Oh my God, They actually Hanged him!
by Mayank Chhaya Details of frenzied behind
the scene efforts by American officials in Baghdad to delay the
hanging of former president Saddam Hussein by a couple of weeks
underscore how much disarray the Bush administration is in over the
Iraq affair. Now that the very public and scornful execution of
Hussein is threatening to become an albatross around Washington's
neck, news stories are being leaked about the length to which the
Bush administration went to ensure that the execution was not just
legally and morally unimpeachable in reality ... Read On >>>
In Bangladesh, 'Battle of the Begums' is Now One-sided by
Mahendra Ved
The "Battle of the Begums", as the contest between Sheikh Hasina and
Khaleda Zia for the prime minister's job is called, has become a
one-sided affair with the former boycotting the January 22 polls.
The opposing legacies of the two women have not allowed for a spirit
of reconciliation needed for the polity to grow and mature. On the
other hand, it has promoted political expediency. Both have
hobnobbed with radicals, indirectly promoting militancy of the Left
and Islamic variety. The only difference is that the most
contentious election will be fought more on the streets than through
the ballot box. Read On >>>
Paper-based Process Slows US Immigration Department An antiquated paper-based
application process prevents the US immigration department from
effectively handling millions of applications it receives for
permanent residency in the country, an official said. A report by US
Homeland security inspector general Richard L. Skinner said that
several efforts to modernize the computer network of US Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) have gone astray. Read On >>>
Noida Crimes: Blot on Civilized Society
Though it was not on the agenda, the abuse and killings of at least
20 children in Noida that has shocked the nation was discussed at
the cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Thursday. "What has happened is very unfortunate and a blot on
civilized society," Information and Broadcasting Minister
Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told reporters, adding that the Uttar Pradesh
government should have taken action as soon as the children were
reported missing. Read On >>>
Britain's NHS to Face Glut of Specialists
by 2011
British medical experts believe the National Health Service (NHS)
will face a glut of specialist doctors by 2011, a situation expected
to further reduce the employability of doctors of Indian origin. New
documents leaked to the Health Service Journal show that according
to a draft workforce strategy from the department of health, NHS in
England is heading for an unwanted surplus of 3,200 consultants by
March 2011, "which we cannot afford to employ". Read On
Russia will help build World's First
Thermonuclear Reactor
by Yuri Zaitsev
A total of 13 billion euros will be spent on building the world's
first International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) with
help from several countries including India. The "small Sun", as the
reactor is referred to, will be sited at Cadarache near Marseilles
in France. Russia will finance part of the project and contribute
its technologies and know-how. Read On
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Tribals in Orissa Fight Another Tata
Plant by Jatindra Dash
Tribals in Orissa have vowed to continue their protest against a
Tata Steel plant in the Kalinganagar industrial complex here, even a
year after 13 of them were killed in police firing. Over 500 tribals
had clashed with police Jan 2, 2006 at the complex, 100 km from
here, to protest against the construction of a boundary wall by the
Tata Steel Company. Thirteen tribals and a policeman died in the
violence. Read On >>>
PM's Speech at 94th Indian Science
Congress "It gives me great pleasure
to inaugurate the 94th Session of the Indian Science Congress. Since
the theme of this year's Science Congress is Planet Earth, it is
only appropriate that you are meeting here in this historic town of
Chidambaram. It is home to the world famous temple of Nataraja. This
temple, dedicated to the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, is a timely and
contextual reminder of what this year's Science Congress is about.
Read On >>>
Lebanese Psychic Predicts Dark Future Beirut, Jan 4 (DPA) : A popular clairvoyant whose past
predictions have proven eerily prescient has told the people of
troubled Lebanon they can expect more woe in 2007. Psychic Michel
Hayek in a televised broadcast on New Year's Eve made more than 30
predictions for the coming year, most of them laden with doom and
gloom. Read On >>>
Denied
Temple Entry,
Dalits to Embrace Buddhism
Disgusted by their failure to enter a famed Hindu temple despite a
court order, hundreds of Dalits in Orissa have decided to become
Buddhists. They have submitted a memorandum to the Kendrapada
district authorities here informing them about their move. A
division bench of the Orissa High Court had Dec 14 ruled that all
Hindus had the right to enter any temple irrespective of their
caste. Read On >>>
India's
Christian Clerics Reviving Dying Churches Abroad Scores of Christian clerics from India's northeast are traveling
to parts of the world to revive the faith and to fill in increasing
shortage of ordained priests. "We have about 150 pastors from the
northeast preaching the gospel and assisting dying churches in
countries like the US, China, Thailand, Cambodia and other
countries," Reverend Ngul Khan Pau, general secretary of the Council
of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, told IANS. Read On >>>
Koena's
'Unforgettable Night' with Nelly Furtado by Subhash K. Jha
Koena Mitra, who is still struggling to find a foothold in
Bollywood, is going ga ga over her New Year's Eve performance with
renowned Canadian singer Nelly Furtado. Hours after she finished
performing with Furtado, composer A.R. Rahman, Priyanka Chopra and
Shahid Kapur, Koena can't stop raving about the experience at the
Andheri Sports Complex. Read On
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Aishwarya Feels She is Being Hounded
Aishwarya Rai and her family are amused and exasperated by media
reports claiming that a clarification has been issued about the
supposedly drunken bodyguard's high-handed conduct at the Pushkar
temple last week when the actress paid a visit there. Read On
The US-Saudi-Wahabi
Nexus!
by K. Gajendra Singh
When the powerful US Vice-President Dick Cheney made a rare long
haul to Riyadh in November , reportedly it was to create against
Iran, Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon, a new US led Sunni alliance in
the region, composed of the six Gulf Co-operation Council states,
pro-US Arab governments in Cairo and Amman and willing NATO allies
with covert support from Israel. On 12 December the New York Times
claimed that according to US and Arab diplomats, Cheney was told
that Riyadh might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in any
war against Iraq's Shias if the United States ... Read On
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