Tuesday, April 5, 2011

“Anna Hazare announces indefinite fast for passing of Lokpal Bill” plus 6 more

“Anna Hazare announces indefinite fast for passing of Lokpal Bill” plus 6 more

Anna Hazare announces indefinite fast for passing of Lokpal Bill

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:07 AM PDT


Indian social activist Anna Hazare, on Tuesday has announced the beginning of his indefinite fast till is death. The social worker has demanded the involvement of the members of the civil society in to the discussion of the Lokpal (Ombudsman) bill.

Hazare has said that he was disappointed after the Prime minister did not allow the members of the civil society and the senior ministers to be included in the joint committee, while drafting the Lokpal Bill.

The Lokpal Bill or the Ombudsman Bill 2010 is being provided so that complaints can be filed against corrupt ministers and lawmakers, which also includes the Prime minister. The 'India Against Corruption' activist has said that the current Lokpal Bill is of no use and that a separate Jan Lokpal Bill (Public Ombudsman Bill) has been drafted, which needs suggestions from the public and civil society.

"I have dedicated my life for the nation. I have not gone to my own house for the past 35 years. I want the money back, which has been lost in corruption and this government is aiding all the corrupt people," Hazare said.

Hazare a while ago had said that the corrupt government cannot stop this law from being passed and he would go up to any extent to achieve this.

Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birth anniversary observed by Andhra Pradesh CM

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:31 AM PDT


The 5th of April marks the birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter Babu Jagjivan Ram, who was also known as 'Babuji'. Babuji belonged to the backward classes in the state of Bihar in India. Jagjivan Ram came as a savior for the untouchables by laying down the foundation of the 'All India Depressed Classes League'.

The Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Kiran Kumar, in Babuji's memory, paid tributes to the freedom fighter who was also the Deputy Prime minister of India. On the occasion of Jagjivan's 104th birthday, Kiran Kumar addressed the people by counting the deeds of the freedom fighter.

Kiran added that he had fought for the rights of the down trodden people in the country until he died. He had a noteworthy parliamentarian career, which spanned over half a century, which itself was a record in the history of legislation of India.

The Chief minister also added that he was known for his leadership qualities and outstanding organizational abilities. While concluding, Kiran Kumar addressed the youth of the country to take inspiration from the great freedom fighter and help the country in progress.

Satya Sai Baba’s health condition improving

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT


Famous Indian spiritual guru Sri Satya Sai Baba, whose health had deteriorated a while ago, is doing much better now according to the doctors. Sai Baba was admitted to the hospital on Monday and is now stable.

The spiritual guru had complained of chest pain and giddiness and was rushed to the hospital for lung congestion. Sai Baba was taken to the Prashanthigram Super Speciality hospital in Puttaparti in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

According to the health bulletin of the hospital, the 85 year-old guru had enough rest on Monday and is under constant observation of the experts in the hospital. The bulletin also mentioned that his health is improving.

The bulletin added that he is currently assisted by a ventilator and CRRT, which is a dialysis process. His vital systems are stable and a permanent pacemaker has been installed. Sri Satya Sai Baba is a spiritual figure, who is considered as God by his followers. Sai Baba claims that he is reincarnated of the spiritual guru Sai Baba, famous in Shirdi.

Superstitious behavior of the Indians over the World Cup

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:21 AM PDT


India is a land where cricket is followed like a religion. For many, it is like their first love. One can go up to any extent in making the country win the match. When ever a crucial match is on the cards, people start making weird calculations on what they did on the day, when the Indians won the match the other day.

Once the individual realizes the fictitious powers, every time the match shows a positive side, the trend is kept constant. For instance, when a live match is being followed by the whole family on TV and another person arrives and the Indians lose a wicket, then the person, who had just entered will be asked to leave immediately.

Some say that they wear the same dress, they had worn when India had won a match before, while watching the match. While some even refrain from watching the match as they think that they are unlucky for the team.

Even film star Amitabh Bachchan had stayed away from the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, during the finals, while all the stars from Bollywood like Ranbir Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan and Saif Ali khan had thronged at the stadium to witness the historical match.

Fake World Cup trophy claimed to have handed over to Dhoni and team

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:18 AM PDT


While the celebrations over the Indian Cricket team's win in the World Cup were still on, the media on Monday had reported that the World Cup trophy handed over to the captain MS Dhoni and team on Saturday was fake. The shocking revelation was made by India Today, by saying that the original trophy was seized by the Mumbai customs, after it arrived from Colombo.

However, the ICC rejected the bizarre allegation, and said that the trophy given to the team was original and not a replica. There were reports that many former cricketers had expressed their anger over the issue that the ICC could not pay the customs to release the trophy from the customs.

It was the first time in 36 years of the Cricket World Cup that a news of fake trophy presented to the World champions came out. India Today had reported that that value of the trophy is $130,000, made out of pure silver and gold, but was actually priceless for the cricket lovers, but wasn't present at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.

It was also reported that a top official of the BCCI had confirmed the news of the fake trophy and that the original trophy would be sent back to the ICC headquarters in Dubai.

Earthquake of magnitude 6 hits India-Nepal border, tremors in Delhi

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:12 AM PDT


An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the India-Nepal border and shook parts of north India, including Delhi and its suburbs on Monday evening.

Early reports from Noida and parts of Delhi said the quake was rather strong and furniture shook in buildings.

India’s earthquake monitoring network said the quake took place at 5.01 pm and the depth of the quake was 10 km.

Tremors of mild earthquake were experienced in Delhi, NCR around 5:04 pm
in the evening when the service hours were about to end. The wave of
panic spread as service class was heading home after the regular jobs
and things started to shake.

The mild jolts of the quake lasted
for just couple of seconds, however it was enough to spread the panic as
people started to move out of the buildings to the safe place. The
magnitude of the jolts on the richter scale have not been confirmed yet.

The jolts were also felt in adjoining areas of Delhi like
Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. There is no report of any human loss or
damage to property.

Ranbir Kapoor narrowly escapes an accident

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:02 AM PDT


Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, while shooting for his upcoming movie 'Rockstar' in Pahalgam in the state of Jammu and Kashmir had escaped a serious accident. The actor was shooting for a sequence, when suddenly his snowmobile skidded on the road and banged in to the side barrier.

The road on which Ranbir was driving was covered with snow. Thankfully the barrier on which the actor crashed, was strong enough or else he would have fallen in to the cavity on the other side of the barrier.

A source from the crew had said that the incident was totally unexpected and everyone was stunned when the snowmobile went out of control. The actor wasn't doing any stunt and was a normal sequence, but the snow in the region was so unpredictable, that anything would have happened.

Director Imtiaz Ali, then insisted to pack up the shoot, but Ranbir sportingly picked himself up and carried on with the shoot. The 'Wakeup Sid' actor was keen on finishing the shoot in Kashmir, as he wanted to get back to Mumbai as soon as possible to start work on the movie 'Barfee'.

Posted by Suresh at 5:36 AM

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