There had been a long cliche called ‘Islamic Terrorism’. The phrase had become synonymous with terrorism per se, world over.
However recently the news channels in India have coined a new term – ‘Hindutva terrorism’. The news anchor in NDTV goes on saying that the terrorism should not be associated with any religion and the banner [...]
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Politics and news broadcast on terror
Posted in Concerns, Thinking Aloud, tagged Malegain, N?DTV, Terror on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Holding the bundle of Joy
Posted in Just Like That, Life's like that, Thinking Aloud, tagged Adyant, Son on November 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today he turned 1 month old.
1 month ago i remember holding him in my hands. The feeling of his fragility transcending through the cover he was wrapped in and my skin to my nerves. The simple act of opening his eyes were enough to throw me into the realm of ecstasy and his slightly abnormal [...]
Breakfast news
Posted in Thinking Aloud, tagged NEWS on July 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Morning, I tuned into a news channel before starting for office. Folliowing is what was covered:
1. News of bangalore blasts last friday
2. News of Ahmedabad blasts on saturday
3. Devastating fire in california
4. Bomb blast in Turkey – suicide bombing suspected.
5. flood in some country
6. Typhoon expectedin taiwan..
7. Obama’s VP probable involved in sex scandal……
Aren’t good [...]
Blasting results???
Posted in Thinking Aloud, tagged blasts on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every action has a motive and if effort seems have been put in planning and execution, it is expected to be producing higher returns too. So, what could be the achievement that the mastermind behind the blast would be looking for?
To create panic without spreading much blood on the road of Bangalore? But since when these [...]
Nuclear Deal – a quagmire of political compulsion
Posted in Concerns, Politically Incorrect, Thinking Aloud, tagged 123, Nuclear Deal on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once again, as the countdowns for the govts in India as well as in US have started, thebuzz around N-deal has resurfaced.
The lines have been drawn and almost everyone is on one side of the line of another. Congress and some of its allies have been favoring the deal whereas the major faction of its allies [...]
Metamorphosis in Bihar
Posted in Thinking Aloud, tagged Bihar, Infrastructure on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was more than a year since I last visited Bihar. That time the conditions of the roads were so bad that a distance of 55 KM (Purnea to Muraliganj) would take anywaherebetween 2.5 hours to 3 hours and a journey of 90 KM (Purnea to Bhagalpur) would be considered as half a day project. [...]
Freight Corridors
Posted in Half-Baked Thoughts, India, Thinking Aloud on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I was on a trip to Pondicherry from Bangalore. The road was fantastic at least till Krishnagiri (thereafter too, it was a nice road). Driving early morning, I expected least amount of traffic on the highway and when I hit the highway I was not disappointed – at least not immediately.
However as I drove [...]
Gender Bias
Posted in Concerns, Thinking Aloud on July 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Kiran Bedi has to bear the brunt of her attitude of not being ‘yes sir’ type of officer. It is projected as Gender bias. But is it really so? Had been a male officer like Ms Bedi, would the case been treated differently? If yes, then it is a matter of shame for a transforming [...]
Lal Masjid – a lesson for India?
Posted in Thinking Aloud on July 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It is a natural tendency of terrorism to run towards the hands which nurtured it and bite it hard. Whether be it Bhindarwala, Osama Bin Laden or the islamic fundamentalists.
The state of Pakistan, in recent time has to face the wrath of extremists. It is the state run by the same man who masterminded Kargil and [...]
The Sky full of Birds
Posted in Half-Baked Thoughts, Thinking Aloud on April 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Having successfully launched Italian satelite into space, ISRO has launched itself and India into a new orbit. India turns into one of the few countries which undertake commericial launches and ISRO became one of the revenue centres of the country.
There are many more in the pipeline, including satelites of our own country and Chanrayaan to [...]
