except perhaps for quotas for categories. Wishing well of the TCS-SC Bank event all success and joy of fun.

Over 43,000 expected to run in Sunday's Mumbai Marathon

Notwithstanding the categorization of "contestants", it is possible, and probable, that there will be casualaties, due to stampede and worn-out people falling by the way. The network of safety arrangements can, moreover, prove less effective than expected due to the novelty of the event. Hence the organizers, participants and the safety incharges should better understand this possibility. BTW, considering the stature of the organizers, hopefully prize awardees will not be pre-fixed.Wishing well of the TCS-Sandard Bank event all success and joy of fun.

Khalistan in 2007? - Chauhan's 'dream' dies with him

Mr Jaideep Sarin you are a very ignorant and stupid man. Judging by your name and your biased thoughts in the article, i pity the person who thinks you should write on sikh matters, you do not have a clue about what Sikhs want. I am a sikh only 21 and I fully support the creation of Khalistan and it will become a reality and people like me do take an interest in the shambles your hindu borthers call democracy. Khalistan is growing in support in the UK, USA and Canada, Pakistan and all over the world daily. As the number of Sikhs grows at an alarming rate. We are the third biggest religion in the UK, there are more Sikhs here than Hindus, same as in Canada. We will all rise for our rights and I will make sure that my country will become independent from your corrupt India. visit www.sikhtruth.com for the truth on the greatest religion in the world Sikhism.

Pakistan must act on terrorism, and fast: PM

Given Pakistan's half-hearted, perhaps even insincere, approach to punish the masterminds of the Mumbai 26/11 horror, an all-world investigation group to compile all authentic data on that horror, and a trial team of judges to try the criminals appears to be the right thing. Pakistan should ideally pursue an initiative for this with the UN. Results of this heroic approach could be far-reaching for Pak.and world, and exemplary for all efforts to root out all terrorism (essentially 'Jehadi' all the time)from the world misusing "Allah's" words. Pakistan's tottering nationhood,which is otherwise bleak, would be stabilised as also regional peace and prosperity covering India, Pakistan and other smaller nations in the region.

British foreign secretary comes to India with Mumbai message

Milibrand must educate himself a bit better regarding terrorism regularly engineered by the Afghan-Paki networks. It is essentially the result of misfired, well-dressed but foolish "strategies" in Afghanistan which were "expounded" by highly paid, bookish military academicians who "convinced", and sold them to, major ruling powers in the West.

CPI-M suspends party MP who praised Modi

This action of CPI-M will surely fetch that party bad publicity since it punishes a LS member from its own ranks for some spontaneous and sincere admiration of a CM of a fast-growing industrialised state of India which starkly contrasts with West Bengal and Kerala where Commies of different hues have given them a shabby industry-hostile look with red flags, labour violences and other anti-people features.

"The Changing patterns of Terrorism in India": A study by Orkash

Article useful for the compiled information and figures in one place. Also many looking for some addition to their terrorism parlance will find some new stuff here to be added to their terrorism-specific vocabulary.

Hoardings displaying AK-47 await Sanjay Dutt in Lucknow

It is quite possible that proven terrorists of the future and those still not conclusively judged to be that, will demand being set free at large, citing 'B'ollywood 'hero' Sanjay Dutt.

Government not to intervene in Satyam: Minister

The more relevant fact, however, is that the governments may have been "involved" in at least some of the infrastructure projects executed/undertaken by Satyam's associated concern, Marytas.

Satyam denies top executives fled India

Since huge quantities of public stakeholder money have been employed in the enormous accounting-financial fraud, it is fine for the press to raise the kind of suspicions (not 'malicious reports' as Satyam refuts now), and then for Satyam to contradict, if not disprove, them.

British foreign secretary comes to India with Mumbai message

Mr Milliband comes from the UK. which has suffered from Islamic terrorism, and where, providentially a massive airport blast attempted by an educated Jehadiist, Kafeel from India was averted. His message is worth the earnest considertion it deservers from India which stands to gain from its experience and cooperation in fighting terrorism especially against our economic progress.

New regulator for airports in place by March 31

AERA shd.understand that Bengaluru Int'l airport urgently needs a high speed rail link bet.it and city.The single road at present is overflowing most often with traffic and dacoities and accidents can happen anytime to air passenters using pvt.taxis. 'High' cost of this project (more than that of airport)will be justified if we take airpassenger convenience and safety as the most relevant.

US wants India, Pakistan to cooperate; Biden may be on way

Pak. govt is known to have prevented now discharged ISI chief from going to India for sharing intelligence soon after the terror attacks in Mumbai - after earlier announcing he would be doing so; and again, sacked him for saying that the lone terrorist who was caught during the terror IS INDEED A PAJKISTANI NATIONAL.

Pakistani jehadis didn't foresee global fallout of Mumbai massacre

What we term "Pakistani Jehadis" are truly a motley combination of Pakistani, Afghan and al Qaeda terrorists. They are bound together by the one superstitious belief in Jehad which is absolutely an anachronism in today's shrunken world with overcrowding civilizations. It is a mere vestige of medieval religious extremism intolerable today which will be wiped out surely and steadily as the Abrahamic religions reform themselves to the inexorable change of times by shedding the fanatic parts that may have worked to expand the respective religious territories to make incursions outside their natural geographical territory.

"The Changing patterns of Terrorism in India": A study by Orkash

Great study and comprehensive analysis. I think there are lot of novel insights on the changing ideology of terrorism in India.