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Mossad’s killing ways

A good writeup on the assassination of Hamas’ top leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19 at a hotel in Dubai allegedly by 11 members of Israel’s secret service organisation.  The whole operation by...

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Just Read – Halliburton’s Army

Everything about the United State’s war in Afghanistan and Iraq is well documented.  What is little known is the details that goes into the well oiled war machine of the US Army.  A company by name...

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After Google, is Dell on its way out of China?

Seriously, its high time the government of India paid proper heed to push up the manufacturing industry in the country. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dropped a bombshell at the meeting of the full...

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When will they learn?

The Bhopal gas tragedy, the 1984 Sikh riots, the Bombay riots, the Gujarat riots, various corporate and stock market scandals (Harshad Mehta, Ketan Parekh) are just a few examples where the Indian...

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Incompetence at its best

Iam a strong believer in the theory that the government has no business doing any business.  The government has no business running steel companies, textile mills, condom companies etc.  All that the...

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The Scums in Our Neighborhood

We can choose our friends, but not our neighbours.  This statement was famously made by our previous Prime Minister, AB Vajpayee. How true.  Given a chance we would like to pack Pakistan and dump them...

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Development Wins Over Dynasty

Good to see a thumping victory of the JD-BJP combine in Bihar.  After keeping Bihar in the dark ages, Lalu Prasad believed that the people of Bihar wouldnt want to see the development anymore. A win...

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Just Read – The Next 100 Years – George Friedman

Finished reading this book almost a month ago, but due to paucity of time almost forgot to write about this book. This book is a look into the next 100 years by George Friedman (no relation to Thomas...

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Behenji, Aunty, Didi & Amma

3 big states (West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) and one politically strategic state (Delhi) is now ruled by women.  Not to mention the President of India, Pratibha Patil, the leader of the ruling...

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Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh Poll Dates Announced

Assembly elections Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 13 and 17, while polls in Himachal Pradesh will take place on November 4, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. Counting of...

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Criminals in Fray in Himachal Pradesh Polls

For all the regular shouting that Congress and BJP indulge in, the truth is that both the parties are no less when it comes to putting up people with criminal records against them to power.  So, if you...

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Playboy Enterprises Plans to Open Clubs, Cafes and Retail Stores in India

So what if you still can’t pick the magazine off your neighbourhood news-stand – what else but for its quality journalism, silly – you can now get a taste of life in the fast lane, the Playboy way....

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Israel Facing ‘millions’ of Cyber Attacks over Gaza

The Israeli government on Sunday admitted it had become the victim of a mass cyber-warfare campaign with millions of attempts to hack state websites since the start of its Gaza offensive last week....

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36 US States Want to Secede from the Federal Government

In the wake of the presidential election, a wave of petitions have been submitted to the White House in which citizens of various states are announcing their desire to “secede” from the United States....

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Nationwide Cash Transfer Scheme

UPA-II is playing what it hopes will be its biggest election card – the nationwide cash transfer scheme that aims to put a total of Rs 3.2 lakh crore per year in the bank accounts of 10 crore poor...

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BJP bana mamoo

BJP became a mamoo for the zillionth time in its political career. No matter what the Karnataka CM, B S Yeddyurappa says, the truth is that BJP was hankering for power. Else, when Deve Gowda’s Janata...

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Pakistani nukes in American hands?

Just as expected, or as rumoured, Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are already under American control. Surely the US cant sit aside and fiddle its thumbs as Pakistani politics goes for a roller coaster ride....

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WTF – George 'Dubya' Bush

Cartoon source: here What would we do without George Bush? We should honour him for the daily dose of laughter that he spreads in our lives… [Pervez Musharraf] has been a loyal ally in fighting...

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The devil removes his uniform

A superb article by B Raman in Rediff on the aftermath of Musharraf’s resigning from the post of Army General to become the President of Pakistan. Shortly after Zia took over as the chief, the Shah of...

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Malaysian Indians look at LTTE

With the Malaysian minister asking TN Chief Minister Karunanidhi to lay off from his country’s mess, its nothing but double standards by the Malaysian government. If that’s the reason, why does...

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