Some really funny visuals.....

Aamir Khan and Avatar director James Cameron may work together soon as both showed keen interest to work with each other after their meeting.

Mumbaikars flocked to theatres to watch MNIK inspite of Sena threat, while in Berlin people paid Rs.63,000 per ticket to watch MNIK!








Anti-valentine Hate-Guru Pramod Muthalik's face was blackened by Youth Congress activists in Bangalore!

Ram Gopal Verma has challenged to watch Phoonkh2 alone in a theatre and win Rs 5 lakh!

                      Swamy Nityananda, who was caught in bed with a Tamil actress says he was just experimenting in bed

Raj Thackeray's MNS attacked a film shooting in Mumbai demanding local item girls instead of foreigners. Good news for Marathi mulgi Rakhi Sawant?

From Dalit Ki Beti to Daulat Ki Beti - Mayawati has been receiving garlands of 1000-rupee notes from her followers in spite of opposition's criticism!

Mayawati: The 'Dalit ki Beti' rises to become 'Daulat ki Beti'

Couple of days back Mayawati's supporters gifted her a garland made entirely of Rs 1000 notes. The cost of the garland is estimated to be about 5 crores. This vulgar display of wealth left me speechless indeed. This money the Bahujan Samaj Party claims was collected through its supporters who gave some amount each to build this huge garland. This claim I say is bullshit. I would bet any day that this is the taxpayer's money which has been given to her as a "gift". 

Recently after many people were killed due to a stampede in an ashram, Mayawati said that the state government could not compensate the victims who were killed in the tragedy and asked the central government to compensate the victims due to acute shortage of funds. On one hand this woman says that her government cannot compensate the victims but on the other hand  her supporters give her a garland worth 5 crore (which would have been more than enough to compensate the victims). On one hand she says that she cannot compensate the victims but on the other she uses taxpayers' hard earned money for her own whims like building stupid parks and statues of dalit leaders including those who are alive or for organizing lavish rallies.

The I-T department has said it will probe the source of the money. Though considering the state of affairs in India how far will the I-T department be able to make headway in the case remains to be seen. Mayawati has manged to remain  CM despite charges of corruption after all. And what she and her party workers have done amount to nothing less than theft.

One reason why India is a safe haven for criminals........

According to home ministry figures more than 65000 foreigners were found overstaying in India in 2008. This includes 31200 Bangladeshis, 14500 Afghanis and 7500 Pakistanis. 13995 foreigners were deported. According to the minister of state for home affairs, these foreign nationals had entered India with valid travel documents. Whats more shocking is the fact that some of these illegal immigrants had even obtained voter identity cards, driving licenses and ration cards through fraudulent means. Apparently when such instances are detected government takes action to cancel the above mentioned documents.


This is the sad state of affairs in our country. There are over 65000 foreigners overstaying in India and some of them are from countries that are trying to bleed India. Others are from countries that are friendly to our nation but these people commit heinous crimes like sexually assaulting children. The government does not(and cannot) take any action against them because they are " foreign nationals " and try to leave the country when they are tried in court. 


Why is the government so ignorant about this situation? Why does it not come down hard on these illegal residents of the country? These people utilise the loopholes in our legal system and manage to eventually get away with little or no punishment. The government needs to make the laws pertaining to foreign people entering the country more strict even if it means foreign tourism getting affected.

Yousuf and Younis banned from cricket INDEFINITELY by PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday handed out a very harsh punishment to Mohammed Yousuf and Younis Khan  for the triple whitewashing that Pakistan received at the hands of Australia in the series Down Under. Yousuf and Younis have been banned for an indefinite period with the reason that their infighting was responsible in Pakistan's abysmal performance. Other players to have been punished are:


1. Rana Naved-ul-Hasan ( 1year ban and Rs 20 lakh fine)
2. Shoib Malik ( 1year ban and Rs 20 lakh fine)
3. Shahid "hungry" Afridi ( Rs 30 lakh fine)
4. Kamran Akmal ( Rs 30 lakh fine) and
5. Omar Akmal( Rs 20 lakh fine)


This ruling by the PCB has left me in splits. I am in no way sympathetic to the Pakistani players. But this decision  made me laugh no end. It is no secret that Pakistanis practice extremism in everyday life blowing up things in their own country and outside as well. But they have now extended their extremism to sports as well. I mean come on. A life ban? That too to two of their frontline batsmen? I wonder who will play for Pakistan now? It certainly makes the job of other teams to defeat Pakistan. So this is what I will say to the PCB: THANK YOU

Sena attacks BNHS for 'Bombay' in its name

The Shiv Sena, it seems, is competing with MNS about who can destroy public and private property in Mumbai more. A few days ago MNS supporters attacked an Airtel outlet for not launching an IVR (interactive voice response) system in Marathi. Now the Shiv Sena has responded to its "competition" by attacking the Bombay Natural History Society ? The reason for the attack? The BNHS had Bombay written in its name. The Shiv Sainiks came and using hammers and chisel took off the 'B' from the Bombay in the name. They then put 'Mumbai' over 'Bombay' in the Devanagari part of the sign and erected a sign proclaiming the institution as Mumbai Natural History Society.


The BNHS is a 126 year old landmark institution that has undertaken pioneering wildlife conservation and research in the country. The funny thing about the attack (which strictly speaking is not funny) is that the BNHS is opposite the Headquarters of the Maharashtra Police and is a kilometre away from the Colaba police station. The inefficiency of the police once again has come to the fore as the Shiv Sainiks damaged the building of BNHS right under the nose of the Maharashtra Police.The way these attacks are going on the next target could well be IIT,Bombay.


It is high time the Government of Maharashtra stop ignoring these attacks. Innocent people are attacked by these fanatics and property worth quite a lot gets damaged as well. The Thackerays think they can never be touched. They really underestimate the power of the people and the power of the law. If the common man loses his cool it is over for the MNS and the Shiv Sena. Just like the employees of a news channel in Mumbai caught and thrashed Shiv Sena supporters for vandalizing their office a few months ago.


To read more about this news,follow this link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Sena-attacks-BNHS-for-Bombay-in-its-name/articleshow/5673692.cms

Raj raps Airtel for not using Marathi

Trust Raj Thackeray to return to the news with a bang. For quite a few days there was no sign of Raj Thackeray and his minions. As though to remind people that he still is very much alive and kicking, five members of MNS attacked an Airtel outlet in Mumbai after Raj had criticised Airtel for not launching customer helpline in Marathi. The five came on bikes and pelted stones at the outlet, smashing the glass at the entrance, in suburban Bandra before speeding away, according to senior inspector Prakash George.

http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/09/raj-raps-airtel-for-not-using-marathi.htm

http://in.news.yahoo.com/248/20100310/1582/tnl-raj-dares-sc-unleashes-violence.html

I am now getting really sick of the Thackeray family. Nowhere in India are people beaten up for not speaking a particular language. Yes people in the South are very proud of their language but that does not mean they beat up people who are not able to speak the same. The Thackeray family is under the impression that it is above the Indian Constitution. I just don't understand how can someone have so much hate inside them for the people of their own country. The government ought to take a firm decision and lock up the Thackerays for life. Then maybe non-Marathi people in Mumbai will feel safe.

Pakistan says its military doctrine is purely defensive

Describing India's massive militarisation as dangerous for peace in the region, Pakistan has said that its military doctrine was purely defensive.

"It is India's dangerous military doctrines and massive militarisation that are matters of huge concern for regional stability whereas Pakistan has always acted to protect its legitimate security interests.Our military doctrine is purely defensive in nature," Pakistan's foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit told the News.

Basit was reacting to Indian Defence Minister AK Antony's statement that "United States decision to provide sophisticated weapons (to Pakistan) is a matter of serious concern to India."

He brushed aside Antony's criticism saying it is for the world to see that the country's military doctrine is purely defensive in nature.

Basit said the American explanation that the Pakistan Army has to be strengthened to fight terrorist outfits like the Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan was not convincing enough for India.

"Our past experience is bitter," he said, adding that the acquisition of equipment for its army had been doubled in the last five years.

Well, what Mr. Abdul Ba-s(h)it has been saying is complete bullshit. Time and time again the Pakistan Army and Rangers have violated the ceasefire agreement. And Ba-s(h)it says that they are purely defensive. He certainly needs to learn a lot more English. Pervez Musharraf had said that the weapons America had provided for fighting terror outfits were used for strengthening border posts against India.

Defensive???????? Bitter experiences in the past??? Don't make me laugh. Pakistan was the one that attacked Kargil in 1999 and it certainly was a bitter experience for them because they were kicked back into the other side of the LOC.

And the biggest profit making player in all this is the United States of America. Despite knowing that these sophisticated weapons can and will be used against India, it is still providing Pakistan with the same. And our Government will still be a loyal pup of the Americans.

Does Sachin deserve the Bharat Ratna?

Before I start this post,I will mention this:I AM NOT A SACHIN BASHER..He is the greatest batsman of his era( my view). And I, albeit a bit late, would like to congratulate him for his double ton against South Africa.

The voice among the people (especially politicians) is increasing that Sachin Tendulkar be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Well, on one hand if you consider the people who have been receiving the highest civilian awards of late( Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan-Padma Shri, Sant Singh Chatwal-Padma Bhushan), I think it would be fair to give Sachin Tendulkar nothing less than Bharat Ratna. But then again there have been many great players of this game before him from our country (Sunil Gavaskar for example). Also there have been many great sportsmen before Sachin. The greatest name I can think of is Dhyan Chand, considered by many as the best hockey player till date. Dhyan Chand received the third highest civilian honour (the Padma Bhushan) though if his exploits were taken into account like Sachin's, he would have been awarded Bharat Ratna (at least posthumously).

Cricket is a game that is very popular(in fact a craze) in India. But the game is not a game that is played in every country of the world unlike soccer/football. Also it is foolhardy on the part of the people to call Sachin as the greatest batsman of the game ever because eras can never be compared. And to call for him to be given the honour after one innings of 200 in a one day international is even more foolhardy. Sachin is yet to score a triple century in Test cricket or score the highest score in it. And even if Sachin does accomplish those feats I would not recommend him to be given Bharat Ratna. Yes, if after retirement he can show some more accomplishments, I would raise my voice that he be given the highest Indian sporting achievement award ever, the Dhyan Chand Award. But Bharat Ratna,no. I don't think he has done anything for Indian Cricket that he deserves to be given the Country's highest civilian award.

I know most of Sachin's die hard fans will contradict me. But I stand by what I write.