RSS mouthpiece attacks ATS for 'terrorizing Hindus' [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 11:21:58 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Religion
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“Its (ATS’s) fables cannot stand the scrutiny of even a Bollywood director. It is able to get away because MCOCA empowers the detention of a suspect for upto 180 days without filing charges,” it said.
It lashed out at the UPA government, saying “it is proving itself a hydra-headed monster. A ...»
Vatican owes us an apology [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 11:15:11 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in History
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His Majesty the king has ordered that there shall be no Brahmins in his land and that they should be banished.”
“In the name of his Majesty I order that no Hindu can or shall perform marriages…”
“The marriages of the supplicants are superstitious acts or functions which include Hindu rite ...»
Controversial letter [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 11:10:08 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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The creation of a separate State comprising areas inhabited by two major tribes -- Khasi and Jaintia -- has been a major political plank of HSPDP, the State's oldest surviving regional party, for decades. The proscribed Khasi armed outfit, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), has also bee ...»
Rebellion in the ranks [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 11:03:13 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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The high-handedness of the CPI(M) top leadership in Kerala is leading to resentment among the lower rungs of party workers. It could deal a fatal blow to the party in the coming Lok Sabha elections, writes VR Jayaraj
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala and its lead constituent CPI(M) ar ...»
9 NDF activists held [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 10:59:43 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Terrorism
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Amidst allegations that Islamist organisation NDF (National Development Front) was involved in terror-related operations, the police on Friday arrested nine activists of the outfit for conducting physical training from Valanchery in the district.The police said that the group had conducted the train ...»
Sivamani gives tin drum tribute to Lord Ayyappa [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 10:54:17 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Religion
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When it comes to the question of offering a musical tribute to Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, master drummer Sivamani does not need his truckload of instruments. Whatever is at hand will do: Mere tin sheets, steel saucers, milk containers or anything. Sivamani gave a real treat with his musical prowess ...»
Karunanidhi, Marans slug it out in public [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 10:42:12 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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What allegedly triggered the octogenarian’s renewed anger is some of the anti-DMK and anti-Government news/features that has been appearing in the television networks and publications owned by Kalanidhi Maran. This included news against DMK partymen, including Union Minister A Raja and the State P ...»
'God cannot be jailed' [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 10:38:11 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in History
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However, the essence of India has remained uncorrupted. The spiritual core of India has withstood invasions through ten centuries. It resisted the persecutions of the Mughals and the allurement to 'westernise' offered by Macaulayism. Except for a 'courtier class', the rest of the country paid no hee ...»
Turkey supports J&K separatists [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 8:58:31 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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In 1974 when Turkish troops invaded Cyprus, dividing the island and establishing an illegal Turkish enclave in the north, they also kept faith with their time-tested atavistic traditions by breaking into Greek churches, urinating at the altars, defacing the frescoes of Christ and replacing these wit ...»
Congress puts sinister spin [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 8:53:05 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Terrorism
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it is clear that the Congress is rattled by the political turn that the so-called investigation into the September 29 explosion at Malegaon has taken. Even if one were to presume that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad is on the right track — although it has furnished no compelling evidence yet ...»
Leading Delhi doctor under terror scanner [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 8:38:43 AM from Leading Delhi doctor under terror scanner_< in Terrorism
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The alleged plot takes on significance in view of the assessment of the ATS that Abhinav Bharat, the Indore-based Hindutva outfit that Purohit helped found, was drawing in Hindu radicals who found RSS's tactics too mild for their tastes. The growing appeal of Abhinav Bharat, according to police sour ...»
Kerala man could be key to IM terror network [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 8:18:11 AM from www.indianexpress.com in Terrorism
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As investigations progress into seemingly disparate events like the recruitment of Kerala youth for terrorism in Kashmir and recent Indian Mujahideen-SIMI linked bomb blasts in the country, investigators are stumbling upong alarming similarities.
The police in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Mahar ...»
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Malaysias_top_Islamic_body_bans_yoga_for_Muslims/articleshow/3744124.cms?TOI_latestnews [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by ka on November 22, 2008 5:06:46 AM from Malaysia's top Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims_< in Religion
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Council chairman Abdul Shukor Husin told reporters that many Muslims who practice the globally popular yoga failed to understand that its ultimate aim was to be one with a god of a different religion.
Wellpoint Insurance Offers Option for Surgery in India [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by WohSubahKabhiToAyegi on November 22, 2008 4:32:15 AM from www.nytimes.com in Health/Env
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Knee surgery $70,000 in US can be performed in India for $8,000, including follow-up care and rehabilitation, quality is comparable. "Everyone is just waiting for the one horrible case to happen over there,” he said, “and then everyone will stop thinking this is such a great idea.”
Madarsas multiply 200%, refuse modernisation [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 3:45:39 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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In spite of the Uttarakhand Government's best efforts to modernise madarsas and bring these on par with mainstream schools by adequately funding the traditional religious learning centres, the madarsas have failed miserably to live up to expectations.At the most, the State exchequer's generous gestu ...»
ATS finds no clue in Purohit laptop [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 22, 2008 3:42:07 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Terrorism
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Meanwhile, investigations into the laptop of arrested Purohit has shown that the Army officer apparently visited anti-Muslim websites frequently but revealed nothing incriminating.
The laptop, handed over by the Army after a week of Purohit's arrest, was examined at a forensic laboratory during whic ...»
India to Focus on Growth, Poverty [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by WohSubahKabhiToAyegi on November 21, 2008 2:05:20 PM from online.wsj.com in Business
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In a jab to the crowd of business leaders, Ms. Gandhi praised the nationalization of the country's banks under her mother-in-law "Every passing day bears out the wisdom of that decision,"
Tribal unrest spinning out of control [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 21, 2008 11:41:41 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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The CPI(Maoist) has warned the West Bengal Government that any attempt to deploy CRPF personnel in tribal areas to suppress the rebellion "will have a disastrous effect" as it would meet a bloody resistance.
Meanwhile, the State administration preferred to "wait and watch" the s ...»
To meet economic challenge, time to act is now [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 21, 2008 11:34:35 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Business
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West Asian countries have been achieving bigger growth performances and indeed in certain ways are helping to keep the West going easy like they did in salvaging Barclays from going under. Some of the countries of South and South-East Asia have built up healthy reserves and strong current accounts. ...»
US ‘dark side’ raised in Aafia case [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on November 21, 2008 11:05:51 AM from thenews.jang.com.pk in Terrorism
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The “dark side” of the US counter-terrorism took centre stage in the court case of the mentally ill Pakistani woman — Dr Aafia - accused of attacking US officers in Afghanistan.
The New York federal judge in the case of Dr Aafia highlighted defence allegations that she was abducted and torture ...»
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well said wstka.
Could not have put it any better on the
FDI thing.
She has probably not visited branches of the nationalized banks before private banks were allowed in. Nationalization gave us peace from these stock turmoils (which was never IG's motive), but a peace of the cemetery. It killed FDI and growth until 1991, when things were opened up. It was a solution ...»
what is preventing us from being honest on this ?
it beats me. we have Pak and China directly at southern doorstep, India needs to get bolder and forthright.
Lankan Tamils and l.t.t.e. are 2 different entities.
We have to help the former and crush the latter.
Dear Psyche.. the damage is done.
We need to limit it. We need not feel apologetic at it.
As for Pak, they openly have jehadised aRmy from Zia times.
Ours is an internal, perhaps isolated issue which can be
fixed/corrected over time. Indian navy has shown the right
spirit already.