Ever since the Sri Lankan armed forces achieved some success in their recent attacks against the LTTE, there has been a spate of protests across Tamil Nadu lately. Now even the Tamil film industry has joined the fray with plans to hold a protest meeting in Rameswaram Chennai on October 19. Hello, does anyone remember […]
BJP, the party of Ram Bhaktas notched up yet another electoral victory – this time in the South Indian state of Karnataka – but fell just three seats short of a clear majority. Here’s the latest Karnataka Election tally: Party       Seats Won    Seats Won               2008         2004               BJP           110           79   Congress    80           65 […]
The Supreme Court of India today put Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the dock by ordering a fresh investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the 2002 communal riots that led to the massacre of over a thousand Muslims. Comprising a total of five members (three senior IPS officers from Gujarat, retired CBI Director […]
After days of dilly-dallying, the Mumbai Police finally gathered the courage to arrest Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, who has been inciting locals against Mumbai residents who hail from other states of India like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Raj Thackeray, who is the nephew of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, was arrested on Wednesday after a […]
And you thought Mumbai was part of India. Don’t tell that to Mumbai politician Raj Thackeray and his goons. Indian newspapers are full of reports that North Indians (particularly those from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Mumbai are being attacked by supporters of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, a regional political party founded by Raj Thackeray […]
U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama trounced rivals Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in the Democratic primaries in South Carolina. Obama got 55% of the votes while Hillary secured 27% and Edwards 18%. Following his decisive victory in South Carolina, Obama said: Tonight, the cynics that said what began in the snows of Iowa was just an […]