■ India to seek Headley's extradition
■ Medvedev urges modernization of Russian economy
■ Australia pledges $70 million for research projects in India
■ Intel to pay AMD $1.25 bn in settlement of all legal disputes
■ Top Lanka Gen resigns, may challenge for presidency
Who killed Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help Hemraj?
This twin-murder case is hitting too many dead ends.
Will the truth ever be known?
Isn't it one of India's biggest unsolved mysteries?
Did the investigating agency CBI commit mistakes or there is a cover-up?
Think, Discuss, Share. And Please Do It In Public.
LOOK WHAT THEY SAY
■ Vir Sanghvi: In any other country, the cops who screwed up the Aarushi case would be in jail. In India, they get promotions and transfers.
■ Barkha Dutt: Will Aarushi Talwar's murder ever be solved. I dont think so. Strange that the phone should turn up after a year suddenly, just like that.
■ Times of India, 15.9.2009: Headway at last: Aarushi's cellphone found in UP town.
■ Vincent Van Ross: The one thing that this case has done is to create a detective in every drawing room. If it is not Dr. Talwar and if it is also not Krishna, Vijay Mandal or Raj Kumar, who is it? Who killed Aarushi and Hemraj — Ghosts?
■ Indian Express, 4.11.2009: Rajkumar fears for life, requests security.
» Metro fares up. Bus fares hiked early November. Are these to flush out poor from Indian capital Delhi? Will they impose tax on pedestrians now?
» The Congress managed it better in Andhra than the BJP did in Karnataka
» Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa saying truce is 'birthday gift' to Advani. A gift Advani would like to forget in a hurry!
» They have found water on the moon. We just have to carry scotch
» M.F.Hussain says India's in my blood, detractors demand more of it
Exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama is amazing. He is a nomad. US President Barack Obama will not meet him, Indians are wary of him, Chinese hate him. Yet he always smiles!
Meanwhile, after attacking India for permitting the Dalai Lama to tour Arunachal, Beijing now attacks the Tibetan leader for hurting Sino-Indian ties!
» Pakistan fashion week defies Taliban with non-Islamic dress
» Elephants to be banished from Indian zoos, to be sent to national parks, sanctuaries, reserves
» Now, Mumbai has 'Terror Tours' of 26/11 strike sites
» Men prefer curvy women to those those who are size zero: study
» Windows 7 could hasten touch-screen computers
■ I am busy conceptualizing Commonwealth Games: Prasoon Joshi
■ Sports czar Kalmadi sidelined; All financial powers given to 3-member committee
■ Top post for the Game's Chief of Security lying vacant
■ Centre doubles Games budget. From Rs 767 cr, sum increased to Rs 1,620 cr; money to be loaned to Organising Committee
■ ASI ropes in 3 consultants to design signboards for monuments falling on the way to the Games venues
» Ram Jethmalani joins M.J. Akbar’s Covert magazine as Chairman of the Board
» Four-day World Newspaper Congress in Hyd from Nov 30
» Sangh Parivar journalist loses job for marrying a Christian
» Kangana Ranaut is playing a character modelled on Barkha Dutt in a forthcoming film
» Government hikes FDI cap in cable TV to 74%
RAHUL GANDHI: WE ARE GIVING TOO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO PAKISTAN
Vir Sanghvi: Rahul is right. India is too big to be obsessed with Pakistan. We should move on from this stale subject. The only reason Pakistan is relevant is because it exports terror. Finish the terror and you finish Pakistan's relevance
Vikram Sood: Pakistan's relevance has always been its delinquency helped by US indulgence
Issues First: We'd love, like Rahul, to treat Pakistan as a minor nuisance. But with fanatics miles away from Amritsar, can we?
PM: We are worried about conditions in our neighbours including Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Tukaram Ombale's daughter has become a traffic cop.
This makes one remember the bravest of the brave cop, today.
Omble, a retired army personnel, had entered the Mumbai police as an ASI.
He was killed during 26/11 Mumbai attacks last year while fighting terrorists at Girgaum Chowpatty.
Omble's team was under-equipped for the attack, but managed to kill one terrorist and arrest the only terrorist taken alive.
Unarmed, Omble held onto the gun of injured terrorist Ajmal Kasab, enabling other officers to arrest him. In the process, Ajmal fired several shots, killing Omble.
He was honoured with the Ashoka Chakra on 26 January this year.
Rag to riches Madhu Koda was Jharkhand Chief Minister for 708 days, he made over 4000 cr in this period.
Now, work out the math and you get his per day earnings.
Also, Koda was independent MLA supported by Congress.
Congress leaders (sic) must have got a cut of the booty, hence his government survived.
Koda got caught because he perhaps wasn't clever enough to hide his money trail.
The clever ones know how to hide their millions.
■ Ex-Chief Justice of India J.S.Verma quits jury over award to NHPC despite shoddy work on environ front
■ Dalit youth at Moga, Punjab, objects to loud music, shot
■ Bangalore nanny sedates baby, rents him out to beggars
■ Woman murdered by father for marrying Dalit at Tirupur in Tamil Nadu
■ Lovers found hanging from tree in a suspected honour killing in Haryana
» Metro crosses Delhi borders
» Party over, Manu Sharma returns to Tihar Jail; Delhi Govt to frame new guidelines for parole
» India's swine flu deaths jump to 514, over 15,000 affected
» Rs 23 lakh in cash seized from Koda and aides: IT
» Akhilesh Yadav alleges Cong-BJP nexus in Firozabad
■ Babies born to surrogate Indian mothers are Indians, rules Gujarat High court
■ In a case of self-introspection, Gujarat HC levies Rs 15000 fine on itself for misjudging a case
■ Only more courts can make justice delivery effective: CJI
■ Govt plans to make lawsuits dearer for corporates
■ Duty above illness: Delhi court directs HIV patient to pay alimony to wife, children
Think of Ishrat’s family - isolated and socially ostracized for a crime the 18-year-old college girl may or may not have committed!
It is tragic. Worse, it is criminal!!
In any case, she committed no crime. She was killed by the police on the suspicion that she may commit a crime. Amazing!!!
C'mmon. Speak up.
UPDATE
Sept.18 '09: Ishrat's mum challenges HC order
Sept.30 '09: Home ministry files revised affidavit
Oct.6 '09: SC issues notice to Gujarat govt., Centre and CBI on an appeal filed by Ishrat's mother challenging the Gujarat HC order staying the magisterial inquiry report
DALAI LAMA: Tawang makes me emotional
AMAR SINGH: I am Mulayam's Hanuman
ANIL AMBANI: I sincerely believe Mukeshbhai and I can sort out our disagreements
DEEPAK CHOPRA: The body and mind may travel. I am always home
PAULO COELHO: You can have everything, but where will you put it
■ In this Hindi versus Marathi battle, who is to blame for Maharashtra's shame?
■ Do you agree with FICCI's suggestion that India should react militarily to Pakistan terror?
■ Will we ever have free borders, no VISA, one currency in our subcontinent?
■ Should you get the H1N1 shot?
■ How would you treat climate refugees? (They say global warming could create 150 million of them by 2050)
■ 49 quintals of explosive material seized in Gaya
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Happy Diwali
Gul Panag
Thank you Gul for your Diwali Greetings which I am happy to reciprocate. I wish you and your family a very happy Diwali.
Hello Neeraj,
I had a lot of fun in China, it was a shame I could not take home the title. But during the tourney I was named #1 again and I am very happy.
Time to get ready for the next tournament. I appreciate all your support.
Sincerely,
Serena Williams
Thanks Serena for writing. I believe you shouldn’t look back. For you, the sky is the limit. Keep smiling and firing. Best wishes.
Dear Sir
In February 1965 I was skiing near Simla where an Indian film company was shooting. The director asked me to show my skiing skills and afterwards said he would include me in his film.
At the time I was on my way home on leave from Malaysia where I worked. On my return, Indian friends in Malaysia said they had seen me in the film wearing my Norwegian skiing outfit with a knitted hat.
At the time I never followed up on the title of this very popular film. Now many years later, I am determined to prove to me children that I did indeed had a small part in the film.
Can you possibly help me to identify the film in question ?
Very much look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
Bendt Staunskjaer
I am working hard on it. Haven’t got any breakthrough. May you give some more hint.