Pranab Mukherjee has been humiliated by Congress time and again. In 2004 he was not made Prime Minister. He was told that he would be made Home Minister but made Defence Minister. When the time for Presidential Election came he was not made a candidate. The excuse given was that Congress cannot spare him….
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Barack Obama is President
Yesterday, 20/1/2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as President of USA. He is the 43rd President of USA but is generally mentioned as 44th President of USA. That is because Grover Cleveland is counted twice as 22nd and 24th President of USA. In between his two terms Benjamin Harrison was President of USA. There were…
No bail out for Satyam
Satyam (truth) proved to be asatyam (non-truth). Ramalinga Raju who headed Satyam committed fraud with the connivance of others which went on for years. The company is facing problems. The Government of India has stepped in, disbanded the Board of Directors and appointed three Directors. The stated objective is to safeguard the interest of shareholders…
26/11 and aftermath
On 26/11/2008 terrorists struck in Bombay. There were shootings at VT, Madam Cama Hospital, Leopold Café and later at Nariman House, Taj Mahal and Trident/Oberoi. Besides Indians citizens of UK, USA and Israel were targets. One terrorist was killed that night, another captured. Policemen belonging to ATS were killed that night. Next day trains were…
Pirates of Somalia
When I was a boy I read stories about pirates.Piracy was a thing of the past. Some years back I read about a piracy near Indonesia.I was surprised that piracy happened during our time. This year piracy has increased.Pirates of Somalia have hijacked ships with impunity and demanded ransom and got it.USA, Russia and countries…
Donald George Bradman is the greatest batsman
Batsmen are for scoring runs. They have to be judged by the runs they score. Donald George Bradman is the greatest batsman.
Attack on Christians in Karanataka
On 7/9/2008, Sunday, some churches were attacked in Davanagere. On 14/9/2008, Sunday, some churches were attacked in Mangalore, Udupi and Chickmaglur. It was the last day of three day BJP national convention in Bangalore. Christians in Mangalore have been there for centuries. Attack on churches in the centre of the city was unimaginable. These events…
Atrocities in Orissa
The atrocities against Christians in Orissa need to be dealth with swiftly. Criminals must be punished. Christians were targetted for what Maoists had done. Many Christians were murdered. Many more suffered injuries, their houses were burnt, property looted. Rule of law must prevail. There was a rally at Azad Maidan, Bombay, on 7/9/2008. Raphael Cheenath,…
Return of Cold War
After World War II there were two groups of countries headed by USA and USSR. There were military alliances. USA was part of NATO, SEATO, CENTO & ANZUS. USSR was part of Warsaw Pact. SEATO & CENTO came to an end after some years. ANZUS lost its relevance. The cold war between the two groups…
Inflation control
Inflation in India has reached 12.63%. Not much is done to bring down inflation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must take some steps to bring down inflation. 1) He must sack P. Chidambaram. Â Appoint someone who is not a minister as Finance Minister and instruct him suitably. 2) He must instruct RBI Governor to sell dollars…