Tony Blair calls radical Islam “world’s biggest threat”
London, Sept 4 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that radical Islam is the greatest threat that the world is facing today. According to him, radical Islamists believe that whatever is done in the name of their cause, including the use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, is justified. “After 11 September, [...]
Metro-line connecting Delhi to Gurgaon inaugurated
New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): The Delhi metro reached yet another milestone on Friday with the commencement of the much-awaited 12.53 kilometres long underground corridor linking New Delhi with the satellite city of Gurgaon. The Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar Metro corridor was inaigurated by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy. [...]
Film star Rajnikanth’s daughter ties nuptial knot in Chennai
Chennai, Sep 3 (ANI): South Indian film star Rajnikanth’s daughter Soundarya tied the nuptial knot with entrepreneur Ashwin Kumar at a high-profile ceremony in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai city on Friday. The wedding rituals were performed as per the ‘Tamil Brahmin tradition’. Rajinikanth was clad in a white shirt and a traditional dhoti, with a yellow [...]
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Her Majesty the Queen of India Sonia Gandhi
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Malarthamil
2 comments The people of India have not yet liberated themselves from the Dynastic regime. They wish to be ruled by a King or Queen and later by the Prince or Princess. The continuity from Maurya Dynasty to Nehru Gandhi Dynasty has no signs of break. The post independence history started with Jawaharlal Nehru. His family continues [...]
Freedom of Information, State Accountability and Wikileaks
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Ruchi Gupta
comment Reproduced with permission from Ruchi Gupta There is natural tension between the State and the public on the question of transparency. Authoritarian states by definition limit access to information. In democratic states, democracy manifests itself as elections, which reduces incentive for routine oversight (to delay judgment) and in case of ruling government’s culpability, creates a [...]
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Entertainment
Rajinikanth’s daughter ties knot with Stanford graduate in Chennai
Cheenai, Sep 3 (ANI): Film star Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya wed Ashwin, a Stanford graduate, here on Friday. The typical Brahmin ceremony was organised at the Rani Meyammai Hall in Chennai. Invitees belonging to the film industry, business world and politics attended the high profile ceremony, a television report said. Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and [...]
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Business/Economy
US’ economic woes would have been same under McCain as President, think 54 per cent of Americans
Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): Despite having a perception that President Barack Obama has not done much to improve the economy, 54 percent of Americans think that economy would have been the same today if McCain was in his position, according to a new Fox News poll. With the mid-term elections just two months away, the [...]
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Swami Nithyananda: A victim of Indian social system
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Raj Palaniswamy
142 comments Anyone could wonder about the topic which should be reading the opposite way. But I would like go into the depths of the real truth surrounding Swami Nithyananda and the Indian social system which is directly responsible for the rise and fall of Swami Nithyananda. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzbJT8lykHE&feature=fvsr[/youtube] Swami Nithyananda who climbed the top of international fame [...]
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NEWS/World
Sports
Tainted Pak cricketers admit having received money from bookie Majeed, says PCB
Islamabad, Sep.4 (ANI): The three Pakistani cricketers under the scanner for spot-fixing, have admitted before the Scotland Yard inquiry that the British currency recovered from their hotel rooms was actually given to them by bookie Mazhar Majeed. The trio — Captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer-has maintained that the money was [...]
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