Ishrat Jahan, Narendra Modi and the IB: How Not to be Non.
Two ��� The central government, knew everything about the plan to kill Ishrat Jahan and had okayed the operation because the senior most echelons of the IB regularly brief the Union Home Minister and the Prime Ministers Office, and.. between Headleys handlers and the Lashkar terrorists that was presented under the slug of Ishrat Jahans LeT Links on the Headlines Today TV Channel and some newspapers like the Times of india and the Hindustan Times.
Pakistans sabre-rattling on Terror gets a Hafiz Saeed reality check
Theres a famous saying that its easier to wake someone up who is sleeping, but how do you wake up someone who isnt? Pakistan has experienced the worst sort of terrorist attack a country can ever face ��� more than 150 school children were massacred by .
Indias Project 75 SSKs: Too Late to Save the Submarine.
In addition to these regular weapons, the Scorpene platform also offers advanced capabilities for mine warfare, intelligence gathering and special operations. Scorpene subs.. If India can overcome its governments own obstacles to fielding an effective submarine force, reports by Indian media have described a long-term desire to manufacture up to 24 submarines in a phased manner. In the... ���AIP plugs for the fifth and sixth of (Project) 75 are under consideration.
AAPs Ashutosh and a suspended Parody Twitter Account
Freedom of expression is the most important tenet of democracy, this includes the right to opine, to criticise, to offend, to insult, to ridicule, to satirise and to parody anything under the sun including the state, government, religion, public.
Haqs Musings: Gujarat Muslims Ignored by Indian Politicians
Such total disregard for the rights and plight of minorities in India raises serious questions about the secular character of Indias democracy and adherence to its secular constitution. But the Indian and.. Facing political and economic marginalisation and security concerns on the one hand and being perpetually under the scanner of security agencies as usual suspects, they find comfort in numbers and in their ghettoes and slums in urban India. Poverty in small town��.
2002 Gujarat riots : What the media dont want you to know.
Again over the last few months the same recycled half-truths and vilification replete with false allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been doing their rounds in the Indian and Western media regarding the 2002 Gujarat Riots. One of the. ���The Gujarat government imposed an indefinite curfew and issued shoot-at-sight orders in Godhra after 57 people were killed and several injured when a mob set the Sabarmati express on fire. Four bogies of the��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 21.09.10
A REVERSE LABOUR FLOW TO INDIA FROM UK; JAMA MASJID FIRING EXPOSES SECURITY LAPSES; FLOODS CAUGHT THE GOVT UNPREPARED; THE ROMA ARE THE UNSUNG VICTIMS OF EUROPEAN.. The BJP has been rightly raising the issue of Mr Amit Shah being hounded by the CBI, clearly on the instructions of the Congress-led Union Government ��� as much is evident from the agencys prejudiced investigations and selective leaks to media.
Natco Pharma, Orchid Chemicals get a strong dose of US FDA medicine
The report, addressed to BR Reddy, director (operations), pharma division, Natco, adds that the quality control unit ���lacks responsibility to approve or reject procedures or specifications���that impact quality and purity of drugs. The Mahabubnagar.
Indias M-MRCA Fighter Deal: Finish Line in Sight?
However, reports in the Indian media dont show a lot of progress in reconciling Indian expectations that Dassault should guarantee Indian-made Rafales, a sticking point since early 2013. A subsequent statement by a spokesman of the Indian Ministry implied a desire to close the deal, and the number of aircraft at stake is maintained at the original 126 aircraft. French.. But with Arun Jaitley straddling both MoF and MoD as of now, there is ���hope������. Jaitley, on being��.
Luxembourg under fire after global tax leaks
More than 300 companies, including PepsiCo Inc, AIG Inc and Deutsche Bank AG, secured secret deals from Luxembourg to slash their tax bills, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reported, quoting leaked documents.
indo-israeli defense cooperation in the twenty-first century
The article begins with a brief historical account of this relationship, followed by a discussion of its progression into the defense arena in the late 1990s under the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. Subsequently, it examines the. Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narashimha Raos decision in January 1992 to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel was driven by the potential for security cooperation.[8] Similar goals and rationales behind arms��.
Dear Ms Smriti Irani, JFYI: A Note On The Three-Language Formula
(3) Development of Languages (a) Regional Languages: The energetic development of Indian languages and literature is a sine qua non for educational and cultural development. Unless this is done, the creative energies of the people will not be released, .
PM Narendra Modi not invited for Congress international meet
A quote by Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Jawaharlal Nehru and his speech in Rajya Sabha paying homage after his death in 1964 finds a place on a special website launched by the Congress for an international conference it is organising to mark Nehrus 125th .
PM Narendra Modi in Sydney: As it happened on Monday
Please post your suggestions and your complaints on it, PM Modi tells Indian diaspora. 2:14 pm: PM announces working on visa on arrival for tourists from Australia soon. 2:13 pm: PM announces opening of Indian Cultural Centre in Sydney by February 2015.
Haqs Musings: Hindutva Terror to Spark India-Pakistan War?
In a writeup in Indian Express (8 Nov, 2009)Goa Bombers Tried To Leave Muslim Imprint the reporter even quotes another police officer on the condition of anonymity The material was enough to spark communal trouble in Margao and extremist elements from outside would have found it easy to.. Here is an interesting Op Ed piece in the Hindu, hinting at the possibility of the involvement of Indias shadowy security establishment behind the IPL bidding fiasco:
Haqs Musings: Case For Resuming India-Pakistan Talks
It must be remembered that the population centers in India and Pakistan are so close geographically (unlike population centers in US and Russia) that any serious miscalculation can lead to a deadly nuclear war with little or no warning, a potential accident whose chances can be minimized by regular.. Today, India is acting as if the continuing suspension of dialogue is buying it security and that the resumption of dialogue would be a concession to Pakistan. In fact��.
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The 90s definitely started on a worse note for India, than the preceding decade, with a handful of pretenders to power becoming ministers under Chandra Shekhar as the Prime Minister of India, with just 55 defector MPs in a House of 544. The man who aided the trinity of Goenka, Arun Shourie and S Gurumurthy to break the Indian Express strike of 1987 on the pretext that it was engineered by Rajiv Gandhi and Dhirubhai Ambani together, by facilitating the ABVP to��.
Peoples War in India Clippings 6/9/2014 �� Signalfire
The network rollout will be monitored by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), as it is aimed at beefing up communications and surveillance operations by national security agencies in these regions. It is also learnt that UMHA and the Prime Ministers Office want the project to get underway immediately as ���it is of national importance with security considerations,��� and is running a year behind schedule, a top BSNL official told the media. BSNL has already��.
Haqs Musings: Terror in India--Who Killed Karkare?
and former police chief of Maharashtra state, has raised some very serious questions about the role of the Indian intelligence in the increasing violence committed by Hindutva outfits against Indias minorities, and how Indias... The other account is by police constable Arun Jadhav. According.. Create a media wave to divert attention from incidents like Malegeon and Samjhuta Express blast and hence diverting attention from investigations of these incidents as well.���
Right-wing fringe groups cause more damage to BJP
Right-wing fringe groups have done more to damage this government than any of its political opponents. From trying to rewrite history to conversions to Hinduism, they have kept the pot boiling and pushed the government into a corner in Parliament.
India: Hindutva in Karnataka - Experiments in Terror - South.
In the name of security of the country, it was possible to rope in sympathisers in the intelligence, the Executive and the Judiciary for the ultimate project of building Hindu Rashtra, and blackmail even the vulnerable political opponents. 3. It created fear in the hearts of all.. The Brahmavar police seized explosives from Ganesh Prasad, a resident of Shiriyar village, at Jambur in Yedthady village coming under the limits of Brahmavar police station.It is learnt that Ganesh��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 11.11.09
Meanwhile, perhaps the Government of India would like to find out how come night clubs located in Government-owned hotels remain open well past their closing time ��� unless some night clubs are more privileged than others because... the CPI(M) on critical issues such as land acquisition, industrialisation, Special Economic Zones, security operations against the Maoists; it is confirmation that the partys efforts at distancing itself from its larger partner have paid off.
Post-polls, cops on toes to monitor inflammatory content on networking sites.
The Mumbai Polices Social Media Lab, which was formed to keep an eye on potentially troublesome pages on social networking websites, has been scanning social media for ���jokes��� concerning candidates, who fared poorly in the recent Vidhan Sabha .
RTI query on Santosh Manes medication in jail draws blank
The Bombay High Court, on September 9, confirmed the punishment, turning down his insanity plea. Speaking to Newsline, Dhananjay Mane said his clients brother had filed an application under the RTI Act with the jail authorities seeking what medication .
Lost Connection
As for the cast, we had Anupam Kher, Swanand Kirkire and Raghav Juyal an extremely popular dancer from the reality show Dance India Dance, and the film had a reasonably new subject, but still��� How did the idea of a female cable operator taking on a .
It is difficult to be a Sania Mirza in this country
���I think for more women to come into sports (in India), the culture needs to be changed. Government is getting involved and I guess that is going to change a lot of things. Our current Sports Minister, Mr Sarbananda Sonowal supports women sports a lot.
Geelani, Mirwaiz boycott meeting on Kashmir ��� The Express.
Key local leaders refuse to meet Indian law makers and say New Delhi has no answers to the regions crisis.. Among the delegates was Arun Jaitley, a senior figure in the main Hindu nationalist BJP opposition, which opposes making any security or political concessions to separatists. Indian politicians head to. Seriously, under these circumstances, one can see a clear end to the long bumpy road of Kashmir issue!.. Can you deny existence of cast system? That is��.
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The actor in a photograph from 2010 (left); and the now 45-year-old at a recent awards function. Written by. ���You guys want to know what happened to Ren��e Zellweger?. It wasnt just social media, but news sites as well that jumped right into the.
Finally, an FIR against TMC MP for rape remark
The police Saturday lodged an FIR against actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul for his ���rape speech��� following the Calcutta High Court order two days ago. Justice Nishita Mhatre, who had directed on Thursday that an FIR must be registered .
A foreign economic policy
If Prime Minister Narendra Modis forthcoming meeting with US President Barack Obama also gives due weight to economic considerations, India could be on the verge of significantly redefining its global role. It is good that Modi pays attention to.
Medias desire to be an actor in security ops under serious consideration.
Terming it as the ���desire of the media to be an actor��� while reporting from scenes of security operations, Union IandB Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday said the countrys security and defence establishments were of the view that this cannot be allowed and.
How does India Think about China? | Writers Bloc
The work identifies three broad lines of Indian thinking on China are identified along with seven different kinds of actors or interest groups with varying degrees of influence on the countrys China policy. The consequences of. Even as it has become Indias most important long-term political and security challenge, the foundations of Indias strategic views of China are different from those of Indian strategic perceptions of Pakistan or of the United States. When talking of��.